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Waters Corp

WAT
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Laboratory Analytical Instruments
SEC CIK
0001000697

In the last 90 days, Waters Corp insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 1 sale; 1,185 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $37.3B in total; 3 superinvestors hold it, including Fundsmith and Viking Global Investors.

13F holders, Q4 2024

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Dec 31, 2024. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
761
+77 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
57.1M
+695.5K (+1.2%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$21.2B
+$906.5M (+4.5%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
131
269 more added
Sold out
54
233 more reduced

13 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2024: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting WAT on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2024: 761 institutions
Q1 2021: 600 institutionsQ2 2021: 634 institutionsQ3 2021: 658 institutionsQ4 2021: 667 institutionsQ1 2022: 661 institutionsQ2 2022: 654 institutionsQ3 2022: 644 institutionsQ4 2022: 654 institutionsQ1 2023: 678 institutionsQ2 2023: 647 institutionsQ3 2023: 651 institutionsQ4 2023: 674 institutionsQ1 2024: 689 institutionsQ2 2024: 695 institutionsQ3 2024: 697 institutionsQ4 2024: 761 institutionsQ1 2025: 765 institutionsQ2 2025: 771 institutionsQ3 2025: 755 institutionsQ4 2025: 808 institutionsQ1 2026: 1,178 institutionsQ2 2026: 1,185 institutions
Value heldQ4 2024: $21.2B
Q1 2021: $15.5BQ2 2021: $18.9BQ3 2021: $19.5BQ4 2021: $20.4BQ1 2022: $16.9BQ2 2022: $17.7BQ3 2022: $14.5BQ4 2022: $18.2BQ1 2023: $16.8BQ2 2023: $15.0BQ3 2023: $15.7BQ4 2023: $19.4BQ1 2024: $20.1BQ2 2024: $16.5BQ3 2024: $20.3BQ4 2024: $21.2BQ1 2025: $21.2BQ2 2025: $20.4BQ3 2025: $17.2BQ4 2025: $21.9BQ1 2026: $29.1BQ2 2026: $37.3B
Institutions holding WAT and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20261,185$37.3B
Q1 20261,178$29.1B
Q4 2025808$21.9B
Q3 2025755$17.2B
Q2 2025771$20.4B
Q1 2025765$21.2B
Q4 2024761$21.2B
Q3 2024697$20.3B
Q2 2024695$16.5B
Q1 2024689$20.1B
Q4 2023674$19.4B
Q3 2023651$15.7B
Q2 2023647$15.0B
Q1 2023678$16.8B
Q4 2022654$18.2B
Q3 2022644$14.5B
Q2 2022654$17.7B
Q1 2022661$16.9B
Q4 2021667$20.4B
Q3 2021658$19.5B
Q2 2021634$18.9B
Q1 2021600$15.5B

Institutions, Q4 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding WAT in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Hutchinson Capital Management49,826$18.5M3.49%−143−0.3%Reduced
Quilter Plc49,566$18.4M0.36%−11,258−18.5%Reduced
Hikari Power Ltd47,630$17.7M1.53%00.0%Unchanged
Great West Life Assurance Co46,722$17.3M0.03%−467−1.0%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.46,552$17.3M0.02%+1,932+4.3%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.46,461$17.2M0.07%+2,896+6.6%Added
Jensen Investment Management Inc44,412$16.5M0.15%−3,540−7.4%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP43,176$16.0M0.02%+33,860+363.5%Added
Gotham Asset Management, LLC43,041$16.0M0.15%−6,301−12.8%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP41,357$15.3M0.18%+41,357New
Motley Fool Asset Management LLC40,950$15.2M0.79%+2,894+7.6%Added
C Partners Holding GmbH40,898$15.2M3.79%−26,787−39.6%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank38,937$14.4M0.03%+12,634+48.0%Added
Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC38,475$14.4M0.74%−1,919−4.8%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA38,685$14.4M0.02%+1,999+5.4%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc38,684$14.4M0.00%−14,661−27.5%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc38,603$14.3M0.02%+2,027+5.5%Added
Handelsbanken Fonder AB38,282$14.2M0.05%+10,333+37.0%Added
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S37,496$13.9M0.17%−117,280−75.8%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC36,987$13.7M0.02%+36,080+3,977.9%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC36,954$13.7M0.04%−4,315−10.5%Reduced
Logan Capital Management Inc35,953$13.3M0.56%−3,061−7.8%Reduced
Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC34,113$12.7M0.17%+3,464+11.3%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp33,976$12.6M0.03%+2,730+8.7%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.33,794$12.5M0.02%−96−0.3%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp33,615$12.5M0.02%−625,924−94.9%Reduced
SEI Investments Co33,320$12.4M0.02%−2,814−7.8%Reduced
Parthenon LLC32,881$12.2M1.48%+700+2.2%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board32,789$12.2M0.03%−3,403−9.4%Reduced
Independent Investors Inc31,867$11.8M2.34%00.0%Unchanged
Willis Investment Counsel31,727$11.8M0.77%+956+3.1%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)31,649$11.7M0.03%+1,261+4.1%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.31,548$11.7M0.04%−674−2.1%Reduced
Harvey Investment Co LLC31,432$11.7M1.35%−1,930−5.8%Reduced
Cambiar Investors LLC31,168$11.6M0.46%−135,838−81.3%Reduced
Swedbank AB30,354$11.3M0.01%−934−3.0%Reduced
Integral Health Asset Management, LLC30,000$11.1M0.98%+30,000New
Quantinno Capital Management LP29,711$11.0M0.11%+4,916+19.8%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC29,441$10.9M0.04%+211+0.7%Added
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main28,555$10.6M0.01%+27,875+4,099.3%Added
Andra AP-fonden28,240$10.5M0.17%−22,400−44.2%Reduced
National Bank of Canada28,234$10.5M0.01%+3,987+16.4%Added
Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd28,173$10.5M2.81%+28,173New
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.27,436$10.2M0.02%−6,135−18.3%Reduced
Baldwin Brothers Inc27,235$10.1M0.70%−712−2.5%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP26,918$9.99M0.02%+7,600+39.3%Added
Prudential PLC26,907$9.98M0.05%−2,121−7.3%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc26,864$9.97M0.01%+79+0.3%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina26,614$9.87M0.04%−501−1.8%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio26,468$9.82M0.03%−1,762−6.2%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)25,380$9.41M0.04%+14,200+127.0%Added
Royal London Asset Management Ltd24,798$9.20M0.02%+1,830+8.0%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd24,738$9.17M0.07%−5,613−18.5%Reduced
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.24,461$9.07M0.10%−18,059−42.5%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp24,179$8.97M0.01%+1,484+6.5%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC23,874$8.86M0.01%+6,281+35.7%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.23,033$8.54M0.06%+400+1.8%Added
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.22,808$8.54M0.03%−176−0.8%Reduced
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.22,997$8.53M0.62%00.0%Unchanged
Danske Bank A/S22,986$8.53M0.03%+295+1.3%Added
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.22,703$8.42M0.39%+1,130+5.2%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd22,155$8.22M0.02%+73+0.3%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.22,041$8.18M0.01%+4,983+29.2%Added
Credit Agricole S A21,942$8.14M0.03%+13,780+168.8%Added
River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP21,674$8.03M1.56%−5,866−21.3%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D21,331$7.91M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd21,266$7.89M0.06%+17,831+519.1%Added
Headinvest, LLC21,067$7.82M1.47%−600−2.8%Reduced
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund20,871$7.74M0.11%−1,679−7.4%Reduced
Bessemer Group Inc20,427$7.58M0.01%+190+0.9%Added
LPL Financial LLC20,364$7.55M0.00%+5,078+33.2%Added
Progressive Investment Management Corp20,076$7.45M1.91%−691−3.3%Reduced
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ)19,905$7.38M0.04%+19,905New
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS19,792$7.34M0.03%+19,792New
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department19,090$7.08M0.03%+11,029+136.8%Added
Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd.18,369$6.82M0.04%−799−4.2%Reduced
LGT Group Foundation17,534$6.50M0.10%−44,322−71.7%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management17,292$6.41M0.03%+228+1.3%Added
Arizona State Retirement System17,241$6.40M0.04%+246+1.4%Added
State of Michigan Retirement System16,597$6.16M0.03%−500−2.9%Reduced
Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd16,125$5.98M1.04%+16,125New
Investment House LLC15,162$5.62M0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Macquarie Group Ltd17,433$5.61M0.01%+1,096+6.7%Added
Capital Investment Counsel, LLC15,098$5.60M0.93%+10+0.1%Added
Corebridge Financial, Inc.14,923$5.54M0.03%−378−2.5%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.14,762$5.48M0.01%+71+0.5%Added
Jain Global LLC14,398$5.34M0.16%+14,398New
PGGM Investments14,211$5.27M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Sivik Global Healthcare LLC14,000$5.19M2.87%+14,000New
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund13,513$5.01M0.05%−4,700−25.8%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden13,300$4.93M0.04%−300−2.2%Reduced
S&CO Inc13,276$4.92M0.33%+130+1.0%Added
Formuepleje A/S13,194$4.89M0.26%+1,023+8.4%Added
Wesleyan Assurance Society13,180$4.88M0.37%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC13,077$4.85M0.01%+1,776+15.7%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC12,886$4.78M0.02%+2,589+25.1%Added
Czech National Bank12,874$4.78M0.04%+782+6.5%Added
Retirement Systems of Alabama12,856$4.77M0.02%−160−1.2%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys12,625$4.68M0.03%−298−2.3%Reduced
Guardian Capital LP12,334$4.58M0.17%+300+2.5%Added