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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, Q1 2025

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
765
+15 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
57.7M
+1.27M (+2.3%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$21.2B
+$313.7M (+1.5%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
76
281 more added
Sold out
61
271 more reduced

11 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 765 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 heldQ1 2025: $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, Q1 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding WAT in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Barlow Wealth Partners, Inc.700$236.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Ostrum Asset Management651$239.9K0.01%−17−2.5%Reduced
Portland Global Advisors LLC657$242.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
FourThought Financial Partners, LLC658$242.5K0.03%+32+5.1%Added
Jones Financial Companies LLLP674$244.1K0.00%+576+587.8%Added
Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC663$244.4K0.01%+57+9.4%Added
Stiles Financial Services Inc663$244.4K0.09%−100−13.1%Reduced
Anchor Capital Advisors LLC673$247.9K0.01%−21−3.0%Reduced
Perbak Capital Partners LLP683$251.7K0.19%−2,971−81.3%Reduced
Trust Asset Management LLC687$253.2K0.02%−13−1.9%Reduced
Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH687$253.2K0.02%+63+10.1%Added
Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance693$255.4K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Gen-Wealth Partners Inc701$258.4K0.11%−58−7.6%Reduced
Columbia Asset Management705$259.8K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund708$260.9K0.00%+708New
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co718$264.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Gallacher Capital Management LLC736$271.3K0.13%+736New
Benjamin Edwards Inc746$275.0K0.00%+2+0.3%Added
South Dakota Investment Council747$275.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Northstar Asset Management LLC754$277.9K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Holt Capital Advisors, L.L.C. dba Holt Capital Partners, L.P.758$279.4K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC763$281.2K0.07%+763New
Quantitative Investment Management, LLC769$283.0K0.03%+769New
Buffington Mohr McNeal770$283.8K0.06%+770New
National Asset Management, Inc.771$284.2K0.01%+170+28.3%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC785$289.3K0.01%+22+2.9%Added
Shufro Rose & Co LLC800$294.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC806$297.0K0.01%−50−5.8%Reduced
Viewpoint Capital Management LLC815$300.4K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
KilterHowling LLC867$304.2K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Optas, LLC826$304.4K0.05%+826New
Profund Advisors LLC830$305.9K0.01%−47−5.4%Reduced
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.830$305.9K0.08%+95+12.9%Added
Frank, Rimerman Advisors LLC830$305.9K0.02%+112+15.6%Added
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.833$307.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Horizon Investments, LLC852$314.0K0.01%+42+5.2%Added
Blueshift Asset Management, LLC855$315.1K0.12%+855New
Clean Yield Group875$322.5K0.11%−5−0.6%Reduced
Rice Partnership, LLC882$325.1K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
MBB Public Markets I LLC898$331.0K0.04%+898New
KPP Advisory Services LLC900$331.7K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Syon Capital LLC901$332.1K0.03%+90+11.1%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC920$339.1K0.01%−22−2.3%Reduced
Fiera Capital Corp920$339.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
ISAM Funds (UK) Ltd929$342.4K0.17%+929New
E Fund Management Co., Ltd.934$344.2K0.02%−62−6.2%Reduced
Nebula Research & Development LLC940$346.5K0.03%+940New
Avestar Capital, LLC948$349.4K0.03%+248+35.4%Added
Alps Advisors Inc950$350.1K0.00%+950New
First Manhattan Co975$359.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Seeds Investor LLC989$364.5K0.10%−52−5.0%Reduced
Tiaa Trust, National Association993$366.0K0.00%−54−5.2%Reduced
TD Private Client Wealth LLC996$367.1K0.01%+3+0.3%Added
Heritage Investment Group, Inc.1,000$368.6K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Boston Family Office LLC1,004$370.0K0.03%+13+1.3%Added
iA Global Asset Management Inc.1,010$372.0K0.01%+11+1.1%Added
Umb Bank N A1,026$378.2K0.01%−69−6.3%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC1,048$386.3K0.00%+30+2.9%Added
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.1,052$387.7K0.05%+175+20.0%Added
Accredited Investors Inc.1,053$388.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Buckingham Strategic Partners1,062$391.4K0.01%+373+54.1%Added
Crestwood Advisors Group LLC1,075$396.2K0.01%+49+4.8%Added
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc1,088$401.0K0.00%+4+0.4%Added
Pitcairn Co1,090$401.7K0.02%+16+1.5%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,113$404.7K0.01%−3,701−76.9%Reduced
Pensionfund Sabic1,100$405.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Coastline Trust Co1,100$405.4K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Claret Asset Management Corp1,107$408.0K0.06%+4+0.4%Added
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.1,112$409.9K0.00%+235+26.8%Added
HB Wealth Management, LLC1,115$411.0K0.00%+151+15.7%Added
Heartland Bank & Trust Co1,122$413.5K0.21%+560+99.6%Added
Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC1,126$415.0K0.04%−91−7.5%Reduced
Empowered Funds, LLC1,126$415.0K0.01%+160+16.6%Added
Aprio Wealth Management, LLC1,131$416.9K0.05%+1,131New
Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc1,137$419.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC1,166$422.3K0.04%−9−0.8%Reduced
Advisory Alpha, LLC1,164$429.0K0.01%+99+9.3%Added
Arjuna Capital1,167$430.1K0.12%−37−3.1%Reduced
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC1,212$431.6K0.01%−1−0.1%Reduced
NorthRock Partners, LLC1,174$432.7K0.01%+84+7.7%Added
Moody Lynn & Lieberson, LLC1,175$433.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
ING Groep NV1,182$435.6K0.00%−3,802−76.3%Reduced
APG Asset Management US Inc.1,227$436.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC1,187$437.3K0.00%+4+0.3%Added
Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC1,189$438.2K0.03%+195+19.6%Added
SevenBridge Financial Group, LLC1,200$440.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Ransom Advisory, Ltd1,200$442.3K0.22%+50+4.3%Added
Phoenix Holdings Ltd.1,205$445.9K0.01%−195−13.9%Reduced
TownSquare Capital, LLC1,210$446.0K0.00%−34−2.7%Reduced
Compass Ion Advisors, LLC1,219$449.3K0.05%+2+0.2%Added
Vontobel Holding Ltd.1,230$453.3K0.00%−1,308−51.5%Reduced
Eads & Heald Wealth Management1,233$454.0K0.23%−53−4.1%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC1,238$456.3K0.00%−466−27.3%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC1,238$456.3K0.00%−395−24.2%Reduced
Teza Capital Management LLC1,243$458.1K0.21%−3,361−73.0%Reduced
Avalon Trust Co1,245$458.9K0.04%−90−6.7%Reduced
Argent Trust Co1,282$472.5K0.02%+277+27.6%Added
Ingalls & Snyder LLC1,290$475.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc1,289$475.1K0.10%−40−3.0%Reduced
Natixis1,309$476.0K0.00%+1,309New