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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
Brighton Jones LLC1,295$477.3K0.02%+26+2.0%Added
Aster Capital Management (DIFC) Ltd1,270$479.2K0.09%+1,195+1,593.3%Added
Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel1,312$483.6K0.41%00.0%Unchanged
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel, LLC1,313$483.9K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.1,315$484.7K0.00%+201+18.0%Added
MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC1,329$489.8K0.46%−26−1.9%Reduced
First Financial Bank - Trust Division1,330$490.2K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Natural Investments, LLC1,336$492.0K0.14%−2−0.1%Reduced
Brave Asset Management Inc1,366$503.5K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
PFG Investments, LLC1,373$506.0K0.03%+10+0.7%Added
Sterling Capital Management LLC1,401$516.4K0.01%−543−27.9%Reduced
Beaton Management Co. Inc.1,402$517.0K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC1,404$517.5K0.01%+7+0.5%Added
Atlas Brown,Inc.1,422$524.1K0.18%+8+0.6%Added
Principal Securities, Inc.1,420$526.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
MAI Capital Management1,439$530.2K0.00%+63+4.6%Added
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC1,459$537.7K0.01%+104+7.7%Added
GF Fund Management Co. Ltd.1,467$540.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank1,468$541.1K0.00%+8+0.5%Added
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.1,502$553.7K0.03%+172+12.9%Added
Brown, Lisle/Cummings, Inc.1,510$556.5K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
United Services Automobile Association1,555$563.2K0.02%+1,555New
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc1,528$563.2K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Banco Santander, S.A.1,530$563.9K0.01%−100−6.1%Reduced
Assetmark, Inc1,545$569.4K0.00%+275+21.7%Added
Federated Hermes, Inc.1,553$572.4K0.00%+1,283+475.2%Added
Quadrature Capital Ltd1,577$581.2K0.01%+1,577New
Bridgefront Capital, LLC1,579$582.0K0.17%+1,579New
Investment Advisory Group, LLC1,601$590.1K0.20%−134−7.7%Reduced
Oak Ridge Investments LLC1,605$591.6K0.05%−41−2.5%Reduced
Vident Advisory, LLC1,606$591.9K0.01%+995+162.8%Added
Charter Research & Investment Group, Inc.1,630$600.8K0.46%−40−2.4%Reduced
Scissortail Wealth Management, LLC1,630$600.8K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
QRG Capital Management, Inc.1,642$605.2K0.01%+758+85.7%Added
Everence Capital Management Inc1,646$607.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Greenleaf Trust1,653$609.2K0.01%+7+0.4%Added
V-Square Quantitative Management LLC1,664$613.3K0.09%+73+4.6%Added
Vega Investment Solutions1,666$614.0K0.12%+1,666New
O'Rourke & Company, Inc1,670$615.5K0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC1,677$618.1K0.05%−24−1.4%Reduced
Meeder Advisory Services, Inc.1,694$624.4K0.04%−45−2.6%Reduced
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund1,714$631.7K0.05%−1,301−43.2%Reduced
Sheets Smith Wealth Management1,728$636.9K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Lido Advisors, LLC1,742$642.4K0.00%+8+0.5%Added
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC1,900$656.4K0.11%+1,900New
Guardian Partners Inc.1,970$659.7K0.07%−255−11.5%Reduced
GAMMA Investing LLC1,797$662.3K0.05%+481+36.6%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board1,810$667.1K0.00%−2,755−60.4%Reduced
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group, LLC1,825$672.6K0.06%−97−5.0%Reduced
NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC1,838$677.5K0.02%+83+4.7%Added
Nomura Holdings Inc1,872$690.0K0.00%−84−4.3%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,888$695.8K0.00%−5,387−74.0%Reduced
Bokf, NA1,890$696.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Keybank National Association1,912$704.7K0.00%−12−0.6%Reduced
Forte Capital LLC1,932$712.1K0.08%−27−1.4%Reduced
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG1,991$733.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC2,025$746.4K0.01%−207−9.3%Reduced
CAPROCK Group, Inc.2,026$746.7K0.02%+277+15.8%Added
Engineers Gate Manager LP2,030$748.2K0.01%−5,046−71.3%Reduced
CWM, LLC2,031$749.0K0.00%+609+42.8%Added
Trillium Asset Management, LLC2,054$757.0K0.02%−62−2.9%Reduced
S-Bank Fund Management Ltd2,071$763.3K0.14%+2,071New
Congress Wealth Management LLC2,070$763.7K0.01%+2,070New
Empirical Finance, LLC2,076$765.2K0.05%+67+3.3%Added
Absher Wealth Management, LLC2,079$766.3K0.10%+27+1.3%Added
Omers Administration Corp2,122$782.1K0.01%−347−14.1%Reduced
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co2,171$800.2K0.03%−2,075−48.9%Reduced
Quadrant Capital Group LLC2,213$815.6K0.03%+1,323+148.7%Added
Ballentine Partners, LLC2,248$828.5K0.01%−33−1.4%Reduced
Bank of Stockton2,269$836.3K0.27%−82−3.5%Reduced
Fifth Third Bancorp2,273$837.8K0.00%+52+2.3%Added
Grandfield & Dodd, LLC2,295$845.9K0.05%−615−21.1%Reduced
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC2,300$847.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Verition Fund Management LLC2,314$852.9K0.00%+1,170+102.3%Added
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC2,330$858.8K0.01%−26−1.1%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec2,334$860.2K0.00%+1,341+135.0%Added
US Bancorp2,371$873.9K0.00%−45−1.9%Reduced
Trust Co of Vermont2,412$889.0K0.04%−24−1.0%Reduced
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S2,426$894.0K0.01%−500−17.1%Reduced
Allstate Corp2,439$898.9K0.03%+647+36.1%Added
Hyperion Capital Advisors LP2,473$911.5K0.50%−162−6.1%Reduced
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc.2,502$922.2K0.00%−1,085−30.2%Reduced
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB2,524$930.3K0.02%−310−10.9%Reduced
Shell Asset Management Co2,531$933.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC2,534$934.0K0.00%−58−2.2%Reduced
Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC2,562$944.3K0.65%00.0%Unchanged
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC2,599$957.8K0.01%−136−5.0%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC2,706$963.3K0.00%−22−0.8%Reduced
Venturi Wealth Management, LLC2,620$965.7K0.05%+124+5.0%Added
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC2,683$976.3K0.01%+55+2.1%Added
Cypress Advisory Group LLC2,652$977.4K0.89%00.0%Unchanged
RSM US Wealth Management LLC2,674$985.6K0.02%+64+2.5%Added
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd2,675$985.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board2,740$1.01M0.04%−100−3.5%Reduced
Becker Capital Management Inc2,750$1.01M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System2,755$1.02M0.02%−507−15.5%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.2,763$1.02M0.02%+158+6.1%Added
Versor Investments LP2,802$1.03M0.17%+1,300+86.6%Added
XTX Topco Ltd2,805$1.03M0.05%+2,805New
Tema ETFs LLC2,816$1.04M0.31%+1,433+103.6%Added