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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
Headinvest, LLC20,598$7.59M1.48%−469−2.2%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP21,082$7.77M0.09%−20,275−49.0%Reduced
Danske Bank A/S21,086$7.77M0.02%−1,900−8.3%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.21,433$7.90M0.06%−1,600−6.9%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.21,496$7.92M0.00%−545−2.5%Reduced
Credit Agricole S A22,066$8.13M0.03%+124+0.6%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC22,870$8.43M0.07%+17,401+318.2%Added
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.22,997$8.48M0.57%00.0%Unchanged
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd23,425$8.63M0.03%+1,270+5.7%Added
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.23,490$8.66M0.42%+787+3.5%Added
Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd24,013$8.85M2.47%−4,160−14.8%Reduced
National Bank of Canada24,501$9.03M0.01%−3,733−13.2%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp24,654$9.09M0.01%+475+2.0%Added
Prudential PLC24,740$9.12M0.05%−2,167−8.1%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.24,989$9.21M0.03%+2,181+9.6%Added
LPL Financial LLC25,133$9.26M0.00%+4,769+23.4%Added
Cambiar Investors LLC25,407$9.36M0.40%−5,761−18.5%Reduced
Baldwin Brothers Inc25,513$9.40M0.66%−1,722−6.3%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc25,924$9.55M0.01%−940−3.5%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd26,851$9.90M0.02%+2,053+8.3%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina26,967$9.94M0.04%+353+1.3%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank26,977$9.94M0.03%−11,960−30.7%Reduced
C Partners Holding GmbH27,819$10.3M2.68%−13,079−32.0%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc28,087$10.4M0.05%+26,949+2,368.1%Added
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.28,092$10.4M0.18%+3,631+14.8%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC28,176$10.4M0.04%+20,944+289.6%Added
Andra AP-fonden29,140$10.7M0.18%+900+3.2%Added
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC29,279$10.8M0.05%−162−0.6%Reduced
Harvey Investment Co LLC31,407$11.6M1.29%−25−0.1%Reduced
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.31,530$11.6M0.04%−18−0.1%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp31,568$11.6M0.02%−2,047−6.1%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC31,658$11.7M0.03%−5,296−14.3%Reduced
Independent Investors Inc31,767$11.7M2.48%−100−0.3%Reduced
Willis Investment Counsel31,854$11.7M0.79%+127+0.4%Added
Parthenon LLC32,586$12.0M1.48%−295−0.9%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio32,912$12.1M0.04%+6,444+24.3%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board33,245$12.3M0.03%+456+1.4%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)33,396$12.3M0.04%+1,747+5.5%Added
Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC34,375$12.7M0.19%+262+0.8%Added
Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC34,970$12.9M0.76%−3,505−9.1%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main35,713$13.2M0.02%+7,158+25.1%Added
Logan Capital Management Inc35,754$13.2M0.60%−199−0.6%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.36,135$13.3M0.03%+2,341+6.9%Added
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.36,315$13.4M0.11%+24,387+204.5%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp36,818$13.6M0.04%+2,842+8.4%Added
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S37,496$13.8M0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Handelsbanken Fonder AB37,807$13.9M0.06%−475−1.2%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc38,163$14.1M0.00%−521−1.3%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc38,824$14.3M0.02%+221+0.6%Added
Motley Fool Asset Management LLC39,632$14.6M0.82%−1,318−3.2%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.40,726$15.0M0.03%+13,290+48.4%Added
Quilter Plc40,777$15.0M0.31%−8,789−17.7%Reduced
Quantinno Capital Management LP42,753$15.8M0.10%+13,042+43.9%Added
Jensen Investment Management Inc44,332$16.3M0.18%−80−0.2%Reduced
Gotham Asset Management, LLC46,302$17.1M0.14%+3,261+7.6%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co46,479$17.1M0.03%−243−0.5%Reduced
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich47,112$17.2M0.06%+46,772+13,756.5%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.50,817$17.3M0.05%−3,327−6.1%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC47,140$17.4M0.01%+43,386+1,155.7%Added
Hikari Power Ltd47,630$17.6M1.39%00.0%Unchanged
New York State Common Retirement Fund47,919$17.7M0.03%−10,300−17.7%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.49,216$18.1M0.02%+2,664+5.7%Added
Hutchinson Capital Management49,181$18.1M3.46%−645−1.3%Reduced
New York State Teachers Retirement System50,009$18.4M0.04%−2,348−4.5%Reduced
PFM Health Sciences, LP51,858$19.1M1.47%−7,195−12.2%Reduced
Glenmede Trust Co NA53,840$19.8M0.11%−2,185−3.9%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.54,165$20.0M0.04%−1,300−2.3%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System55,872$20.6M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.56,925$21.0M0.57%−35,279−38.3%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.57,281$21.1M0.06%−14,866−20.6%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc57,451$21.2M0.04%+268+0.5%Added
SEI Investments Co57,826$21.3M0.03%+24,506+73.5%Added
Man Group plc58,492$21.6M0.06%+6,129+11.7%Added
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.59,607$22.0M0.09%+13,146+28.3%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC59,887$22.1M0.19%+56,089+1,476.8%Added
Smith Group Asset Management, LLC63,300$23.3M1.75%+3,490+5.8%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc67,443$24.4M0.05%−188,672−73.7%Reduced
Primecap Management Co68,901$25.4M0.02%−140−0.2%Reduced
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH69,213$25.5M0.05%+7,355+11.9%Added
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd70,491$26.0M0.25%+70,491New
Citigroup Inc71,726$26.4M0.02%+2,385+3.4%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale76,166$27.3M0.05%+19,590+34.6%Added
FIL Ltd75,517$27.8M0.03%+75,517New
Woodline Partners LP75,561$27.8M0.18%−36,421−32.5%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company76,115$28.1M0.01%+3,613+5.0%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The85,595$31.5M0.03%+780+0.9%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc85,912$31.7M0.00%+1,773+2.1%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors86,704$32.0M0.08%+83,882+2,972.4%Added
Bank of Montreal89,032$32.8M0.02%−11,958−11.8%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System89,749$33.1M0.04%+431+0.5%Added
FMR LLC92,282$34.0M0.00%+1,748+1.9%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP93,274$34.4M0.07%−17,987−16.2%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC101,127$36.5M0.04%+77,253+323.6%Added
Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd100,345$36.9M1.08%+9,489+10.4%Added
California Public Employees Retirement System101,087$37.3M0.03%−1,111−1.1%Reduced
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc104,815$38.6M3.13%−1,489−1.4%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.105,145$38.8M0.04%+9,216+9.6%Added
National Pension Service105,601$38.9M0.04%+8,323+8.6%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp110,164$40.6M0.06%−27,485−20.0%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc112,799$41.6M0.02%+3,888+3.6%Added