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, Q3 2025
Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Sep 30, 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
- 755
- −3 vs. Q2 2025
- Shares held
- 57.3M
- −346.4K (−0.6%) vs. Q2 2025
- Total value
- $17.2B
- −$2.94B (−14.6%) vs. Q2 2025
- New holders
- 94
- 230 more added
- Sold out
- 97
- 304 more reduced
13 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 2025: 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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1,185 | $37.3B |
| Q1 2026 | 1,178 | $29.1B |
| Q4 2025 | 808 | $21.9B |
| Q3 2025 | 755 | $17.2B |
| Q2 2025 | 771 | $20.4B |
| Q1 2025 | 765 | $21.2B |
| Q4 2024 | 761 | $21.2B |
| Q3 2024 | 697 | $20.3B |
| Q2 2024 | 695 | $16.5B |
| Q1 2024 | 689 | $20.1B |
| Q4 2023 | 674 | $19.4B |
| Q3 2023 | 651 | $15.7B |
| Q2 2023 | 647 | $15.0B |
| Q1 2023 | 678 | $16.8B |
| Q4 2022 | 654 | $18.2B |
| Q3 2022 | 644 | $14.5B |
| Q2 2022 | 654 | $17.7B |
| Q1 2022 | 661 | $16.9B |
| Q4 2021 | 667 | $20.4B |
| Q3 2021 | 658 | $19.5B |
| Q2 2021 | 634 | $18.9B |
| Q1 2021 | 600 | $15.5B |
Institutions, Q3 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q2 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stifel Financial Corp | 24,739 | $7.42M | 0.01% | +321+1.3% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 24,992 | $7.49M | 0.00% | +361+1.5% | Added |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 25,590 | $7.67M | 0.08% | +25,590 | New |
| Asset Management One Co.,Ltd. | 25,774 | $7.73M | 0.02% | +225+0.9% | Added |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 25,877 | $7.76M | 0.02% | +25,877 | New |
| Independent Investors Inc | 26,163 | $7.84M | 1.51% | −104−0.4% | Reduced |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina | 26,778 | $8.03M | 0.02% | −1,037−3.7% | Reduced |
| Nomura Holdings Inc | 27,073 | $8.12M | 0.04% | +27,073 | New |
| Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd | 27,809 | $8.34M | 1.88% | +3,692+15.3% | Added |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC | 27,968 | $8.39M | 0.57% | −3,369−10.8% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 28,149 | $8.44M | 0.03% | −234−0.8% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 28,799 | $8.63M | 0.00% | −1,763−5.8% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 29,182 | $8.67M | 0.02% | −1,028−3.4% | Reduced |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 29,019 | $8.70M | 0.01% | −486,476−94.4% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 29,197 | $8.75M | 0.01% | −4,370−13.0% | Reduced |
| Parthenon LLC | 30,261 | $9.07M | 1.01% | −1,470−4.6% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 35,733 | $9.12M | 0.03% | −16,188−31.2% | Reduced |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP | 30,751 | $9.22M | 0.79% | −12,338−28.6% | Reduced |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc. | 30,768 | $9.22M | 0.03% | −1,054−3.3% | Reduced |
| Willis Investment Counsel | 31,732 | $9.51M | 0.52% | −473−1.5% | Reduced |
| Sone Capital Management, LLC | 31,877 | $9.56M | 0.80% | −43,076−57.5% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 32,047 | $9.61M | 0.01% | −24,449−43.3% | Reduced |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 32,108 | $9.63M | 0.02% | −23,539−42.3% | Reduced |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 32,213 | $9.66M | 0.01% | −9,582−22.9% | Reduced |
| Harvey Investment Co LLC | 33,487 | $10.0M | 1.07% | +1,745+5.5% | Added |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 33,842 | $10.1M | 0.03% | +221+0.7% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 33,954 | $10.2M | 0.01% | −254,057−88.2% | Reduced |
| C Partners Holding GmbH | 34,563 | $10.4M | 2.72% | −119,797−77.6% | Reduced |
| Motley Fool Asset Management LLC | 34,804 | $10.4M | 0.43% | −3,138−8.3% | Reduced |
| Logan Capital Management Inc | 35,288 | $10.6M | 0.45% | +2,144+6.5% | Added |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | 35,785 | $10.7M | 0.31% | +35,785 | New |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S | 37,018 | $11.1M | 0.17% | −67−0.2% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 37,082 | $11.1M | 0.00% | −2,731−6.9% | Reduced |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich | 37,355 | $11.2M | 0.03% | −4,716−11.2% | Reduced |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | 39,423 | $11.8M | 0.08% | +39,423 | New |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 39,941 | $12.0M | 0.02% | −8,878−18.2% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 41,130 | $12.3M | 0.03% | +4,859+13.4% | Added |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 41,208 | $12.4M | 0.11% | +41,208 | New |
| Swedbank AB | 42,198 | $12.7M | 0.01% | +1,672+4.1% | Added |
| Quilter Plc | 43,320 | $13.0M | 0.22% | +3,229+8.1% | Added |
| Jensen Investment Management Inc | 43,936 | $13.2M | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 44,228 | $13.3M | 0.31% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 46,363 | $13.4M | 0.02% | +593+1.3% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 44,741 | $13.4M | 0.02% | +42,368+1,785.4% | Added |
| Glenmede Investment Management, LP | 46,065 | $13.8M | 0.07% | −3,053−6.2% | Reduced |
| Distillate Capital Partners LLC | 46,570 | $14.0M | 0.72% | +46,570 | New |
| Aviva PLC | 47,218 | $14.2M | 0.03% | +2,897+6.5% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 47,242 | $14.2M | 0.02% | +3,926+9.1% | Added |
| Pinebridge Investments, L.P. | 47,274 | $14.2M | 0.11% | −1,399−2.9% | Reduced |
| Hikari Power Ltd | 47,630 | $14.3M | 1.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hutchinson Capital Management | 48,157 | $14.4M | 2.50% | −339−0.7% | Reduced |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 48,321 | $14.5M | 0.04% | +14,978+44.9% | Added |
| Primecap Management Co | 48,567 | $14.6M | 0.01% | −480−1.0% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 49,621 | $14.9M | 0.01% | +46,174+1,339.5% | Added |
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 50,169 | $15.0M | 0.03% | +148+0.3% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 51,012 | $15.3M | 0.02% | +3,945+8.4% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 56,576 | $16.2M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of Montreal | 54,060 | $16.2M | 0.01% | −22,015−28.9% | Reduced |
| State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System | 55,129 | $16.5M | 0.03% | −1,303−2.3% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 58,301 | $17.5M | 0.04% | +7,893+15.7% | Added |
| SEI Investments Co | 58,760 | $17.6M | 0.02% | −13,596−18.8% | Reduced |
| Jain Global LLC | 63,281 | $19.0M | 0.25% | −22,417−26.2% | Reduced |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | 65,004 | $19.5M | 0.12% | +65,004 | New |
| Man Group plc | 66,667 | $20.0M | 0.04% | −47,095−41.4% | Reduced |
| Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. | 66,984 | $20.1M | 0.07% | −2,822−4.0% | Reduced |
| Smith Group Asset Management, LLC | 68,062 | $20.4M | 1.17% | +3,514+5.4% | Added |
| Meridiem Capital Partners LP | 68,788 | $20.6M | 1.42% | +68,788 | New |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 70,308 | $21.1M | 0.09% | +30,941+78.6% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 72,041 | $21.6M | 0.02% | −10,238−12.4% | Reduced |
| Standard Life Aberdeen plc | 76,584 | $22.2M | 0.04% | −235−0.3% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 73,987 | $22.2M | 0.00% | −31,333−29.8% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 76,409 | $22.9M | 0.02% | +26,491+53.1% | Added |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 77,242 | $23.2M | 0.04% | +20,440+36.0% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 81,362 | $23.7M | 0.02% | −127,681−61.1% | Reduced |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 79,631 | $23.9M | 0.05% | −49,870−38.5% | Reduced |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 80,719 | $24.2M | 0.37% | +61,304+315.8% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 82,002 | $24.6M | 0.01% | +3,912+5.0% | Added |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 83,806 | $25.0M | 0.06% | +25,253+43.1% | Added |
| Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd | 85,185 | $25.5M | 0.66% | −888−1.0% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 85,954 | $25.8M | 0.05% | −337−0.4% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 87,074 | $26.1M | 0.01% | −23,275−21.1% | Reduced |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | 96,097 | $28.8M | 0.05% | +16,951+21.4% | Added |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 96,151 | $28.8M | 0.03% | +3,417+3.7% | Added |
| Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc | 105,670 | $31.7M | 2.36% | +1,137+1.1% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 105,921 | $31.8M | 0.01% | −5,377−4.8% | Reduced |
| National Pension Service | 107,359 | $32.2M | 0.02% | +1,857+1.8% | Added |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 108,082 | $32.4M | 0.05% | +50,240+86.9% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 109,770 | $32.9M | 0.03% | −69,192−38.7% | Reduced |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 110,056 | $33.0M | 0.00% | +24,044+28.0% | Added |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | 110,960 | $33.3M | 0.02% | +5,092+4.8% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 111,414 | $33.4M | 0.01% | −14,656−11.6% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 113,018 | $33.9M | 0.03% | +6,869+6.5% | Added |
| Woodline Partners LP | 115,465 | $34.6M | 0.16% | +54,054+88.0% | Added |
| Andra AP-fonden | 116,140 | $34.8M | 0.44% | +105,995+1,044.8% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 118,869 | $35.6M | 0.03% | +7,297+6.5% | Added |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co | 121,095 | $36.3M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | 122,384 | $36.7M | 0.27% | −171,941−58.4% | Reduced |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 132,795 | $39.8M | 0.03% | +7,636+6.1% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 139,756 | $41.9M | 0.02% | +675+0.5% | Added |
| BLI - Banque de Luxembourg Investments | 149,400 | $43.3M | 1.26% | +46,900+45.8% | Added |