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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 5,735 | $1.72M | 0.01% | −229−3.8% | Reduced |
| Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft | 5,714 | $1.71M | 0.04% | +218+4.0% | Added |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund | 5,664 | $1.70M | 0.02% | −2,372−29.5% | Reduced |
| Storebrand Asset Management AS | 5,559 | $1.67M | 0.00% | −1,109−16.6% | Reduced |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 5,524 | $1.66M | 0.00% | −65−1.2% | Reduced |
| Brown Advisory Inc | 5,455 | $1.64M | 0.00% | −39−0.7% | Reduced |
| Union Bancaire Privee, UBP SA | 5,850 | $1.62M | 0.03% | +5,850 | New |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 5,404 | $1.62M | 0.04% | +47+0.9% | Added |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 5,329 | $1.60M | 0.01% | −70−1.3% | Reduced |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,272 | $1.58M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NEOS Investment Management LLC | 5,200 | $1.56M | 0.01% | +1,356+35.3% | Added |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 5,192 | $1.56M | 0.00% | −988−16.0% | Reduced |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 5,187 | $1.56M | 0.01% | +566+12.2% | Added |
| Formuepleje A/S | 5,078 | $1.52M | 0.09% | −2,216−30.4% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 5,077 | $1.52M | 0.00% | +509+11.1% | Added |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | 5,064 | $1.52M | 0.01% | +5,064 | New |
| Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc | 5,054 | $1.52M | 0.02% | −303−5.7% | Reduced |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | 5,052 | $1.51M | 0.02% | +964+23.6% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 5,013 | $1.50M | 0.01% | −75−1.5% | Reduced |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | 5,010 | $1.50M | 0.02% | +5,010 | New |
| North Star Asset Management Inc | 4,890 | $1.47M | 0.06% | −285−5.5% | Reduced |
| Ethic Inc. | 4,823 | $1.45M | 0.02% | −4,352−47.4% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 4,800 | $1.44M | 0.00% | +4,800 | New |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | 4,827 | $1.42M | 0.01% | +1,948+67.7% | Added |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 4,725 | $1.42M | 0.03% | +830+21.3% | Added |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 4,699 | $1.41M | 0.00% | −1,251−21.0% | Reduced |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD | 4,660 | $1.40M | 0.02% | +4,660 | New |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 4,654 | $1.40M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealthfront Advisers LLC | 4,602 | $1.38M | 0.00% | −945−17.0% | Reduced |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 4,548 | $1.36M | 0.01% | −1,146−20.1% | Reduced |
| HM Payson & Co | 4,516 | $1.35M | 0.02% | +6+0.1% | Added |
| AG2R la Mondiale Gestion D'Actifs | 3,835 | $1.34M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | 4,438 | $1.33M | 0.01% | +1,697+61.9% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 4,422 | $1.33M | 0.00% | +1,837+71.1% | Added |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 4,389 | $1.32M | 0.03% | +4,389 | New |
| Tema ETFs LLC | 4,380 | $1.31M | 0.11% | +1,356+44.8% | Added |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | 4,335 | $1.31M | 0.03% | +222+5.4% | Added |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 4,312 | $1.29M | 0.00% | −1,591−27.0% | Reduced |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 4,311 | $1.29M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc | 4,268 | $1.28M | 0.12% | −3,889−47.7% | Reduced |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 4,251 | $1.27M | 0.00% | −16,725−79.7% | Reduced |
| one8zero8, LLC | 4,203 | $1.26M | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 4,120 | $1.24M | 0.08% | +4,120 | New |
| Kensington Investment Counsel, LLC | 4,109 | $1.23M | 0.50% | −356−8.0% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 4,056 | $1.20M | 0.00% | +2,175+115.6% | Added |
| Ci Investments Inc. | 4,009 | $1.20M | 0.00% | −3,764−48.4% | Reduced |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 4,000 | $1.20M | 0.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC | 3,965 | $1.19M | 0.02% | +3,364+559.7% | Added |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 3,885 | $1.16M | 0.00% | −48−1.2% | Reduced |
| Vestcor Inc | 3,870 | $1.16M | 0.03% | −2,469−38.9% | Reduced |
| AIA Group Ltd | 3,833 | $1.15M | 0.02% | +3,833 | New |
| Entropy Technologies, LP | 3,791 | $1.14M | 0.09% | +3,007+383.5% | Added |
| Numerai GP LLC | 3,756 | $1.13M | 0.16% | +3,756 | New |
| LaFleur & Godfrey LLC | 3,739 | $1.12M | 0.14% | −75−2.0% | Reduced |
| Kentucky Retirement Systems | 3,739 | $1.12M | 0.03% | −37−1.0% | Reduced |
| Welch & Forbes LLC | 3,738 | $1.12M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| M&T Bank Corp | 3,647 | $1.09M | 0.00% | −680−15.7% | Reduced |
| FORA Capital, LLC | 3,590 | $1.08M | 0.19% | −999−21.8% | Reduced |
| Hartford Investment Management Co | 3,512 | $1.05M | 0.03% | −68−1.9% | Reduced |
| Caption Management, LLC | 3,500 | $1.05M | 0.06% | +3,500 | New |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 3,483 | $1.04M | 0.00% | −35,831−91.1% | Reduced |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP | 3,327 | $997.5K | 0.15% | +2,409+262.4% | Added |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 3,311 | $992.7K | 0.01% | +111+3.5% | Added |
| GAM Holding AG | 3,295 | $987.9K | 0.06% | −15−0.5% | Reduced |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 3,265 | $978.9K | 0.02% | −490−13.0% | Reduced |
| Norinchukin Bank, The | 3,231 | $968.7K | 0.01% | +62+2.0% | Added |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 3,178 | $952.8K | 0.01% | −10−0.3% | Reduced |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 3,174 | $952.0K | 0.03% | −63−1.9% | Reduced |
| Suvretta Capital Management, LLC | 3,150 | $944.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 3,127 | $937.5K | 0.00% | +661+26.8% | Added |
| Millstone Evans Group, LLC | 3,107 | $931.5K | 0.59% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Burney Co | 3,104 | $930.6K | 0.03% | −870−21.9% | Reduced |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System | 3,100 | $929.4K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fulton Bank, N.A. | 3,075 | $921.9K | 0.03% | −187−5.7% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 3,064 | $918.6K | 0.00% | −39,745−92.8% | Reduced |
| Mission Wealth Management, LP | 3,052 | $915.1K | 0.02% | −8−0.3% | Reduced |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 3,051 | $915.0K | 0.01% | +24+0.8% | Added |
| Lederer & Associates Investment Counsel | 3,035 | $910.0K | 0.59% | −175−5.5% | Reduced |
| La Banque Postale Asset Management SA | 3,030 | $908.4K | 0.01% | −51−1.7% | Reduced |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 3,029 | $908.1K | 0.02% | +135+4.7% | Added |
| Qtron Investments LLC | 3,017 | $904.5K | 0.11% | +3,017 | New |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 2,993 | $897.0K | 0.09% | −2,254−43.0% | Reduced |
| Coldstream Capital Management Inc | 2,950 | $884.5K | 0.01% | −33−1.1% | Reduced |
| Bridgefront Capital, LLC | 2,949 | $884.1K | 0.26% | +2,949 | New |
| Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc | 2,915 | $873.9K | 0.01% | −830−22.2% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 2,910 | $872.4K | 0.00% | −6,943−70.5% | Reduced |
| Inceptionr LLC | 2,899 | $869.1K | 0.21% | −18−0.6% | Reduced |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 2,890 | $858.9K | 0.01% | −4−0.1% | Reduced |
| Securian Asset Management, Inc | 2,861 | $857.8K | 0.02% | −200−6.5% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 2,791 | $836.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Becker Capital Management Inc | 2,750 | $824.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 2,749 | $824.0K | 0.01% | +24+0.9% | Added |
| Absher Wealth Management, LLC | 2,715 | $814.0K | 0.10% | +680+33.4% | Added |
| Cypress Advisory Group LLC | 2,642 | $792.1K | 0.59% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| New Mexico Educational Retirement Board | 2,640 | $792.0K | 0.02% | −100−3.6% | Reduced |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 2,447 | $782.6K | 0.00% | −175−6.7% | Reduced |
| Tiaa Trust, National Association | 2,602 | $780.1K | 0.00% | +4+0.2% | Added |
| Farringdon Capital, Ltd. | 2,577 | $772.6K | 0.20% | +1,099+74.4% | Added |
| Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC | 2,562 | $768.1K | 0.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Horizon Investments, LLC | 2,539 | $761.2K | 0.01% | +297+13.2% | Added |