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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, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Dec 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
808
+65 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
57.7M
+502.3K (+0.9%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$21.9B
+$4.76B (+27.8%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
131
245 more added
Sold out
66
290 more reduced

12 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 808 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 heldQ4 2025: $21.9B
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, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding WAT in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc48$18.2K0.00%−1−2.0%Reduced
MV Capital Management, Inc.48$18.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC48$18.2K0.00%+21+77.8%Added
UMA Financial Services, Inc.49$18.6K0.00%+1+2.1%Added
Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC52$19.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
ORG Partners LLC55$20.9K0.00%+23+71.9%Added
EFG International AG55$20.9K0.00%+55New
MCF Advisors LLC55$20.9K0.00%+55New
Fortitude Family Office, LLC56$21.3K0.00%−2−3.4%Reduced
Reflection Asset Management57$21.6K0.02%+57New
Covestor Ltd57$22.0K0.01%−17−23.0%Reduced
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators59$22.4K0.01%−50−45.9%Reduced
Prosperity Bancshares Inc59$22.4K0.02%+59New
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc.60$22.6K0.00%+60New
First PREMIER Bank60$23.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Acumen Wealth Advisors, LLC62$23.6K0.01%+62New
Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC64$24.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CVA Family Office, LLC68$25.8K0.00%−1−1.4%Reduced
Bangor Savings Bank70$26.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA71$27.0K0.00%+4+6.0%Added
Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO73$27.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Zions Bancorporation, National Association73$27.7K0.00%+40+121.2%Added
Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC74$28.1K0.01%+74New
Ancora Advisors, LLC79$30.0K0.00%+65+464.3%Added
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust81$30.8K0.00%+14+20.9%Added
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.84$31.9K0.00%−16−16.0%Reduced
SHP Wealth Management84$31.9K0.00%+84New
DV Equities, LLC84$31.9K0.01%+84New
Clear Street Markets LLC89$33.8K0.01%−14−13.6%Reduced
Kennebec Savings Bank91$34.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Jackson Hole Trust92$34.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Smithfield Trust Co96$36.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA95$36.1K0.01%−70−42.4%Reduced
Piscataqua Savings Bank100$38.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Dedication, LLC100$38.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC100$38.0K0.00%+19+23.5%Added
Group One Trading, L.P.106$40.3K0.00%+106New
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.107$40.6K0.01%+100+1,428.6%Added
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC113$43.0K0.01%−28−19.9%Reduced
Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp114$43.3K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Root Financial Partners, LLC115$43.7K0.00%+28+32.2%Added
SageView Advisory Group, LLC117$44.4K0.00%+117New
eCIO, Inc.129$49.0K0.02%+129New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC135$51.3K0.00%−39−22.4%Reduced
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.141$53.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sentry Investment Management LLC146$55.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.155$58.9K0.00%+44+39.6%Added
Bogart Wealth, LLC157$59.6K0.00%−2−1.3%Reduced
Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC160$60.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Hantz Financial Services, Inc.160$61.0K0.00%+48+42.9%Added
Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors, LLC163$61.9K0.01%+36+28.3%Added
Onefund, LLC168$63.8K0.04%+6+3.7%Added
Bryn Mawr Trust Co173$65.7K0.00%−60−25.8%Reduced
Antipodes Partners Ltd175$66.5K0.00%+87+98.9%Added
Cromwell Holdings LLC182$69.1K0.04%+4+2.2%Added
Rothschild Investment LLC187$71.0K0.00%−97−34.2%Reduced
Leonteq Securities AG192$72.9K0.00%−337−63.7%Reduced
Quent Capital, LLC196$74.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Monetary Management Group Inc200$76.0K0.02%+200New
Quarry LP202$76.7K0.01%−349−63.3%Reduced
Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd204$77.5K0.02%−171−45.6%Reduced
Curat Global, LLC216$82.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Versant Capital Management, Inc226$85.8K0.01%+49+27.7%Added
Whittier Trust Co217$86.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Pacific Financial229$87.0K0.01%−11−4.6%Reduced
Spire Wealth Management247$93.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP250$95.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC281$96.4K0.00%+281New
Federated Hermes, Inc.254$96.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP270$102.6K0.00%+10+3.8%Added
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.286$108.6K0.00%−3−1.0%Reduced
Morse Asset Management, Inc290$110.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC340$129.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.345$131.0K0.01%+7+2.1%Added
Stephenson National Bank & Trust351$133.3K0.04%+119+51.3%Added
Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton359$136.4K0.03%+29+8.8%Added
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC367$139.4K0.01%+35+10.5%Added
CX Institutional389$148.0K0.00%+42+12.1%Added
Central Trust Co390$148.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Financial Designs Inc393$149.3K0.01%+12+3.1%Added
Tompkins Financial Corp400$151.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Signaturefd, LLC411$156.2K0.00%+33+8.7%Added
Castlefield Investment Partners LLP431$163.7K0.13%+431New
Jones Financial Companies LLLP434$164.8K0.00%+193+80.1%Added
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC442$167.9K0.00%+248+127.8%Added
Ostrum Asset Management459$174.3K0.01%−154−25.1%Reduced
Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc.474$180.0K0.02%+474New
Gen-Wealth Partners Inc482$183.1K0.06%−172−26.3%Reduced
TD Private Client Wealth LLC482$183.1K0.00%+108+28.9%Added
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, Omsesidigt499$189.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cacti Asset Management LLC500$192.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd540$200.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co531$201.7K0.00%+64+13.7%Added
Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC531$201.7K0.01%+531New
Vise Technologies, Inc.541$205.5K0.00%+541New
Beacon Investment Advisors LLC541$205.5K0.08%+541New
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.543$206.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
CAPROCK Group, Inc.543$206.2K0.00%+543New
Advisory Advocates, LLC546$207.4K0.21%+546New
Associated Banc-Corp566$215.0K0.01%+566New