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.
| 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, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mengis Capital Management, Inc. | 2,250 | $854.6K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tokio Marine Asset Management Co Ltd | 2,264 | $859.9K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Coldstream Capital Management Inc | 2,353 | $893.9K | 0.01% | −597−20.2% | Reduced |
| Lederer & Associates Investment Counsel | 2,375 | $902.0K | 0.61% | −660−21.7% | Reduced |
| Trust Co of Vermont | 2,412 | $916.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 2,412 | $916.1K | 0.01% | +178+8.0% | Added |
| Horizon Investments, LLC | 2,441 | $927.2K | 0.01% | −98−3.9% | Reduced |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | 2,443 | $927.9K | 0.01% | +1,304+114.5% | Added |
| Absher Wealth Management, LLC | 2,492 | $946.5K | 0.11% | −223−8.2% | Reduced |
| Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC | 2,497 | $948.4K | 0.44% | −65−2.5% | Reduced |
| E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB | 2,524 | $958.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vestcor Inc | 2,585 | $982.0K | 0.03% | −1,285−33.2% | Reduced |
| GAM Holding AG | 2,629 | $998.6K | 0.06% | −666−20.2% | Reduced |
| Cypress Advisory Group LLC | 2,642 | $1.00M | 0.74% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 2,645 | $1.00M | 0.04% | +2,645 | New |
| FIL Ltd | 2,650 | $1.01M | 0.00% | −13,086−83.2% | Reduced |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 2,656 | $1.01M | 0.00% | +209+8.5% | Added |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 2,672 | $1.01M | 0.00% | +270+11.2% | Added |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 2,675 | $1.02M | 0.02% | −1,714−39.1% | Reduced |
| Novem Group | 2,703 | $1.03M | 0.12% | +2,703 | New |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 2,751 | $1.04M | 0.00% | +1,420+106.7% | Added |
| Becker Capital Management Inc | 2,752 | $1.05M | 0.03% | +2+0.1% | Added |
| Diversified Trust Co | 2,797 | $1.06M | 0.02% | +459+19.6% | Added |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 2,806 | $1.07M | 0.01% | +2,806 | New |
| Mission Wealth Management, LP | 2,812 | $1.07M | 0.02% | −240−7.9% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 2,816 | $1.07M | 0.02% | +25+0.9% | Added |
| New Mexico Educational Retirement Board | 2,840 | $1.08M | 0.03% | +200+7.6% | Added |
| La Banque Postale Asset Management SA | 2,884 | $1.10M | 0.01% | −146−4.8% | Reduced |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC | 2,892 | $1.10M | 0.02% | −1,073−27.1% | Reduced |
| Qtron Investments LLC | 2,913 | $1.11M | 0.14% | −104−3.4% | Reduced |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 2,933 | $1.11M | 0.01% | −38,275−92.9% | Reduced |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System | 3,000 | $1.14M | 0.02% | −100−3.2% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 3,008 | $1.14M | 0.00% | −119−3.8% | Reduced |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 3,009 | $1.14M | 0.01% | +260+9.5% | Added |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 3,029 | $1.15M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vega Investment Solutions | 3,054 | $1.16M | 0.18% | +3,054 | New |
| Fulton Bank, N.A. | 3,074 | $1.17M | 0.04% | −10.0% | Reduced |
| Millstone Evans Group, LLC | 3,107 | $1.18M | 0.69% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 3,111 | $1.18M | 0.01% | +60+2.0% | Added |
| Fox Run Management, L.L.C. | 3,116 | $1.18M | 0.18% | +3,116 | New |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | 3,139 | $1.19M | 0.01% | −1,299−29.3% | Reduced |
| Suvretta Capital Management, LLC | 3,150 | $1.20M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 3,174 | $1.21M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 3,218 | $1.22M | 0.02% | +972+43.3% | Added |
| QRG Capital Management, Inc. | 3,242 | $1.23M | 0.01% | +1,329+69.5% | Added |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 3,244 | $1.23M | 0.01% | −67−2.0% | Reduced |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 3,294 | $1.25M | 0.01% | +116+3.7% | Added |
| LaFleur & Godfrey LLC | 3,329 | $1.26M | 0.15% | −410−11.0% | Reduced |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund | 3,382 | $1.28M | 0.02% | −2,282−40.3% | Reduced |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 3,399 | $1.29M | 0.00% | −486−12.5% | Reduced |
| Norinchukin Bank, The | 3,438 | $1.31M | 0.02% | +207+6.4% | Added |
| Brown, Lisle/Cummings, Inc. | 3,445 | $1.31M | 0.32% | +2,000+138.4% | Added |
| Hartford Investment Management Co | 3,448 | $1.31M | 0.04% | −64−1.8% | Reduced |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 3,530 | $1.34M | 0.09% | −590−14.3% | Reduced |
| Kensington Investment Counsel, LLC | 3,565 | $1.35M | 0.55% | −544−13.2% | Reduced |
| AG2R la Mondiale Gestion D'Actifs | 3,608 | $1.37M | 0.06% | −227−5.9% | Reduced |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 3,612 | $1.37M | 0.02% | +347+10.6% | Added |
| Aso Group Ltd | 3,649 | $1.39M | 0.54% | +3,649 | New |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 3,678 | $1.40M | 0.03% | +3,678 | New |
| Welch & Forbes LLC | 3,738 | $1.42M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kentucky Retirement Systems | 3,739 | $1.42M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Union Bancaire Privee, UBP SA | 4,304 | $1.43M | 0.02% | −1,546−26.4% | Reduced |
| Burney Co | 3,955 | $1.50M | 0.05% | +851+27.4% | Added |
| Hamrick Investment Counsel, llc | 4,059 | $1.54M | 1.15% | +4,059 | New |
| Ci Investments Inc. | 4,086 | $1.55M | 0.01% | +77+1.9% | Added |
| Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc | 4,141 | $1.57M | 0.15% | −127−3.0% | Reduced |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 4,145 | $1.57M | 0.02% | +3,400+456.4% | Added |
| Massar Capital Management, LP | 4,175 | $1.59M | 0.31% | +4,175 | New |
| one8zero8, LLC | 4,203 | $1.60M | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| M&T Bank Corp | 4,219 | $1.60M | 0.01% | +572+15.7% | Added |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | 4,294 | $1.63M | 0.06% | +3,293+329.0% | Added |
| Oak Thistle LLC | 4,295 | $1.63M | 0.23% | −3,407−44.2% | Reduced |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 4,311 | $1.64M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allstate Corp | 4,344 | $1.65M | 0.02% | +2,348+117.6% | Added |
| Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc | 4,371 | $1.66M | 0.02% | −683−13.5% | Reduced |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 4,373 | $1.66M | 0.08% | −1,572−26.4% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 4,422 | $1.68M | 0.04% | +3,417+340.0% | Added |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD | 4,472 | $1.70M | 0.03% | −188−4.0% | Reduced |
| CWM, LLC | 4,474 | $1.70M | 0.00% | +52+1.2% | Added |
| HM Payson & Co | 4,516 | $1.72M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Formuepleje A/S | 4,532 | $1.72M | 0.10% | −546−10.8% | Reduced |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | 4,335 | $1.75M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 4,619 | $1.75M | 0.05% | +4,619 | New |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 4,654 | $1.77M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tema ETFs LLC | 4,755 | $1.81M | 0.14% | +375+8.6% | Added |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | 4,751 | $1.81M | 0.01% | −76−1.6% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 4,800 | $1.82M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 4,854 | $1.84M | 0.01% | +1,964+68.0% | Added |
| North Star Asset Management Inc | 4,890 | $1.86M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 4,920 | $1.87M | 0.00% | +608+14.1% | Added |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 4,971 | $1.89M | 0.00% | −9,216−65.0% | Reduced |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | 5,000 | $1.90M | 0.06% | +5,000 | New |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 5,096 | $1.94M | 0.00% | −428−7.7% | Reduced |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 5,097 | $1.94M | 0.01% | −232−4.4% | Reduced |
| Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft | 5,142 | $1.95M | 0.04% | −572−10.0% | Reduced |
| Foguth Wealth Management, LLC. | 5,114 | $1.95M | 0.30% | +5,114 | New |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,327 | $2.02M | 0.11% | +55+1.0% | Added |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 5,373 | $2.04M | 0.05% | −31−0.6% | Reduced |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. | 5,513 | $2.09M | 0.57% | +5,513 | New |
| NEOS Investment Management LLC | 5,575 | $2.12M | 0.01% | +375+7.2% | Added |