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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 5,623 | $2.14M | 0.00% | +924+19.7% | Added |
| Financiere des Professionnels - Fonds d,investissement inc. | 5,635 | $2.14M | 0.12% | −212−3.6% | Reduced |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP | 5,686 | $2.16M | 0.03% | −2,681−32.0% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 5,735 | $2.18M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ethic Inc. | 5,768 | $2.19M | 0.03% | +945+19.6% | Added |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 5,787 | $2.20M | 0.01% | +595+11.5% | Added |
| Blair William & Co | 5,825 | $2.21M | 0.01% | −178−3.0% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 5,862 | $2.23M | 0.01% | +849+16.9% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 5,925 | $2.25M | 0.00% | +848+16.7% | Added |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue | 5,945 | $2.26M | 0.02% | −405−6.4% | Reduced |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 5,914 | $2.27M | 0.02% | −349−5.6% | Reduced |
| Brown Advisory Inc | 6,223 | $2.36M | 0.00% | +768+14.1% | Added |
| Storebrand Asset Management AS | 6,284 | $2.39M | 0.01% | +725+13.0% | Added |
| Credit Agricole S A | 6,318 | $2.40M | 0.01% | −7,510−54.3% | Reduced |
| Mutual of America Capital Management LLC | 6,382 | $2.42M | 0.03% | −60−0.9% | Reduced |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | 6,410 | $2.43M | 0.01% | −197−3.0% | Reduced |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 6,415 | $2.44M | 0.01% | −640−9.1% | Reduced |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 6,429 | $2.44M | 0.02% | −425−6.2% | Reduced |
| Toroso Investments, LLC | 6,471 | $2.46M | 0.01% | −737−10.2% | Reduced |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 6,534 | $2.48M | 0.01% | +1,986+43.7% | Added |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 6,564 | $2.49M | 0.04% | −209−3.1% | Reduced |
| OP Asset Management Ltd | 6,577 | $2.50M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Spears Abacus Advisors LLC | 6,642 | $2.52M | 0.05% | +211+3.3% | Added |
| Gabelli Funds LLC | 6,700 | $2.54M | 0.02% | −150−2.2% | Reduced |
| Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP | 6,701 | $2.55M | 0.16% | −600−8.2% | Reduced |
| Lafayette Investments, Inc. | 6,759 | $2.57M | 0.49% | −504−6.9% | Reduced |
| Wealthfront Advisers LLC | 6,778 | $2.57M | 0.01% | +2,176+47.3% | Added |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | 6,820 | $2.59M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 6,930 | $2.63M | 0.00% | +484+7.5% | Added |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 6,961 | $2.64M | 0.02% | −2,631−27.4% | Reduced |
| Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC | 6,978 | $2.65M | 0.61% | −20−0.3% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 7,300 | $2.77M | 0.02% | −8,300−53.2% | Reduced |
| Glenview Trust Co | 7,337 | $2.79M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 7,353 | $2.79M | 0.00% | −37,388−83.6% | Reduced |
| Kinneret Advisory, LLC | 7,397 | $2.81M | 0.24% | −203−2.7% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 7,400 | $2.81M | 0.00% | +611+9.0% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 7,413 | $2.82M | 0.02% | +5,291+249.3% | Added |
| Argyle Capital Management Inc. | 7,550 | $2.87M | 0.96% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | 7,557 | $2.87M | 0.03% | +2,505+49.6% | Added |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 7,608 | $2.89M | 0.04% | +26+0.3% | Added |
| Aster Capital Management (DIFC) Ltd | 7,634 | $2.90M | 1.27% | +7,360+2,686.1% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 7,685 | $2.92M | 0.01% | −925−10.7% | Reduced |
| JPL Wealth Management, LLC | 7,706 | $2.93M | 0.71% | −305−3.8% | Reduced |
| First Manhattan Co | 7,729 | $2.94M | 0.01% | +7,729 | New |
| Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC | 7,751 | $2.94M | 2.62% | −42−0.5% | Reduced |
| Nissay Asset Management Corp | 7,761 | $2.95M | 0.02% | +76+1.0% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 7,777 | $2.95M | 0.01% | +2,590+49.9% | Added |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 7,850 | $2.98M | 0.11% | +1,756+28.8% | Added |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. | 7,888 | $3.00M | 0.09% | +6,640+532.1% | Added |
| Rakuten Investment Management, Inc. | 7,831 | $3.02M | 0.01% | −21,634−73.4% | Reduced |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 8,000 | $3.04M | 0.02% | +8,000 | New |
| Eos Management, L.P. | 8,027 | $3.05M | 1.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Avidity Partners Management LP | 8,100 | $3.08M | 0.89% | +8,100 | New |
| Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC | 8,107 | $3.08M | 0.04% | +6+0.1% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 8,227 | $3.12M | 0.00% | +4,744+136.2% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Corp | 8,280 | $3.14M | 0.02% | +8,280 | New |
| Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd | 8,283 | $3.15M | 0.02% | +1,575+23.5% | Added |
| JustInvest LLC | 8,292 | $3.15M | 0.03% | +424+5.4% | Added |
| Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc | 8,472 | $3.22M | 0.52% | −219−2.5% | Reduced |
| Meridian Wealth Management, LLC | 8,610 | $3.27M | 0.12% | −130−1.5% | Reduced |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | 8,646 | $3.28M | 0.03% | −45−0.5% | Reduced |
| Graybill Bartz & Assoc Ltd | 8,670 | $3.29M | 0.97% | +29+0.3% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 8,756 | $3.33M | 0.00% | +33+0.4% | Added |
| Commerce Bank | 9,034 | $3.43M | 0.02% | −2,459−21.4% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 9,120 | $3.46M | 0.01% | +5,064+124.9% | Added |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 9,136 | $3.47M | 0.03% | −443−4.6% | Reduced |
| Tredje AP-fonden | 9,155 | $3.48M | 0.03% | +1,721+23.2% | Added |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 9,206 | $3.50M | 0.15% | −171−1.8% | Reduced |
| Linscomb & Williams, Inc. | 9,354 | $3.55M | 0.15% | +168+1.8% | Added |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 9,422 | $3.58M | 0.11% | −58−0.6% | Reduced |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 9,576 | $3.64M | 0.02% | −243−2.5% | Reduced |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 9,741 | $3.70M | 0.02% | +1,094+12.7% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 9,788 | $3.72M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 9,849 | $3.74M | 0.01% | +2,521+34.4% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 10,102 | $3.84M | 0.01% | +4,070+67.5% | Added |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 10,168 | $3.86M | 0.00% | +5,917+139.2% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 10,404 | $3.95M | 0.01% | −515−4.7% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 10,547 | $4.01M | 0.02% | +1,993+23.3% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 10,578 | $4.02M | 0.00% | −208−1.9% | Reduced |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 10,665 | $4.05M | 0.02% | −344−3.1% | Reduced |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. | 10,716 | $4.07M | 0.14% | +10,716 | New |
| Guardian Capital LP | 10,900 | $4.14M | 0.12% | −4,693−30.1% | Reduced |
| Cambiar Investors LLC | 10,951 | $4.16M | 0.19% | −4,954−31.1% | Reduced |
| S&CO Inc | 10,954 | $4.16M | 0.26% | −130−1.2% | Reduced |
| Wesleyan Assurance Society | 11,000 | $4.18M | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 11,159 | $4.24M | 0.00% | +3,017+37.1% | Added |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 11,222 | $4.26M | 0.01% | +1,751+18.5% | Added |
| Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich | 11,157 | $4.28M | 0.10% | +4,006+56.0% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 11,299 | $4.29M | 0.06% | +1,812+19.1% | Added |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd | 11,302 | $4.29M | 0.04% | +42+0.4% | Added |
| Perbak Capital Partners LLP | 11,754 | $4.46M | 1.36% | +1,826+18.4% | Added |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | 11,966 | $4.55M | 0.01% | +137+1.2% | Added |
| Trillium Asset Management, LLC | 11,652 | $4.58M | 0.14% | +9,941+581.0% | Added |
| Xponance, Inc. | 12,076 | $4.59M | 0.03% | +696+6.1% | Added |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 12,094 | $4.59M | 0.05% | −3,393−21.9% | Reduced |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 12,104 | $4.60M | 0.17% | +711+6.2% | Added |
| Amalgamated Bank | 12,182 | $4.63M | 0.03% | −378−3.0% | Reduced |
| DnB Asset Management AS | 12,252 | $4.65M | 0.02% | +725+6.3% | Added |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 12,818 | $4.75M | 0.02% | +5,923+85.9% | Added |
| Winton Group Ltd | 12,605 | $4.79M | 0.17% | +12,605 | New |