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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement Systems of Alabama | 12,665 | $4.81M | 0.02% | −31−0.2% | Reduced |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 12,669 | $4.81M | 0.01% | +214+1.7% | Added |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 12,723 | $4.83M | 0.02% | +414+3.4% | Added |
| Jones Kertz & Associates, Inc. | 12,808 | $4.86M | 2.50% | +12,808 | New |
| Morningstar Investment Management LLC | 12,907 | $4.90M | 0.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc | 13,352 | $5.07M | 0.25% | −450−3.3% | Reduced |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 13,627 | $5.18M | 0.02% | +13,627 | New |
| Nordea Investment Management AB | 13,550 | $5.18M | 0.00% | +1,848+15.8% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 13,760 | $5.23M | 0.00% | −45−0.3% | Reduced |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 13,780 | $5.23M | 0.05% | +13,780 | New |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 13,820 | $5.25M | 0.03% | −680−4.7% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 13,848 | $5.26M | 0.03% | −446−3.1% | Reduced |
| Investment House LLC | 14,083 | $5.35M | 0.25% | −225−1.6% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 13,367 | $5.36M | 0.01% | +248+1.9% | Added |
| Capital Investment Counsel, LLC | 14,151 | $5.37M | 0.75% | −15−0.1% | Reduced |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP | 14,248 | $5.41M | 0.10% | +12,726+836.1% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 14,368 | $5.46M | 0.01% | +5,771+67.1% | Added |
| Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund | 14,633 | $5.56M | 0.05% | −1,080−6.9% | Reduced |
| Natixis | 15,001 | $5.70M | 0.02% | −6,096−28.9% | Reduced |
| Czech National Bank | 15,698 | $5.96M | 0.04% | +580+3.8% | Added |
| MetLife Investment Management | 15,774 | $5.99M | 0.03% | −471−2.9% | Reduced |
| State of Michigan Retirement System | 16,197 | $6.15M | 0.03% | −600−3.6% | Reduced |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 16,361 | $6.21M | 0.03% | −1,226−7.0% | Reduced |
| KBC Group NV | 16,777 | $6.37M | 0.01% | +3,994+31.2% | Added |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 16,979 | $6.45M | 0.18% | +628+3.8% | Added |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd | 17,156 | $6.52M | 0.82% | +641+3.9% | Added |
| LGT Group Foundation | 17,155 | $6.59M | 0.07% | −206−1.2% | Reduced |
| Headinvest, LLC | 17,344 | $6.59M | 1.31% | −171−1.0% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 17,686 | $6.72M | 0.04% | +11,333+178.4% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 17,925 | $6.81M | 0.02% | −680−3.7% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 18,265 | $6.94M | 0.01% | −48,402−72.6% | Reduced |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 18,450 | $7.01M | 0.04% | +1,068+6.1% | Added |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 18,678 | $7.09M | 0.04% | +1,460+8.5% | Added |
| Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd. | 19,130 | $7.28M | 0.04% | −818−4.1% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 19,283 | $7.32M | 0.00% | −32−0.2% | Reduced |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) | 19,643 | $7.46M | 0.04% | +218+1.1% | Added |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D | 20,018 | $7.60M | 0.03% | −812−3.9% | Reduced |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 20,237 | $7.69M | 0.04% | +2,149+11.9% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 20,323 | $7.72M | 0.00% | +818+4.2% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 20,410 | $7.75M | 0.02% | +8,092+65.7% | Added |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | 20,463 | $7.77M | 0.04% | −18,960−48.1% | Reduced |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | 20,556 | $7.81M | 0.51% | −2,441−10.6% | Reduced |
| Twinbeech Capital LP | 20,800 | $7.90M | 0.56% | +11,291+118.7% | Added |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 20,952 | $7.96M | 0.03% | −1,740−7.7% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 21,095 | $8.01M | 0.01% | −1,422−6.3% | Reduced |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. | 21,530 | $8.18M | 0.34% | −91−0.4% | Reduced |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | 22,379 | $8.50M | 0.46% | +22,379 | New |
| Baldwin Brothers Inc | 22,797 | $8.66M | 0.55% | −531−2.3% | Reduced |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 22,802 | $8.66M | 0.02% | −675−2.9% | Reduced |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 23,199 | $8.81M | 0.05% | +266+1.2% | Added |
| Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd | 23,233 | $8.82M | 0.02% | −288−1.2% | Reduced |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 23,542 | $9.02M | 0.08% | +9,241+64.6% | Added |
| Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd | 24,171 | $9.18M | 2.15% | −3,638−13.1% | Reduced |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC | 24,208 | $9.20M | 0.71% | −3,760−13.4% | Reduced |
| Schroder Investment Management Group | 24,811 | $9.42M | 0.01% | +9,691+64.1% | Added |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina | 24,956 | $9.48M | 0.03% | −1,822−6.8% | Reduced |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 24,985 | $9.49M | 0.01% | −70.0% | Reduced |
| Tudor Investment Corp Et Al | 25,068 | $9.52M | 0.05% | +25,068 | New |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 25,202 | $9.57M | 0.01% | +463+1.9% | Added |
| Asset Management One Co.,Ltd. | 25,287 | $9.74M | 0.03% | −487−1.9% | Reduced |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 25,941 | $9.85M | 0.01% | −3,078−10.6% | Reduced |
| Independent Investors Inc | 26,163 | $9.94M | 1.85% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 26,878 | $10.2M | 0.02% | −2,304−7.9% | Reduced |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 28,603 | $10.9M | 0.01% | −3,610−11.2% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 28,749 | $10.9M | 0.00% | −50−0.2% | Reduced |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 28,828 | $10.9M | 0.02% | −18,414−39.0% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 28,853 | $11.0M | 0.04% | +704+2.5% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 28,904 | $11.0M | 0.02% | −293−1.0% | Reduced |
| Parthenon LLC | 29,098 | $11.1M | 1.19% | −1,163−3.8% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 34,300 | $11.1M | 0.03% | −1,433−4.0% | Reduced |
| Andra AP-fonden | 29,600 | $11.2M | 0.14% | −86,540−74.5% | Reduced |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 30,142 | $11.4M | 0.01% | −51,220−63.0% | Reduced |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc. | 30,576 | $11.6M | 0.03% | −192−0.6% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 31,175 | $11.8M | 0.01% | −78,595−71.6% | Reduced |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 31,705 | $12.0M | 0.03% | −403−1.3% | Reduced |
| Harvey Investment Co LLC | 32,947 | $12.5M | 1.33% | −540−1.6% | Reduced |
| Motley Fool Asset Management LLC | 33,090 | $12.6M | 0.49% | −1,714−4.9% | Reduced |
| Willis Investment Counsel | 33,144 | $12.6M | 0.65% | +1,412+4.4% | Added |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich | 33,135 | $12.7M | 0.03% | −4,220−11.3% | Reduced |
| Quilter Plc | 34,342 | $13.0M | 0.22% | −8,978−20.7% | Reduced |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S | 36,493 | $13.9M | 0.24% | −525−1.4% | Reduced |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 37,033 | $14.1M | 0.04% | +3,191+9.4% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 37,244 | $14.1M | 0.02% | +31,459+543.8% | Added |
| Logan Capital Management Inc | 37,790 | $14.4M | 0.60% | +2,502+7.1% | Added |
| Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd | 38,362 | $14.6M | 0.37% | +38,362 | New |
| Jensen Investment Management Inc | 38,736 | $14.7M | 0.23% | −5,200−11.8% | Reduced |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 38,741 | $14.7M | 0.02% | −1,200−3.0% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 38,782 | $14.7M | 0.03% | +32,809+549.3% | Added |
| Primecap Management Co | 39,047 | $14.8M | 0.01% | −9,520−19.6% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 39,485 | $15.0M | 0.03% | −1,645−4.0% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 41,223 | $15.7M | 0.35% | −3,005−6.8% | Reduced |
| Freemont Management S.A. | 41,600 | $15.8M | 3.11% | +41,600 | New |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC | 41,899 | $15.9M | 1.51% | +41,899 | New |
| Swedbank AB | 42,198 | $16.0M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP | 43,208 | $16.4M | 1.66% | +12,457+40.5% | Added |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 43,365 | $16.5M | 0.08% | +43,365 | New |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 44,920 | $17.1M | 0.03% | −1,443−3.1% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 46,741 | $17.8M | 0.02% | +30,761+192.5% | Added |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | 46,834 | $17.8M | 0.08% | +46,834 | New |
| Hikari Power Ltd | 47,630 | $18.1M | 1.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |