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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. | 1,298,752 | $493.3M | 2.76% | −252,258−16.3% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1,593,388 | $602.9M | 0.04% | +8,590+0.5% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 2,066,898 | $785.1M | 0.25% | −17,545−0.8% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 2,624,715 | $996.9M | 0.32% | −64,978−2.4% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 2,683,138 | $1.02B | 0.03% | +3,615+0.1% | Added |
| Fundsmith LLPSuperinvestorFundsmith | 3,557,978 | $1.35B | 7.90% | −397,520−10.0% | Reduced |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 5,432,155 | $2.06B | 0.04% | −634,082−10.5% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 7,469,936 | $2.84B | 0.04% | −186,955−2.4% | Reduced |
| Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −266,223−100.0% | Sold out |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −258,489−100.0% | Sold out |
| Meridiem Capital Partners LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −68,788−100.0% | Sold out |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −65,004−100.0% | Sold out |
| Distillate Capital Partners LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −46,570−100.0% | Sold out |
| C Partners Holding GmbH | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −34,563−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sone Capital Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −31,877−100.0% | Sold out |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −25,590−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ossiam | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −16,945−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,092−100.0% | Sold out |
| Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,885−100.0% | Sold out |
| Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,571−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mariner, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,919−100.0% | Sold out |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,573−100.0% | Sold out |
| Deerfield Management Company, L.P. (Series C) | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,885−100.0% | Sold out |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,064−100.0% | Sold out |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,010−100.0% | Sold out |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,725−100.0% | Sold out |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Entropy Technologies, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,791−100.0% | Sold out |
| Numerai GP LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,756−100.0% | Sold out |
| FORA Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,590−100.0% | Sold out |
| Caption Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,500−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bridgefront Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,949−100.0% | Sold out |
| Inceptionr LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,899−100.0% | Sold out |
| Farringdon Capital, Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,577−100.0% | Sold out |
| Polymer Capital Management (US) LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,369−100.0% | Sold out |
| ClearAlpha Technologies LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,827−100.0% | Sold out |
| Stevens Capital Management LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,672−100.0% | Sold out |
| Canvas Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,489−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,482−100.0% | Sold out |
| Brighton Jones LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,452−100.0% | Sold out |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,426−100.0% | Sold out |
| Baader Bank INC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,409−100.0% | Sold out |
| Altfest L J & Co Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,375−100.0% | Sold out |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,227−100.0% | Sold out |
| Scratch Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,200−100.0% | Sold out |
| Voleon Capital Management LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −909−100.0% | Sold out |
| Catalytic Wealth RIA, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −870−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −856−100.0% | Sold out |
| Machina Capital S.A.S. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −814−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tealwood Asset Management Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −800−100.0% | Sold out |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −779−100.0% | Sold out |
| Patton Fund Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −706−100.0% | Sold out |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −688−100.0% | Sold out |
| Perpetual Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −669−100.0% | Sold out |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −623−100.0% | Sold out |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −458−100.0% | Sold out |
| State of Wyoming | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −238−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −68−100.0% | Sold out |
| Rise Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −52−100.0% | Sold out |
| Rakuten Securities, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −50−100.0% | Sold out |
| Alpine Bank Wealth Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −42−100.0% | Sold out |
| Strengthening Families & Communities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −38−100.0% | Sold out |
| Painted Porch Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −34−100.0% | Sold out |
| Atlantic Trust, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −18−100.0% | Sold out |
| Key Financial Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15−100.0% | Sold out |
| Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11−100.0% | Sold out |
| Palisade Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9−100.0% | Sold out |
| Crowley Wealth Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7−100.0% | Sold out |
| Longfellow Investment Management Co LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5−100.0% | Sold out |
| Grey Fox Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5−100.0% | Sold out |
| Turning Point Benefit Group, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cloud Capital Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tortoise Investment Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3−100.0% | Sold out |
| Activest Wealth Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3−100.0% | Sold out |
| Pinebridge Investments, L.P. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Glenmede Investment Management, LP | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Tikehau Investment Management | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| AXA Investment Managers S.A. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Shell Asset Management Co | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| EFG Asset Management (North America) Corp. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Wolverine Trading, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Creekmur Asset Management LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Hemington Wealth Management | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Accredited Wealth Management, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |