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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Montreal | 56,995 | $21.6M | 0.01% | +2,935+5.4% | Added |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 56,444 | $21.4M | 0.02% | −27,362−32.6% | Reduced |
| State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System | 51,714 | $19.6M | 0.03% | −3,415−6.2% | Reduced |
| Aviva PLC | 51,640 | $19.6M | 0.03% | +4,422+9.4% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 56,576 | $19.5M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 49,375 | $18.8M | 0.01% | +30,489+161.4% | Added |
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 48,656 | $18.5M | 0.04% | −1,513−3.0% | Reduced |
| Hutchinson Capital Management | 47,690 | $18.1M | 3.11% | −467−1.0% | Reduced |
| Hikari Power Ltd | 47,630 | $18.1M | 1.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | 46,834 | $17.8M | 0.08% | +46,834 | New |
| National Bank of Canada | 46,741 | $17.8M | 0.02% | +30,761+192.5% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 44,920 | $17.1M | 0.03% | −1,443−3.1% | Reduced |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 43,365 | $16.5M | 0.08% | +43,365 | New |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP | 43,208 | $16.4M | 1.66% | +12,457+40.5% | Added |
| Swedbank AB | 42,198 | $16.0M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC | 41,899 | $15.9M | 1.51% | +41,899 | New |
| Freemont Management S.A. | 41,600 | $15.8M | 3.11% | +41,600 | New |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 41,223 | $15.7M | 0.35% | −3,005−6.8% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 39,485 | $15.0M | 0.03% | −1,645−4.0% | Reduced |
| Primecap Management Co | 39,047 | $14.8M | 0.01% | −9,520−19.6% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 38,782 | $14.7M | 0.03% | +32,809+549.3% | Added |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 38,741 | $14.7M | 0.02% | −1,200−3.0% | Reduced |
| Jensen Investment Management Inc | 38,736 | $14.7M | 0.23% | −5,200−11.8% | Reduced |
| Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd | 38,362 | $14.6M | 0.37% | +38,362 | New |
| Logan Capital Management Inc | 37,790 | $14.4M | 0.60% | +2,502+7.1% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 37,244 | $14.1M | 0.02% | +31,459+543.8% | Added |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 37,033 | $14.1M | 0.04% | +3,191+9.4% | Added |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S | 36,493 | $13.9M | 0.24% | −525−1.4% | Reduced |
| Quilter Plc | 34,342 | $13.0M | 0.22% | −8,978−20.7% | Reduced |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich | 33,135 | $12.7M | 0.03% | −4,220−11.3% | Reduced |
| Willis Investment Counsel | 33,144 | $12.6M | 0.65% | +1,412+4.4% | Added |
| Motley Fool Asset Management LLC | 33,090 | $12.6M | 0.49% | −1,714−4.9% | Reduced |
| Harvey Investment Co LLC | 32,947 | $12.5M | 1.33% | −540−1.6% | Reduced |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 31,705 | $12.0M | 0.03% | −403−1.3% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 31,175 | $11.8M | 0.01% | −78,595−71.6% | Reduced |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc. | 30,576 | $11.6M | 0.03% | −192−0.6% | Reduced |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 30,142 | $11.4M | 0.01% | −51,220−63.0% | Reduced |
| Andra AP-fonden | 29,600 | $11.2M | 0.14% | −86,540−74.5% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 34,300 | $11.1M | 0.03% | −1,433−4.0% | Reduced |
| Parthenon LLC | 29,098 | $11.1M | 1.19% | −1,163−3.8% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 28,904 | $11.0M | 0.02% | −293−1.0% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 28,853 | $11.0M | 0.04% | +704+2.5% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 28,828 | $10.9M | 0.02% | −18,414−39.0% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 28,749 | $10.9M | 0.00% | −50−0.2% | Reduced |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 28,603 | $10.9M | 0.01% | −3,610−11.2% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 26,878 | $10.2M | 0.02% | −2,304−7.9% | Reduced |
| Independent Investors Inc | 26,163 | $9.94M | 1.85% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 25,941 | $9.85M | 0.01% | −3,078−10.6% | Reduced |
| Asset Management One Co.,Ltd. | 25,287 | $9.74M | 0.03% | −487−1.9% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 25,202 | $9.57M | 0.01% | +463+1.9% | Added |
| Tudor Investment Corp Et Al | 25,068 | $9.52M | 0.05% | +25,068 | New |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 24,985 | $9.49M | 0.01% | −70.0% | Reduced |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina | 24,956 | $9.48M | 0.03% | −1,822−6.8% | Reduced |
| Schroder Investment Management Group | 24,811 | $9.42M | 0.01% | +9,691+64.1% | Added |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC | 24,208 | $9.20M | 0.71% | −3,760−13.4% | Reduced |
| Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd | 24,171 | $9.18M | 2.15% | −3,638−13.1% | Reduced |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 23,542 | $9.02M | 0.08% | +9,241+64.6% | Added |
| Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd | 23,233 | $8.82M | 0.02% | −288−1.2% | Reduced |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 23,199 | $8.81M | 0.05% | +266+1.2% | Added |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 22,802 | $8.66M | 0.02% | −675−2.9% | Reduced |
| Baldwin Brothers Inc | 22,797 | $8.66M | 0.55% | −531−2.3% | Reduced |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | 22,379 | $8.50M | 0.46% | +22,379 | New |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. | 21,530 | $8.18M | 0.34% | −91−0.4% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 21,095 | $8.01M | 0.01% | −1,422−6.3% | Reduced |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 20,952 | $7.96M | 0.03% | −1,740−7.7% | Reduced |
| Twinbeech Capital LP | 20,800 | $7.90M | 0.56% | +11,291+118.7% | Added |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | 20,556 | $7.81M | 0.51% | −2,441−10.6% | Reduced |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | 20,463 | $7.77M | 0.04% | −18,960−48.1% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 20,410 | $7.75M | 0.02% | +8,092+65.7% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 20,323 | $7.72M | 0.00% | +818+4.2% | Added |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 20,237 | $7.69M | 0.04% | +2,149+11.9% | Added |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D | 20,018 | $7.60M | 0.03% | −812−3.9% | Reduced |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) | 19,643 | $7.46M | 0.04% | +218+1.1% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 19,283 | $7.32M | 0.00% | −32−0.2% | Reduced |
| Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd. | 19,130 | $7.28M | 0.04% | −818−4.1% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 18,678 | $7.09M | 0.04% | +1,460+8.5% | Added |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 18,450 | $7.01M | 0.04% | +1,068+6.1% | Added |
| Man Group plc | 18,265 | $6.94M | 0.01% | −48,402−72.6% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 17,925 | $6.81M | 0.02% | −680−3.7% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 17,686 | $6.72M | 0.04% | +11,333+178.4% | Added |
| Headinvest, LLC | 17,344 | $6.59M | 1.31% | −171−1.0% | Reduced |
| LGT Group Foundation | 17,155 | $6.59M | 0.07% | −206−1.2% | Reduced |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd | 17,156 | $6.52M | 0.82% | +641+3.9% | Added |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 16,979 | $6.45M | 0.18% | +628+3.8% | Added |
| KBC Group NV | 16,777 | $6.37M | 0.01% | +3,994+31.2% | Added |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 16,361 | $6.21M | 0.03% | −1,226−7.0% | Reduced |
| State of Michigan Retirement System | 16,197 | $6.15M | 0.03% | −600−3.6% | Reduced |
| MetLife Investment Management | 15,774 | $5.99M | 0.03% | −471−2.9% | Reduced |
| Czech National Bank | 15,698 | $5.96M | 0.04% | +580+3.8% | Added |
| Natixis | 15,001 | $5.70M | 0.02% | −6,096−28.9% | Reduced |
| Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund | 14,633 | $5.56M | 0.05% | −1,080−6.9% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 14,368 | $5.46M | 0.01% | +5,771+67.1% | Added |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP | 14,248 | $5.41M | 0.10% | +12,726+836.1% | Added |
| Capital Investment Counsel, LLC | 14,151 | $5.37M | 0.75% | −15−0.1% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 13,367 | $5.36M | 0.01% | +248+1.9% | Added |
| Investment House LLC | 14,083 | $5.35M | 0.25% | −225−1.6% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 13,848 | $5.26M | 0.03% | −446−3.1% | Reduced |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 13,820 | $5.25M | 0.03% | −680−4.7% | Reduced |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 13,780 | $5.23M | 0.05% | +13,780 | New |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 13,760 | $5.23M | 0.00% | −45−0.3% | Reduced |