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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordea Investment Management AB | 13,550 | $5.18M | 0.00% | +1,848+15.8% | Added |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 13,627 | $5.18M | 0.02% | +13,627 | New |
| Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc | 13,352 | $5.07M | 0.25% | −450−3.3% | Reduced |
| Morningstar Investment Management LLC | 12,907 | $4.90M | 0.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jones Kertz & Associates, Inc. | 12,808 | $4.86M | 2.50% | +12,808 | New |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 12,723 | $4.83M | 0.02% | +414+3.4% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 12,669 | $4.81M | 0.01% | +214+1.7% | Added |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama | 12,665 | $4.81M | 0.02% | −31−0.2% | Reduced |
| Winton Group Ltd | 12,605 | $4.79M | 0.17% | +12,605 | New |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 12,818 | $4.75M | 0.02% | +5,923+85.9% | Added |
| DnB Asset Management AS | 12,252 | $4.65M | 0.02% | +725+6.3% | Added |
| Amalgamated Bank | 12,182 | $4.63M | 0.03% | −378−3.0% | Reduced |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 12,104 | $4.60M | 0.17% | +711+6.2% | Added |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 12,094 | $4.59M | 0.05% | −3,393−21.9% | Reduced |
| Xponance, Inc. | 12,076 | $4.59M | 0.03% | +696+6.1% | Added |
| Trillium Asset Management, LLC | 11,652 | $4.58M | 0.14% | +9,941+581.0% | Added |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | 11,966 | $4.55M | 0.01% | +137+1.2% | Added |
| Perbak Capital Partners LLP | 11,754 | $4.46M | 1.36% | +1,826+18.4% | Added |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd | 11,302 | $4.29M | 0.04% | +42+0.4% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 11,299 | $4.29M | 0.06% | +1,812+19.1% | Added |
| Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich | 11,157 | $4.28M | 0.10% | +4,006+56.0% | Added |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 11,222 | $4.26M | 0.01% | +1,751+18.5% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 11,159 | $4.24M | 0.00% | +3,017+37.1% | Added |
| Wesleyan Assurance Society | 11,000 | $4.18M | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| S&CO Inc | 10,954 | $4.16M | 0.26% | −130−1.2% | Reduced |
| Cambiar Investors LLC | 10,951 | $4.16M | 0.19% | −4,954−31.1% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 10,900 | $4.14M | 0.12% | −4,693−30.1% | Reduced |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. | 10,716 | $4.07M | 0.14% | +10,716 | New |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 10,665 | $4.05M | 0.02% | −344−3.1% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 10,578 | $4.02M | 0.00% | −208−1.9% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 10,547 | $4.01M | 0.02% | +1,993+23.3% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 10,404 | $3.95M | 0.01% | −515−4.7% | Reduced |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 10,168 | $3.86M | 0.00% | +5,917+139.2% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 10,102 | $3.84M | 0.01% | +4,070+67.5% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 9,849 | $3.74M | 0.01% | +2,521+34.4% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 9,788 | $3.72M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 9,741 | $3.70M | 0.02% | +1,094+12.7% | Added |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 9,576 | $3.64M | 0.02% | −243−2.5% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 9,422 | $3.58M | 0.11% | −58−0.6% | Reduced |
| Linscomb & Williams, Inc. | 9,354 | $3.55M | 0.15% | +168+1.8% | Added |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 9,206 | $3.50M | 0.15% | −171−1.8% | Reduced |
| Tredje AP-fonden | 9,155 | $3.48M | 0.03% | +1,721+23.2% | Added |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 9,136 | $3.47M | 0.03% | −443−4.6% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 9,120 | $3.46M | 0.01% | +5,064+124.9% | Added |
| Commerce Bank | 9,034 | $3.43M | 0.02% | −2,459−21.4% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 8,756 | $3.33M | 0.00% | +33+0.4% | Added |
| Graybill Bartz & Assoc Ltd | 8,670 | $3.29M | 0.97% | +29+0.3% | Added |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | 8,646 | $3.28M | 0.03% | −45−0.5% | Reduced |
| Meridian Wealth Management, LLC | 8,610 | $3.27M | 0.12% | −130−1.5% | Reduced |
| Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc | 8,472 | $3.22M | 0.52% | −219−2.5% | Reduced |
| JustInvest LLC | 8,292 | $3.15M | 0.03% | +424+5.4% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd | 8,283 | $3.15M | 0.02% | +1,575+23.5% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Corp | 8,280 | $3.14M | 0.02% | +8,280 | New |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 8,227 | $3.12M | 0.00% | +4,744+136.2% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC | 8,107 | $3.08M | 0.04% | +6+0.1% | Added |
| Avidity Partners Management LP | 8,100 | $3.08M | 0.89% | +8,100 | New |
| Eos Management, L.P. | 8,027 | $3.05M | 1.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 8,000 | $3.04M | 0.02% | +8,000 | New |
| Rakuten Investment Management, Inc. | 7,831 | $3.02M | 0.01% | −21,634−73.4% | Reduced |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. | 7,888 | $3.00M | 0.09% | +6,640+532.1% | Added |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 7,850 | $2.98M | 0.11% | +1,756+28.8% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 7,777 | $2.95M | 0.01% | +2,590+49.9% | Added |
| Nissay Asset Management Corp | 7,761 | $2.95M | 0.02% | +76+1.0% | Added |
| Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC | 7,751 | $2.94M | 2.62% | −42−0.5% | Reduced |
| First Manhattan Co | 7,729 | $2.94M | 0.01% | +7,729 | New |
| JPL Wealth Management, LLC | 7,706 | $2.93M | 0.71% | −305−3.8% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 7,685 | $2.92M | 0.01% | −925−10.7% | Reduced |
| Aster Capital Management (DIFC) Ltd | 7,634 | $2.90M | 1.27% | +7,360+2,686.1% | Added |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 7,608 | $2.89M | 0.04% | +26+0.3% | Added |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | 7,557 | $2.87M | 0.03% | +2,505+49.6% | Added |
| Argyle Capital Management Inc. | 7,550 | $2.87M | 0.96% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Omers Administration Corp | 7,413 | $2.82M | 0.02% | +5,291+249.3% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 7,400 | $2.81M | 0.00% | +611+9.0% | Added |
| Kinneret Advisory, LLC | 7,397 | $2.81M | 0.24% | −203−2.7% | Reduced |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 7,353 | $2.79M | 0.00% | −37,388−83.6% | Reduced |
| Glenview Trust Co | 7,337 | $2.79M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 7,300 | $2.77M | 0.02% | −8,300−53.2% | Reduced |
| Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC | 6,978 | $2.65M | 0.61% | −20−0.3% | Reduced |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 6,961 | $2.64M | 0.02% | −2,631−27.4% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 6,930 | $2.63M | 0.00% | +484+7.5% | Added |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | 6,820 | $2.59M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealthfront Advisers LLC | 6,778 | $2.57M | 0.01% | +2,176+47.3% | Added |
| Lafayette Investments, Inc. | 6,759 | $2.57M | 0.49% | −504−6.9% | Reduced |
| Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP | 6,701 | $2.55M | 0.16% | −600−8.2% | Reduced |
| Gabelli Funds LLC | 6,700 | $2.54M | 0.02% | −150−2.2% | Reduced |
| Spears Abacus Advisors LLC | 6,642 | $2.52M | 0.05% | +211+3.3% | Added |
| OP Asset Management Ltd | 6,577 | $2.50M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 6,564 | $2.49M | 0.04% | −209−3.1% | Reduced |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 6,534 | $2.48M | 0.01% | +1,986+43.7% | Added |
| Toroso Investments, LLC | 6,471 | $2.46M | 0.01% | −737−10.2% | Reduced |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 6,429 | $2.44M | 0.02% | −425−6.2% | Reduced |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 6,415 | $2.44M | 0.01% | −640−9.1% | Reduced |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | 6,410 | $2.43M | 0.01% | −197−3.0% | Reduced |
| Mutual of America Capital Management LLC | 6,382 | $2.42M | 0.03% | −60−0.9% | Reduced |
| Credit Agricole S A | 6,318 | $2.40M | 0.01% | −7,510−54.3% | Reduced |
| Storebrand Asset Management AS | 6,284 | $2.39M | 0.01% | +725+13.0% | Added |
| Brown Advisory Inc | 6,223 | $2.36M | 0.00% | +768+14.1% | Added |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 5,914 | $2.27M | 0.02% | −349−5.6% | Reduced |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue | 5,945 | $2.26M | 0.02% | −405−6.4% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 5,925 | $2.25M | 0.00% | +848+16.7% | Added |