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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 5,862 | $2.23M | 0.01% | +849+16.9% | Added |
| Blair William & Co | 5,825 | $2.21M | 0.01% | −178−3.0% | Reduced |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 5,787 | $2.20M | 0.01% | +595+11.5% | Added |
| Ethic Inc. | 5,768 | $2.19M | 0.03% | +945+19.6% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 5,735 | $2.18M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP | 5,686 | $2.16M | 0.03% | −2,681−32.0% | Reduced |
| Financiere des Professionnels - Fonds d,investissement inc. | 5,635 | $2.14M | 0.12% | −212−3.6% | Reduced |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 5,623 | $2.14M | 0.00% | +924+19.7% | Added |
| NEOS Investment Management LLC | 5,575 | $2.12M | 0.01% | +375+7.2% | Added |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. | 5,513 | $2.09M | 0.57% | +5,513 | New |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 5,373 | $2.04M | 0.05% | −31−0.6% | Reduced |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,327 | $2.02M | 0.11% | +55+1.0% | Added |
| Foguth Wealth Management, LLC. | 5,114 | $1.95M | 0.30% | +5,114 | New |
| Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft | 5,142 | $1.95M | 0.04% | −572−10.0% | Reduced |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 5,097 | $1.94M | 0.01% | −232−4.4% | Reduced |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 5,096 | $1.94M | 0.00% | −428−7.7% | Reduced |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | 5,000 | $1.90M | 0.06% | +5,000 | New |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 4,971 | $1.89M | 0.00% | −9,216−65.0% | Reduced |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 4,920 | $1.87M | 0.00% | +608+14.1% | Added |
| North Star Asset Management Inc | 4,890 | $1.86M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 4,854 | $1.84M | 0.01% | +1,964+68.0% | Added |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 4,800 | $1.82M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | 4,751 | $1.81M | 0.01% | −76−1.6% | Reduced |
| Tema ETFs LLC | 4,755 | $1.81M | 0.14% | +375+8.6% | Added |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 4,654 | $1.77M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 4,619 | $1.75M | 0.05% | +4,619 | New |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | 4,335 | $1.75M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Formuepleje A/S | 4,532 | $1.72M | 0.10% | −546−10.8% | Reduced |
| HM Payson & Co | 4,516 | $1.72M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 4,474 | $1.70M | 0.00% | +52+1.2% | Added |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD | 4,472 | $1.70M | 0.03% | −188−4.0% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 4,422 | $1.68M | 0.04% | +3,417+340.0% | Added |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 4,373 | $1.66M | 0.08% | −1,572−26.4% | Reduced |
| Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc | 4,371 | $1.66M | 0.02% | −683−13.5% | Reduced |
| Allstate Corp | 4,344 | $1.65M | 0.02% | +2,348+117.6% | Added |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 4,311 | $1.64M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oak Thistle LLC | 4,295 | $1.63M | 0.23% | −3,407−44.2% | Reduced |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | 4,294 | $1.63M | 0.06% | +3,293+329.0% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 4,219 | $1.60M | 0.01% | +572+15.7% | Added |
| one8zero8, LLC | 4,203 | $1.60M | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Massar Capital Management, LP | 4,175 | $1.59M | 0.31% | +4,175 | New |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 4,145 | $1.57M | 0.02% | +3,400+456.4% | Added |
| Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc | 4,141 | $1.57M | 0.15% | −127−3.0% | Reduced |
| Ci Investments Inc. | 4,086 | $1.55M | 0.01% | +77+1.9% | Added |
| Hamrick Investment Counsel, llc | 4,059 | $1.54M | 1.15% | +4,059 | New |
| Burney Co | 3,955 | $1.50M | 0.05% | +851+27.4% | Added |
| Union Bancaire Privee, UBP SA | 4,304 | $1.43M | 0.02% | −1,546−26.4% | Reduced |
| Kentucky Retirement Systems | 3,739 | $1.42M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Welch & Forbes LLC | 3,738 | $1.42M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 3,678 | $1.40M | 0.03% | +3,678 | New |
| Aso Group Ltd | 3,649 | $1.39M | 0.54% | +3,649 | New |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 3,612 | $1.37M | 0.02% | +347+10.6% | Added |
| AG2R la Mondiale Gestion D'Actifs | 3,608 | $1.37M | 0.06% | −227−5.9% | Reduced |
| Kensington Investment Counsel, LLC | 3,565 | $1.35M | 0.55% | −544−13.2% | Reduced |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 3,530 | $1.34M | 0.09% | −590−14.3% | Reduced |
| Hartford Investment Management Co | 3,448 | $1.31M | 0.04% | −64−1.8% | Reduced |
| Brown, Lisle/Cummings, Inc. | 3,445 | $1.31M | 0.32% | +2,000+138.4% | Added |
| Norinchukin Bank, The | 3,438 | $1.31M | 0.02% | +207+6.4% | Added |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 3,399 | $1.29M | 0.00% | −486−12.5% | Reduced |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund | 3,382 | $1.28M | 0.02% | −2,282−40.3% | Reduced |
| LaFleur & Godfrey LLC | 3,329 | $1.26M | 0.15% | −410−11.0% | Reduced |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 3,294 | $1.25M | 0.01% | +116+3.7% | Added |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 3,244 | $1.23M | 0.01% | −67−2.0% | Reduced |
| QRG Capital Management, Inc. | 3,242 | $1.23M | 0.01% | +1,329+69.5% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 3,218 | $1.22M | 0.02% | +972+43.3% | Added |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 3,174 | $1.21M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Suvretta Capital Management, LLC | 3,150 | $1.20M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | 3,139 | $1.19M | 0.01% | −1,299−29.3% | Reduced |
| Fox Run Management, L.L.C. | 3,116 | $1.18M | 0.18% | +3,116 | New |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 3,111 | $1.18M | 0.01% | +60+2.0% | Added |
| Millstone Evans Group, LLC | 3,107 | $1.18M | 0.69% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fulton Bank, N.A. | 3,074 | $1.17M | 0.04% | −10.0% | Reduced |
| Vega Investment Solutions | 3,054 | $1.16M | 0.18% | +3,054 | New |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 3,029 | $1.15M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 3,009 | $1.14M | 0.01% | +260+9.5% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 3,008 | $1.14M | 0.00% | −119−3.8% | Reduced |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System | 3,000 | $1.14M | 0.02% | −100−3.2% | Reduced |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 2,933 | $1.11M | 0.01% | −38,275−92.9% | Reduced |
| Qtron Investments LLC | 2,913 | $1.11M | 0.14% | −104−3.4% | Reduced |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC | 2,892 | $1.10M | 0.02% | −1,073−27.1% | Reduced |
| La Banque Postale Asset Management SA | 2,884 | $1.10M | 0.01% | −146−4.8% | Reduced |
| New Mexico Educational Retirement Board | 2,840 | $1.08M | 0.03% | +200+7.6% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 2,816 | $1.07M | 0.02% | +25+0.9% | Added |
| Mission Wealth Management, LP | 2,812 | $1.07M | 0.02% | −240−7.9% | Reduced |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 2,806 | $1.07M | 0.01% | +2,806 | New |
| Diversified Trust Co | 2,797 | $1.06M | 0.02% | +459+19.6% | Added |
| Becker Capital Management Inc | 2,752 | $1.05M | 0.03% | +2+0.1% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 2,751 | $1.04M | 0.00% | +1,420+106.7% | Added |
| Novem Group | 2,703 | $1.03M | 0.12% | +2,703 | New |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 2,675 | $1.02M | 0.02% | −1,714−39.1% | Reduced |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 2,672 | $1.01M | 0.00% | +270+11.2% | Added |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 2,656 | $1.01M | 0.00% | +209+8.5% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 2,650 | $1.01M | 0.00% | −13,086−83.2% | Reduced |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 2,645 | $1.00M | 0.04% | +2,645 | New |
| Cypress Advisory Group LLC | 2,642 | $1.00M | 0.74% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GAM Holding AG | 2,629 | $998.6K | 0.06% | −666−20.2% | Reduced |
| Vestcor Inc | 2,585 | $982.0K | 0.03% | −1,285−33.2% | Reduced |
| E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB | 2,524 | $958.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC | 2,497 | $948.4K | 0.44% | −65−2.5% | Reduced |
| Absher Wealth Management, LLC | 2,492 | $946.5K | 0.11% | −223−8.2% | Reduced |