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, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 1,178
- +384 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 94.9M
- +45.5M (+92.2%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $29.1B
- +$10.4B (+55.2%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 466
- 576 more added
- Sold out
- 82
- 108 more reduced
14 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allstate Corp | 12,790 | $3.81M | 0.04% | +8,446+194.4% | Added |
| Nissay Asset Management Corp | 12,977 | $3.86M | 0.02% | +5,216+67.2% | Added |
| Washington Trust Advisors, Inc. | 13,031 | $3.88M | 0.31% | +13,031 | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 13,097 | $3.90M | 0.00% | +7,172+121.0% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 13,174 | $3.92M | 0.00% | +4,947+60.1% | Added |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | 13,293 | $3.96M | 0.18% | +13,293 | New |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 13,346 | $3.97M | 0.03% | +5,346+66.8% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 13,356 | $3.98M | 0.00% | +2,778+26.3% | Added |
| Guardcap Asset Management Ltd | 10,225 | $4.02M | 0.23% | −520,429−98.1% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 13,552 | $4.04M | 0.02% | +3,005+28.5% | Added |
| NEOS Investment Management LLC | 13,562 | $4.04M | 0.02% | +7,987+143.3% | Added |
| Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 13,629 | $4.06M | 0.07% | +13,629 | New |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 13,658 | $4.07M | 0.01% | +3,809+38.7% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd | 13,732 | $4.09M | 0.03% | +5,449+65.8% | Added |
| Investment House LLC | 14,013 | $4.17M | 0.22% | −70−0.5% | Reduced |
| Capital Investment Counsel, LLC | 14,199 | $4.23M | 0.58% | +48+0.3% | Added |
| Rakuten Investment Management, Inc. | 14,569 | $4.27M | 0.01% | +6,738+86.0% | Added |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 14,412 | $4.29M | 0.15% | +2,308+19.1% | Added |
| Commerce Bank | 14,456 | $4.30M | 0.02% | +5,422+60.0% | Added |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | 14,591 | $4.35M | 0.04% | +5,945+68.8% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 15,833 | $4.41M | 0.01% | +2,466+18.4% | Added |
| Sivik Global Healthcare LLC | 15,000 | $4.47M | 3.39% | +15,000 | New |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | 15,005 | $4.47M | 0.01% | +3,039+25.4% | Added |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey | 15,079 | $4.49M | 0.04% | +5,943+65.1% | Added |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 15,443 | $4.54M | 0.01% | +9,820+174.6% | Added |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 15,309 | $4.56M | 0.42% | +15,309 | New |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 15,609 | $4.65M | 0.01% | +6,489+71.2% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 15,843 | $4.72M | 0.01% | +8,066+103.7% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 15,974 | $4.76M | 0.05% | +6,186+63.2% | Added |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 16,002 | $4.77M | 0.27% | +11,629+265.9% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 16,196 | $4.82M | 0.07% | +4,897+43.3% | Added |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | 16,246 | $4.84M | 0.33% | −4,310−21.0% | Reduced |
| Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc | 16,312 | $4.86M | 0.23% | +2,960+22.2% | Added |
| Natixis | 16,488 | $4.91M | 0.02% | +1,487+9.9% | Added |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd | 16,715 | $4.98M | 0.59% | −441−2.6% | Reduced |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 16,768 | $4.99M | 0.06% | +4,674+38.6% | Added |
| Headinvest, LLC | 16,970 | $5.05M | 1.04% | −374−2.2% | Reduced |
| Cortland Associates Inc | 17,023 | $5.07M | 0.73% | +17,023 | New |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 17,199 | $5.12M | 0.01% | +8,443+96.4% | Added |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC | 17,577 | $5.23M | 0.59% | −6,631−27.4% | Reduced |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 17,953 | $5.35M | 0.03% | +14,709+453.4% | Added |
| Amalgamated Bank | 18,821 | $5.61M | 0.04% | +6,639+54.5% | Added |
| SEB Asset Management AB | 18,861 | $5.62M | 0.02% | +18,861 | New |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd | 18,883 | $5.62M | 0.05% | +7,581+67.1% | Added |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 19,028 | $5.67M | 0.05% | +17,221+953.0% | Added |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 19,215 | $5.72M | 0.03% | +765+4.1% | Added |
| Toroso Investments, LLC | 19,406 | $5.76M | 0.02% | +12,935+199.9% | Added |
| Nwi Management LP | 19,489 | $5.80M | 0.36% | +19,489 | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 19,552 | $5.82M | 0.01% | +14,632+297.4% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 19,691 | $5.86M | 0.01% | −1,404−6.7% | Reduced |
| Wesleyan Assurance Society | 19,807 | $5.90M | 0.35% | +8,807+80.1% | Added |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 20,055 | $5.97M | 0.17% | +3,076+18.1% | Added |
| Xponance, Inc. | 20,267 | $6.04M | 0.04% | +8,191+67.8% | Added |
| Morningstar Investment Management LLC | 20,445 | $6.09M | 0.38% | +7,538+58.4% | Added |
| DnB Asset Management AS | 20,561 | $6.12M | 0.02% | +8,309+67.8% | Added |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | 20,729 | $6.17M | 0.02% | +9,507+84.7% | Added |
| Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP | 20,845 | $6.20M | 0.60% | +20,845 | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama | 20,827 | $6.20M | 0.02% | +8,162+64.4% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 20,893 | $6.22M | 0.01% | +13,540+184.1% | Added |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. | 21,014 | $6.26M | 0.26% | −516−2.4% | Reduced |
| Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. | 21,335 | $6.35M | 0.53% | +21,335 | New |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 21,383 | $6.37M | 0.01% | +19,227+891.8% | Added |
| Baldwin Brothers Inc | 21,630 | $6.44M | 0.47% | −1,167−5.1% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 21,965 | $6.54M | 0.01% | +19,315+728.9% | Added |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 22,657 | $6.75M | 0.03% | +2,420+12.0% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 22,834 | $6.80M | 0.01% | +9,074+65.9% | Added |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys | 22,846 | $6.80M | 0.03% | +8,998+65.0% | Added |
| La Banque Postale Asset Management SA | 23,238 | $6.92M | 0.09% | +20,354+705.8% | Added |
| Storebrand Asset Management AS | 23,339 | $6.95M | 0.02% | +17,055+271.4% | Added |
| KBC Group NV | 23,570 | $7.02M | 0.02% | +6,793+40.5% | Added |
| MetLife Investment Management | 24,324 | $7.24M | 0.04% | +8,550+54.2% | Added |
| Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd | 24,518 | $7.30M | 1.80% | +347+1.4% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 24,543 | $7.31M | 0.02% | +10,175+70.8% | Added |
| Cacti Asset Management LLC | 24,857 | $7.40M | 0.46% | +24,357+4,871.4% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 25,205 | $7.51M | 0.01% | +14,046+125.9% | Added |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 25,766 | $7.67M | 0.04% | +19,232+294.3% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 25,670 | $7.68M | 0.02% | +15,929+163.5% | Added |
| Independent Investors Inc | 26,163 | $7.79M | 1.55% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 26,328 | $7.84M | 0.04% | +7,650+41.0% | Added |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC | 26,447 | $7.88M | 0.82% | −15,452−36.9% | Reduced |
| Credit Agricole S A | 26,569 | $7.91M | 0.03% | +20,251+320.5% | Added |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 26,594 | $7.92M | 0.02% | +13,871+109.0% | Added |
| Czech National Bank | 26,711 | $7.95M | 0.05% | +11,013+70.2% | Added |
| State of Michigan Retirement System | 26,719 | $7.96M | 0.04% | +10,522+65.0% | Added |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 26,733 | $7.96M | 0.05% | +10,372+63.4% | Added |
| Tredje AP-fonden | 28,038 | $8.35M | 0.05% | +18,883+206.3% | Added |
| STRS Ohio | 28,350 | $8.44M | 0.03% | +26,923+1,886.7% | Added |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co | 28,387 | $8.45M | 0.18% | +28,387 | New |
| Parthenon LLC | 29,003 | $8.64M | 0.99% | −95−0.3% | Reduced |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 29,112 | $8.67M | 0.01% | +18,708+179.8% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 29,424 | $8.76M | 0.03% | +11,499+64.2% | Added |
| Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. | 29,535 | $8.80M | 0.67% | +29,535 | New |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | 30,000 | $8.93M | 0.05% | +30,000 | New |
| Groupe la Francaise | 31,009 | $9.21M | 0.13% | +31,009 | New |
| Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd. | 31,097 | $9.23M | 0.05% | +11,967+62.6% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 31,029 | $9.24M | 0.01% | −15,712−33.6% | Reduced |
| Motley Fool Asset Management LLC | 31,468 | $9.37M | 0.40% | −1,622−4.9% | Reduced |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) | 31,874 | $9.49M | 0.05% | +12,231+62.3% | Added |
| Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC | 32,082 | $9.55M | 0.07% | +31,323+4,126.9% | Added |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | 32,254 | $9.61M | 0.08% | +11,791+57.6% | Added |