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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 32,914 | $9.80M | 0.02% | +4,010+13.9% | Added |
| Harvey Investment Co LLC | 33,074 | $9.85M | 1.08% | +127+0.4% | Added |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D | 33,363 | $9.94M | 0.04% | +13,345+66.7% | Added |
| Willis Investment Counsel | 33,380 | $9.94M | 0.54% | +236+0.7% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 34,090 | $10.2M | 0.02% | +7,212+26.8% | Added |
| Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund | 34,880 | $10.4M | 0.06% | +20,247+138.4% | Added |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S | 36,442 | $10.9M | 0.23% | −51−0.1% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 37,069 | $11.0M | 0.04% | +24,251+189.2% | Added |
| Quilter Plc | 37,272 | $11.1M | 0.19% | +2,930+8.5% | Added |
| M&G Plc | 37,326 | $11.1M | 0.06% | +37,326 | New |
| Freemont Management S.A. | 37,700 | $11.2M | 2.10% | −3,900−9.4% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 37,979 | $11.3M | 0.04% | +9,126+31.6% | Added |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 38,059 | $11.3M | 0.07% | +14,860+64.1% | Added |
| Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. | 38,583 | $11.5M | 0.23% | +38,583 | New |
| LGT Group Foundation | 38,760 | $11.5M | 0.14% | +21,605+125.9% | Added |
| Jensen Investment Management Inc | 38,766 | $11.5M | 0.23% | +30+0.1% | Added |
| Primecap Management Co | 38,847 | $11.6M | 0.01% | −200−0.5% | Reduced |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP | 39,763 | $11.8M | 1.25% | −3,445−8.0% | Reduced |
| Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc | 40,174 | $12.0M | 0.07% | +40,174 | New |
| Nuance Investments, LLC | 40,500 | $12.1M | 1.68% | +39,919+6,870.7% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 40,612 | $12.1M | 0.01% | +21,329+110.6% | Added |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 40,743 | $12.1M | 0.03% | +17,941+78.7% | Added |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | 41,308 | $12.3M | 0.02% | +41,308 | New |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 41,356 | $12.3M | 0.02% | +15,415+59.4% | Added |
| Danske Bank A/S | 41,749 | $12.4M | 0.03% | −34,890−45.5% | Reduced |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 42,048 | $12.5M | 0.05% | +21,096+100.7% | Added |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina | 42,070 | $12.5M | 0.04% | +17,114+68.6% | Added |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 49,022 | $12.7M | 0.04% | +14,722+42.9% | Added |
| Asset Management One Co.,Ltd. | 42,853 | $12.8M | 0.04% | +17,566+69.5% | Added |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 46,673 | $13.9M | 0.02% | +18,070+63.2% | Added |
| Hutchinson Capital Management | 46,974 | $14.0M | 2.57% | −716−1.5% | Reduced |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 48,508 | $14.4M | 0.05% | +11,475+31.0% | Added |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. | 49,145 | $14.6M | 0.04% | +49,145 | New |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 49,169 | $14.6M | 0.01% | +24,184+96.8% | Added |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc. | 49,328 | $14.7M | 0.04% | +18,752+61.3% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 50,729 | $15.1M | 0.04% | +11,947+30.8% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 51,538 | $15.3M | 0.01% | +21,396+71.0% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 51,671 | $15.4M | 0.03% | +31,261+153.2% | Added |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 52,658 | $15.7M | 0.08% | +9,293+21.4% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 52,777 | $15.7M | 0.04% | +13,292+33.7% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 52,893 | $15.8M | 0.02% | +21,718+69.7% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 53,972 | $16.1M | 0.04% | +22,267+70.2% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 54,401 | $16.2M | 0.01% | +29,199+115.9% | Added |
| PBU - The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators | 56,650 | $16.9M | 0.25% | +56,650 | New |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 56,576 | $16.9M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 57,648 | $17.2M | 0.03% | −506−0.9% | Reduced |
| Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd | 58,535 | $17.4M | 0.47% | +20,173+52.6% | Added |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 59,950 | $17.9M | 0.03% | −31,790−34.7% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 60,079 | $17.9M | 0.41% | +18,856+45.7% | Added |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 61,568 | $18.3M | 0.03% | +22,827+58.9% | Added |
| Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich | 65,019 | $19.4M | 0.48% | +53,862+482.8% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 66,526 | $19.8M | 0.04% | +4,938+8.0% | Added |
| Milford Funds Ltd | 66,669 | $19.9M | 0.42% | +66,669 | New |
| Swedbank AB | 66,799 | $19.9M | 0.02% | +24,601+58.3% | Added |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 69,017 | $20.6M | 0.26% | +9,061+15.1% | Added |
| Brandes Investment Partners, LP | 69,454 | $20.7M | 0.15% | +69,454 | New |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 71,515 | $21.3M | 0.07% | +1,458+2.1% | Added |
| Everett Harris & Co | 71,970 | $21.4M | 0.28% | +71,970 | New |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 72,709 | $21.7M | 0.04% | +5,652+8.4% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 74,340 | $22.2M | 0.04% | +29,420+65.5% | Added |
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 76,471 | $22.8M | 0.05% | +27,815+57.2% | Added |
| Smith Group Asset Management, LLC | 77,612 | $23.1M | 1.18% | +4,964+6.8% | Added |
| Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd | 80,274 | $23.9M | 0.70% | −553−0.7% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 81,151 | $24.1M | 0.03% | +23,602+41.0% | Added |
| State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System | 82,948 | $24.7M | 0.05% | +31,234+60.4% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 84,425 | $25.1M | 0.04% | +32,785+63.5% | Added |
| Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. | 87,856 | $26.2M | 0.04% | +87,856 | New |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 90,769 | $27.0M | 0.05% | +4,971+5.8% | Added |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP | 92,000 | $27.4M | 0.91% | +92,000 | New |
| Bank of Montreal | 93,189 | $27.8M | 0.01% | +36,194+63.5% | Added |
| Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd | 98,277 | $29.3M | 0.08% | +75,044+323.0% | Added |
| Vestal Point Capital, LP | 100,000 | $29.8M | 0.83% | +100,000 | New |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 102,589 | $30.5M | 0.04% | +46,145+81.8% | Added |
| Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc | 104,675 | $31.2M | 2.38% | +625+0.6% | Added |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | 105,541 | $31.4M | 0.26% | −6,866−6.1% | Reduced |
| Woodline Partners LP | 107,910 | $32.1M | 0.12% | +26,497+32.5% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 109,218 | $32.5M | 0.05% | +80,390+278.9% | Added |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | 110,588 | $32.9M | 0.17% | +63,754+136.1% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 115,069 | $34.3M | 0.04% | +77,825+209.0% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 115,325 | $34.3M | 0.01% | +18,032+18.5% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 119,470 | $35.6M | 0.01% | +4,879+4.3% | Added |
| Standard Life Aberdeen plc | 125,534 | $37.4M | 0.06% | +51,671+70.0% | Added |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | 126,004 | $37.5M | 0.06% | +40,539+47.4% | Added |
| Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. | 127,059 | $37.8M | 0.13% | +53,774+73.4% | Added |
| BLI - Banque de Luxembourg Investments | 100,920 | $38.1M | 1.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | 138,423 | $41.2M | 0.03% | +28,074+25.4% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 142,167 | $42.3M | 0.03% | +35,864+33.7% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 144,202 | $42.9M | 0.03% | +38,075+35.9% | Added |
| Robeco Schweiz AG | 144,872 | $43.1M | 0.91% | +12,779+9.7% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 145,950 | $43.5M | 0.05% | +16,842+13.0% | Added |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 148,660 | $44.3M | 0.02% | +99,285+201.1% | Added |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 154,059 | $45.9M | 0.05% | +62,393+68.1% | Added |
| National Pension Service | 167,373 | $49.8M | 0.04% | +58,838+54.2% | Added |
| Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd | 169,723 | $50.5M | 0.04% | +169,723 | New |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 178,037 | $53.0M | 0.05% | +62,852+54.6% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 180,779 | $53.8M | 0.02% | +70,968+64.6% | Added |
| Newport Trust Co | 183,921 | $54.8M | 0.13% | +8,391+4.8% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 185,168 | $55.1M | 0.04% | −353,545−65.6% | Reduced |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co | 189,881 | $56.5M | 0.04% | +68,786+56.8% | Added |
| SEI Investments Co | 197,565 | $58.8M | 0.05% | +122,356+162.7% | Added |