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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified Trust Co | 3,138 | $934.5K | 0.02% | +341+12.2% | Added |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 3,150 | $938.1K | 0.00% | +3,150 | New |
| Ramsay, Stattman, Vela & Price, Inc. | 3,162 | $941.6K | 0.19% | +3,162 | New |
| Park National Corp | 3,187 | $949.1K | 0.03% | +3,187 | New |
| Suvretta Capital Management, LLC | 3,225 | $960.4K | 0.03% | +75+2.4% | Added |
| Tiaa-Cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLC | 3,233 | $962.8K | 0.00% | +3,233 | New |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 3,244 | $966.1K | 0.01% | +832+34.5% | Added |
| Hamilton Capital Partners Inc. | 3,250 | $967.9K | 0.03% | +3,250 | New |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 3,256 | $969.6K | 0.01% | +1,859+133.1% | Added |
| Empirical Finance, LLC | 3,351 | $998.1K | 0.05% | +1,314+64.5% | Added |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 3,388 | $1.01M | 0.17% | +3,388 | New |
| Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management, Inc | 3,452 | $1.03M | 0.09% | +3,452 | New |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 3,511 | $1.05M | 0.00% | −3,419−49.3% | Reduced |
| Ally Financial Inc. | 3,518 | $1.05M | 0.13% | +3,518 | New |
| Brown, Lisle/Cummings, Inc. | 3,523 | $1.05M | 0.26% | +78+2.3% | Added |
| Borer Denton & Associates, Inc. | 3,550 | $1.06M | 0.38% | +3,550 | New |
| Burney Co | 3,555 | $1.06M | 0.03% | −400−10.1% | Reduced |
| First Nebraska Trust Co | 3,588 | $1.07M | 0.10% | +3,588 | New |
| Washington Capital Management Inc | 3,600 | $1.07M | 0.91% | +3,600 | New |
| Union Bancaire Privee, UBP SA | 4,237 | $1.07M | 0.02% | −67−1.6% | Reduced |
| Saudi Central Bank | 3,630 | $1.08M | 0.02% | +3,630 | New |
| Azzad Asset Management Inc | 3,630 | $1.08M | 0.11% | +1,514+71.6% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 3,654 | $1.09M | 0.00% | +3,619+10,340.0% | Added |
| Atria Investments LLC | 3,705 | $1.10M | 0.01% | +1,726+87.2% | Added |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd | 3,805 | $1.12M | 0.01% | +3,805 | New |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund | 3,780 | $1.13M | 0.01% | +398+11.8% | Added |
| Absher Wealth Management, LLC | 3,783 | $1.13M | 0.13% | +1,291+51.8% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 3,820 | $1.14M | 0.01% | +1,004+35.7% | Added |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 3,847 | $1.15M | 0.01% | +553+16.8% | Added |
| Keybank National Association | 3,876 | $1.15M | 0.00% | +2,056+113.0% | Added |
| Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc | 3,952 | $1.18M | 0.12% | −189−4.6% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 3,960 | $1.18M | 0.00% | +2,737+223.8% | Added |
| Abn Amro Investment Solutions | 4,000 | $1.19M | 0.02% | +2,224+125.2% | Added |
| Earnest Partners LLC | 4,000 | $1.19M | 0.00% | +4,000 | New |
| FORA Capital, LLC | 4,023 | $1.20M | 0.09% | +4,023 | New |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 4,023 | $1.20M | 0.01% | +1,090+37.2% | Added |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | 4,034 | $1.20M | 0.02% | +1,591+65.1% | Added |
| Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency, LLC | 4,044 | $1.20M | 0.07% | +4,044 | New |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 4,065 | $1.21M | 0.02% | +453+12.5% | Added |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 4,135 | $1.23M | 0.01% | +4,135 | New |
| one8zero8, LLC | 4,166 | $1.24M | 0.28% | −37−0.9% | Reduced |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 4,198 | $1.25M | 0.01% | +2,614+165.0% | Added |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 4,201 | $1.25M | 0.00% | +1,529+57.2% | Added |
| Haverford Trust Co | 4,216 | $1.26M | 0.01% | +4,216 | New |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 4,239 | $1.26M | 0.16% | +4,239 | New |
| Tema ETFs LLC | 4,284 | $1.28M | 0.09% | −471−9.9% | Reduced |
| Ostrum Asset Management | 4,285 | $1.28M | 0.07% | +3,826+833.6% | Added |
| Tokio Marine Asset Management Co Ltd | 4,296 | $1.28M | 0.05% | +2,032+89.8% | Added |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 4,347 | $1.29M | 0.01% | +3,249+295.9% | Added |
| M. Kulyk & Associates, LLC | 4,373 | $1.30M | 0.24% | +4,373 | New |
| E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB | 4,385 | $1.31M | 0.03% | +1,861+73.7% | Added |
| Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc | 4,481 | $1.33M | 0.13% | +3,428+325.5% | Added |
| Eos Management, L.P. | 4,525 | $1.35M | 0.58% | −3,502−43.6% | Reduced |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 4,561 | $1.36M | 0.03% | +883+24.0% | Added |
| Ci Investments Inc. | 4,575 | $1.36M | 0.01% | +489+12.0% | Added |
| Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft | 4,595 | $1.37M | 0.03% | −547−10.6% | Reduced |
| New Mexico Educational Retirement Board | 4,635 | $1.38M | 0.04% | +1,795+63.2% | Added |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD | 4,731 | $1.41M | 0.02% | +259+5.8% | Added |
| Tower Bridge Advisors | 4,748 | $1.41M | 0.14% | +4,748 | New |
| Raiffeisen Bank International AG | 4,855 | $1.42M | 0.02% | +3,113+178.7% | Added |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | 4,839 | $1.44M | 0.05% | +545+12.7% | Added |
| Timber Creek Capital Management LLC | 4,853 | $1.45M | 0.35% | +4,853 | New |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 4,900 | $1.46M | 0.00% | −7,769−61.3% | Reduced |
| Hamrick Investment Counsel, llc | 4,904 | $1.46M | 0.81% | +845+20.8% | Added |
| North Star Asset Management Inc | 4,925 | $1.47M | 0.06% | +35+0.7% | Added |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 4,926 | $1.47M | 0.01% | +4,190+569.3% | Added |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 4,943 | $1.47M | 0.03% | +1,914+63.2% | Added |
| New England Asset Management Inc | 4,956 | $1.48M | 0.19% | +4,956 | New |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 4,996 | $1.49M | 0.00% | +2,245+81.6% | Added |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System | 5,000 | $1.49M | 0.03% | +2,000+66.7% | Added |
| Hahn Capital Management LLC | 5,002 | $1.49M | 0.94% | +5,002 | New |
| Hantz Financial Services, Inc. | 5,015 | $1.49M | 0.02% | +4,855+3,034.4% | Added |
| Third View Private Wealth, LLC | 5,045 | $1.50M | 0.21% | +3,638+258.6% | Added |
| Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc | 5,141 | $1.53M | 0.02% | +770+17.6% | Added |
| AG2R la Mondiale Gestion D'Actifs | 5,232 | $1.56M | 0.07% | +1,624+45.0% | Added |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC | 5,300 | $1.58M | 0.02% | +2,408+83.3% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 5,336 | $1.59M | 0.01% | +2,328+77.4% | Added |
| Palisade Asset Management, LLC | 5,336 | $1.59M | 0.16% | +5,336 | New |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | 5,501 | $1.64M | 0.02% | +2,362+75.2% | Added |
| Capital Analysts, LLC | 5,506 | $1.64M | 0.04% | +5,506 | New |
| Main Management ETF Advisors, LLC | 5,516 | $1.64M | 0.06% | +5,516 | New |
| MAI Capital Management | 5,557 | $1.65M | 0.01% | +3,386+156.0% | Added |
| Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp | 5,618 | $1.67M | 0.02% | +5,618 | New |
| Foyston, Gordon, & Payne Inc | 5,621 | $1.67M | 0.39% | +5,621 | New |
| Hartford Investment Management Co | 5,623 | $1.67M | 0.05% | +2,175+63.1% | Added |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 5,665 | $1.69M | 0.01% | +5,665 | New |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 5,670 | $1.69M | 0.02% | +2,559+82.3% | Added |
| S-Bank Fund Management Ltd | 5,676 | $1.69M | 0.25% | +4,421+352.3% | Added |
| Norinchukin Bank, The | 5,677 | $1.69M | 0.02% | +2,239+65.1% | Added |
| Blue Sparrow, LLC | 5,766 | $1.72M | 0.03% | +5,766 | New |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 5,767 | $1.72M | 0.00% | +3,997+225.8% | Added |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 5,776 | $1.72M | 0.01% | −639−10.0% | Reduced |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,882 | $1.75M | 0.08% | +555+10.4% | Added |
| WSFS Capital Management, LLC | 5,914 | $1.76M | 0.09% | +5,914 | New |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | 5,929 | $1.77M | 0.04% | +1,594+36.8% | Added |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 5,935 | $1.77M | 0.05% | +1,624+37.7% | Added |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 5,938 | $1.77M | 0.04% | +5,938 | New |
| Formuepleje A/S | 5,964 | $1.78M | 0.16% | +1,432+31.6% | Added |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 6,002 | $1.79M | 0.00% | +2,603+76.6% | Added |
| Kanawha Capital Management LLC | 6,100 | $1.82M | 0.13% | +6,100 | New |