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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Capital Partners Ltd | 6,141 | $1.83M | 1.80% | +6,141 | New |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 6,151 | $1.83M | 0.01% | +364+6.3% | Added |
| Westchester Capital Management, Inc. | 6,184 | $1.84M | 0.37% | +6,184 | New |
| Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP | 6,254 | $1.86M | 0.12% | −447−6.7% | Reduced |
| Rempart Asset Management Inc. | 6,291 | $1.87M | 0.39% | +6,291 | New |
| South Dakota Investment Council | 6,334 | $1.89M | 0.04% | +5,667+849.6% | Added |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 6,364 | $1.90M | 0.02% | −65−1.0% | Reduced |
| Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. | 6,410 | $1.91M | 0.03% | +6,410 | New |
| Lafayette Investments, Inc. | 6,421 | $1.91M | 0.39% | −338−5.0% | Reduced |
| Horizon Investments, LLC | 6,449 | $1.92M | 0.02% | +4,008+164.2% | Added |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | 6,541 | $1.95M | 0.06% | +4,795+274.6% | Added |
| Foguth Wealth Management, LLC. | 5,129 | $1.97M | 0.23% | +15+0.3% | Added |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 6,621 | $1.97M | 0.05% | +1,248+23.2% | Added |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | 6,637 | $1.97M | 0.01% | +1,886+39.7% | Added |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 6,802 | $2.02M | 0.01% | +1,948+40.1% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 6,883 | $2.05M | 0.02% | +5,509+400.9% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 6,947 | $2.07M | 0.00% | +4,746+215.6% | Added |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 6,968 | $2.08M | 0.03% | +404+6.2% | Added |
| Northside Capital Management, LLC | 6,975 | $2.08M | 0.18% | +6,975 | New |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC | 7,226 | $2.15M | 0.10% | +7,226 | New |
| Spears Abacus Advisors LLC | 7,238 | $2.16M | 0.04% | +596+9.0% | Added |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich | 7,376 | $2.17M | 0.01% | −25,759−77.7% | Reduced |
| Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC | 7,307 | $2.18M | 0.51% | +329+4.7% | Added |
| Brown Advisory Inc | 7,403 | $2.20M | 0.00% | +1,180+19.0% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 7,433 | $2.21M | 0.01% | +2,959+66.1% | Added |
| Elwood Capital Partners LP | 7,500 | $2.23M | 2.16% | +7,500 | New |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 7,542 | $2.23M | 0.00% | +2,571+51.7% | Added |
| JPL Wealth Management, LLC | 7,531 | $2.24M | 0.52% | −175−2.3% | Reduced |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 7,572 | $2.25M | 0.05% | +4,398+138.6% | Added |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | 7,577 | $2.26M | 0.01% | +1,167+18.2% | Added |
| Wealthfront Advisers LLC | 7,593 | $2.26M | 0.00% | +815+12.0% | Added |
| Argyle Capital Management Inc. | 7,595 | $2.26M | 0.74% | +45+0.6% | Added |
| Welch & Forbes LLC | 7,601 | $2.26M | 0.03% | +3,863+103.3% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 7,602 | $2.26M | 0.01% | +1,740+29.7% | Added |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 7,641 | $2.28M | 0.01% | −1,935−20.2% | Reduced |
| Bahl & Gaynor Inc | 7,658 | $2.28M | 0.01% | +7,658 | New |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 7,712 | $2.30M | 0.00% | +7,712 | New |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 7,732 | $2.30M | 0.00% | +2,636+51.7% | Added |
| NS Partners Ltd | 7,858 | $2.34M | 0.10% | +7,858 | New |
| Mariner, LLC | 7,884 | $2.35M | 0.00% | +7,884 | New |
| Kinneret Advisory, LLC | 7,885 | $2.35M | 0.22% | +488+6.6% | Added |
| Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC | 7,925 | $2.36M | 2.30% | +174+2.2% | Added |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 7,958 | $2.37M | 0.02% | +7,958 | New |
| Hikari Power Ltd | 8,024 | $2.39M | 0.21% | −39,606−83.2% | Reduced |
| Calamos Advisors LLC | 8,061 | $2.40M | 0.01% | +8,061 | New |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 8,171 | $2.43M | 0.01% | −5,456−40.0% | Reduced |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 8,193 | $2.44M | 0.10% | +343+4.4% | Added |
| Gabelli Funds LLC | 8,214 | $2.45M | 0.02% | +1,514+22.6% | Added |
| Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc | 8,267 | $2.46M | 0.42% | −205−2.4% | Reduced |
| Ethic Inc. | 8,496 | $2.53M | 0.04% | +2,728+47.3% | Added |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 8,540 | $2.54M | 0.16% | +5,010+141.9% | Added |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 8,566 | $2.55M | 0.01% | +7,893+1,172.8% | Added |
| Meridian Wealth Management, LLC | 8,582 | $2.56M | 0.09% | −28−0.3% | Reduced |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 8,719 | $2.60M | 0.02% | +4,065+87.3% | Added |
| Linscomb & Williams, Inc. | 8,796 | $2.62M | 0.12% | −558−6.0% | Reduced |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 9,086 | $2.71M | 0.06% | +9,007+11,401.3% | Added |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 9,188 | $2.74M | 0.01% | +4,091+80.3% | Added |
| Becker Capital Management Inc | 9,315 | $2.77M | 0.08% | +6,563+238.5% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 9,342 | $2.78M | 0.01% | +3,607+62.9% | Added |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 9,346 | $2.78M | 0.03% | +3,432+58.0% | Added |
| Assetmark, Inc | 9,645 | $2.87M | 0.01% | +7,860+440.3% | Added |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue | 9,672 | $2.88M | 0.03% | +3,727+62.7% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC | 9,729 | $2.90M | 0.04% | +1,622+20.0% | Added |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 9,869 | $2.94M | 0.02% | +9,869 | New |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 9,881 | $2.94M | 0.09% | +459+4.9% | Added |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 9,938 | $2.96M | 0.06% | +7,263+271.5% | Added |
| Olstein Capital Management, L.P. | 10,000 | $2.98M | 0.65% | +10,000 | New |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 10,004 | $2.98M | 0.12% | +798+8.7% | Added |
| OP Asset Management Ltd | 10,053 | $2.99M | 0.03% | +3,476+52.9% | Added |
| Glenview Trust Co | 10,091 | $3.01M | 0.05% | +2,754+37.5% | Added |
| HM Payson & Co | 10,097 | $3.01M | 0.04% | +5,581+123.6% | Added |
| Arvin Capital Management LP | 10,174 | $3.03M | 0.71% | +10,174 | New |
| Blair William & Co | 10,204 | $3.04M | 0.01% | +4,379+75.2% | Added |
| Bryn Mawr Trust Co | 10,207 | $3.04M | 0.07% | +10,034+5,800.0% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 10,280 | $3.06M | 0.01% | +6,061+143.7% | Added |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 10,309 | $3.07M | 0.02% | +3,348+48.1% | Added |
| Quantitative Investment Management, LLC | 10,375 | $3.09M | 0.32% | +8,778+549.7% | Added |
| Mutual of America Capital Management LLC | 10,413 | $3.10M | 0.04% | +4,031+63.2% | Added |
| First Manhattan Co | 10,473 | $3.12M | 0.01% | +2,744+35.5% | Added |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 10,506 | $3.13M | 0.04% | +2,898+38.1% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 10,652 | $3.17M | 0.02% | +3,239+43.7% | Added |
| Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan | 10,798 | $3.22M | 0.13% | +9,714+896.1% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 10,870 | $3.24M | 0.00% | +3,470+46.9% | Added |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 11,346 | $3.35M | 0.03% | −12,196−51.8% | Reduced |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | 11,266 | $3.36M | 0.04% | +4,446+65.2% | Added |
| JustInvest LLC | 11,268 | $3.36M | 0.03% | +2,976+35.9% | Added |
| S&CO Inc | 11,417 | $3.40M | 0.21% | +463+4.2% | Added |
| Gillespie Robinson & Grimm Inc | 11,441 | $3.41M | 0.25% | +11,441 | New |
| Coleford Investment Management Ltd. | 11,668 | $3.47M | 0.85% | +11,668 | New |
| PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab | 11,708 | $3.49M | 0.03% | +9,988+580.7% | Added |
| Dudley & Shanley, Inc. | 11,720 | $3.49M | 0.57% | +11,720 | New |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 11,739 | $3.50M | 0.02% | −5,947−33.6% | Reduced |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. | 12,098 | $3.60M | 0.01% | +12,098 | New |
| Trillium Asset Management, LLC | 11,492 | $3.60M | 0.12% | −160−1.4% | Reduced |
| McRae Capital Management Inc | 12,218 | $3.64M | 0.75% | +12,218 | New |
| Jain Global LLC | 12,409 | $3.70M | 0.05% | −68,303−84.6% | Reduced |
| Heartland Advisors Inc | 12,461 | $3.71M | 0.19% | +12,461 | New |
| Graybill Bartz & Assoc Ltd | 12,462 | $3.71M | 1.13% | +3,792+43.7% | Added |
| Jacobs & Co | 12,654 | $3.77M | 0.37% | +12,654 | New |
| Jones Kertz & Associates, Inc. | 12,763 | $3.80M | 2.02% | −45−0.4% | Reduced |