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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.

Institutional holdersQ1 2026: 1,178 institutions
Q1 2021: 600 institutionsQ2 2021: 634 institutionsQ3 2021: 658 institutionsQ4 2021: 667 institutionsQ1 2022: 661 institutionsQ2 2022: 654 institutionsQ3 2022: 644 institutionsQ4 2022: 654 institutionsQ1 2023: 678 institutionsQ2 2023: 647 institutionsQ3 2023: 651 institutionsQ4 2023: 674 institutionsQ1 2024: 689 institutionsQ2 2024: 695 institutionsQ3 2024: 697 institutionsQ4 2024: 761 institutionsQ1 2025: 765 institutionsQ2 2025: 771 institutionsQ3 2025: 755 institutionsQ4 2025: 808 institutionsQ1 2026: 1,178 institutionsQ2 2026: 1,185 institutions
Value heldQ1 2026: $29.1B
Q1 2021: $15.5BQ2 2021: $18.9BQ3 2021: $19.5BQ4 2021: $20.4BQ1 2022: $16.9BQ2 2022: $17.7BQ3 2022: $14.5BQ4 2022: $18.2BQ1 2023: $16.8BQ2 2023: $15.0BQ3 2023: $15.7BQ4 2023: $19.4BQ1 2024: $20.1BQ2 2024: $16.5BQ3 2024: $20.3BQ4 2024: $21.2BQ1 2025: $21.2BQ2 2025: $20.4BQ3 2025: $17.2BQ4 2025: $21.9BQ1 2026: $29.1BQ2 2026: $37.3B
Institutions holding WAT and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20261,185$37.3B
Q1 20261,178$29.1B
Q4 2025808$21.9B
Q3 2025755$17.2B
Q2 2025771$20.4B
Q1 2025765$21.2B
Q4 2024761$21.2B
Q3 2024697$20.3B
Q2 2024695$16.5B
Q1 2024689$20.1B
Q4 2023674$19.4B
Q3 2023651$15.7B
Q2 2023647$15.0B
Q1 2023678$16.8B
Q4 2022654$18.2B
Q3 2022644$14.5B
Q2 2022654$17.7B
Q1 2022661$16.9B
Q4 2021667$20.4B
Q3 2021658$19.5B
Q2 2021634$18.9B
Q1 2021600$15.5B

Institutions, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding WAT in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Massar Capital Management, LP0$00.00%−4,175−100.0%Sold out
Jump Financial, LLC0$00.00%−4,145−100.0%Sold out
Fox Run Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−3,116−100.0%Sold out
GAM Holding AG0$00.00%−2,629−100.0%Sold out
Retireful, LLC0$00.00%−1,940−100.0%Sold out
Lecap Asset Management Ltd0$00.00%−1,769−100.0%Sold out
Aigen Investment Management, LP0$00.00%−1,590−100.0%Sold out
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC0$00.00%−1,589−100.0%Sold out
Alps Advisors Inc0$00.00%−1,553−100.0%Sold out
Quest Partners LLC0$00.00%−1,421−100.0%Sold out
Pensionfund Sabic0$00.00%−1,100−100.0%Sold out
111 Capital0$00.00%−973−100.0%Sold out
Forum Financial Management, LP0$00.00%−962−100.0%Sold out
Ethos Financial Group, LLC0$00.00%−917−100.0%Sold out
Graham Capital Management, L.P.0$00.00%−886−100.0%Sold out
Sage Mountain Advisors LLC0$00.00%−755−100.0%Sold out
Seeds Investor LLC0$00.00%−748−100.0%Sold out
GTS Securities LLC0$00.00%−733−100.0%Sold out
AlphaGrep UK Ltd0$00.00%−698−100.0%Sold out
Applied Finance Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−663−100.0%Sold out
Scientech Research LLC0$00.00%−659−100.0%Sold out
Global Endowment Management, LP0$00.00%−655−100.0%Sold out
Brookwood Investment Group LLC0$00.00%−655−100.0%Sold out
Anchor Capital Advisors LLC0$00.00%−634−100.0%Sold out
Nomura Holdings Inc0$00.00%−627−100.0%Sold out
Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance0$00.00%−623−100.0%Sold out
FourThought Financial Partners, LLC0$00.00%−603−100.0%Sold out
Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc.0$00.00%−600−100.0%Sold out
AIA Group Ltd0$00.00%−598−100.0%Sold out
Rockland Trust Co0$00.00%−596−100.0%Sold out
Associated Banc-Corp0$00.00%−566−100.0%Sold out
Advisory Advocates, LLC0$00.00%−546−100.0%Sold out
CAPROCK Group, Inc.0$00.00%−543−100.0%Sold out
Beacon Investment Advisors LLC0$00.00%−541−100.0%Sold out
Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd0$00.00%−540−100.0%Sold out
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, Omsesidigt0$00.00%−499−100.0%Sold out
Stephenson National Bank & Trust0$00.00%−351−100.0%Sold out
Quarry LP0$00.00%−202−100.0%Sold out
Monetary Management Group Inc0$00.00%−200−100.0%Sold out
Sentry Investment Management LLC0$00.00%−146−100.0%Sold out
eCIO, Inc.0$00.00%−129−100.0%Sold out
SageView Advisory Group, LLC0$00.00%−117−100.0%Sold out
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.0$00.00%−107−100.0%Sold out
Group One Trading, L.P.0$00.00%−106−100.0%Sold out
Reflection Asset Management0$00.00%−57−100.0%Sold out
Fideuram Asset Management (Ireland) dac0$00.00%−45−100.0%Sold out
Elyxium Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−28−100.0%Sold out
Bravera Wealth0$00.00%−16−100.0%Sold out
Rogco, LP0$00.00%−15−100.0%Sold out
Howard Hughes Medical Institute0$00.00%−12−100.0%Sold out
Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−9−100.0%Sold out
Bayforest Capital Ltd0$00.00%−9−100.0%Sold out
Winnow Wealth LLC0$00.00%−6−100.0%Sold out
Optima Capital LLC0$00.00%−3−100.0%Sold out
Bellevue Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−3−100.0%Sold out
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−2−100.0%Sold out
Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc.0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Breakwater Investment Management0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Wealth Watch Advisors, INC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Quattro Advisors LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Vanguard Group Inc––––Not filed
Norges Bank––––Not filed
Iron Triangle Partners LP––––Not filed
Forsta Ap-Fonden––––Not filed
CIBC World Markets Corp––––Not filed
Comerica Bank––––Not filed
Trust Co of Vermont––––Not filed
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Ransom Advisory, Ltd––––Not filed
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co––––Not filed
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC––––Not filed
DV Equities, LLC––––Not filed
ORG Partners LLC––––Not filed
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC––––Not filed