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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | 110,588 | $32.9M | 0.17% | +63,754+136.1% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 109,218 | $32.5M | 0.05% | +80,390+278.9% | Added |
| Woodline Partners LP | 107,910 | $32.1M | 0.12% | +26,497+32.5% | Added |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | 105,541 | $31.4M | 0.26% | −6,866−6.1% | Reduced |
| Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc | 104,675 | $31.2M | 2.38% | +625+0.6% | Added |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 102,589 | $30.5M | 0.04% | +46,145+81.8% | Added |
| Vestal Point Capital, LP | 100,000 | $29.8M | 0.83% | +100,000 | New |
| Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd | 98,277 | $29.3M | 0.08% | +75,044+323.0% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 93,189 | $27.8M | 0.01% | +36,194+63.5% | Added |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP | 92,000 | $27.4M | 0.91% | +92,000 | New |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 90,769 | $27.0M | 0.05% | +4,971+5.8% | Added |
| Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. | 87,856 | $26.2M | 0.04% | +87,856 | New |
| Aviva PLC | 84,425 | $25.1M | 0.04% | +32,785+63.5% | Added |
| State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System | 82,948 | $24.7M | 0.05% | +31,234+60.4% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 81,151 | $24.1M | 0.03% | +23,602+41.0% | Added |
| Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd | 80,274 | $23.9M | 0.70% | −553−0.7% | Reduced |
| Smith Group Asset Management, LLC | 77,612 | $23.1M | 1.18% | +4,964+6.8% | Added |
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 76,471 | $22.8M | 0.05% | +27,815+57.2% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 74,340 | $22.2M | 0.04% | +29,420+65.5% | Added |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 72,709 | $21.7M | 0.04% | +5,652+8.4% | Added |
| Everett Harris & Co | 71,970 | $21.4M | 0.28% | +71,970 | New |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 71,515 | $21.3M | 0.07% | +1,458+2.1% | Added |
| Brandes Investment Partners, LP | 69,454 | $20.7M | 0.15% | +69,454 | New |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 69,017 | $20.6M | 0.26% | +9,061+15.1% | Added |
| Swedbank AB | 66,799 | $19.9M | 0.02% | +24,601+58.3% | Added |
| Milford Funds Ltd | 66,669 | $19.9M | 0.42% | +66,669 | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 66,526 | $19.8M | 0.04% | +4,938+8.0% | Added |
| Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich | 65,019 | $19.4M | 0.48% | +53,862+482.8% | Added |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 61,568 | $18.3M | 0.03% | +22,827+58.9% | Added |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 60,079 | $17.9M | 0.41% | +18,856+45.7% | Added |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 59,950 | $17.9M | 0.03% | −31,790−34.7% | Reduced |
| Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd | 58,535 | $17.4M | 0.47% | +20,173+52.6% | Added |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 57,648 | $17.2M | 0.03% | −506−0.9% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 56,576 | $16.9M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PBU - The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators | 56,650 | $16.9M | 0.25% | +56,650 | New |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 54,401 | $16.2M | 0.01% | +29,199+115.9% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 53,972 | $16.1M | 0.04% | +22,267+70.2% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 52,893 | $15.8M | 0.02% | +21,718+69.7% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 52,777 | $15.7M | 0.04% | +13,292+33.7% | Added |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 52,658 | $15.7M | 0.08% | +9,293+21.4% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 51,671 | $15.4M | 0.03% | +31,261+153.2% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 51,538 | $15.3M | 0.01% | +21,396+71.0% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 50,729 | $15.1M | 0.04% | +11,947+30.8% | Added |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc. | 49,328 | $14.7M | 0.04% | +18,752+61.3% | Added |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 49,169 | $14.6M | 0.01% | +24,184+96.8% | Added |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. | 49,145 | $14.6M | 0.04% | +49,145 | New |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 48,508 | $14.4M | 0.05% | +11,475+31.0% | Added |
| Hutchinson Capital Management | 46,974 | $14.0M | 2.57% | −716−1.5% | Reduced |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 46,673 | $13.9M | 0.02% | +18,070+63.2% | Added |
| Asset Management One Co.,Ltd. | 42,853 | $12.8M | 0.04% | +17,566+69.5% | Added |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 49,022 | $12.7M | 0.04% | +14,722+42.9% | Added |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina | 42,070 | $12.5M | 0.04% | +17,114+68.6% | Added |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 42,048 | $12.5M | 0.05% | +21,096+100.7% | Added |
| Danske Bank A/S | 41,749 | $12.4M | 0.03% | −34,890−45.5% | Reduced |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 41,356 | $12.3M | 0.02% | +15,415+59.4% | Added |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | 41,308 | $12.3M | 0.02% | +41,308 | New |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 40,743 | $12.1M | 0.03% | +17,941+78.7% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 40,612 | $12.1M | 0.01% | +21,329+110.6% | Added |
| Nuance Investments, LLC | 40,500 | $12.1M | 1.68% | +39,919+6,870.7% | Added |
| Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc | 40,174 | $12.0M | 0.07% | +40,174 | New |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP | 39,763 | $11.8M | 1.25% | −3,445−8.0% | Reduced |
| Primecap Management Co | 38,847 | $11.6M | 0.01% | −200−0.5% | Reduced |
| Jensen Investment Management Inc | 38,766 | $11.5M | 0.23% | +30+0.1% | Added |
| LGT Group Foundation | 38,760 | $11.5M | 0.14% | +21,605+125.9% | Added |
| Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. | 38,583 | $11.5M | 0.23% | +38,583 | New |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 38,059 | $11.3M | 0.07% | +14,860+64.1% | Added |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 37,979 | $11.3M | 0.04% | +9,126+31.6% | Added |
| Freemont Management S.A. | 37,700 | $11.2M | 2.10% | −3,900−9.4% | Reduced |
| M&G Plc | 37,326 | $11.1M | 0.06% | +37,326 | New |
| Quilter Plc | 37,272 | $11.1M | 0.19% | +2,930+8.5% | Added |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 37,069 | $11.0M | 0.04% | +24,251+189.2% | Added |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S | 36,442 | $10.9M | 0.23% | −51−0.1% | Reduced |
| Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund | 34,880 | $10.4M | 0.06% | +20,247+138.4% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 34,090 | $10.2M | 0.02% | +7,212+26.8% | Added |
| Willis Investment Counsel | 33,380 | $9.94M | 0.54% | +236+0.7% | Added |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D | 33,363 | $9.94M | 0.04% | +13,345+66.7% | Added |
| Harvey Investment Co LLC | 33,074 | $9.85M | 1.08% | +127+0.4% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 32,914 | $9.80M | 0.02% | +4,010+13.9% | Added |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | 32,254 | $9.61M | 0.08% | +11,791+57.6% | Added |
| Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC | 32,082 | $9.55M | 0.07% | +31,323+4,126.9% | Added |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) | 31,874 | $9.49M | 0.05% | +12,231+62.3% | Added |
| Motley Fool Asset Management LLC | 31,468 | $9.37M | 0.40% | −1,622−4.9% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 31,029 | $9.24M | 0.01% | −15,712−33.6% | Reduced |
| Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd. | 31,097 | $9.23M | 0.05% | +11,967+62.6% | Added |
| Groupe la Francaise | 31,009 | $9.21M | 0.13% | +31,009 | New |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | 30,000 | $8.93M | 0.05% | +30,000 | New |
| Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. | 29,535 | $8.80M | 0.67% | +29,535 | New |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 29,424 | $8.76M | 0.03% | +11,499+64.2% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 29,112 | $8.67M | 0.01% | +18,708+179.8% | Added |
| Parthenon LLC | 29,003 | $8.64M | 0.99% | −95−0.3% | Reduced |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co | 28,387 | $8.45M | 0.18% | +28,387 | New |
| STRS Ohio | 28,350 | $8.44M | 0.03% | +26,923+1,886.7% | Added |
| Tredje AP-fonden | 28,038 | $8.35M | 0.05% | +18,883+206.3% | Added |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 26,733 | $7.96M | 0.05% | +10,372+63.4% | Added |
| State of Michigan Retirement System | 26,719 | $7.96M | 0.04% | +10,522+65.0% | Added |
| Czech National Bank | 26,711 | $7.95M | 0.05% | +11,013+70.2% | Added |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 26,594 | $7.92M | 0.02% | +13,871+109.0% | Added |
| Credit Agricole S A | 26,569 | $7.91M | 0.03% | +20,251+320.5% | Added |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC | 26,447 | $7.88M | 0.82% | −15,452−36.9% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 26,328 | $7.84M | 0.04% | +7,650+41.0% | Added |