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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutual of America Capital Management LLC | 10,413 | $3.10M | 0.04% | +4,031+63.2% | Added |
| Quantitative Investment Management, LLC | 10,375 | $3.09M | 0.32% | +8,778+549.7% | Added |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 10,309 | $3.07M | 0.02% | +3,348+48.1% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 10,280 | $3.06M | 0.01% | +6,061+143.7% | Added |
| Bryn Mawr Trust Co | 10,207 | $3.04M | 0.07% | +10,034+5,800.0% | Added |
| Blair William & Co | 10,204 | $3.04M | 0.01% | +4,379+75.2% | Added |
| Arvin Capital Management LP | 10,174 | $3.03M | 0.71% | +10,174 | New |
| HM Payson & Co | 10,097 | $3.01M | 0.04% | +5,581+123.6% | Added |
| Glenview Trust Co | 10,091 | $3.01M | 0.05% | +2,754+37.5% | Added |
| OP Asset Management Ltd | 10,053 | $2.99M | 0.03% | +3,476+52.9% | Added |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 10,004 | $2.98M | 0.12% | +798+8.7% | Added |
| Olstein Capital Management, L.P. | 10,000 | $2.98M | 0.65% | +10,000 | New |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 9,938 | $2.96M | 0.06% | +7,263+271.5% | Added |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 9,881 | $2.94M | 0.09% | +459+4.9% | Added |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 9,869 | $2.94M | 0.02% | +9,869 | New |
| Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC | 9,729 | $2.90M | 0.04% | +1,622+20.0% | Added |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue | 9,672 | $2.88M | 0.03% | +3,727+62.7% | Added |
| Assetmark, Inc | 9,645 | $2.87M | 0.01% | +7,860+440.3% | Added |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 9,346 | $2.78M | 0.03% | +3,432+58.0% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 9,342 | $2.78M | 0.01% | +3,607+62.9% | Added |
| Becker Capital Management Inc | 9,315 | $2.77M | 0.08% | +6,563+238.5% | Added |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 9,188 | $2.74M | 0.01% | +4,091+80.3% | Added |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 9,086 | $2.71M | 0.06% | +9,007+11,401.3% | Added |
| Linscomb & Williams, Inc. | 8,796 | $2.62M | 0.12% | −558−6.0% | Reduced |
| Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky | 8,719 | $2.60M | 0.02% | +4,065+87.3% | Added |
| Meridian Wealth Management, LLC | 8,582 | $2.56M | 0.09% | −28−0.3% | Reduced |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 8,566 | $2.55M | 0.01% | +7,893+1,172.8% | Added |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 8,540 | $2.54M | 0.16% | +5,010+141.9% | Added |
| Ethic Inc. | 8,496 | $2.53M | 0.04% | +2,728+47.3% | Added |
| Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc | 8,267 | $2.46M | 0.42% | −205−2.4% | Reduced |
| Gabelli Funds LLC | 8,214 | $2.45M | 0.02% | +1,514+22.6% | Added |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 8,193 | $2.44M | 0.10% | +343+4.4% | Added |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 8,171 | $2.43M | 0.01% | −5,456−40.0% | Reduced |
| Calamos Advisors LLC | 8,061 | $2.40M | 0.01% | +8,061 | New |
| Hikari Power Ltd | 8,024 | $2.39M | 0.21% | −39,606−83.2% | Reduced |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | 7,958 | $2.37M | 0.02% | +7,958 | New |
| Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC | 7,925 | $2.36M | 2.30% | +174+2.2% | Added |
| Kinneret Advisory, LLC | 7,885 | $2.35M | 0.22% | +488+6.6% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 7,884 | $2.35M | 0.00% | +7,884 | New |
| NS Partners Ltd | 7,858 | $2.34M | 0.10% | +7,858 | New |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 7,732 | $2.30M | 0.00% | +2,636+51.7% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 7,712 | $2.30M | 0.00% | +7,712 | New |
| Bahl & Gaynor Inc | 7,658 | $2.28M | 0.01% | +7,658 | New |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 7,641 | $2.28M | 0.01% | −1,935−20.2% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 7,602 | $2.26M | 0.01% | +1,740+29.7% | Added |
| Welch & Forbes LLC | 7,601 | $2.26M | 0.03% | +3,863+103.3% | Added |
| Argyle Capital Management Inc. | 7,595 | $2.26M | 0.74% | +45+0.6% | Added |
| Wealthfront Advisers LLC | 7,593 | $2.26M | 0.00% | +815+12.0% | Added |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | 7,577 | $2.26M | 0.01% | +1,167+18.2% | Added |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 7,572 | $2.25M | 0.05% | +4,398+138.6% | Added |
| JPL Wealth Management, LLC | 7,531 | $2.24M | 0.52% | −175−2.3% | Reduced |
| Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd. | 7,542 | $2.23M | 0.00% | +2,571+51.7% | Added |
| Elwood Capital Partners LP | 7,500 | $2.23M | 2.16% | +7,500 | New |
| CWM, LLC | 7,433 | $2.21M | 0.01% | +2,959+66.1% | Added |
| Brown Advisory Inc | 7,403 | $2.20M | 0.00% | +1,180+19.0% | Added |
| Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC | 7,307 | $2.18M | 0.51% | +329+4.7% | Added |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich | 7,376 | $2.17M | 0.01% | −25,759−77.7% | Reduced |
| Spears Abacus Advisors LLC | 7,238 | $2.16M | 0.04% | +596+9.0% | Added |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC | 7,226 | $2.15M | 0.10% | +7,226 | New |
| Northside Capital Management, LLC | 6,975 | $2.08M | 0.18% | +6,975 | New |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 6,968 | $2.08M | 0.03% | +404+6.2% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 6,947 | $2.07M | 0.00% | +4,746+215.6% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 6,883 | $2.05M | 0.02% | +5,509+400.9% | Added |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 6,802 | $2.02M | 0.01% | +1,948+40.1% | Added |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | 6,637 | $1.97M | 0.01% | +1,886+39.7% | Added |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 6,621 | $1.97M | 0.05% | +1,248+23.2% | Added |
| Foguth Wealth Management, LLC. | 5,129 | $1.97M | 0.23% | +15+0.3% | Added |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | 6,541 | $1.95M | 0.06% | +4,795+274.6% | Added |
| Horizon Investments, LLC | 6,449 | $1.92M | 0.02% | +4,008+164.2% | Added |
| Lafayette Investments, Inc. | 6,421 | $1.91M | 0.39% | −338−5.0% | Reduced |
| Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. | 6,410 | $1.91M | 0.03% | +6,410 | New |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 6,364 | $1.90M | 0.02% | −65−1.0% | Reduced |
| South Dakota Investment Council | 6,334 | $1.89M | 0.04% | +5,667+849.6% | Added |
| Rempart Asset Management Inc. | 6,291 | $1.87M | 0.39% | +6,291 | New |
| Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP | 6,254 | $1.86M | 0.12% | −447−6.7% | Reduced |
| Westchester Capital Management, Inc. | 6,184 | $1.84M | 0.37% | +6,184 | New |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 6,151 | $1.83M | 0.01% | +364+6.3% | Added |
| Pacific Capital Partners Ltd | 6,141 | $1.83M | 1.80% | +6,141 | New |
| Kanawha Capital Management LLC | 6,100 | $1.82M | 0.13% | +6,100 | New |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 6,002 | $1.79M | 0.00% | +2,603+76.6% | Added |
| Formuepleje A/S | 5,964 | $1.78M | 0.16% | +1,432+31.6% | Added |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 5,938 | $1.77M | 0.04% | +5,938 | New |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 5,935 | $1.77M | 0.05% | +1,624+37.7% | Added |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | 5,929 | $1.77M | 0.04% | +1,594+36.8% | Added |
| WSFS Capital Management, LLC | 5,914 | $1.76M | 0.09% | +5,914 | New |
| Parsons Capital Management Inc | 5,882 | $1.75M | 0.08% | +555+10.4% | Added |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 5,776 | $1.72M | 0.01% | −639−10.0% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 5,767 | $1.72M | 0.00% | +3,997+225.8% | Added |
| Blue Sparrow, LLC | 5,766 | $1.72M | 0.03% | +5,766 | New |
| Norinchukin Bank, The | 5,677 | $1.69M | 0.02% | +2,239+65.1% | Added |
| S-Bank Fund Management Ltd | 5,676 | $1.69M | 0.25% | +4,421+352.3% | Added |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 5,670 | $1.69M | 0.02% | +2,559+82.3% | Added |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 5,665 | $1.69M | 0.01% | +5,665 | New |
| Hartford Investment Management Co | 5,623 | $1.67M | 0.05% | +2,175+63.1% | Added |
| Foyston, Gordon, & Payne Inc | 5,621 | $1.67M | 0.39% | +5,621 | New |
| Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp | 5,618 | $1.67M | 0.02% | +5,618 | New |
| MAI Capital Management | 5,557 | $1.65M | 0.01% | +3,386+156.0% | Added |
| Main Management ETF Advisors, LLC | 5,516 | $1.64M | 0.06% | +5,516 | New |
| Capital Analysts, LLC | 5,506 | $1.64M | 0.04% | +5,506 | New |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | 5,501 | $1.64M | 0.02% | +2,362+75.2% | Added |