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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, Q3 2026

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Sep 30, 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

Q3 2026 data is still coming in (13F filing deadline: Nov 16, 2026), so these numbers are incomplete.

Institutional holders
7
0 vs. Q2 2026
Shares held
20.7K
−6.54K (−24.0%) vs. Q2 2026
Total value
$9.16M
−$1.05M (−10.3%) vs. Q2 2026
New holders
0
2 more added
Sold out
0
3 more reduced

1,178 institutions that held it in Q2 2026 haven't filed for Q3 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2026: 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 holders
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 held
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, Q3 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q2 2026.

Institutions holding WAT in Q3 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.––––Not filed
Balyasny Asset Management LLC––––Not filed
Standard Life Aberdeen plc––––Not filed
Citadel Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Milford Funds Ltd––––Not filed
California Public Employees Retirement System––––Not filed
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.––––Not filed
Envestnet Asset Management Inc––––Not filed
Empyrean Capital Partners, LP––––Not filed
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc––––Not filed
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH––––Not filed
Bank of Montreal––––Not filed
Meridiem Capital Partners LP––––Not filed
Boston Trust Walden Corp––––Not filed
Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd––––Not filed
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.––––Not filed
Handelsbanken Fonder AB––––Not filed
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.––––Not filed
Raymond James Financial Inc––––Not filed
Captrust Financial Advisors––––Not filed
Aviva PLC––––Not filed
Champlain Investment Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Quantinno Capital Management LP––––Not filed
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)––––Not filed
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System––––Not filed
Smith Group Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
STRS Ohio––––Not filed
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd––––Not filed
SG Americas Securities, LLC––––Not filed
Armistice Capital, LLC––––Not filed
Great West Life Assurance Co––––Not filed
New York State Teachers Retirement System––––Not filed
Swedbank AB––––Not filed
Investment Management Corp of Ontario––––Not filed
Rivermont Capital Management LP––––Not filed
Gotham Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc––––Not filed
Sone Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
New York State Common Retirement Fund––––Not filed
APG Asset Management N.V.––––Not filed
PFM Health Sciences, LP––––Not filed
BLI - Banque de Luxembourg Investments––––Not filed
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC––––Not filed
Arvin Capital Management LP––––Not filed
Credit Agricole S A––––Not filed
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.––––Not filed
State of Wisconsin Investment Board––––Not filed
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA––––Not filed
AQR Capital Management LLC––––Not filed
Glenmede Trust Co NA––––Not filed
Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd.––––Not filed
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp––––Not filed
Korea Investment CORP––––Not filed
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.––––Not filed
Groupe la Francaise––––Not filed
Hutchinson Capital Management––––Not filed
Prudential Financial Inc––––Not filed
Impax Asset Management Group plc––––Not filed
National Bank of Canada––––Not filed
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.––––Not filed
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale––––Not filed
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.––––Not filed
Danske Bank A/S––––Not filed
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina––––Not filed
Royal London Asset Management Ltd––––Not filed
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd––––Not filed
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund––––Not filed
Evelyn Partners Group Ltd––––Not filed
Victory Capital Management Inc––––Not filed
OrbiMed Advisors LLC––––Not filed
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS––––Not filed
Integral Health Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC––––Not filed
Willis Investment Counsel––––Not filed
Logan Capital Management Inc––––Not filed
Creative Planning––––Not filed
Primecap Management Co––––Not filed
Jensen Investment Management Inc––––Not filed
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Quilter Plc––––Not filed
C WorldWide Group Holding A/S––––Not filed
PBU - The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators––––Not filed
Stifel Financial Corp––––Not filed
Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich––––Not filed
Nykredit A/S––––Not filed
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department––––Not filed
Toronto Dominion Bank––––Not filed
CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.––––Not filed
Tredje AP-fonden––––Not filed
Harvey Investment Co LLC––––Not filed
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd––––Not filed
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D––––Not filed
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ)––––Not filed
Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC––––Not filed
Motley Fool Asset Management LLC––––Not filed
Everett Harris & Co––––Not filed
La Banque Postale Asset Management SA––––Not filed
Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd.––––Not filed
Van Eck Associates Corp––––Not filed
Parthenon LLC––––Not filed