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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
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd––––Not filed
OP Asset Management Ltd––––Not filed
Aquatic Capital Management LLC––––Not filed
Fideuram Asset Management (Ireland) dac––––Not filed
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Nuance Investments, LLC––––Not filed
Two Sigma Investments, LP––––Not filed
Savant Capital, LLC––––Not filed
Ethic Inc.––––Not filed
Guardcap Asset Management Ltd––––Not filed
Allstate Corp––––Not filed
First Manhattan Co––––Not filed
M&T Bank Corp––––Not filed
HighTower Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC––––Not filed
Easterly Investment Partners LLC––––Not filed
Bryn Mawr Trust Co––––Not filed
Bank of Nova Scotia––––Not filed
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC––––Not filed
Blair William & Co––––Not filed
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.––––Not filed
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue––––Not filed
Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS––––Not filed
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.––––Not filed
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC––––Not filed
HM Payson & Co––––Not filed
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado––––Not filed
Pathstone Holdings, LLC––––Not filed
Becker Capital Management Inc––––Not filed
Macquarie Group Ltd––––Not filed
Pinnacle Associates Ltd––––Not filed
Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Glenview Trust Co––––Not filed
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.––––Not filed
Robinson Value Management, Ltd.––––Not filed
Yousif Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC––––Not filed
Erste Asset Management GmbH––––Not filed
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc––––Not filed
Mercer Global Advisors Inc––––Not filed
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Calamos Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC––––Not filed
Pacific Capital Partners Ltd––––Not filed
Kinneret Advisory, LLC––––Not filed
Gabelli Funds LLC––––Not filed
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky––––Not filed
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec––––Not filed
Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.––––Not filed
Mizuho Securities USA LLC––––Not filed
Argyle Capital Management Inc.––––Not filed
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd––––Not filed
Pacer Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Carderock Capital Management Inc––––Not filed
Brown Advisory Inc––––Not filed
Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Bahl & Gaynor Inc––––Not filed
US Bancorp––––Not filed
Bessemer Group Inc––––Not filed
Saudi Central Bank––––Not filed
Woodline Partners LP––––Not filed
Guggenheim Capital LLC––––Not filed
Welch & Forbes LLC––––Not filed
Parsons Capital Management Inc––––Not filed
NS Partners Ltd––––Not filed
Mariner, LLC––––Not filed
Lafayette Investments, Inc.––––Not filed
South Dakota Investment Council––––Not filed
WSFS Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP––––Not filed
1832 Asset Management L.P.––––Not filed
Trust Co of Vermont––––Not filed
Kentucky Retirement Systems––––Not filed
XTX Topco Ltd––––Not filed
CIBC World Markets Inc.––––Not filed
Empowered Funds, LLC––––Not filed
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC––––Not filed
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC––––Not filed
Ostrum Asset Management––––Not filed
Norinchukin Bank, The––––Not filed
Foyston, Gordon, & Payne Inc––––Not filed
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp––––Not filed
Main Management ETF Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Nomura Holdings Inc––––Not filed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans––––Not filed
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC––––Not filed
Hartford Investment Management Co––––Not filed
Abn Amro Investment Solutions––––Not filed
Avanza Fonder AB––––Not filed
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System––––Not filed
Pinnbrook Capital Management LP––––Not filed
MML Investors Services, LLC––––Not filed
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co––––Not filed
MAI Capital Management––––Not filed
Keybank National Association––––Not filed
Westchester Capital Management, Inc.––––Not filed
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S––––Not filed
Omers Administration Corp––––Not filed