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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
Charter Research & Investment Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Atlas Brown,Inc.––––Not filed
Lincoln Capital LLC––––Not filed
Cypress Advisory Group LLC––––Not filed
Davenport & Co LLC––––Not filed
Intech Investment Management LLC––––Not filed
Elyxium Wealth, LLC––––Not filed
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Kuhn & Co Investment Counsel––––Not filed
Ingalls & Snyder LLC––––Not filed
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC––––Not filed
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC––––Not filed
Eads & Heald Wealth Management––––Not filed
Sheets Smith Wealth Management––––Not filed
Kensington Investment Counsel, LLC––––Not filed
Boston Family Office LLC––––Not filed
McMillan Office, Inc.––––Not filed
MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Granite Investment Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC––––Not filed
Advisory Services Network, LLC––––Not filed
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.––––Not filed
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)––––Not filed
Brave Asset Management Inc––––Not filed
Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd––––Not filed
Philadelphia Trust Co––––Not filed
Greenleaf Trust––––Not filed
Principal Securities, Inc.––––Not filed
Beaton Management Co. Inc.––––Not filed
Avalon Trust Co––––Not filed
Argentarii, LLC––––Not filed
Parallel Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Permanent Capital Management, LP––––Not filed
Frec Markets, Inc.––––Not filed
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al––––Not filed
NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC––––Not filed
Third View Private Wealth, LLC––––Not filed
Axxion S.A.––––Not filed
BCS Private Wealth Management, Inc.––––Not filed
Portland Global Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Modern Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Ritholtz Wealth Management––––Not filed
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock Co––––Not filed
CAPROCK Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC––––Not filed
Fieldview Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Merit Financial Group, LLC––––Not filed
ICW Investment Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Accredited Investors Inc.––––Not filed
Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC––––Not filed
Chemistry Wealth Management LLC––––Not filed
Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC––––Not filed
Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc––––Not filed
E Fund Management Co., Ltd.––––Not filed
Umb Bank N A––––Not filed
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC––––Not filed
Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.––––Not filed
Alps Advisors Inc––––Not filed
Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc––––Not filed
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc.––––Not filed
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc––––Not filed
NorthRock Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co––––Not filed
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Heartland Bank & Trust Co––––Not filed
Vise Technologies, Inc.––––Not filed
Profund Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Trust Asset Management LLC––––Not filed
Moody Lynn & Lieberson, LLC––––Not filed
Frank, Rimerman Advisors LLC––––Not filed
DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP––––Not filed
Phoenix Holdings Ltd.––––Not filed
Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
South Shore Capital Advisors––––Not filed
Burney Co––––Not filed
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC––––Not filed
Qtron Investments LLC––––Not filed
Claret Asset Management Corp––––Not filed
Clearstead Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Generali Investments, Management Co LLC––––Not filed
Inspire Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Innovative Asset Advisors Group, LLC––––Not filed
Heritage Investment Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp––––Not filed
Advisory Alpha, LLC––––Not filed
Citizens Financial Group Inc––––Not filed
Fiera Capital Corp––––Not filed
Fiduciary Group LLC––––Not filed
Texas Yale Capital Corp.––––Not filed
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc––––Not filed
Whittier Trust Co––––Not filed
Mairs & Power Inc––––Not filed
Poehling Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Viewpoint Capital Management LLC––––Not filed
Signaturefd, LLC––––Not filed
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.––––Not filed