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, Q2 2026
Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Jun 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
- Institutional holders
- 1,185
- +23 vs. Q1 2026
- Shares held
- 97.9M
- +4.71M (+5.1%) vs. Q1 2026
- Total value
- $37.3B
- +$8.67B (+30.3%) vs. Q1 2026
- New holders
- 159
- 350 more added
- Sold out
- 136
- 484 more reduced
16 institutions that held it in Q1 2026 haven't filed for Q2 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q1 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.
| 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, Q2 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 112,356 | $42.1M | 0.01% | −7,114−6.0% | Reduced |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP | 105,500 | $39.6M | 1.39% | +13,500+14.7% | Added |
| Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc | 104,525 | $39.2M | 2.62% | −150−0.1% | Reduced |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | 101,873 | $38.2M | 0.06% | −24,131−19.2% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 99,522 | $37.3M | 0.01% | +6,333+6.8% | Added |
| Meridiem Capital Partners LP | 99,260 | $37.2M | 1.71% | −108,554−52.2% | Reduced |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | 98,204 | $36.8M | 0.28% | −7,337−7.0% | Reduced |
| Oversea-Chinese Banking CORP Ltd | 95,028 | $35.6M | 0.85% | +14,754+18.4% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 94,658 | $35.4M | 0.03% | +13,507+16.6% | Added |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | 93,653 | $35.1M | 0.10% | +45,145+93.1% | Added |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 90,753 | $34.0M | 0.03% | −11,836−11.5% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 89,584 | $33.6M | 0.01% | −25,741−22.3% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 87,450 | $32.8M | 0.05% | −3,319−3.7% | Reduced |
| Aviva PLC | 85,320 | $32.0M | 0.05% | +895+1.1% | Added |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | 84,440 | $31.7M | 0.81% | −195,400−69.8% | Reduced |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 84,073 | $31.5M | 0.04% | +11,364+15.6% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 83,368 | $31.3M | 0.06% | +16,842+25.3% | Added |
| State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System | 83,132 | $31.2M | 0.05% | +184+0.2% | Added |
| Smith Group Asset Management, LLC | 83,123 | $31.2M | 1.27% | +5,511+7.1% | Added |
| STRS Ohio | 80,790 | $30.3M | 0.11% | +52,440+185.0% | Added |
| Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd | 78,101 | $29.3M | 0.06% | −20,176−20.5% | Reduced |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 77,446 | $29.0M | 0.02% | −37,623−32.7% | Reduced |
| Armistice Capital, LLC | 75,004 | $28.1M | 0.78% | +75,004 | New |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 73,729 | $27.6M | 0.04% | −611−0.8% | Reduced |
| New York State Teachers Retirement System | 72,909 | $27.3M | 0.05% | −3,562−4.7% | Reduced |
| Swedbank AB | 70,706 | $26.5M | 0.02% | +3,907+5.8% | Added |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 68,257 | $25.6M | 0.32% | −760−1.1% | Reduced |
| Rivermont Capital Management LP | 65,467 | $24.6M | 3.48% | +65,467 | New |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 65,443 | $24.5M | 0.06% | −6,072−8.5% | Reduced |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 64,865 | $24.3M | 0.04% | +4,915+8.2% | Added |
| Sone Capital Management, LLC | 60,706 | $22.8M | 1.73% | +60,706 | New |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | 60,468 | $22.7M | 0.03% | −1,100−1.8% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 68,432 | $22.4M | 0.06% | +19,410+39.6% | Added |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP | 59,825 | $22.4M | 1.95% | +20,062+50.5% | Added |
| BLI - Banque de Luxembourg Investments | 60,468 | $22.4M | 0.79% | −40,452−40.1% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 57,923 | $21.7M | 0.04% | +7,194+14.2% | Added |
| Arvin Capital Management LP | 55,975 | $21.0M | 3.93% | +45,801+450.2% | Added |
| Credit Agricole S A | 54,876 | $20.6M | 0.05% | +28,307+106.5% | Added |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 52,523 | $19.7M | 0.02% | +11,167+27.0% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 52,397 | $19.7M | 0.04% | −380−0.7% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 52,290 | $19.6M | 0.02% | −603−1.1% | Reduced |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 52,650 | $19.4M | 0.01% | +1,112+2.2% | Added |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 51,447 | $19.3M | 0.09% | −1,211−2.3% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. | 50,404 | $18.9M | 0.05% | +1,259+2.6% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 49,826 | $18.7M | 0.04% | −4,146−7.7% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 49,296 | $18.5M | 0.04% | −2,375−4.6% | Reduced |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc. | 48,133 | $18.1M | 0.05% | −1,195−2.4% | Reduced |
| Groupe la Francaise | 47,551 | $17.8M | 0.22% | +16,542+53.3% | Added |
| Hutchinson Capital Management | 46,381 | $17.4M | 2.98% | −593−1.3% | Reduced |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 46,340 | $17.4M | 0.02% | −333−0.7% | Reduced |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | 45,018 | $16.9M | 0.11% | −269,566−85.7% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 44,388 | $16.6M | 0.01% | +13,359+43.1% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 44,113 | $16.5M | 0.01% | +3,501+8.6% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 56,576 | $16.5M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Management One Co.,Ltd. | 43,805 | $16.4M | 0.04% | +952+2.2% | Added |
| Danske Bank A/S | 42,179 | $15.8M | 0.03% | +430+1.0% | Added |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina | 41,870 | $15.7M | 0.04% | −200−0.5% | Reduced |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 41,300 | $15.5M | 0.03% | +557+1.4% | Added |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | 41,141 | $15.4M | 0.07% | −69,447−62.8% | Reduced |
| Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund | 41,120 | $15.4M | 0.07% | +6,240+17.9% | Added |
| Evelyn Partners Group Ltd | 40,668 | $15.3M | 0.29% | +40,668 | New |
| Victory Capital Management Inc | 40,582 | $15.2M | 0.01% | −8,587−17.5% | Reduced |
| OrbiMed Advisors LLC | 40,300 | $15.1M | 0.29% | +40,300 | New |
| KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS | 40,168 | $15.1M | 0.05% | −1,880−4.5% | Reduced |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC | 40,000 | $15.0M | 0.62% | +40,000 | New |
| Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC | 39,898 | $15.0M | 0.07% | +7,816+24.4% | Added |
| Willis Investment Counsel | 39,360 | $14.8M | 0.70% | +5,980+17.9% | Added |
| Logan Capital Management Inc | 39,120 | $14.7M | 0.55% | +39,120 | New |
| Creative Planning | 38,901 | $14.6M | 0.01% | +13,696+54.3% | Added |
| Primecap Management Co | 38,647 | $14.5M | 0.01% | −200−0.5% | Reduced |
| Jensen Investment Management Inc | 38,566 | $14.5M | 0.35% | −200−0.5% | Reduced |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 37,621 | $14.1M | 0.04% | −358−0.9% | Reduced |
| Quilter Plc | 37,309 | $14.0M | 0.21% | +37+0.1% | Added |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S | 36,321 | $13.6M | 0.33% | −121−0.3% | Reduced |
| PBU - The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators | 35,492 | $13.3M | 0.30% | −21,158−37.3% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 35,344 | $13.3M | 0.01% | −19,057−35.0% | Reduced |
| Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich | 35,226 | $13.2M | 0.29% | −29,793−45.8% | Reduced |
| Nykredit A/S | 35,206 | $13.2M | 0.05% | +35,206 | New |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 34,888 | $13.1M | 0.04% | −2,181−5.9% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 34,753 | $13.0M | 0.02% | +663+1.9% | Added |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | 33,802 | $12.7M | 0.02% | −7,506−18.2% | Reduced |
| Tredje AP-fonden | 32,971 | $12.4M | 0.06% | +4,933+17.6% | Added |
| Harvey Investment Co LLC | 32,877 | $12.3M | 1.34% | −197−0.6% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 32,328 | $12.1M | 0.05% | +6,000+22.8% | Added |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D | 31,963 | $12.0M | 0.04% | −1,400−4.2% | Reduced |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) | 30,952 | $11.6M | 0.05% | −922−2.9% | Reduced |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC | 30,206 | $11.3M | 1.16% | +3,759+14.2% | Added |
| Motley Fool Asset Management LLC | 30,191 | $11.3M | 0.44% | −1,277−4.1% | Reduced |
| Everett Harris & Co | 29,991 | $11.2M | 0.14% | −41,979−58.3% | Reduced |
| La Banque Postale Asset Management SA | 29,453 | $11.0M | 0.11% | +6,215+26.7% | Added |
| Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd. | 29,235 | $10.9M | 0.05% | −1,862−6.0% | Reduced |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 29,056 | $10.9M | 0.01% | +6,222+27.2% | Added |
| Parthenon LLC | 28,978 | $10.9M | 1.13% | −25−0.1% | Reduced |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 28,659 | $10.7M | 0.08% | −9,400−24.7% | Reduced |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 28,250 | $10.6M | 0.01% | −862−3.0% | Reduced |
| Arizona State Retirement System | 28,195 | $10.6M | 0.05% | +1,462+5.5% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 28,021 | $10.5M | 0.03% | −1,403−4.8% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 27,955 | $10.5M | 0.01% | +8,264+42.0% | Added |
| Czech National Bank | 27,947 | $10.5M | 0.06% | +1,236+4.6% | Added |
| Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd | 27,778 | $10.4M | 0.48% | −30,757−52.5% | Reduced |