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WATERS CORP (WAT)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
1,189
Reporting holders
$38.0B
Reported value
101.1%
Of shares outstanding
0.3%
Calls
0.2%
Puts
+6
Holder change
Institutions report 99,347,588 shares against 98,248,111 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end. Over 100% because an adviser and a sub-adviser can both report the same shares, and both are counted.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | $3.2B | 8,484,939 | 0.05% | 8q | -0.7%-$21.8M |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | $2.5B | 4,625,035 | 0.80% | 31q | HELD |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $2.4B | 6,415,552 | 0.05% | 2q | +0.6%+$13.8M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.8B | 4,740,524 | 0.08% | 2q | HELD |
| STATE STREET CORP | $1.6B | 4,382,008 | 0.05% | 31q | HELD |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | $1.4B | 3,817,779 | 0.94% | 4q | -18.1%-$317.3M |
| Invesco Ltd. | $1.3B | 3,494,267 | 0.10% | 31q | +61.2%+$497.3M |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | $1.0B | 2,670,216 | 0.83% | 2q | +69.5%+$410.7M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $984.8M | 2,636,146 | 0.05% | 31q | HELD |
| Fundsmith LLP | $852.7M | 2,273,632 | 6.25% | 31q | -29.2%-$352.0M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $816.8M | 2,177,958 | 0.08% | 31q | +93.8%+$395.3M |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $802.4M | 2,694,590 | 0.27% | 31q | +27.3%+$172.1M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $796.2M | 2,158,391 | 0.04% | 31q | +9.4%+$68.1M |
| Jupiter Topco LLC | $623.9M | 1,663,601 | 0.25% | new | FIRST |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | $623.4M | 1,662,140 | 1.78% | 2q | +32.3%+$152.1M |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | $515.0M | 1,373,150 | 0.09% | 19q | +69.2%+$210.7M |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | $474.1M | 1,264,226 | 0.34% | 31q | +299.8%+$355.5M |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. | $456.4M | 1,216,947 | 3.10% | 31q | -13.3%-$70.0M |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $417.8M | 1,114,092 | 0.21% | 31q | +9.3%+$35.6M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $411.5M | 1,097,302 | 0.02% | 35q | -10.2%-$46.7M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $387.3M | 1,032,726 | 0.05% | 31q | -0.9%-$3.6M |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $355.8M | 948,639 | 0.17% | 31q | -7.5%-$28.7M |
| FMR LLC | $346.8M | 924,742 | 0.02% | 31q | +83.9%+$158.2M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $335.5M | 894,660 | 0.12% | 31q | +383.2%+$266.1M |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP | $319.4M | 851,624 | 5.75% | 4q | -29.1%-$131.0M |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | $317.9M | 847,774 | 0.72% | 4q | -7.6%-$26.0M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $314.9M | 839,592 | 0.02% | 31q | HELD |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. | $314.2M | 837,764 | 6.95% | 18q | -23.6%-$97.2M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $306.2M | 816,512 | 0.04% | 31q | +5.7%+$16.5M |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $303.5M | 809,339 | 0.07% | 31q | +14.1%+$37.4M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $300.4M | 801,084 | 0.05% | 31q | -1.7%-$5.1M |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | $293.0M | 774,836 | 0.45% | 19q | +58.5%+$108.1M |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $290.6M | 774,955 | 0.05% | 31q | -2.5%-$7.4M |
| UBS Group AG | $260.6M incl. $37.5K options CALL | 694,851 | 0.03% | 31q | +8.5%+$20.4M |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $258.8M | 690,148 | 0.05% | 31q | +0.8%+$2.0M |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | $244.7M | 653,967 | 0.21% | 31q | +34.4%+$62.6M |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | $239.4M | 638,786 | 0.16% | 23q | +66.8%+$95.9M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $220.1M incl. $989.7K options CALL | 584,254 | 0.02% | 31q | +3.8%+$8.0M |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | $218.0M | 581,332 | 0.17% | 9q | +156.2%+$132.9M |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | $210.3M | 560,753 | 0.33% | 12q | +4.9%+$9.8M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $206.8M | 551,398 | 0.05% | 2q | -0.9%-$1.8M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $188.7M | 503,214 | 0.03% | 31q | -4.9%-$9.6M |
| Focus Partners Wealth | $182.1M | 485,602 | 0.19% | 11q | +2.3%+$4.0M |
| Amundi | $174.2M | 464,501 | 0.04% | 21q | +7.5%+$12.1M |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP | $169.5M | 451,925 | 2.29% | 12q | -3.3%-$5.7M |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $166.6M | 444,225 | 0.18% | 4q | +25.4%+$33.7M |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $163.7M | 436,388 | 0.03% | 31q | -37.3%-$97.2M |
| BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC | $162.8M | 434,149 | 3.17% | 31q | HELD |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $156.3M | 416,850 | 0.05% | 34q | -22.2%-$44.6M |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | $148.9M | 397,310 | 0.06% | 31q | -14.6%-$25.4M |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP | $134.6M | 358,979 | 1.98% | 12q | +20.1%+$22.5M |
| Capital Research Global Investors | $134.3M | 358,198 | 0.02% | new | NEW |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA | $127.8M | 340,771 | 0.73% | 12q | -4.1%-$5.5M |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $125.9M incl. $62.7M options CALL+PUT | 168,498 | 0.02% | 31q | -18.7%-$29.0M |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC | $124.8M | 332,814 | 0.14% | 28q | +29.3%+$28.3M |
| Nuveen, LLC | $109.0M | 290,613 | 0.03% | 6q | +4.6%+$4.8M |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | $108.9M | 290,936 | 0.04% | 11q | +22.9%+$20.3M |
| TD Asset Management Inc | $107.8M | 287,436 | 0.09% | 31q | +7.8%+$7.8M |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC | $105.0M | 279,856 | 1.25% | 13q | +2.6%+$2.7M |
| Swiss National Bank | $104.0M | 277,334 | 0.05% | 31q | -3.9%-$4.2M |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $102.2M | 272,470 | 0.06% | 12q | -10.1%-$11.5M |
| First Pacific Advisors, LP | $100.6M | 268,164 | 1.24% | 2q | HELD |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $100.3M | 267,531 | 0.01% | 31q | +16.9%+$14.5M |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | $97.6M | 260,218 | 0.06% | 29q | +138.3%+$56.6M |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | $89.9M | 239,613 | 0.05% | 31q | +6.7%+$5.6M |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | $89.2M | 237,909 | 0.51% | 21q | +6.0%+$5.1M |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | $88.2M | 235,147 | 0.03% | 31q | +65.4%+$34.9M |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | $80.3M | 214,145 | 0.05% | 31q | -4.1%-$3.4M |
| CITIGROUP INC | $80.0M | 213,227 | 0.03% | 31q | +47.9%+$25.9M |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | $79.5M | 211,870 | 0.04% | 2q | -1.1%-$908.3K |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | $78.7M | 209,736 | 0.91% | 2q | -22.0%-$22.2M |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | $78.6M | 209,540 | 0.06% | 31q | -60.1%-$118.4M |
| AKO CAPITAL LLP | $76.3M | 203,356 | 1.78% | 12q | -75.1%-$230.1M |
| LPL Financial LLC | $74.9M | 199,677 | 0.02% | 31q | -21.3%-$20.3M |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ | $74.2M | 197,905 | 1.10% | 2q | -0.8%-$610.2K |
| XN LP | $72.4M | 193,146 | 1.91% | new | NEW |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | $71.5M | 190,721 | 0.19% | 31q | +50.1%+$23.9M |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO | $71.2M | 189,881 | 0.05% | 31q | HELD |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | $71.0M | 189,305 | 0.05% | 2q | +11.5%+$7.3M |
| NORGES BANK | $70.6M | 188,334 | 0.01% | 32q | -73.1%-$191.8M |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | $69.8M | 185,985 | 0.06% | 31q | -5.9%-$4.3M |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC | $68.5M | 182,722 | 0.17% | 31q | -0.7%-$449.7K |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $66.5M | 177,334 | 0.03% | 5q | +19.3%+$10.8M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $64.2M incl. $13.3M options CALL+PUT | 135,686 | 0.01% | 31q | -34.9%-$34.5M |
| LGT Group Foundation | $64.1M | 170,904 | 0.73% | 19q | +340.9%+$49.6M |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | $64.1M | 170,887 | 0.05% | 2q | -64.3%-$115.3M |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $63.6M | 169,474 | 0.03% | 31q | -28.0%-$24.7M |
| National Pension Service | $63.3M | 168,799 | 0.04% | 31q | +0.9%+$534.8K |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $63.3M | 168,771 | 0.05% | 31q | -5.2%-$3.5M |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | $62.6M | 171,186 | 0.05% | 31q | -35.8%-$35.0M |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | $62.4M CALL | options only | 0.09% | new | OPTIONS |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | $60.8M | 162,120 | 0.03% | 31q | +2711.2%+$58.6M |
| Robeco Schweiz AG | $57.1M | 152,195 | 0.92% | 31q | +5.1%+$2.7M |
| LMR Partners LLP | $55.2M | 147,305 | 0.21% | new | NEW |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $55.0M | 146,573 | 0.01% | 31q | -18.9%-$12.8M |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $54.3M | 144,662 | 0.05% | 31q | -6.1%-$3.5M |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | $54.2M | 144,556 | 0.08% | 2q | +64.5%+$21.3M |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | $51.9M | 138,443 | 0.06% | 3q | +8260.1%+$51.3M |
| Aberdeen Group plc | $51.8M | 138,104 | 0.07% | 31q | +10.0%+$4.7M |
| MILFORD FUNDS LTD | $50.8M | 135,437 | 0.83% | 2q | +103.1%+$25.8M |
Showing the largest 100 of 1,190 reported holders. The count of 1,189 above leaves out 1 position whose reported value failed our price check; it is listed here as filed.
What the company announced
Form 8-K filings from the last 120 days, showing only the items worth a reader's attention. Earnings releases, exhibit attachments and general disclosures are filed constantly and are left out. Filed is when the SEC received it; event is the date the company says the thing happened.
| Filed | Event date | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-17 | Directors or officers departed or appointed | filing |
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Officers and directors
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A | Director | Sold | 3,626 | $1.4M |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 415 | $1.2B | 2,636,982 | 52 | 93 | 156 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 1,189 | $38.0B | 99,347,588 | 146 | 335 | 458 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | 1,183 | $29.2B | 94,898,543 | 451 | 569 | 106 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2025 | 812 | $22.2B | 58,312,178 | 93 | 233 | 276 | 0.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 764 | $17.4B | 57,636,275 | 95 | 222 | 290 | 0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | 774 | $20.5B | 58,729,670 | 75 | 263 | 255 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2025 | 769 | $21.4B | 57,999,296 | 65 | 265 | 253 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2024 | 765 | $21.3B | 57,350,550 | 87 | 253 | 222 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2024 | 704 | $20.5B | 56,848,455 | 76 | 207 | 224 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2024 | 697 | $16.6B | 57,196,053 | 68 | 229 | 206 | 0.3% |
| Q1 2024 | 698 | $20.7B | 59,786,706 | 63 | 178 | 261 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2023 | 679 | $19.8B | 59,798,025 | 56 | 204 | 241 | 0.8% |
| Q3 2023 | 658 | $15.9B | 57,282,028 | 65 | 200 | 217 | 0.9% |
| Q2 2023 | 649 | $15.2B | 56,373,871 | 64 | 220 | 215 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2023 | 678 | $17.1B | 54,817,357 | 64 | 219 | 209 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2022 | 655 | $18.2B | 53,062,496 | 69 | 177 | 243 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2022 | 629 | $57.9B | 214,445,871 | 56 | 164 | 226 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2022 | 642 | $71.5B | 216,022,017 | 51 | 179 | 252 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2022 | 648 | $50.3B | 161,654,817 | 63 | 187 | 225 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2021 | 659 | $60.5B | 161,951,303 | 54 | 177 | 212 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2021 | 650 | $56.6B | 157,911,255 | 73 | 220 | 185 | 0.3% |
| Q2 2021 | 627 | $57.9B | 167,498,590 | 71 | 187 | 187 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2021 | 592 | $46.4B | 163,137,311 | 66 | 186 | 188 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2020 | 574 | $34.8B | 139,323,501 | 62 | 155 | 188 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2020 | 541 | $29.4B | 149,824,537 | 46 | 157 | 205 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2020 | 540 | $31.2B | 172,551,932 | 61 | 163 | 195 | 0.2% |
| Q1 2020 | 531 | $35.7B | 195,527,109 | 36 | 147 | 226 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2019 | 583 | $43.1B | 184,278,143 | 41 | 148 | 216 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2019 | 572 | $38.7B | 173,130,183 | 37 | 149 | 230 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2019 | 581 | $36.0B | 166,819,829 | 48 | 169 | 236 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2019 | 606 | $45.4B | 180,147,961 | 87 | 143 | 227 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2018 | 555 | $44.2B | 233,308,709 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0.3% |