WATERS CORP WAT

US Healthcare Laboratory Analytical Instruments
$379.29
+0.3%
52w: $277.72 – $412.54

Latest 13F among current holders filed 10 days ago (Jun 24, 2026)

Price — last 12 months

research preview data
277.72345.13412.54
Jun 20, 2025 Jul 2, 2026
Institutional holders
1.2K
+364 QoQ
13F value
$29.10B
+31.5% QoQ
Smart-money holders
109
signal tier ≥ 2
New smart buyers
60
Q1 2026
Options barometer
1.0×
$49.7M calls / $49.1M puts

Institutional value by quarter

$21.29B
Q1 2024
$16.59B
Q2 2024
$20.40B
Q3 2024
$21.24B
Q4 2024
$21.35B
Q1 2025
$20.47B
Q2 2025
$17.28B
Q3 2025
$22.13B
Q4 2025
$29.10B
Q1 2026

Number of holders

688
Q1 2024
694
Q2 2024
696
Q3 2024
760
Q4 2024
765
Q1 2025
770
Q2 2025
753
Q3 2025
804
Q4 2025
1.2K
Q1 2026

Who owns WAT?

Q1 2026 filings
FundTypeSharesValue% of fundChange
BlackRock, Inc. Index provider8.5M$2.54B0.0%+57.3%
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ Other4.6M$2.06B0.7%+76.4%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical6.4M$1.90B0.0%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical4.8M$1.42B0.1%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. Long only active4.7M$1.39B1.0%+1728.3%
STATE STREET CORP Index provider4.4M$1.30B0.0%+62.6%
Fundsmith LLP ★3Value conviction3.2M$956.6M7.5%-9.7%
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. Long only active2.1M$804.0M0.3%+2.4%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Index provider2.6M$785.1M0.0%+66.1%
Invesco Ltd. Index provider2.2M$645.7M0.1%+85.8%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Bank broker2.0M$579.0M0.0%+354.9%
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC Diversified mechanical1.6M$488.0M0.2%+27.0%
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC Other1.6M$469.1M0.8%New
Mawer Investment Management Ltd. ★2Fundamental diversified1.4M$418.0M2.7%+8.1%
VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP ★2Fundamental diversified1.3M$374.2M1.0%New
MORGAN STANLEY Bank broker1.2M$363.9M0.0%+69.9%
Veritas Asset Management LLP ★3Fundamental concentrated1.2M$357.6M6.1%-3.3%
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Diversified mechanical1.1M$334.7M0.0%+67.5%
FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. ★3Value conviction1.1M$326.6M7.4%-4.3%
NORTHERN TRUST CORP Index provider1.0M$310.4M0.0%+52.3%
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Quant stat arb1.0M$305.3M0.3%+191.3%
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC Diversified mechanical1.0M$303.6M0.2%+17.0%
Holocene Advisors, LP Other917.1K$273.1M0.7%+122.7%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Bank broker843.6K$251.2M0.0%+44.2%
AKO CAPITAL LLP ★3Fundamental concentrated816.9K$243.3M4.8%+8.4%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Quant stat arb814.7K$242.6M0.1%+60.8%
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP Long only active811.3K$241.6M0.0%+197.5%
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Bank broker794.6K$236.6M0.0%+60.8%
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Index provider772.5K$230.1M0.0%+70.4%
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Long only active709.5K$211.3M0.1%+1065.5%
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Bank broker695.6K$207.2M0.0%+670.9%
Legal & General Group Plc Diversified mechanical684.8K$203.9M0.0%+57.9%
UBS Group AG Bank broker640.3K$190.7M0.0%+79.9%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Bank broker563.1K$167.7M0.0%+20.3%
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO Diversified mechanical556.1K$165.6M0.0%
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ Bank broker535.7K$159.5M0.1%+87.6%
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Other534.6K$159.2M0.3%+43.0%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Diversified mechanical528.9K$157.5M0.0%+63.6%
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE Diversified mechanical525.2K$156.4M0.1%+615.8%
FMR LLC Long only active502.8K$149.7M0.0%+214.0%
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC Diversified mechanical488.9K$146.6M0.2%+18305.6%
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical486.6K$144.5M0.2%+38.7%
Clearbridge Investments, LLC Other478.3K$142.4M0.1%New
Focus Partners Wealth Wealth advisor474.9K$141.4M0.2%+74.7%
Findlay Park Partners LLP Other467.2K$139.1M1.9%+1.9%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Bank broker465.0K$138.5M0.1%-41.2%
BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC ★2Fundamental diversified432.2K$128.7M2.7%+10.6%
Amundi Diversified mechanical432.1K$128.7M0.0%+20.1%
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC Diversified mechanical382.9K$114.0M0.1%+413.9%
LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA Other355.3K$105.8M0.7%-29.6%

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