WATERS CORP /DE/ - Common Stock (WAT)

Historical Holders from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
WAT on NYSE
Shares outstanding
59,555,514
Price per share
$379.83
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares
57,241,004
Total reported value
$17,165,718,799
% of total 13F portfolios
0.01%
Share change
-1,193,225
Value change
-$431,076,723
Number of holders
740
Price from insider filings
$379.83
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of WATERS CORP /DE/ - Common Stock (WAT) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
VANGUARD GROUP INC 13% $2,295,612,491 7,656,891 The Vanguard Group 30 Sep 2025
BlackRock, Inc. 9% $1,823,463,003 5,350,223 BlackRock, Inc. 31 Mar 2025
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 3.5% -47% $624,936,856 -$581,942,903 2,084,443 -48% AllianceBernstein L.P. 30 Sep 2025
As of 30 Sep 2025, WATERS CORP /DE/ - Common Stock (WAT) has 740 institutional shareholders filing 13F forms. They hold 57,241,004 shares. of 59,555,514 outstanding shares (96%) .

Top 25 institutional shareholders own 69% of the company.

Filer Ownership Nb Shares Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
VANGUARD GROUP INC 13% 7,656,891 +3.3% 0.03% $2,295,612,491
BlackRock, Inc. 10% 6,066,237 -7.6% 0.03% $1,818,718,470
Fundsmith LLP 6.6% 3,955,498 +9.6% 6% $1,185,897,855
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 4.5% 2,689,693 +44% 0.25% $806,396,857
STATE STREET CORP 4.5% 2,679,523 +0.12% 0.03% $803,347,791
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 3.5% 2,084,443 -48% 0.2% $624,936,856
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.7% 1,584,798 +2.1% 0.03% $473,260,814
Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 2.6% 1,551,010 +225% 2.4% $465,008,308
Invesco Ltd. 2.5% 1,472,419 +32% 0.07% $441,445,941
FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 2.3% 1,356,289 +11% 6.3% $406,629,005
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 2.2% 1,302,433 +44% 0.18% $390,483,073
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 1.5% 869,177 +5.6% 0.13% $260,600,433
AKO CAPITAL LLP 1.4% 806,948 +2.5% 3.4% $241,931,000
MORGAN STANLEY 1.2% 737,252 -12% 0.01% $221,036,301
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 1.2% 709,546 -0.6% 0.03% $212,728,987
GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd 1.1% 625,544 -9.1% 4.3% $187,544,347
Veritas Asset Management LLP 0.98% 584,770 1.9% $175,319,894
LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.93% 555,855 -4.2% 0.92% $166,654,338
Findlay Park Partners LLP 0.93% 551,069 -1.8% 1.7% $165,215,997
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.91% 543,149 +4.3% 0.01% $162,841,502
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.9% 537,582 +3% 0.03% $161,107,561
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.84% 499,100 +90% 0.09% $149,560,629
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.84% 498,343 -17% 0.03% $149,408,215
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.76% 454,285 +5% 0.02% $136,199,186
Legal & General Group Plc 0.74% 438,706 +5.4% 0.03% $131,528,443

Institutional Holders of WATERS CORP /DE/ - Common Stock (WAT) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price Investors
2025 Q4 293,076 $111,469,541 +$5,606,603 $379.83 40
2025 Q3 57,241,004 $17,165,718,799 -$431,076,723 $299.81 740
2025 Q2 58,417,059 $20,386,515,047 +$536,054,135 $349.04 764
2025 Q1 56,904,431 $20,951,327,333 +$53,957,795 $368.57 755
2024 Q4 57,016,865 $21,151,815,155 -$32,114,154 $370.98 752
2024 Q3 56,480,623 $20,302,861,610 -$188,410,225 $359.89 687
2024 Q2 56,898,506 $16,505,468,575 -$410,286,214 $290.12 684
2024 Q1 58,368,418 $20,071,926,576 -$235,883,765 $344.23 677
2023 Q4 59,016,278 $19,418,560,173 +$571,366,573 $329.23 668
2023 Q3 57,151,195 $15,660,699,539 +$252,954,023 $274.21 646
2023 Q2 56,230,226 $15,006,374,948 +$510,110,944 $266.54 640
2023 Q1 54,229,675 $16,785,848,025 +$391,278,304 $309.63 670
2022 Q4 52,963,254 $18,143,425,877 -$34,727,492 $342.58 645
2022 Q3 53,566,591 $14,451,250,939 +$19,421,791 $269.53 619
2022 Q2 53,467,449 $17,693,281,302 -$223,250,657 $330.98 639
2022 Q1 54,043,255 $16,794,611,210 -$159,259,353 $310.39 647
2021 Q4 54,704,896 $20,364,528,480 +$65,875,749 $372.60 654
2021 Q3 54,320,416 $19,422,149,171 -$125,764,676 $357.30 648
2021 Q2 54,707,977 $18,906,292,663 +$117,819,127 $345.61 625
2021 Q1 54,559,252 $15,499,992,798 -$203,655,123 $284.17 590
2020 Q4 55,383,621 $13,697,975,322 -$52,608,863 $247.42 570
2020 Q3 55,814,654 $10,922,640,134 -$322,346,606 $195.68 536
2020 Q2 57,266,622 $10,324,328,871 -$233,495,763 $180.40 533
2020 Q1 59,164,973 $10,782,249,236 -$476,228,129 $182.05 523
2019 Q4 61,786,782 $14,431,987,278 -$316,923,995 $233.65 578
2019 Q3 63,139,925 $14,092,347,179 -$201,732,208 $223.23 566
2019 Q2 64,089,970 $13,791,877,497 -$149,225,815 $215.24 570
2019 Q1 65,004,139 $16,356,665,165 -$635,160,120 $251.71 596
2018 Q4 67,694,300 $12,794,570,388 -$576,827,262 $188.65 542
2018 Q3 70,758,398 $13,773,659,679 -$378,079,046 $194.68 562
2018 Q2 77,438,139 $14,990,382,407 -$86,932,400 $193.59 549
2018 Q1 73,050,256 $14,505,881,083 -$277,388,373 $198.65 569
2017 Q4 74,626,899 $14,416,709,739 +$24,734,600 $193.19 570
2017 Q3 73,981,426 $13,277,508,962 +$117,635,138 $179.52 522
2017 Q2 73,373,697 $13,471,264,181 +$362,997,081 $183.84 536
2017 Q1 73,830,597 $11,540,473,772 +$683,203,626 $156.31 485
2016 Q4 74,721,772 $10,043,833,114 -$65,401,879 $134.39 517
2016 Q3 74,309,182 $11,769,884,026 -$136,281,195 $158.49 513
2016 Q2 75,259,779 $10,581,746,516 -$75,279,993 $140.65 483
2016 Q1 75,981,946 $10,014,998,572 -$221,044,674 $131.92 467
2015 Q4 77,684,446 $10,455,636,661 +$106,274,803 $134.58 475
2015 Q3 76,648,517 $9,057,171,281 +$158,962,569 $118.21 468
2015 Q2 75,024,379 $9,632,717,309 -$71,329,911 $128.38 469
2015 Q1 75,632,980 $9,398,234,815 +$45,861,549 $124.32 443
2014 Q4 75,321,332 $8,493,531,942 +$36,702,150 $112.72 431
2014 Q3 75,205,449 $7,455,393,643 -$169,142,776 $99.12 416
2014 Q2 76,841,200 $8,025,249,146 -$162,193,670 $104.44 407
2014 Q1 78,329,004 $8,491,759,035 +$45,940,863 $108.41 428