Waters WAT Institutional Ownership

NYSE WAT

$439.37 -4.16 (-0.94%)

At close: Sep 30, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Institutions by Trading Activity

1,183 Institutions

Increased 516 43.6%

Unchanged 194 16.4%

Reduced 473 40.0%

Ownership Statistics

13F · as of 30 Jun, 2026

Institutional Ownership

120.26%

▼-38.67 pp QoQ

Shares Held by Institutions

98.78Mn

of 82.14Mn outstanding

▲+7.14% QoQ

Shares Outstanding

82.14Mn

-16.64Mn held outside 13F filers

Institutional Investors

1,183

filed 13F for Jun 2026

▲+12 vs prior quarter

Net Shares Added (QoQ)

+6.58Mn

accumulated since last quarter

Value of Holdings

$43.40Bn

reported market value

Shares Owned by Institutions

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Ownership Summary

Quarter ending 30 Jun, 2026

Waters Corp /De/ (NYSE:WAT) has 1,183 institutional investors that have filed 13F reports for the period ending June 2026.

They owned 120.3% of outstanding stock in June 2026, down from 158.9% the prior quarter.
They increased total shares held in WAT by 7.14% quarter over quarter, and investors in Waters increased 53.64% from a year ago.
Of these 1,183 funds, 516 grew their exposure to Waters, 473 cut back, and 194 maintained positions.
The aggregate institutional position in Waters amounted to 98.78Mn shares as of June 2026, up by 6.58Mn shares quarter on quarter, and up 41.21Mn shares year over year.
As of June 30, 2026, BlackRock, Inc. held the largest stake in Waters with 8.48Mn shares, accounting for 10.33% of total shares outstanding.
The largest buyers of Waters for the quarter ending June 2026 were Jupiter Topco LLC (1.66Mn), Invesco Ltd. (1.33Mn), PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (1.05Mn), SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP (948.02K), Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. (816.51K).
Leading sellers of Waters shares for the quarter ending June 2026 were Fundsmith LLP (938.44K), T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (846.1K), AKO CAPITAL LLP (613.57K), Veritas Asset Management LLP (349.19K), MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE (315.71K).
Waters's 10 largest shareholders as of June 2026 include BlackRock, Inc. (8.48Mn), VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (6.42Mn), VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (4.74Mn), MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ (4.63Mn), State Street Corp (4.38Mn), T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (3.82Mn), Invesco Ltd. (3.49Mn), ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. (2.69Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (2.64Mn), Fundsmith LLP (2.27Mn) per Business Quant data.

Form 13F Holdings

1,180 Institutional Holders

Report period 30 Jun, 2026

Total shares held 98.78Mn

Of outstanding 120.26%

#	Institution	CIK	Shares Held	% of Outstanding	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
1	BlackRock, Inc.	0002012383	8,484,939	10.33%	▼58,075	-0.68%	$3.18Bn
2	VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	0002100119	6,415,552	7.81%	▲36,777	+0.58%	$2.41Bn
3	VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	0002100121	4,740,524	5.77%	▼13,661	-0.29%	$1.78Bn
4	MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/	0000912938	4,625,035	5.63%	▼5,083	-0.11%	$2.53Bn
5	State Street Corp	0000093751	4,382,008	5.33%	▲19,998	+0.46%	$1.64Bn
6	T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.	0001897612	3,817,779	4.65%	▼846,100	-18.14%	$1.43Mn
7	Invesco Ltd.	0000914208	3,494,267	4.25%	▲1,325,982	+61.15%	$1.31Bn
8	ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.	0001109448	2,694,590	3.28%	▲577,853	+27.30%	$802.45Mn
9	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0001214717	2,636,146	3.21%	▼10,312	-0.39%	$984.75Mn
10	Fundsmith LLP	0001569205	2,273,632	2.77%	▼938,443	-29.22%	$852.70Mn
11	PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/	0000080255	2,177,958	2.65%	▲1,053,930	+93.76%	$816.82K
12	Jpmorgan Chase & Co	0000019617	2,158,391	2.63%	▲184,743	+9.36%	$796.17Mn
13	Jupiter Topco LLC	0002146052	1,663,601	2.03%	▲1,663,601	0.00%	$623.92Mn
14	VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP	0001103804	1,662,140	2.02%	▲405,678	+32.29%	$623.37Mn
15	WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	0000902219	1,373,150	1.67%	▲561,824	+69.25%	$514.99Mn
16	First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	0001325447	1,335,108	1.63%	▼1,815,266	-57.62%	$500.72Mn
17	SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP	0001086619	1,264,226	1.54%	▲948,023	+299.81%	$474.14Mn
18	Mawer Investment Management Ltd.	0001538449	1,216,947	1.48%	▼186,680	-13.30%	$456.40Mn
19	Principal Financial Group Inc	0001126328	1,114,092	1.36%	▲94,803	+9.30%	$417.84Mn
20	Morgan Stanley	0000895421	1,097,302	1.34%	▼124,612	-10.20%	$411.53Mn

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