Who owns Waters?What is institutional ownership? Institutional ownership is the share of a company's stock held by funds, banks and other investment managers, as they report it each quarter on Form 13F.
Institutions own 120.3% of Waters's shares, through 1,203 funds, banks and other managers that report their holdings to the SEC; individual investors and others hold the rest. The largest on 30 June 2026 were BlackRock, Inc. (8.6%), Vanguard Capital Management LLC (6.5%), Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC (4.8%).
- Institutions ownWhat is institutional ownership? Institutional ownership is the share of a company's stock held by funds, banks and other investment managers, as they report it each quarter on Form 13F.
- 120.3%
- Institutional holders
- 1,203
- The 10 largest hold
- 45.2%
- Free floatWhat is free float? Free float is the part of a company's shares that anyone can buy and sell: all its shares minus those held by insiders, founders and owners of over 5%.
- 99.9%
- Holdings as of
- 30 Jun 2026
Who owns the shares
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
The largest shareholders
| # | Holder | Shares | Of the company | Value | Change last quarter (shares) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 8,484,939 | 8.64% | 3.18B USD | -58,075 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6,415,552 | 6.53% | 2.41B USD | +36,777 |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4,740,524 | 4.83% | 1.78B USD | -13,661 |
| 4 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 4,625,035 | 4.71% | 2.53B USD | -5,083 |
| 5 | State Street Corp | 4,382,008 | 5.33% | 1.64B USD | +19,998 |
| 6 | T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 3,817,779 | 3.89% | 1.43B USD | -846,100 |
| 7 | Invesco Ltd. | 3,494,267 | 3.56% | 1.31B USD | +1,325,982 |
| 8 | Alliancebernstein L.P. | 2,694,590 | 2.74% | 802.45M USD | +577,853 |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2,636,146 | 2.68% | 984.75M USD | -10,312 |
| 10 | Fundsmith LLP | 2,273,632 | 2.32% | 852.70M USD | -938,443 |
| 11 | Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 2,177,958 | 2.22% | 816.82M USD | +1,053,930 |
| 12 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2,158,391 | 2.20% | 796.17M USD | +184,743 |
| 13 | Jupiter Topco LLC | 1,663,601 | 1.69% | 623.92M USD | New position |
| 14 | Viking Global Investors LP | 1,662,140 | 1.69% | 623.37M USD | +405,678 |
| 15 | Wellington Management Group LLP | 1,373,150 | 1.40% | 514.99M USD | +561,824 |
| 16 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 1,335,108 | 1.36% | 500.72M USD | -240,079 |
| 17 | Schroder Investment Management Group | 1,264,226 | 1.29% | 474.14M USD | +948,023 |
| 18 | Mawer Investment Management Ltd. | 1,216,947 | 1.24% | 456.40M USD | -186,680 |
| 19 | Principal Financial Group Inc | 1,114,092 | 1.13% | 417.84M USD | +94,803 |
| 20 | Morgan Stanley | 1,097,302 | 1.12% | 411.53M USD | -124,612 |
| 21 | Northern Trust Corp | 1,032,726 | 1.05% | 387.31M USD | -9,668 |
| 22 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 948,639 | 0.97% | 355.78M USD | -76,601 |
| 23 | FMR LLC | 924,742 | 0.94% | 346.82M USD | +421,928 |
| 24 | Millennium Management LLC | 894,660 | 0.91% | 335.53M USD | +709,492 |
| 25 | Veritas Asset Management LLP | 851,624 | 0.87% | 319.39M USD | -349,189 |
All institutions last quarter
- Bought or added
- 674 · 163 new
- Sold or cut
- 641 · 155 sold out
- Net shares bought
- +3.92M · 1.47B USD
- Institutional ownership
- 115.5% → 120.3%
Biggest buyers last quarter
- Jupiter Topco LLCNew position
- Invesco Ltd.+1,325,982
- Price T Rowe Associates Inc+1,053,930
- Schroder Investment Management Group+948,023
- Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P.New position
Biggest sellers last quarter
- Fundsmith LLP-938,443
- T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.-846,100
- Ako Capital LLP-613,573
- Veritas Asset Management LLP-349,189
- Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The-315,706
From the holders' 13F filings with the SEC for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026, filed up to 45 days after it; the buyers and sellers are among the 100 largest holders.
Common questions about Waters's shareholders
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings
