WAT

Waters
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WAT

Arincen65/100B

Who owns Waters?

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 own
120.3%
Institutional holders
1,203
The 10 largest hold
45.2%
Free float
99.9%
Holdings as of
30 Jun 2026

Who owns the shares

10 largest holders 45.2% Other institutions 54.8% Individuals and others 0.0%

Shares free to trade

Free float 98.07M shares ·99.9% Closely held 120.49K shares ·0.1%

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

#HolderSharesOf the companyValueChange last quarter (shares)
1BlackRock, Inc.8,484,9398.64%3.18B USD-58,075
2Vanguard Capital Management LLC6,415,5526.53%2.41B USD+36,777
3Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4,740,5244.83%1.78B USD-13,661
4Massachusetts Financial Services Co4,625,0354.71%2.53B USD-5,083
5State Street Corp4,382,0085.33%1.64B USD+19,998
6T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.3,817,7793.89%1.43B USD-846,100
7Invesco Ltd.3,494,2673.56%1.31B USD+1,325,982
8Alliancebernstein L.P.2,694,5902.74%802.45M USD+577,853
9Geode Capital Management, LLC2,636,1462.68%984.75M USD-10,312
10Fundsmith LLP2,273,6322.32%852.70M USD-938,443

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