WATERS CORP (WAT) Stock Institutional Trading Activity


WATERS CORP (WAT) position changes reported by tracked institutional filers across multiple SEC 13F reporting periods. Based on recent SEC 13F filings (Q4 2025), investors with some of the largest reported share count changes include Fundsmith, Jensen Investment Management, Fundsmith Investment Services, AKO Capital, and Sequoia Financial Advisors. Explore insights into buying and selling patterns, position changes, and investment conviction levels to understand institutional trading behavior and market dynamics.

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Portfolio quarterNameTypeQuantityRemainingReported stock balance
Q4 2025Jensen Investment ManagementSell-5,20038,736$14,713,095
Q4 2025FundsmithSell-397,5203,557,978$1,351,426,784
Q3 2025Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-2517,382$5,211,223
Q3 2025Fundsmith Investment ServicesBuy135,5041,356,289$406,629,005
Q3 2025FundsmithBuy347,0913,955,498$1,185,897,855
Q3 2025AKO CapitalBuy19,602806,948$241,931
Q2 2025Jensen Investment ManagementSell-39643,936$15,335,421
Q2 2025Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy70517,407$6,075,743
Q2 2025Fundsmith Investment ServicesBuy4,9511,220,785$426,102,796
Q2 2025FundsmithSell-4,7903,608,407$1,259,478,379
Q2 2025AKO CapitalSell-99,869787,346$274,815
Q1 2025Jensen Investment ManagementSell-8044,332$16,339,445
Q1 2025AKO CapitalBuy71,836887,215$327,001
Q1 2025Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy15,25716,702$6,155,860
Q1 2025Fundsmith Investment ServicesSell-9,0981,215,834$448,119,937
Q1 2025FundsmithSell-21,3253,613,197$1,331,716,018
Q4 2024Jensen Investment ManagementSell-3,54044,412$16,475,964
Q4 2024AKO CapitalBuy25,172815,379$302,489
Q4 2024Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-261,445$536,070
Q4 2024Fundsmith Investment ServicesSell-3,4351,224,932$454,425,273
Q4 2024FundsmithSell-11,4773,634,522$1,348,334,972
Q3 2024Jensen Investment ManagementSell-1,39047,952$17,257,445
Q3 2024AKO CapitalSell-88,445790,207$284,388
Q3 2024Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy3471,471$529,403
Q3 2024Fundsmith Investment ServicesBuy7411,228,367$442,077,000
Q3 2024FundsmithSell-8,4513,645,999$1,312,158,580
Q2 2024AKO CapitalBuy39,889878,652$254,915
Q2 2024Jensen Investment ManagementSell-5,00049,342$14,315,101
Q2 2024Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy1151,124$326,098
Q2 2024Fundsmith Investment ServicesBuy89,8221,227,626$356,158,855

Frequently asked questions about WAT activity

  • Which institutional owners are buying WAT?

    Institutional owners buying WAT include investors who have either initiated new positions or increased their existing holdings based on recent SEC 13F filings. The activity table above highlights which funds added shares in the latest reporting periods and how their positions changed over time.

  • What does "buy" mean in WAT activity?

    "Buy" means an investor increased their reported position in WAT compared to the prior reporting period. This reflects growing exposure to WATERS CORP (WAT) rather than necessarily a brand-new position (though new positions also appear as buys when prior quantity was zero).

  • Is institutional interest in WAT increasing?

    Institutional interest in WAT can be assessed by comparing the number of tracked funds adding or increasing positions versus those trimming or exiting across the periods shown. A higher number of additions typically signals increasing participation among large filers, but it should be read alongside position sizes and the full table.