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
Q2 2024FundsmithSell-111,8013,654,450$1,060,229,034
Q1 2024AKO CapitalBuy66,841838,763$288,727
Q1 2024Jensen Investment ManagementSell-4,29054,342$18,706,147
Q1 2024Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-3281,009$347,329
Q1 2024Fundsmith Investment ServicesBuy3,1211,137,804$391,666,271
Q1 2024FundsmithSell-34,4373,766,251$1,296,456,582
Q4 2023Jensen Investment ManagementSell-81058,632$19,303,413
Q4 2023AKO CapitalBuy300,158771,922$254,140
Q4 2023Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy4001,337$440,181
Q4 2023Fundsmith Investment ServicesBuy27,5891,134,683$373,571,684
Q4 2023FundsmithSell-5,8063,800,688$1,251,300,510
Q3 2023Jensen Investment ManagementBuy4,68059,442$16,299,591
Q3 2023AKO CapitalBuy471,764471,764$129,362
Q3 2023Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy50937$256,935
Q3 2023Fundsmith Investment ServicesBuy80,8891,107,094$303,576,246
Q3 2023FundsmithSell-2,9793,806,494$1,043,778,720
Q2 2023Jensen Investment ManagementBuy8,96054,762$14,596,263
Q2 2023Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy16,40056,800$15,139
Q2 2023Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy24887$236,422
Q2 2023Fundsmith Investment ServicesBuy116,7981,026,205$273,524,681
Q2 2023FundsmithBuy111,1043,809,473$1,015,376,933
Q1 2023Jensen Investment ManagementSell-94045,802$13,954,495
Q1 2023Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy31,30040,400$12,509
Q1 2023Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy7863$267,211
Q1 2023Fundsmith Investment ServicesBuy74,169909,407$281,579,689
Q1 2023FundsmithBuy8,6723,698,369$1,145,125,993
Q4 2022Jensen Investment ManagementSell-3046,742$16,012,874
Q4 2022Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-1,7009,100$3,117
Q4 2022Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy856856$293,248
Q4 2022Fundsmith Investment ServicesBuy12,421835,238$286,135,834

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.