Waters Corporation· WAT

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NYSE

Healthcare Medical - Diagnostics & Research Website

Price: $423.99
Day: +0.02%
Mkt Cap: $41.63B
52W Range: $282.77 – $431.78
Volume: 4.1K
Beta: 1.19

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 3.4 / 5 (Neutral), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 1,202 institutions hold; 511 added, 486 reduced
Insiders Q3 2026: no purchases, 1 sale ($1.4M)

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Waters Corporation

WAT|Healthcare|Medical - Diagnostics & Research

Current price: $424

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q3 2026

N/A

insufficient history to compare

Seller breadth · Q3 2026

1 seller

vs 0.0 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+34

675 adding vs 641 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

N/A

overlapping 13F filings

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

BLACKROCK, INC.

8.5M

-16.9%

MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/

4.6M

-16.5%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

6.4M

-15.9%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

4.7M

-16.6%

STATE STREET CORP

4.4M

+0.5%

STATE STREET CORP

4.4M

-16.0%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q3 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

2 buying10 unchanged0 selling

12 funds held WAT in Q3 2026, holding 778.5K shares between them, up 1.0% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR SERIES TRUST384.2K sh

FPA FUNDS TRUST172.1K sh

MADISON FUNDS138.1K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q3 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Aug 6

KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A

$1.4M

Purchase · Mar 6

FEARON RICHARD H

$306.3K

Purchase · Mar 16

Jiang Wei

$144.7K

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Generated September 23, 2026

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Smart Money Sentiment

WAT Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

3.4/5

Neutral

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

-6

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+18

Fund Flow

10% weight

+100

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 3.4/5 (Neutral) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 22, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for WAT

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Neutral

Routine insider selling in Q3 2026

1 sale totaling $1.4M (3.6K shares)

Limited history to compare against

Buying seen in 3 of 15 quarters

N/A

Selling pace

insufficient history to compare

1.07%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

1 seller

Seller breadth

in Q3 2026

Q1 2026

Last insider purchase

buying in 3 of 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, WAT

Top 3 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A

Director

Sell

3,626 shares at $397.94

≈16.9% of their stake at the time

Aug 6, 2026$1.44M

FEARON RICHARD H

Director

Buy

1,000 shares at $306.34

≈30.3% of their stake after buying

Mar 6, 2026$306.34K

Jiang Wei

Director

Buy

500 shares at $289.46

≈14.5% of their stake after buying

Mar 16, 2026$144.73K

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for WAT

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Neutral

Mixed institutional activity in Q2 2026

13F filings cover more than 100% of shares this quarter (overlapping reports), so ownership and share-flow figures are unreliable

Balanced activity: 675 adding vs 641 reducing

Momentum weakening from prior quarter

+34

Net breadth

675 adding vs 641 reducing

Balanced

1.05

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

New − closed

164 initiated, 155 exited

3 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+675 growing-641 shrinkingNet: +34

164

511

486

155

New (164)

Increased (511)

Reduced (486)

Closed (155)

Top Institutional Holders, WAT

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

8.5M

$3.2B

Ownership

8.64%

-16.9%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

6.4M

$2.4B

Ownership

6.53%

-15.9%

STATE STREET CORP

4.4M

$1.6B

Ownership

5.33%

+0.5%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

4.7M

$1.8B

Ownership

4.83%

-16.6%

MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/

4.6M

$2.5B

Ownership

4.71%

-16.5%

STATE STREET CORP

4.4M

$1.6B

Ownership

4.46%

-16.0%

T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

3.8M

$1.4B

Ownership

3.89%

-31.5%

INVESCO LTD.

3.5M

$1.3B

Ownership

3.56%

+34.8%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q3 2026: 12 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

2 buying0 sellingNet: +2

Buying (2)

Unchanged (10)

Selling (0)

In total, funds bought 8.0K shares and sold 0 this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Very Bullish

Funds accumulating in Q3 2026

12 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

2 funds buying vs 0 selling

Top Fund Holders, WAT

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

SPDR SERIES TRUST

384.2K

Weight

1.90%

Jul 31, 2026No change

FPA FUNDS TRUST

172.1K

Weight

27.11%

Jul 31, 2026No change

MADISON FUNDS

138.1K

Weight

2.85%

Jul 31, 2026Increased

ETF Series Solutions

44.4K

Weight

—

Jul 31, 2026No change

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS

19.4K

Weight

0.00%

Jul 31, 2026Increased

FORUM FUNDS

9.8K

Weight

45.71%

Jul 31, 2026No change

GLENMEDE FUND INC

7.1K

Weight

0.43%

Jul 31, 2026No change

Listed Funds Trust

2.5K

Weight

43.48%

Jul 31, 2026No change

Waters Corporation· WAT

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History43Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings175Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History43Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings175Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights