Question 1

Who owns WAT?

Accepted Answer

WATERS CORP (WAT) is held by 308 institutional investors that disclose positions via SEC 13F filings. The largest disclosed holder is BlackRock, Inc. as of Q2 2026.

Question 2

Are institutions buying or selling WAT?

Accepted Answer

In Q2 2026, 149 institutions opened or increased positions in WATERS CORP while 167 reduced or exited — a net selling quarter.

Question 3

What is the Smart Money Verdict on WAT?

Accepted Answer

HoldingsIntel scores WATERS CORP across four independent sources (institutional 13F activity, insider trades, activist filings, and congressional trades) — with 4 of the 4 carrying data for WAT. In Q2 2026, the institutional leg showed net outflows: 149 buying versus 167 selling.

Question 4

How many hedge funds hold WAT?

Accepted Answer

308 institutional investors report holding WATERS CORP (WAT) as of Q2 2026, based on SEC 13F filings.

Question 5

Is institutional money flowing into WAT?

Accepted Answer

As of Q2 2026, tracked institutions in WATERS CORP show 149 buyers versus 167 sellers — net outflows.

Question 6

Are Congress members and hedge funds both buying WAT?

Accepted Answer

Yes — in the latest quarter, 4 members of Congress and 149 institutional investors bought WATERS CORP. HoldingsIntel cross-checks STOCK Act disclosures against 13F filings to surface these overlaps.

Fund	Action	Shares	Value	Weight	Est. P&L	Conviction
BlackRock, Inc.	Decreased	8.5M(-0.7%)	$3.2B	0.0%	+18.77%	0
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/	Decreased	4.6M(-0.1%)	$2.5B	0.8%	+44.74%	0
VAVANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Increased	6.4M(+0.6%)	$2.4B	0.1%	+32.70%	32
VPVANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	Decreased	4.7M(-0.3%)	$1.8B	0.1%	+32.85%	0
STATE STREET CORP	Increased	4.4M(+0.5%)	$1.6B	0.0%	+27.99%	32
Invesco Ltd.	Increased	3.5M(+61.1%)	$1.3B	0.1%	+27.04%	55
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	Increased	2.7M(+69.5%)	$1B	0.8%	+32.85%	67
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Decreased	2.6M(-0.4%)	$984.8M	0.1%	+48.80%	0
Fundsmith LLP	Decreased	2.3M(-29.2%)	$852.7M	6.2%	+103.86%	0
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.	Increased	2.7M(+27.3%)	$802.4M	0.3%	+24.68%	47
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	Increased	2.2M(+9.4%)	$796.2M	0.0%	+30.37%	35
VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP	Increased	1.7M(+32.3%)	$623.4M	1.8%	+26.63%	63
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	Increased	1.4M(+69.3%)	$515M	0.1%	+19.83%	46
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP	Increased	1.3M(+299.8%)	$474.1M	0.3%	+15.09%	60
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.	Decreased	1.2M(-13.3%)	$456.4M	3.1%	+48.08%	0
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC	Increased	1.1M(+9.3%)	$417.8M	0.2%	+32.12%	41
MORGAN STANLEY	Decreased	1.1M(-10.2%)	$411.5M	0.0%	+30.76%	0
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	Decreased	1M(-0.9%)	$387.3M	0.0%	+45.10%	0
DED. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.	Decreased	948,639(-7.5%)	$355.8M	0.2%	+33.79%	0
FMR LLC	Increased	924,742(+83.9%)	$346.8M	0.0%	+17.80%	48

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