Waters Ownership | Who Owns Waters?


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Waters Ownership Summary


Waters is owned by 87.60% institutional investors, 0.29% insiders, and 12.11% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.97% of WAT shares. Fundsmith Equity I Acc is the top mutual fund, with 5.67% of its assets in Waters shares.

WAT Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockWaters87.60%0.29%12.11%
SectorHealthcare Stocks 57.43%9.41%33.16%
IndustryDiagnostics & Research Stocks49.06%8.59%42.35%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group7.10M11.97%$2.63B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de6.48M10.93%$2.41B
Blackrock5.65M9.55%$1.64B
Fundsmith llp3.65M6.17%$1.06B
Wealthfront advisers3.09M5.21%$247.83M
Alliancebernstein2.65M4.47%$984.58M
State street2.53M4.27%$733.58M
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/1.94M3.28%$720.91M
Bank of new york mellon1.88M3.17%$698.09M
Generation investment management llp1.53M2.58%$567.64M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
C partners gmbh77.04K6.39%$22.35M
Fundsmith investment services1.22M5.91%$454.43B
Guardcap asset management808.92K4.85%$300.09M
Fundsmith llp3.65M4.32%$1.06B
Ako capital llp815.38K4.18%$302.49M
Hutchinson capital management/ca49.83K3.49%$18.48M
Schaper benz & wise investment counsel inc/wi106.30K3.17%$39.44M
Tikehau investment management7.08K3.16%$2.63M
Generation investment management llp1.53M2.96%$567.64M
Sivik global healthcare14.00K2.74%$5.19M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Wealthfront advisers3.09M0.75%3.08M
Norges bank766.66K0.04%766.66K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de6.48M0.05%586.45K
Millennium management304.40K0.06%300.38K
Madison investment advisors282.08K1.18%282.08K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Van eck associates33.62K0.02%-625.92K
Generation investment management llp1.53M2.96%-275.76K
Champlain investment partners478.32K1.12%-265.91K
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/1.94M0.23%-195.63K
Qube research---152.29K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank766.66K0.04%766.66K$284.41M
Madison investment advisors282.08K1.18%282.08K$104.64M
Proficio capital partners113.52K0.01%113.52K$113.52K
Raymond james financial108.91K0.01%108.91K$40.40M
Hrt financial lp83.76K0.16%83.76K$31.07M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Harbor investment advisory-1.00
Strengthening families & communities-1.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-2.00
Goalvest advisory-2.00
Fairway wealth-5.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2024680-3.27%51,958,707-6.72%870.99%35011.11%206-13.45%
Sep 30, 2024697-0.29%55,642,925-2.29%931.02%313-2.79%2345.41%
Jun 30, 2024687-1.86%56,921,752-1.25%961.01%31921.29%220-19.71%
Mar 31, 20247001.74%57,643,550-2.14%970.98%263-11.74%2746.61%
Dec 31, 20236883.77%58,905,7824.27%991.09%2983.47%25713.22%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Fundsmith Equity I Acc3.37M5.67%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.87M3.15%3.67K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust1.64M2.75%27.65K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional1.28M2.15%108.00
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust740.16K1.25%2.98K
Fidelity 500 Index737.07K1.24%3.54K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF698.75K1.18%980.00
AllianceBernstein US L/C Growth Eqty MF675.81K1.14%6.79K
Janus Henderson Enterprise D666.46K1.12%-
Janus Inst Mid Cap Growth CF666.46K1.12%-

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
May 28, 2024FEARON RICHARD H-Buy$332.90K
May 15, 2024KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A-Sell$1.45M
Mar 13, 2024BADDOUR LINDA-Sell$177.77K
Aug 04, 2023KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A-Sell$1.17M
Feb 28, 2023VERGNANO MARK P-Buy$997.93K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q1--
2024 Q4--
2024 Q3--
2024 Q211
2024 Q1-1

WAT Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Waters?

Waters shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 87.60%, followed by 0.29% insiders and 12.11% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Waters's industry, Diagnostics & Research Stocks, is 49.06%, which Waters exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Waters?

Waters’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (7.1M shares, 11.97%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (6.48M shares, 10.93%), and Blackrock (5.65M shares, 9.55%). Together, they hold 32.44% of Waters’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Waters?

Yes, BlackRock owns 9.55% of Waters, totaling 5.65M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.04% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 1.64B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 74.38K shares, a 1.33% change.

Who is Waters’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

C partners gmbh is Waters’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 6.39% of its assets in 77.04K Waters shares, valued at 22.35M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Waters shares?

Fundsmith Equity I Acc is the top mutual fund holder of Waters shares, with 5.67% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.37M Waters shares.

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