First Trust Advisors’s Waters Corp WAT Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q2 | $102M | Sell |
272,470
-30,642
| -10% | -$10.5M | 0.06% | 389 |
|
|
2026
Q1 | $90.3M | Sell |
303,112
-98,692
| -25% | -$33.8M | 0.06% | 374 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $153M | Buy |
401,804
+26,292
| +7% | +$9.67M | 0.11% | 223 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $113M | Buy |
375,512
+62,428
| +20% | +$18.8M | 0.08% | 288 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $109M | Sell |
313,084
-22,018
| -7% | -$7.57M | 0.09% | 277 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $124M | Sell |
335,102
-32,814
| -9% | -$12.7M | 0.11% | 232 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $136M | Buy |
367,916
+28,141
| +8% | +$10.3M | 0.12% | 196 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $122M | Buy |
339,775
+35,182
| +12% | +$11.5M | 0.12% | 206 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $88.4M | Sell |
304,593
-28,010
| -8% | -$8.94M | 0.09% | 244 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $114M | Buy |
332,603
+128,768
| +63% | +$42.3M | 0.12% | 201 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $67.1M | Sell |
203,835
-2,996
| -1% | -$827K | 0.07% | 360 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $56.7M | Buy |
+206,831
| New | +$57.2M | 0.07% | 389 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | – | Sell |
-21,979
| Closed | -$6.81M | – | 2454 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $6.81M | Buy |
+21,979
| New | +$7.11M | 0.01% | 1100 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | – | Sell |
-63,257
| Closed | -$17M | – | 2572 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $17M | Buy |
63,257
+56,703
| +865% | +$18.1M | 0.02% | 750 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $2.17M | Sell |
6,554
-34,500
| -84% | -$11M | ﹤0.01% | 1689 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $12.7M | Sell |
41,054
-66,588
| -62% | -$21.7M | 0.01% | 964 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $40.1M | Sell |
107,642
-23,621
| -18% | -$8.26M | 0.04% | 561 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $46.9M | Buy |
131,263
+63,978
| +95% | +$25.1M | 0.05% | 475 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $23.3M | Buy |
67,285
+20,474
| +44% | +$6.48M | 0.03% | 712 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $13.3M | Buy |
46,811
+44,836
| +2,270% | +$12.2M | 0.02% | 846 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $489K | Sell |
1,975
-692
| -26% | -$157K | ﹤0.01% | 2120 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $522K | Sell |
2,667
-8,965
| -77% | -$1.86M | ﹤0.01% | 2024 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $2.1M | Sell |
11,632
-32,662
| -74% | -$6.17M | ﹤0.01% | 1348 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $8.06M | Buy |
44,294
+19,447
| +78% | +$4.1M | 0.02% | 715 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $5.81M | Buy |
24,847
+21,641
| +675% | +$4.78M | 0.01% | 1036 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $716K | Sell |
3,206
-83,299
| -96% | -$18M | ﹤0.01% | 1996 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $18.6M | Buy |
86,505
+79,575
| +1,148% | +$17.4M | 0.04% | 587 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $1.74M | Buy |
+6,930
| New | +$1.58M | ﹤0.01% | 1615 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | – | Sell |
-27,419
| Closed | -$5.31M | – | 2538 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $5.31M | Sell |
27,419
-74,525
| -73% | -$14.7M | 0.01% | 1070 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $20.3M | Buy |
101,944
+35,046
| +52% | +$7.25M | 0.05% | 556 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $12.9M | Sell |
66,898
-103,319
| -61% | -$20M | 0.03% | 674 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $30.6M | Buy |
170,217
+122,339
| +256% | +$22.2M | 0.08% | 308 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $8.8M | Buy |
+47,878
| New | +$8.32M | 0.02% | 793 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | – | Sell |
-188,378
| Closed | -$25.3M | – | 2464 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $25.3M | Buy |
188,378
+126,090
| +202% | +$18M | 0.08% | 354 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $9.87M | Buy |
62,288
+10,140
| +19% | +$1.57M | 0.03% | 746 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $7.33M | Sell |
52,148
-24,111
| -32% | -$3.26M | 0.02% | 795 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $10.1M | Buy |
76,259
+19,328
| +34% | +$2.41M | 0.03% | 655 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $7.66M | Sell |
56,931
-53,446
| -48% | -$6.87M | 0.02% | 785 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $13M | Buy |
110,377
+34,539
| +46% | +$4.37M | 0.04% | 548 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $9.74M | Buy |
75,838
+40,168
| +113% | +$5.21M | 0.03% | 756 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $4.43M | Buy |
35,670
+21,912
| +159% | +$2.61M | 0.01% | 1077 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $1.55M | Buy |
+13,758
| New | +$1.51M | 0.01% | 1570 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | – | Sell |
-34,716
| Closed | -$3.76M | – | 2295 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $3.76M | Buy |
34,716
+7,648
| +28% | +$829K | 0.02% | 1081 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $2.71M | Buy |
27,068
+5,099
| +23% | +$514K | 0.01% | 1192 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $2.33M | Buy |
21,969
+1,321
| +6% | +$135K | 0.01% | 1168 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $2.07M | Buy |
+20,648
| New | +$1.98M | 0.01% | 1161 |
|
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First Trust Advisors's WAT Position: Q2 2026 in Review
First Trust Advisors reduced its Waters Corp (WAT) stake by 10% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $10.5M and leaving 272,470 shares worth $102M. The position accounts for 0.06% of the portfolio, ranked #389.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in WAT in Q2 2013 and has held it in 46 quarters since. The position peaked at $153M in Q4 2025. 965 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold WAT as of Q2 2026.
- First Trust Advisors held 272,470 shares of Waters Corp worth $102M as of Q2 2026.
- First Trust Advisors sold 30,642 Waters Corp shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $10.5M.
- Waters Corp made up 0.06% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #389 holding.
- First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Waters Corp in Q2 2013 and has held it in 46 quarters since.
- First Trust Advisors's Waters Corp position peaked at $153M in Q4 2025.
- 965 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Waters Corp as of Q2 2026.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.