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233 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in Watsco Inc in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 22

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.03M | Put options by funds: $2.96M

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 217 → 233 (+16)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 83

1.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.04% → 78.25% (-1.8%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.99B → $2.79B (-$199M)

Holders
233
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+7.37%
% of All Funds
6.5%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
39
Increased
79
Reduced
83
Closed
22
Calls
$5.03M
Puts
$2.96M
Net Calls
+$2.07M
Net Calls Change
+$1.53M

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$26.7M
2
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$19M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$11.5M
4
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$7.52M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$7.07M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$52.4M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$21.7M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$19.7M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11M
5
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$9.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bessemer Group
226
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$9K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
227
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$8K +$8.48K +68 New
KTC
228
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
S
229
SignatureFD
Georgia
$5K +$5.36K +43 New
JFGIW
230
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$4K – – –
Macquarie Group
231
Macquarie Group
Australia
$2K – – –
FNBT
232
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$2K +$1.75K +14 New
MFS
233
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2K +$2.24K +18 New
N
234
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.36K +$125 +1 +0%
SSB
235
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$1K +$1.12K +9 New
PP
236
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$3.64M -29,428 Closed
BCM
237
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
– -$3.58M -28,900 Closed
LCM
238
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$3.09M -25,000 Closed
MCM
239
Mazama Capital Management
Oregon
– -$1.67M -13,475 Closed
CEP
240
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
– -$1.18M -9,560 Closed
GCP
241
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$1.08M -8,764 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
242
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$1.01M -8,164 Closed
TI
243
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$940K -7,600 Closed
Squarepoint
244
Squarepoint
New York
– -$768K -6,208 Closed
NPC
245
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$750K -5,839 Closed
CG
246
Clinton Group
New York
– -$618K -4,992 Closed
BCM
247
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
– -$598K -4,834 Closed
IRF
248
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
– -$576K -4,653 Closed
CCM
249
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$550K -4,443 Closed
SG Americas Securities
250
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$392K -3,165 Closed
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

233 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.79B — down 6.7% from $2.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new WSO positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $26.7M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $52.4M.

  • 233 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q3 2015, up from 217 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.79B of Watsco Inc stock for Q3 2015, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q3 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q3 2015 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $26.7M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $52.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.