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249 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.92B invested in Watsco Inc in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

271% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.83M | Put options by funds: $1.03M

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 26

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 73

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 233 → 249 (+16)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.79B → $2.92B (+$136M)

0.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.25% → 78.2% (-0.05%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
249
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+6.87%
% of All Funds
6.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
43
Increased
93
Reduced
73
Closed
26
Calls
$3.83M
Puts
$1.03M
Net Calls
+$2.8M
Net Calls Change
+$728K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$18.5M
2
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$18.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$16.6M
4
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$10.6M
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$9.95M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$47M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$29.7M
3
SCP
Scoria Capital Partners
Connecticut
-$21.6M
4
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
-$12.7M
5
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$12.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CTC
226
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$35K – – –
DSC
227
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$35K – – –
EWM
228
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$29K – – –
BBHC
229
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$22K – – –
WCBA
230
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$17K – – –
ED
231
Exane Derivatives
France
$14.1K -$5.79K -47 -28%
HMS
232
Hanseatic Management Services
New Mexico
$13K -$19.5K -158 -58%
DADC
233
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$13K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
234
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$12.4K -$1.23M -9,950 -9%
Creative Planning
235
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K – – –
GAM
236
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$12K – – –
VFA
237
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$11K – – –
VCM
238
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$11K +$11.6K +94 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
239
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$10K +$2.47K +20 +29%
Bessemer Group
240
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$9K -$123 -1 -1%
FPFS
241
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$8K +$8.38K +68 New
KTC
242
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
MFS
243
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$5K +$3.33K +27 +150%
CG
244
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$5K +$4.93K +40 New
JFGIW
245
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$4K – – –
Macquarie Group
246
Macquarie Group
Australia
$2K +$123 +1 +6%
N
247
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.35K – – –
S
248
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1K -$4.44K -36 -84%
QI
249
QS Investors
New York
$1K +$1.48K +12 New
SCP
250
Scoria Capital Partners
Connecticut
– -$21.6M -182,012 Closed
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

249 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.92B — up 4.9% from $2.79B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new WSO positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 93 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.5M. The largest seller was Adage Capital Partners, cutting an estimated $47M.

  • 249 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q4 2015, up from 233 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.92B of Watsco Inc stock for Q4 2015, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q4 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q4 2015 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $18.5M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q4 2015 was Adage Capital Partners, an estimated $47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.