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343 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.6B invested in Watsco Inc in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 147 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 147 | Existing positions reduced: 93

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 40

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.15B → $5.6B (+$454M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 341 → 343 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.29% → 96.75% (-2.5%)

23% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.47M | Put options by funds: $5.82M

Holders
343
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.59%
% of All Funds
7.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
45
Increased
147
Reduced
93
Closed
40
Calls
$4.47M
Puts
$5.82M
Net Calls
-$1.35M
Net Calls Change
-$5.6M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$164M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$37.3M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$37.3M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$29.8M
5
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$17.9M

Top Sellers

1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$63.1M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$44.3M
3
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
-$30.2M
4
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$21.8M
5
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$17.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
226
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$435K +$45.9K +265 +12%
D.E. Shaw & Co
227
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$428K -$1.14M -6,555 -74%
FMT
228
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$420K +$191K +1,099 +90%
BC
229
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$412K -$1.91K -11 -0.5%
LPL Financial
230
LPL Financial
California
$409K +$37.4K +216 +11%
CA
231
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$395K +$378K +2,183 New
VAM
232
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$384K -$3.47K -20 -1%
ACM
233
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$384K +$30K +173 +9%
TRCT
234
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$384K +$349K +2,015 +1,866%
SFM
235
Sphera Funds Management
Israel
$380K – – –
Nordea Investment Management
236
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$376K +$360K +2,077 New
WAM
237
World Asset Management
Michigan
$366K -$38.5K -222 -10%
SCM
238
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$349K – – –
KeyBank National Association
239
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$344K +$13.5K +78 +4%
YMRC
240
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$344K +$329K +1,900 New
WB
241
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$337K +$520 +3 +0.2%
FT
242
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$335K – – –
Zurich Cantonal Bank
243
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$329K – – –
LIA
244
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$327K -$18.4K -106 -6%
SSA
245
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$324K +$310K +1,791 New
CAL
246
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$318K – – –
MAM
247
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$317K -$1.85M -10,648 -86%
AG
248
Advisor Group
Arizona
$297K -$1.56K -9 -0.5%
FCBT
249
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$294K +$15.9K +92 +6%
PNC
250
Park National Corp
Ohio
$291K +$4.85K +28 +2%
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

343 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $5.6B — up 8.8% from $5.15B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new WSO positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 147 added to existing stakes and 93 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $164M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $63.1M sold.

  • 343 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q1 2018, up from 341 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $5.6B of Watsco Inc stock for Q1 2018, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q1 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $164M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q1 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $63.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.