Watsco Inc
285 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.57B invested in Watsco Inc in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
65% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 23
24% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.21M | Put options by funds: $3.39M
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 94
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.35B → $3.57B (+$224M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 272 → 285 (+13)
0.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.96% → 79.51% (+0.55%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$27.3M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$24.5M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$21.3M |
| 4 |
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
|
+$13.3M |
| 5 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
+$10.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$48.8M |
| 2 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$20.5M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$15.4M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.7M |
| 5 |
ORI
Oak Ridge Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$14.1M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PNC
301
Park National Corp
Newark,
Ohio
| – | -$222K | -1,575 | Closed |
|
|
FQ
302
First Quadrant
Glendale,
California
| – | -$113K | -800 | Closed |
|
|
PG
303
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$90.3K | -623 | Closed |
|
304
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$56K | -400 | Closed |
|
|
DSC
305
Duncker Streett & Co
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$42K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
TC
306
Trust Company
Manhattan,
Kansas
| – | -$5K | -33 | Closed |
|
|
JFA
307
JNBA Financial Advisors
Bloomington,
Minnesota
| – | -$2K | -17 | Closed |
|
|
S
308
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$2K | -17 | Closed |
|
WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
285 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $3.57B — up 6.7% from $3.35B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new WSO positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 113 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Westfield Capital Management, adding an estimated $27.3M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $48.8M.
- 285 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q4 2016, up from 272 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $3.57B of Watsco Inc stock for Q4 2016, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q4 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q4 2016 was Westfield Capital Management, an estimated $27.3M added.
- The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q4 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $48.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.