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307 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.07B invested in Watsco Inc in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 28

96% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 72

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

14.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.51% → 93.59% (+14%)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.57B → $4.07B (+$496M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 285 → 307 (+22)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.27M | Put options by funds: $7.67M

Holders
307
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+7.72%
% of All Funds
7.64%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
56
Increased
141
Reduced
72
Closed
28
Calls
$3.27M
Puts
$7.67M
Net Calls
-$4.4M
Net Calls Change
-$5.21M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$391M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$125M
3
T
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
+$84.6M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$77.5M
5
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
+$44.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$32.5M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$31.9M
3
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$30.2M
4
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$30M
5
ORI
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
-$19.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Macquarie Group
301
Macquarie Group
Australia
$2K – – –
QI
302
QS Investors
New York
$2K – – –
ASN
303
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2K +$2.1K +14 New
FANJ
304
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1K +$1.35K +9 New
SM
305
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$315 +$329K +2,200 New
Walleye Trading
306
Walleye Trading
New York
$234 +$201K +1,344 +459%
ED
307
Exane Derivatives
France
$143 – – –
Marshall Wace
308
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$13.8M -93,395 Closed
WI
309
WBI Investments
New Jersey
– -$4.77M -32,199 Closed
HAI
310
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
– -$4.46M -30,100 Closed
KI
311
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
– -$3.42M -23,085 Closed
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
312
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
– -$2.81M -18,991 Closed
Voloridge Investment Management
313
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
– -$1.76M -11,866 Closed
GCP
314
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$1.5M -10,100 Closed
CIBC World Market
315
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.07M -7,205 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
316
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$598K -4,036 Closed
VRS
317
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
– -$430K -2,900 Closed
IRF
318
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
– -$311K -2,097 Closed
SDIC
319
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
– -$281K -1,900 Closed
DS
320
Dudley & Shanley
Florida
– -$252K -1,700 Closed
NI
321
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
– -$252K -1,700 Closed
FP
322
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
– -$246K -1,660 Closed
HSBC Holdings
323
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$243K -1,642 Closed
GCA
324
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
– -$221K -1,488 Closed
Verition Fund Management
325
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$207K -1,400 Closed
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

307 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.07B — up 14% from $3.57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new WSO positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $391M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $32.5M.

  • 307 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q1 2017, up from 285 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.07B of Watsco Inc stock for Q1 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q1 2017 and 28 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $391M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q1 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $32.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.