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293 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.54B invested in Watsco Inc in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 136 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)

66% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 82

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.07B → $4.54B (+$469M)

3.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.59% → 96.85% (+3.3%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 307 → 293 (-14)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 54

47% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.72M | Put options by funds: $10.7M

Holders
293
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-4.56%
% of All Funds
7.3%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
42
Increased
136
Reduced
82
Closed
54
Calls
$5.72M
Puts
$10.7M
Net Calls
-$4.98M
Net Calls Change
-$574K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$71.7M
2
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$52.1M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$44.2M
4
DDC
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
+$44.2M
5
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
+$30.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$43M
2
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$29.9M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$29M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$24.9M
5
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$18.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Balyasny Asset Management
301
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$5.61M -39,175 Closed
Millennium Management
302
Millennium Management
New York
– -$4.78M -33,350 Closed
NIP
303
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
– -$3.69M -25,763 Closed
CG
304
Clinton Group
New York
– -$3.16M -22,045 Closed
IMIM
305
Irving Magee Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$3M -20,934 Closed
QC
306
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$2.79M -19,482 Closed
SCM
307
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$2.54M -17,717 Closed
Squarepoint
308
Squarepoint
New York
– -$2.15M -15,048 Closed
AL
309
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
– -$1.92M -13,420 Closed
SCA
310
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
– -$1.61M -11,266 Closed
DCM
311
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
– -$1.52M -10,623 Closed
VKH
312
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$1.34M -9,384 Closed
N
313
Nuveen
North Carolina
– -$1.28M -8,955 Closed
HCM
314
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$1.04M -7,285 Closed
WAM
315
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$1M -7,000 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
316
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$795K -5,553 Closed
QT
317
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$791K -5,528 Closed
GAM
318
Gotham Asset Management
New York
– -$768K -5,363 Closed
LCS
319
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
– -$716K -5,000 Closed
TI
320
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$716K -5,000 Closed
Nomura Holdings
321
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$610K -4,262 Closed
DTL
322
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$605K -4,223 Closed
CCM
323
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
– -$597K -4,171 Closed
Credit Agricole
324
Credit Agricole
France
– -$591K -4,126 Closed
MF
325
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
– -$579K -4,042 Closed
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

293 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $4.54B — up 12% from $4.07B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 54 funds closed out of WSO and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 82 trimmed existing stakes and 136 added.

The largest buyer was TimesSquare Capital Management, adding an estimated $71.7M. The largest seller was Alyeska Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $43M sold.

  • 293 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q2 2017, down from 307 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $4.54B of Watsco Inc stock for Q2 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q2 2017 and 54 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q2 2017 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $71.7M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q2 2017 was Alyeska Investment Group, an estimated $43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.