Watsco Inc
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$391M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$125M |
| 3 |
T
Thomaspartners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$84.6M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$77.5M |
| 5 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$44.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$32.5M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$31.9M |
| 3 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$30.2M |
| 4 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$30M |
| 5 |
ORI
Oak Ridge Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$19.3M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
326
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
| – | -$81K | -550 | Closed |
|
|
AIL
327
AGF Investments LLC
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$45K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
328
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$36K | -247 | Closed |
|
|
PHK
329
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
| – | -$27K | -182 | Closed |
|
|
IR
330
Invictus RG
Hamilton,
Bermuda
| – | -$14K | -95 | Closed |
|
|
JFGIW
331
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Racine,
Wisconsin
| – | -$5K | -37 | Closed |
|
332
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$4K | -29 | Closed |
|
333
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$3K | -23 | Closed |
|
|
PMFA
334
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| – | -$3K | -23 | Closed |
|
|
FHA
335
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$2K | -16 | Closed |
|
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.