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Watsco Inc
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341 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.15B invested in Watsco Inc in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

463% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.17M | Put options by funds: $918K

204% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 23

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 89

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 296 → 341 (+45)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.79B → $5.15B (+$357M)

1.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 97.98% → 99.29% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
341
Holders Change
+45
Holders Change %
+15.2%
% of All Funds
7.73%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
70
Increased
127
Reduced
89
Closed
23
Calls
$5.17M
Puts
$918K
Net Calls
+$4.25M
Net Calls Change
+$4.03M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$61.3M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$39.7M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$30.9M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$18.5M
5
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
+$18.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$72.5M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$46.6M
3
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
-$35M
4
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
-$24.3M
5
ORI
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
-$13.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ARTA
351
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$757K -4,700 Closed
NSEDCP
352
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
– -$483K -3,000 Closed
Walleye Trading
353
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$421 -2,614 Closed
Macquarie Group
354
Macquarie Group
Australia
– -$403K -2,504 Closed
LCM
355
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$387K -2,400 Closed
N
356
Natixis
France
– -$322K -1,999 Closed
CCIA
357
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
– -$256K -1,592 Closed
MC
358
Menta Capital
California
– -$215K -1,334 Closed
1832 Asset Management
359
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$192K -1,237 Closed
IUHSA
360
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
– -$305K -598 Closed
PHK
361
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
– -$22K -136 Closed
TF
362
Tompkins Financial
New York
– -$6K -40 Closed
SIM
363
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
– -$4.03K -25 Closed
AIM
364
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
– -$3K -18 Closed
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

341 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $5.15B — up 7.5% from $4.79B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new WSO positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 47 holders — while 127 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $61.3M. The largest seller was VOYA Investment Management, cutting an estimated $72.5M.

  • 341 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q4 2017, up from 296 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $5.15B of Watsco Inc stock for Q4 2017, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q4 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +47 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q4 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $61.3M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q4 2017 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $72.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.