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200 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.38B invested in Watsco Inc in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.23B → $2.38B (+$151M)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.05% → 79.94% (+1.9%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 70

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 214 → 200 (-14)

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 35

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.48M | Put options by funds: $4.45M

Holders
200
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-6.54%
% of All Funds
5.78%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
22
Increased
76
Reduced
70
Closed
35
Calls
$2.48M
Puts
$4.45M
Net Calls
-$1.98M
Net Calls Change
+$6.05M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$92.7M
2
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$27.1M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$23.9M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$17.2M
5
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
+$16.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$31.3M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$30.1M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$21.4M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$20.4M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$19.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FMA
26
Fiduciary Management Associates
Illinois
$23.4M +$2.88M +29,790 +15%
HCMT
27
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$23.3M +$10.6M +110,260 +90%
Renaissance Technologies
28
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$22.4M +$4.94M +51,164 +30%
ESCM
29
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$20.7M +$4.79M +49,675 +31%
WT
30
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$19.9M +$59.4K +615 +0.3%
William Blair & Company
31
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$18.5M +$2.32M +24,020 +15%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
32
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$17.5M +$6.77M +70,100 +67%
EAM
33
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$17.1M +$16.5M +170,921 New
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$14.8M +$4.13M +42,747 +40%
Geode Capital Management
35
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$13.6M +$653K +6,768 +5%
BIM
36
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$13.6M -$88.5K -917 -0.7%
TCIM
37
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$13.5M -$420K -4,352 -3%
RA
38
Royce & Associates
New York
$13.3M -$772K -8,000 -6%
Adage Capital Partners
39
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$13.1M -$2.14M -22,145 -14%
HCM
40
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$12.7M +$1.5M +15,555 +14%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
41
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$12.2M – – –
BTS
42
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$10.9M +$77.2K +800 +8%
Wellington Management Group
43
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$10.8M -$470K -4,870 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
44
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$10.8M +$18.8K +195 +0.2%
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$10.8M +$817K +8,463 +8%
LG
46
LaFleur & Godfrey
Michigan
$10.4M +$4.65M +48,200 +87%
Prudential Financial
47
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$10.3M -$907K -9,400 -8%
RCAMU
48
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$9.53M +$9.21M +95,373 New
Deutsche Bank
49
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$9.02M -$1.56M -16,126 -15%
TI
50
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$8.71M -$2.95M -30,550 -26%
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

200 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.38B — up 6.8% from $2.23B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of WSO and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 70 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $92.7M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $31.3M sold.

  • 200 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q1 2014, down from 214 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.38B of Watsco Inc stock for Q1 2014, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q1 2014 and 35 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q1 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $92.7M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q1 2014 was Millennium Management, an estimated $31.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.