Watsco Inc
233 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in Watsco Inc in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 22
70% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.03M | Put options by funds: $2.96M
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 217 → 233 (+16)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 83
1.79% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.04% → 78.25% (-1.8%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.99B → $2.79B (-$199M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$26.7M |
| 2 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$19M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11.5M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$7.52M |
| 5 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$7.07M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$52.4M |
| 2 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$21.7M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$19.7M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$11M |
| 5 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.78M |
WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
233 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.79B — down 6.7% from $2.99B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new WSO positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $26.7M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $52.4M.
- 233 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q3 2015, up from 217 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $2.79B of Watsco Inc stock for Q3 2015, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q3 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q3 2015 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $26.7M added.
- The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $52.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.