Watsco Inc
271 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.38B invested in Watsco Inc in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
81% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 16
81% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.07M | Put options by funds: $2.25M
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 92
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.21B → $3.38B (+$170M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 261 → 271 (+10)
0.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.28% → 79.39% (+0.11%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$70M |
| 2 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$43.8M |
| 3 |
FQ
First Quadrant
Glendale,
California
|
+$11.9M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$11.2M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$9.02M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25.2M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$21.4M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$15.2M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$14.5M |
| 5 |
KI
Kalmar Investments
Greenville,
Delaware
|
-$14.3M |
WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
271 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $3.38B — up 5.3% from $3.21B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new WSO positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 108 added to existing stakes and 92 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $70M. The largest seller was Frontier Capital Management, cutting an estimated $25.2M.
- 271 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q2 2016, up from 261 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $3.38B of Watsco Inc stock for Q2 2016, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q2 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q2 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $70M added.
- The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q2 2016 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $25.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.