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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
CANY
101
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$1.5M +$1.45M +15,000 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
102
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$1.49M – – –
N
103
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.36M – – –
TJHA
104
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.33M -$483K -5,000 -27%
SOMRS
105
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$1.28M +$9.65K +100 +0.8%
US Bancorp
106
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.23M -$65.6K -680 -5%
First Trust Advisors
107
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.21M -$2.04M -21,180 -64%
ACI
108
Advance Capital I
Michigan
$1.19M +$512K +5,300 +80%
MIU
109
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.1M +$1.06M +10,996 New
MSA
110
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.08M +$8.11K +84 +0.8%
U
111
UBS
Switzerland
$1.06M -$489K -5,066 -32%
NSEDCP
112
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
$999K – – –
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
113
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$986K – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
114
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$961K -$6.51M -67,491 -88%
PPA
115
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$956K -$60.3K -625 -6%
BlackRock
116
BlackRock
New York
$906K +$475K +4,926 +119%
CIC
117
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$900K +$48.3K +500 +6%
LMGAM
118
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$858K +$261K +2,709 +46%
SAM
119
Symphony Asset Management
California
$838K +$399K +4,131 +97%
OPERF
120
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$776K -$38.6K -400 -5%
MERSOM
121
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$749K +$9.65K +100 +1%
PNC Financial Services Group
122
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$730K +$65.4K +678 +10%
LSERS
123
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$729K -$9.65K -100 -1%
CA
124
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$710K – – –
TRSOTSOK
125
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$709K – – –
3 4
5
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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.