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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
233
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+7.37%
% of All Funds
6.5%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
39
Increased
79
Reduced
83
Closed
22
Calls
$5.03M
Puts
$2.96M
Net Calls
+$2.07M
Net Calls Change
+$1.53M

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$26.7M
2
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$19M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$11.5M
4
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$7.52M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$7.07M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$52.4M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$21.7M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$19.7M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11M
5
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$9.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OSAM
126
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$879K +$453K +3,630 +100%
T. Rowe Price Associates
127
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$877K +$125K +1,000 +16%
CA
128
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$843K +$2.24K +18 +0.3%
LSERS
129
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$818K -$37.4K -300 -4%
DDC
130
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$782K – – –
TRSOTSOK
131
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$770K – – –
BA
132
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$693K +$234K +1,875 +47%
OA
133
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$678K -$36.3K -291 -5%
ACA
134
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$650K -$29.7K -238 -4%
PAM
135
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$596K -$60.3K -484 -9%
Citigroup
136
Citigroup
New York
$594K +$465K +3,728 +290%
BOC
137
Barbara Oil Co
Illinois
$592K +$125K +1,000 +25%
AIM
138
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$565K +$595K +4,775 New
URS
139
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$556K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
140
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$540K -$73.3K -588 -11%
William Blair Investment Management
141
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$539K +$567K +4,549 New
JMPWA
142
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$485K -$42.3K -339 -8%
Rafferty Asset Management
143
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$485K +$510K +4,092 New
OCG
144
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$480K +$506K +4,058 New
BNP Paribas Asset Management
145
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$471K +$123K +985 +33%
AIP
146
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$457K -$30.8K -247 -6%
TAM
147
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$450K – – –
JT
148
Jump Trading
Illinois
$427K +$1.82M +14,619 New
SAM
149
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$424K -$41.4K -332 -8%
GC
150
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$424K -$27.9K -224 -6%
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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.