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249 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.92B invested in Watsco Inc in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

271% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.83M | Put options by funds: $1.03M

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 26

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 73

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 233 → 249 (+16)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.79B → $2.92B (+$136M)

0.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.25% → 78.2% (-0.05%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
249
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+6.87%
% of All Funds
6.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
43
Increased
93
Reduced
73
Closed
26
Calls
$3.83M
Puts
$1.03M
Net Calls
+$2.8M
Net Calls Change
+$728K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$18.5M
2
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$18.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$16.6M
4
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$10.6M
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$9.95M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$47M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$29.7M
3
SCP
Scoria Capital Partners
Connecticut
-$21.6M
4
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
-$12.7M
5
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$12.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
126
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.14M +$759K +6,157 +172%
T. Rowe Price Associates
127
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.13M +$278K +2,253 +30%
Susquehanna International Group
128
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.13M -$181K -1,472 -13%
SAM
129
Symphony Asset Management
California
$1.1M -$153K -1,242 -12%
LCS
130
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$1.05M +$61.6K +500 +6%
D.E. Shaw & Co
131
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.03M +$1.08M +8,759 New
MERSOM
132
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$964K -$59.2K -480 -6%
OPERF
133
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$945K – – –
BNP Paribas Asset Management
134
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$917K +$475K +3,855 +97%
DTL
135
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$891K +$723K +5,862 +336%
COPPSERS
136
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$873K +$4.44K +36 +0.5%
Point72 Asset Management
137
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$855K +$900K +7,300 New
CA
138
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$833K -$2.22K -18 -0.3%
LSERS
139
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$832K +$24.7K +200 +3%
DDC
140
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$785K +$12.3K +100 +2%
SG Americas Securities
141
SG Americas Securities
New York
$771K +$811K +6,582 New
AIM
142
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$763K +$215K +1,740 +36%
TRSOTSOK
143
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$761K – – –
AIM
144
Assured Investment Management
New York
$719K +$550K +4,465 +267%
SCM
145
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$717K +$754K +6,119 New
IRF
146
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$710K +$748K +6,065 New
AL
147
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$670K +$705K +5,720 New
Squarepoint
148
Squarepoint
New York
$601K +$632K +5,127 New
PNC Financial Services Group
149
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$597K +$68.3K +554 +12%
BOC
150
Barbara Oil Co
Illinois
$586K – – –
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

249 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.92B — up 4.9% from $2.79B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new WSO positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 93 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.5M. The largest seller was Adage Capital Partners, cutting an estimated $47M.

  • 249 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q4 2015, up from 233 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.92B of Watsco Inc stock for Q4 2015, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q4 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q4 2015 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $18.5M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q4 2015 was Adage Capital Partners, an estimated $47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.