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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
DP
151
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$365K – – –
FMBTD
152
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$362K – – –
MAA
153
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$336K +$324K +3,352 +20,950%
MIC
154
MU Investments Company
Japan
$321K -$48.3K -500 -13%
SO
155
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$320K – – –
FAB
156
First American Bank
Illinois
$314K +$304K +3,145 New
SCM
157
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$294K – – –
Allianz Asset Management
158
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$291K -$37.6K -390 -12%
JIC
159
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$289K – – –
MAM
160
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$280K – – –
AB
161
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$275K -$2.32K -24 -0.9%
LM
162
Luminus Management
Texas
$270K +$261K +2,700 New
AG
163
Aperio Group
California
$269K +$260K +2,691 New
WAM
164
World Asset Management
Michigan
$264K +$676 +7 +0.3%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
165
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$261K -$60.8K -630 -19%
WFM
166
Wilmington Funds Management
Delaware
$258K -$777K -8,053 -76%
ISL
167
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$258K +$31.2K +323 +14%
LCS
168
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$250K +$241K +2,500 New
MCM
169
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$230K – – –
Los Angeles Capital Management
170
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$218K +$210K +2,177 New
OI
171
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$210K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
172
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$210K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
173
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$168K +$69.4K +719 +79%
CAL
174
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$164K – – –
Citigroup
175
Citigroup
New York
$141K -$18.2K -189 -12%
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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.