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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
AAM
151
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$416K +$185K +1,485 +73%
MC
152
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$415K +$433K +3,473 New
JIC
153
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$402K – – –
FMT
154
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$402K +$10.3K +83 +3%
AG
155
Aperio Group
California
$401K +$63.5K +509 +18%
AB
156
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$375K +$4.86K +39 +1%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
157
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$374K +$270K +2,164 +217%
ARC
158
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$373K +$393K +3,152 New
VRS
159
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$367K +$386K +3,100 New
NMIMC
160
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$363K – – –
DP
161
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$361K – – –
LP
162
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$357K -$128K -1,027 -25%
AWCI
163
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$355K – – –
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
164
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$355K +$374K +3,000 New
FAB
165
First American Bank
Illinois
$346K – – –
Marshall Wace
166
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$344K +$362K +2,900 New
SCM
167
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$333K – – –
Tudor Investment Corp
168
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$332K -$2.61M -20,900 -88%
CAM
169
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$293K +$54.9K +440 +22%
CSS
170
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$290K -$163K -1,310 -35%
ProShare Advisors
171
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$286K -$170K -1,367 -36%
OI
172
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$275K +$290K +2,325 New
Canada Life
173
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$274K – – –
PAM
174
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$273K -$644K -5,164 -69%
IRS
175
Invictus RG (Singapore)
Singapore
$265K +$279K +2,236 New
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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.