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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
ACA
151
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$574K -$72K -584 -11%
OCG
152
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$572K +$101K +816 +20%
RCM
153
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$562K +$456K +3,700 +336%
URS
154
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$550K – – –
SB
155
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$546K +$576K +4,670 New
EMG
156
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$539K +$567K +4,600 New
JMPWA
157
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$480K +$616 +5 +0.1%
MC
158
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$473K +$68.4K +555 +16%
AIP
159
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$452K – – –
TAM
160
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$445K – – –
PAM
161
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$437K -$160K -1,300 -26%
AAM
162
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$432K +$21.9K +178 +5%
JIC
163
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$420K +$23.9K +194 +6%
VKH
164
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$412K -$763K -6,190 -64%
PA
165
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$408K +$188K +1,521 +77%
Rafferty Asset Management
166
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$406K -$79.9K -648 -16%
GCP
167
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$406K +$427K +3,464 New
CC
168
ClearArc Capital
Ohio
$400K -$761K -6,173 -64%
SAM
169
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$395K -$25.5K -207 -6%
PCM
170
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$395K +$416K +3,375 New
FMT
171
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$390K -$8.01K -65 -2%
FAB
172
First American Bank
Illinois
$378K +$38.2K +310 +11%
OSAM
173
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$374K -$501K -4,065 -56%
NIT
174
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$372K +$158K +1,280 +67%
AP
175
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$370K +$390K +3,163 New
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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.