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307 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.07B invested in Watsco Inc in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 28

96% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 72

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

14.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.51% → 93.59% (+14%)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.57B → $4.07B (+$496M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 285 → 307 (+22)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.27M | Put options by funds: $7.67M

Holders
307
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+7.72%
% of All Funds
7.64%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
56
Increased
141
Reduced
72
Closed
28
Calls
$3.27M
Puts
$7.67M
Net Calls
-$4.4M
Net Calls Change
-$5.21M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$391M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$125M
3
T
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
+$84.6M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$77.5M
5
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
+$44.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$32.5M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$31.9M
3
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$30.2M
4
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$30M
5
ORI
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
-$19.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GAM
176
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$768K +$803K +5,363 New
NMIMC
177
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$749K +$118K +786 +18%
Stifel Financial
178
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$717K -$97.6K -652 -12%
BOC
179
Barbara Oil Co
Illinois
$716K – – –
LCS
180
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$716K +$749K +5,000 New
TI
181
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$716K +$749K +5,000 New
TAM
182
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$715K – – –
ACA
183
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$715K +$17.5K +117 +2%
TAM
184
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$712K – – –
WDA
185
Wendell David Associates
New Hampshire
$701K +$733K +4,895 New
URS
186
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$687K – – –
PA
187
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$676K +$27.5K +184 +4%
QSS
188
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$662K +$693K +4,626 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
189
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$661K -$1.35M -9,036 -66%
GC
190
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$636K +$46.9K +313 +8%
COPPSERS
191
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$635K +$92.2K +616 +16%
Nomura Holdings
192
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$610K +$254K +1,697 +66%
DTL
193
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$605K +$1.2K +8 +0.2%
AB
194
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$600K -$122K -814 -16%
CCM
195
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$597K +$49.4K +330 +9%
Credit Agricole
196
Credit Agricole
France
$591K +$291K +1,945 +89%
CC
197
ClearArc Capital
Ohio
$588K -$25.5K -170 -4%
DCM
198
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$587K -$2M -13,343 -76%
BF
199
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$582K +$233K +1,553 +62%
MF
200
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$579K +$605K +4,042 New
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

307 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.07B — up 14% from $3.57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new WSO positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $391M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $32.5M.

  • 307 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q1 2017, up from 285 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.07B of Watsco Inc stock for Q1 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q1 2017 and 28 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $391M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q1 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $32.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.