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343 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.6B invested in Watsco Inc in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 147 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 147 | Existing positions reduced: 93

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 40

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.15B → $5.6B (+$454M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 341 → 343 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.29% → 96.75% (-2.5%)

23% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.47M | Put options by funds: $5.82M

Holders
343
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.59%
% of All Funds
7.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
45
Increased
147
Reduced
93
Closed
40
Calls
$4.47M
Puts
$5.82M
Net Calls
-$1.35M
Net Calls Change
-$5.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$164M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$37.3M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$37.3M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$29.8M
5
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$17.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$63.1M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$44.3M
3
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
-$30.2M
4
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$21.8M
5
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$17.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LMGAM
176
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.09M -$295K -1,702 -22%
BF
177
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$1.08M +$26.9K +155 +3%
Barclays
178
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.06M -$242K -1,396 -19%
WS
179
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.06M -$5.72K -33 -0.6%
URS
180
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$1.03M – – –
SG Americas Securities
181
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.02M -$922K -5,319 -49%
GC
182
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.01M +$75.4K +435 +8%
Allianz Asset Management
183
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$964K -$72.6K -419 -7%
ACA
184
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$951K +$10.6K +61 +1%
MCIM
185
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$936K +$412K +2,376 +85%
OAM
186
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$917K +$84.4K +487 +11%
BOC
187
Barbara Oil Co
Illinois
$905K – – –
RBA
188
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$897K +$859K +4,957 New
USAA
189
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$892K +$855K +4,931 New
GH
190
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$878K -$297K -1,711 -26%
CTA
191
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$842K -$26K -150 -3%
TAM
192
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$795K +$1.21K +7 +0.2%
Acadian Asset Management
193
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$789K +$755K +4,358 New
RCM
194
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$786K +$357K +2,060 +90%
TAM
195
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$780K -$173K -1,000 -19%
PA
196
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$759K +$75.6K +436 +12%
FA
197
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$735K +$12.8K +74 +2%
SAM
198
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$711K +$29.6K +171 +5%
KI
199
Koch Industries
Kansas
$710K -$717K -4,138 -51%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
200
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$702K +$444K +2,560 +194%
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

343 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $5.6B — up 8.8% from $5.15B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new WSO positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 147 added to existing stakes and 93 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $164M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $63.1M sold.

  • 343 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q1 2018, up from 341 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $5.6B of Watsco Inc stock for Q1 2018, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q1 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $164M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q1 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $63.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.