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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
Millennium Management
201
Millennium Management
New York
– -$31.3M -326,070 Closed
CII
202
CR Intrinsic Investors
Connecticut
– -$13M -135,000 Closed
PP
203
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$10.9M -113,734 Closed
ACH
204
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
– -$10.8M -112,858 Closed
Nomura Holdings
205
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$5.92M -61,633 Closed
Lord, Abbett & Co
206
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
– -$4.35M -45,300 Closed
SFP
207
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
– -$1.65M -17,158 Closed
NB
208
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
– -$1.63M -17,000 Closed
SCM
209
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$1.61M -16,764 Closed
NCCM
210
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$1.59M -16,600 Closed
1832 Asset Management
211
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.57M -16,301 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
212
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.25M -12,949 Closed
ARTA
213
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$1.09M -11,401 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
214
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$1.06M -11,037 Closed
VRS
215
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
– -$1.02M -10,600 Closed
GAM
216
Gotham Asset Management
New York
– -$923K -9,612 Closed
HCM
217
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$811K -8,438 Closed
BCM
218
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
– -$548K -5,700 Closed
CMANY
219
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
– -$528K -5,500 Closed
TH
220
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$508K -5,261 Closed
MSU
221
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
– -$429K -4,467 Closed
VKH
222
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$365K -3,797 Closed
AL
223
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
– -$346K -3,600 Closed
T
224
TradeWorx
New Jersey
– -$313K -3,257 Closed
SC
225
Sumit Capital
New York
– -$274K -2,854 Closed
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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.