Watsco Inc
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$92.7M |
| 2 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
+$27.1M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$23.9M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$17.2M |
| 5 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$16.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$31.3M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$30.1M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$21.4M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$20.4M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$19.1M |
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.