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Watsco Inc
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202 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.5B invested in Watsco Inc in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 23

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 200 → 202 (+2)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.38B → $2.5B (+$118M)

0.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.94% → 80.53% (+0.59%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 71

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.93M | Put options by funds: $4.14M

Holders
202
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1%
% of All Funds
5.81%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
26
Increased
66
Reduced
71
Closed
23
Calls
$1.93M
Puts
$4.14M
Net Calls
-$2.21M
Net Calls Change
-$230K

Top Buyers

1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$40.1M
2
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
+$28.1M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$23.7M
4
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$16.7M
5
TEC
Tiger Eye Capital
Tennessee
+$15M

Top Sellers

1
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$13.1M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$13M
3
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$11.2M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$9.2M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$7.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$183M -$2.04M -20,148 -1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$162M -$340K -3,359 -0.2%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$142M -$4.61M -45,540 -3%
FCM
4
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$109M -$4.6M -45,461 -4%
Baillie Gifford & Co
5
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$105M +$28.1M +278,149 +38%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$102M -$3.08M -30,462 -3%
Neuberger Berman Group
7
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$102M -$1.64M -16,200 -2%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$93.4M -$105K -1,034 -0.1%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$92.4M -$6.57M -64,925 -7%
ORI
10
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
$80.6M +$503K +4,971 +0.6%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$73.6M +$40.1M +396,642 +124%
WRF
12
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$70.2M +$697K +6,892 +1%
KI
13
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$67.1M +$1.01M +10,015 +2%
Westfield Capital Management
14
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$66M -$148K -1,465 -0.2%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$51.6M -$860K -8,496 -2%
DC
16
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$50.1M +$873K +8,630 +2%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$48.1M +$23.7M +234,292 +100%
TCM
18
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$45.8M +$16.7M +164,800 +59%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$43.3M -$3.81M -37,635 -8%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
20
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$38.9M -$3.19M -31,560 -8%
Capital World Investors
21
Capital World Investors
California
$36M – – –
B
22
Baird
Wisconsin
$30.4M +$2.66M +26,294 +10%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$29M +$4.22M +41,747 +17%
Point72 Asset Management
24
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$28.2M +$27.7M +274,143 New
ESCM
25
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$25M +$3.6M +35,611 +17%
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

202 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.5B — up 4.9% from $2.38B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new WSO positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $40.1M. The largest seller was Adage Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.1M sold.

  • 202 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q2 2014, up from 200 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.5B of Watsco Inc stock for Q2 2014, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q2 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q2 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $40.1M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q2 2014 was Adage Capital Partners, an estimated $13.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.