Watsco Inc
198 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.08B invested in Watsco Inc in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 18
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.63B → $3.08B (+$449M)
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.23M | Put options by funds: $2.84M
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 189 → 198 (+9)
0.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.82% → 81.24% (-0.57%)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 75
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$67.4M |
| 2 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$26.1M |
| 3 |
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
+$24M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$21.8M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$15.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$26.7M |
| 2 |
KI
Kalmar Investments
Greenville,
Delaware
|
-$23.1M |
| 3 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$23.1M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$22.5M |
| 5 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$17.7M |
WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
198 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.08B — up 17% from $2.63B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new WSO positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $67.4M. The largest seller was TimesSquare Capital Management, cutting an estimated $26.7M.
- 198 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q1 2015, up from 189 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $3.08B of Watsco Inc stock for Q1 2015, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q1 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q1 2015 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $67.4M added.
- The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q1 2015 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $26.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.