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233 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.79B invested in Watsco Inc in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 22

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.03M | Put options by funds: $2.96M

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 217 → 233 (+16)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 83

1.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.04% → 78.25% (-1.8%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.99B → $2.79B (-$199M)

Holders
233
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+7.37%
% of All Funds
6.5%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
39
Increased
79
Reduced
83
Closed
22
Calls
$5.03M
Puts
$2.96M
Net Calls
+$2.07M
Net Calls Change
+$1.53M

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$26.7M
2
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$19M
3
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$11.5M
4
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$7.52M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$7.07M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$52.4M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$21.7M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$19.7M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11M
5
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$9.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$245M -$19.7M -157,867 -7%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$199M -$682K -5,473 -0.3%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$127M -$52.4M -420,448 -28%
Baillie Gifford & Co
4
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$123M -$8.13M -65,209 -6%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$122M -$4.08M -32,740 -3%
Neuberger Berman Group
6
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$109M +$87.3K +700 +0.1%
FCM
7
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$103M -$9.78M -78,453 -8%
ORI
8
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
$99.3M +$5.47M +43,849 +6%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$98.6M +$11.5M +91,939 +12%
AllianceBernstein
10
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$80.7M +$26.7M +213,813 +46%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$77.9M -$5.67M -45,442 -6%
DC
12
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$75.5M +$1.23M +9,856 +2%
Adage Capital Partners
13
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$62.8M -$5.53M -44,370 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$62.1M +$2.5M +20,043 +4%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$60.1M +$3.11M +24,935 +5%
Lord, Abbett & Co
16
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$48.9M +$7.52M +60,307 +17%
WRF
17
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$46M – – –
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$46M +$3.11M +24,923 +7%
William Blair & Company
19
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$44.7M +$5.73M +45,999 +14%
Capital World Investors
20
Capital World Investors
California
$41.5M – – –
TCM
21
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$39.5M -$6.48M -52,000 -13%
Westfield Capital Management
22
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$37.7M -$1.38M -11,100 -3%
Baird Financial Group
23
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$34.6M +$66.4K +533 +0.2%
ESCM
24
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$33.8M +$1.65M +13,228 +5%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$33M +$6.25M +50,123 +22%
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WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

233 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.79B — down 6.7% from $2.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new WSO positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $26.7M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $52.4M.

  • 233 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q3 2015, up from 217 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.79B of Watsco Inc stock for Q3 2015, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q3 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q3 2015 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $26.7M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $52.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.