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Watsco Inc

370 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.28B invested in Watsco Inc in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 171 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 171 | Existing positions reduced: 80

72% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 36

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 346370 (+24)

1.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.81%92.92% (+1.1%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.1B → $4.28B (+$183M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

20% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.16M | Put options by funds: $7.66M

Holders
370
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+6.94%
% of All Funds
8.01%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
62
Increased
171
Reduced
80
Closed
36
Calls
$6.16M
Puts
$7.66M
Net Calls
-$1.5M
Net Calls Change
-$339K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$538M +$13.3M +92,622 +3%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$455M -$3.33M -23,199 -0.7%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$189M -$46.8M -326,000 -20%
Baillie Gifford & Co
4
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$161M +$2.16M +15,034 +1%
Neuberger Berman Group
5
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$135M -$5.49M -38,268 -4%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$120M +$1.74M +12,136 +1%
EIP
7
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$115M +$90M +627,016 +353%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$115M +$4.07M +28,367 +4%
DC
9
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$103M +$9.36M +65,256 +10%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$102M +$332K +2,314 +0.3%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
11
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$98.4M +$12.1M +84,092 +14%
CSIA
12
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$96.2M +$4.33M +30,156 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$91.2M -$22M -153,257 -19%
William Blair & Company
14
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$86.1M +$220K +1,534 +0.3%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$67.1M -$30M -209,283 -31%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$50.9M +$3.93M +27,378 +8%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$48.5M
MG
18
Markel Group
Virginia
$47.1M +$4.88M +34,000 +12%
Renaissance Technologies
19
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$44.8M +$14.7M +102,598 +49%
T. Rowe Price Associates
20
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$44.7M -$134M -934,034 -75%
Charles Schwab
21
Charles Schwab
California
$44.2M +$2.95M +20,567 +7%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$43.4M +$9.49M +66,106 +28%
Invesco
23
Invesco
Georgia
$40.2M +$296K +2,063 +0.7%
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$38.2M +$748K +5,212 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
25
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$36.5M +$78.2K +545 +0.2%

WSO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

370 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watsco Inc (WSO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $4.28B — up 4.5% from $4.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new WSO positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 171 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Epoch Investment Partners, adding an estimated $90M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $134M.

  • 370 institutional investors held Watsco Inc (WSO) as of Q1 2019, up from 346 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.28B of Watsco Inc stock for Q1 2019, up 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new Watsco Inc positions in Q1 2019 and 36 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Watsco Inc buyer in Q1 2019 was Epoch Investment Partners, an estimated $90M added.
  • The largest Watsco Inc seller in Q1 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $134M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.