Watts Water Technologies
240 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.12B invested in Watts Water Technologies in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
228% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.06M | Put options by funds: $323K
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 21
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.7B → $2.12B (+$422M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 229 → 240 (+11)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95% → 94.62% (-0.37%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 81
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FWIA
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$14.1M |
| 2 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$13.8M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$8.69M |
| 4 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.6M |
| 5 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$4.93M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$18.8M |
| 2 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$12.6M |
| 3 |
Impax Asset Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$11.6M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.3M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$4.1M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LCM
251
Laurion Capital Management
New York
| – | -$270K | -4,186 | Closed |
|
|
BAM
252
Blueshift Asset Management
Red Bank,
New Jersey
| – | -$267K | -4,140 | Closed |
|
|
TI
253
Trexquant Investment
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$202K | -3,138 | Closed |
|
|
HIIFS
254
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Ramat Gan,
Israel
| – | -$65K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
MOS
255
MGO One Seven
Beachwood,
Ohio
| – | -$32K | -500 | Closed |
|
|
TAIM
256
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | -$32K | -500 | Closed |
|
257
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
| – | -$6K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
JA
258
JOYN Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$5K | -81 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
259
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$4K | -69 | Closed |
|
|
FGAM
260
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Lakeway,
Texas
| – | +$457 | +6 | New |
|
WTS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
240 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watts Water Technologies (WTS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.12B — up 25% from $1.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new WTS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fort Washington Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.1M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $18.8M.
- 240 institutional investors held Watts Water Technologies (WTS) as of Q1 2019, up from 229 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $2.12B of Watts Water Technologies stock for Q1 2019, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Watts Water Technologies positions in Q1 2019 and 21 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Watts Water Technologies buyer in Q1 2019 was Fort Washington Investment Advisors, an estimated $14.1M added.
- The largest Watts Water Technologies seller in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $18.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.