Watts Water Technologies
400 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.5B invested in Watts Water Technologies in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 156 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 35
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 392 → 400 (+8)
0.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.99% → 94.78% (-0.21%)
6% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $207M | Capital outflows: $220M
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 156
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.13M | Put options by funds: $1.47M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$16.8M |
| 2 |
Boston Trust Walden
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.7M |
| 3 |
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
+$12.4M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$12.1M |
| 5 |
PC
Port Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$9.18M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DnB Asset Management
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$18.3M |
| 2 |
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$15.8M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$12.7M |
| 4 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$10.8M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.91M |
WTS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
400 of the 6,963 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Watts Water Technologies (WTS) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $5.5B — up 1.7% from $5.41B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new WTS positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 126 added to existing stakes and 156 trimmed.
The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $16.8M. The largest seller was DnB Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.3M sold.
- 400 institutional investors held Watts Water Technologies (WTS) as of Q1 2024, up from 392 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $5.5B of Watts Water Technologies stock for Q1 2024, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new Watts Water Technologies positions in Q1 2024 and 35 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Watts Water Technologies buyer in Q1 2024 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $16.8M added.
- The largest Watts Water Technologies seller in Q1 2024 was DnB Asset Management, an estimated $18.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.