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Willis Towers Watson

400 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7B invested in Willis Towers Watson in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 164 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

665% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.24M | Put options by funds: $1.08M

79% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 29

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.6B → $18.7B (+$2.06B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 379400 (+21)

1.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.59%94.89% (+1.3%)

23% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2217 (-5)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 164

Holders
400
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+5.54%
% of All Funds
9.97%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.73%
% of All Funds
0.42%
New
52
Increased
118
Reduced
164
Closed
29
Calls
$8.24M
Puts
$1.08M
Net Calls
+$7.16M
Net Calls Change
-$11.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SOMRS
26
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$149M -$41.9K -300 -0%
CCP
27
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$138M +$3.48M +24,937 +3%
Mawer Investment Management
28
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$138M +$29.1M +208,365 +28%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$135M +$16.9M +120,887 +15%
Principal Financial Group
30
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$135M -$32.3M -231,156 -20%
BIP
31
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$125M -$28.2M -201,670 -19%
SCA
32
Southpoint Capital Advisors
New York
$118M +$1.62M +11,585 +1%
MAI
33
Marble Arch Investments
New York
$111M -$33.9M -242,500 -24%
SCM
34
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$106M -$3.41M -24,409 -3%
SI
35
Scharf Investments
California
$103M -$8.06M -57,717 -8%
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$98.6M +$26.5M +189,666 +39%
HCM
37
Highline Capital Management
New York
$90M -$63.3M -453,200 -42%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
38
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$88.9M -$32.3M -231,550 -27%
Legal & General Group
39
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$88.9M +$3.96M +28,313 +5%
UOC
40
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$87.3M +$24.5M +175,564 +41%
Franklin Resources
41
Franklin Resources
California
$81.8M -$55.4M -396,294 -41%
BAMCO Inc
42
BAMCO Inc
New York
$74.4M +$145K +1,040 +0.2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
43
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$73.7M +$725K +5,191 +1%
AI
44
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$72M -$962K -6,888 -1%
Russell Investments Group
45
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$72M -$24.4M -174,979 -26%
FCM
46
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$69.5M -$134K -958 -0.2%
TSW
47
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$69.3M -$27.9M -199,624 -30%
Swiss National Bank
48
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$68.8M +$1.79M +12,800 +3%
NSCM
49
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$68.8M +$96K +687 +0.1%
Renaissance Technologies
50
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$68.3M +$28.3M +202,300 +76%

WTW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

400 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Towers Watson (WTW) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $18.7B — up 12% from $16.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new WTW positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 118 added to existing stakes and 164 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity International, adding an estimated $451M. The largest seller was ValueAct Holdings, cutting an estimated $209M.

  • 400 institutional investors held Willis Towers Watson (WTW) as of Q2 2017, up from 379 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $18.7B of Willis Towers Watson stock for Q2 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Willis Towers Watson positions in Q2 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson buyer in Q2 2017 was Fidelity International, an estimated $451M added.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson seller in Q2 2017 was ValueAct Holdings, an estimated $209M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.