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Willis Towers Watson

412 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.4B invested in Willis Towers Watson in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 142 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.67%92.95% (+0.28%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1212 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.6B → $18.4B (-$253M)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 142

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 433412 (-21)

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 62

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.3M | Put options by funds: $29.6M

Holders
412
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-4.85%
% of All Funds
9.43%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
43
Increased
135
Reduced
142
Closed
62
Calls
$15.3M
Puts
$29.6M
Net Calls
-$14.3M
Net Calls Change
-$2.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCA
26
Southpoint Capital Advisors
New York
$136M
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$136M +$151K +995 +0.1%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
28
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$131M -$3.11M -20,444 -2%
Balyasny Asset Management
29
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$125M +$39.7M +260,910 +46%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$112M +$1.92M +12,622 +2%
PIP
31
Permian Investment Partners
Texas
$110M +$27.9M +183,558 +34%
Legal & General Group
32
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$88.9M -$603K -3,963 -0.7%
TSW
33
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$84M +$9.68M +63,601 +13%
UOC
34
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$75.8M
Charles Schwab
35
Charles Schwab
California
$73.4M +$3.13M +20,546 +4%
TCM
36
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$67.3M +$67.6M +443,900 New
FCM
37
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$66.6M +$685K +4,503 +1%
Swiss National Bank
38
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$66.2M +$5.24M +34,400 +9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
39
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$65.1M +$816K +5,362 +1%
BAMCO Inc
40
BAMCO Inc
New York
$64.7M -$8.34M -54,772 -11%
UBS AM
41
UBS AM
Illinois
$63M -$2.04M -13,380 -3%
Fidelity Investments
42
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$62.5M -$32M -210,302 -34%
NSCM
43
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$61.1M -$10.6M -69,810 -15%
AI
44
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$60.8M -$719K -4,723 -1%
CIC
45
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$60.3M -$622K -4,084 -1%
Adage Capital Partners
46
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$54.9M +$28.3M +185,925 +106%
TD Asset Management
47
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$54.8M -$3.05M -20,055 -5%
CVA
48
Ceredex Value Advisors
Florida
$53.7M +$1.18M +7,775 +2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
49
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$52.8M -$1.69M -11,100 -3%
TCIM
50
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$51M -$860K -5,650 -2%

WTW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

412 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Towers Watson (WTW) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $18.4B — down 1.4% from $18.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 62 funds closed out of WTW and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 142 trimmed existing stakes and 135 added.

The largest buyer was D.E. Shaw & Co, adding an estimated $120M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $146M.

  • 412 institutional investors held Willis Towers Watson (WTW) as of Q2 2018, down from 433 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $18.4B of Willis Towers Watson stock for Q2 2018, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Willis Towers Watson positions in Q2 2018 and 62 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson buyer in Q2 2018 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $120M added.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson seller in Q2 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $146M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.