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562 hedge funds and large institutions have $27B invested in Willis Towers Watson in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 109 funds opening new positions, 189 increasing their positions, 177 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

255% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $400M | Put options by funds: $113M

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 90

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 549 → 562 (+13)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 189 | Existing positions reduced: 177

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.1B → $27B (-$120M)

2.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92% → 89.99% (-2%)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 → 39 (-5)

Holders
562
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+2.37%
% of All Funds
9.84%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.36%
% of All Funds
0.68%
New
109
Increased
189
Reduced
177
Closed
90
Calls
$400M
Puts
$113M
Net Calls
+$287M
Net Calls Change
+$258M

Top Buyers

1
EIG
EdgePoint Investment Group
Ontario, Canada
+$518M
2
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
+$456M
3
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$436M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$405M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$315M

Top Sellers

1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$664M
2
LP
Longview Partners
Guernsey
-$598M
3
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
California
-$468M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$462M
5
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$451M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OSAM
476
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$89K +$14.7K +66 +21%
TPCW
477
TD Private Client Wealth
New York
$83.5K -$4.9K -22 -6%
S
478
SignatureFD
Georgia
$82K +$3.56K +16 +5%
APP
479
Alpha Paradigm Partners
Illinois
$82K +$78.1K +351 New
WT
480
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$79K – – –
IA
481
IFP Advisors
Florida
$76K -$445 -2 -0.6%
CI
482
CX Institutional
Indiana
$63K +$16K +72 +36%
ETC
483
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$55K +$6.01K +27 +13%
GCM
484
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$53K – – –
GWM
485
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$48K +$44.5K +200 New
ED
486
Exane Derivatives
France
$43.7K +$41.8K +188 New
PFBT
487
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$42K -$1.11K -5 -3%
FMT
488
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$37K -$1.11K -5 -3%
SOW
489
State of Wyoming
Wyoming
$37K +$35.4K +159 New
IRC
490
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$35K – – –
LC
491
Lindbrook Capital
California
$33K -$890 -4 -3%
HWA
492
Heritage Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$32.3K – – –
GEA
493
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$26.7K -$1.56K -7 -6%
EBA
494
Eagle Bay Advisors
New York
$26K +$6.9K +31 +37%
CA
495
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$26K +$23.4K +105 +1,500%
FFA
496
Freedman Financial Associates
Massachusetts
$25K – – –
EI
497
Ellevest Inc
New York
$25K +$1.34K +6 +6%
FHA
498
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$25K +$8.9K +40 +59%
CCM
499
Copeland Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$25K +$23.8K +107 New
HI
500
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$24K – – –
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WTW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

562 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Towers Watson (WTW) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $27B — down 0.44% from $27.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 109 funds opened new WTW positions and 90 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 189 added to existing stakes and 177 trimmed.

The largest buyer was EdgePoint Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $518M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $664M.

  • 562 institutional investors held Willis Towers Watson (WTW) as of Q3 2021, up from 549 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $27B of Willis Towers Watson stock for Q3 2021, down 0.44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 109 funds opened new Willis Towers Watson positions in Q3 2021 and 90 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson buyer in Q3 2021 was EdgePoint Investment Group, an estimated $518M added.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson seller in Q3 2021 was Citigroup, an estimated $664M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.