Willis Towers Watson
456 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.2B invested in Willis Towers Watson in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 165 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21B → $23.2B (+$2.17B)
1.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.53% → 93.78% (+1.2%)
3% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $36.7M | Put options by funds: $35.7M
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 63
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 165
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 467 → 456 (-11)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 13 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$138M |
| 2 |
LP
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
+$132M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$131M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$101M |
| 5 |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
+$97.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$344M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$51.4M |
| 3 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$41.1M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$38.1M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$35.7M |
WTW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
456 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Towers Watson (WTW) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $23.2B — up 10% from $21B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 63 funds closed out of WTW and 59 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 165 trimmed existing stakes and 154 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $138M. The largest seller was Harris Associates, cutting an estimated $344M.
- 456 institutional investors held Willis Towers Watson (WTW) as of Q2 2019, down from 467 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $23.2B of Willis Towers Watson stock for Q2 2019, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Willis Towers Watson positions in Q2 2019 and 63 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Willis Towers Watson buyer in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $138M added.
- The largest Willis Towers Watson seller in Q2 2019 was Harris Associates, an estimated $344M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.