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Willis Towers Watson
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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
TD Asset Management
176
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$11.3M -$193K -868 -2%
PCM
177
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$11.3M +$1.53M +6,868 +17%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
178
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$11.2M +$347K +1,559 +3%
Neuberger Berman Group
179
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$10.9M +$3.27M +14,684 +42%
Royal London Asset Management
180
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$10.6M +$620K +2,785 +7%
FAF
181
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$10.6M +$957K +4,300 +10%
HF
182
HRT Financial
New York
$10.5M +$3.43M +15,396 +52%
OCM
183
Olstein Capital Management
New York
$10.5M +$2M +9,000 +25%
FFIC
184
First Fiduciary Investment Counsel
Ohio
$10.4M +$9.95M +44,719 New
Natixis Advisors
185
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$10.3M +$4.75M +21,330 +92%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
186
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$10.3M -$638K -2,865 -6%
PNC Financial Services Group
187
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$10.3M -$121K -543 -1%
BB
188
Busey Bank
Illinois
$10.1M +$184K +825 +2%
AIG
189
American International Group
New York
$9.8M -$181K -813 -2%
GF
190
Gabelli Funds
New York
$9.28M -$2.36M -10,600 -21%
FAF
191
Första AP-fonden
Sweden
$9.16M +$2.36M +10,600 +37%
Comerica Bank
192
Comerica Bank
Texas
$8.51M +$3.53M +15,839 +74%
ACI
193
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$8.49M -$49.2K -221 -0.6%
ASRS
194
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$8.36M -$37.2K -167 -0.5%
PG
195
Pendal Group
Australia
$8.34M +$2.27M +10,212 +40%
TSW
196
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$8.29M -$117K -526 -1%
CWM
197
CIBC World Markets
New York
$7.92M -$36.7M -164,664 -83%
BC
198
Beaconlight Capital
New York
$7.84M +$7.51M +33,731 New
SOMRS
199
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$7.53M – – –
CM
200
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$7.16M +$6.86M +30,800 New
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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.