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Willis Towers Watson

237 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.3B invested in Willis Towers Watson in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

134% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.13M | Put options by funds: $1.34M

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.6B → $8.3B (+$698M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 99 (0)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 19

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 240237 (-3)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 93

Holders
237
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.25%
% of All Funds
6.32%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
18
Increased
78
Reduced
93
Closed
19
Calls
$3.13M
Puts
$1.34M
Net Calls
+$1.79M
Net Calls Change
+$1.66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Harris Associates
1
Harris Associates
Illinois
$989M +$14.5M +118,422 +2%
VH
2
ValueAct Holdings
California
$888M
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$828M +$295M +2,404,245 +59%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$500M +$31.7M +258,399 +7%
First Eagle Investment Management
5
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$407M +$2.53M +20,630 +0.7%
CCM
6
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$386M +$27.2M +221,404 +8%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$347M -$52.6M -428,294 -14%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$336M +$2.12M +17,246 +0.7%
AGA
9
Altrinsic Global Advisors
Connecticut
$303M -$12M -98,002 -4%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
10
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$240M +$14.7M +120,123 +7%
Pzena Investment Management
11
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$216M -$12.4M -100,948 -6%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
12
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$189M +$1.8M +14,703 +1%
BIP
13
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$177M -$235K -1,919 -0.1%
BIT
14
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$166M -$12.3M -100,326 -7%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
15
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$139M +$1.57M +12,825 +1%
SCM
16
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$137M +$102K +832 +0.1%
Principal Financial Group
17
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$118M +$3.7M +30,174 +3%
Neuberger Berman Group
18
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$114M +$88.6M +722,044 +430%
LAM
19
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$93.2M +$236K +1,925 +0.3%
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$86.3M -$1.6M -13,034 -2%
NSCM
21
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$85.4M +$17.3M +141,002 +27%
Victory Capital Management
22
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$75.8M +$5.02M +40,921 +7%
CI
23
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$73.4M -$10.1M -81,953 -12%
CIC
24
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$70.8M -$4.01M -32,686 -6%
D.E. Shaw & Co
25
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$68.2M -$20.7M -168,740 -24%

WTW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

237 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Towers Watson (WTW) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $8.3B — up 9.2% from $7.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of WTW and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 93 trimmed existing stakes and 78 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $295M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $138M.

  • 237 institutional investors held Willis Towers Watson (WTW) as of Q1 2015, down from 240 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.3B of Willis Towers Watson stock for Q1 2015, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Willis Towers Watson positions in Q1 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson buyer in Q1 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $295M added.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson seller in Q1 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $138M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.