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Willis Towers Watson

433 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.6B invested in Willis Towers Watson in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 167 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 52

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 433433 (0)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.7B → $18.6B (-$72.3M)

1.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.05%92.67% (-1.4%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1412 (-2)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 167

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.8M | Put options by funds: $29.4M

Holders
433
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
9.92%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
58
Increased
127
Reduced
167
Closed
52
Calls
$17.8M
Puts
$29.4M
Net Calls
-$11.6M
Net Calls Change
+$1.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.51B +$98.7M +628,507 +4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.03B +$17.5M +111,411 +0.8%
Harris Associates
3
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.62B +$58.8M +374,854 +4%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$1.23B +$5.08M +32,336 +0.4%
LP
5
Longview Partners
Guernsey
$942M +$6.99M +44,513 +0.7%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$916M -$34M -216,285 -3%
Capital Research Global Investors
7
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$773M +$2.56M +16,337 +0.3%
First Eagle Investment Management
8
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$615M +$2.81M +17,898 +0.4%
Fidelity International
9
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$458M +$5.66M +36,032 +1%
CCM
10
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$410M -$9.2M -58,614 -2%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$375M -$42.4M -270,026 -10%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
12
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$318M -$663K -4,221 -0.2%
LAM
13
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$259M +$22.3M +142,244 +9%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$235M +$12.3M +78,509 +5%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$221M -$28.6M -182,053 -11%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$214M -$7.51M -47,865 -3%
Wellington Management Group
17
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$201M -$6.78M -43,193 -3%
Pzena Investment Management
18
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$194M +$6.21M +39,589 +3%
ACM
19
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$180M
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$174M +$9.7M +61,779 +6%
EIP
21
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$170M +$5.25M +33,460 +3%
Mawer Investment Management
22
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$169M +$5.18M +33,013 +3%
CCP
23
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$143M -$1.04M -6,656 -0.7%
AGA
24
Altrinsic Global Advisors
Connecticut
$140M -$2.02M -12,880 -1%
SCA
25
Southpoint Capital Advisors
New York
$137M +$62.8M +400,000 +80%

WTW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

433 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Towers Watson (WTW) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $18.6B — down 0.39% from $18.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new WTW positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 127 added to existing stakes and 167 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $98.7M. The largest seller was Highline Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $128M sold.

  • 433 institutional investors held Willis Towers Watson (WTW) as of Q1 2018, unchanged from Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $18.6B of Willis Towers Watson stock for Q1 2018, down 0.39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new Willis Towers Watson positions in Q1 2018 and 52 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson buyer in Q1 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $98.7M added.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson seller in Q1 2018 was Highline Capital Management, an estimated $128M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.