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Willis Towers Watson

412 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.4B invested in Willis Towers Watson in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 142 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.67%92.95% (+0.28%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1212 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.6B → $18.4B (-$253M)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 142

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 433412 (-21)

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 62

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.3M | Put options by funds: $29.6M

Holders
412
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-4.85%
% of All Funds
9.43%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
43
Increased
135
Reduced
142
Closed
62
Calls
$15.3M
Puts
$29.6M
Net Calls
-$14.3M
Net Calls Change
-$2.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.36B -$146M -961,260 -6%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.04B +$18.3M +120,500 +0.9%
Harris Associates
3
Harris Associates
Illinois
$1.66B +$46.4M +304,563 +3%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$1.23B +$4.95M +32,549 +0.4%
LP
5
Longview Partners
Guernsey
$930M -$9.04M -59,420 -1%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$878M -$33.9M -222,498 -4%
Capital Research Global Investors
7
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$805M +$36.1M +237,112 +5%
First Eagle Investment Management
8
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$609M -$3.13M -20,541 -0.5%
Fidelity International
9
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$439M -$16.9M -111,288 -4%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$408M +$34.8M +228,579 +9%
CCM
11
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$397M -$11.1M -72,713 -3%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
12
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$324M +$6.72M +44,123 +2%
LAM
13
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$264M +$5.97M +39,251 +2%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$243M +$9.26M +60,859 +4%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$214M +$348K +2,284 +0.2%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$213M -$7.73M -50,812 -3%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$209M +$112M +736,408 +115%
Pzena Investment Management
18
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$194M +$1M +6,588 +0.5%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$182M +$8.64M +56,755 +5%
ACM
20
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$179M
D.E. Shaw & Co
21
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$179M +$120M +786,290 +199%
Mawer Investment Management
22
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$171M +$2.02M +13,268 +1%
CCP
23
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$147M +$3.68M +24,157 +3%
Wellington Management Group
24
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$143M -$56.7M -372,370 -28%
AGA
25
Altrinsic Global Advisors
Connecticut
$143M +$3.27M +21,500 +2%

WTW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

412 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Towers Watson (WTW) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $18.4B — down 1.4% from $18.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 62 funds closed out of WTW and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 142 trimmed existing stakes and 135 added.

The largest buyer was D.E. Shaw & Co, adding an estimated $120M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $146M.

  • 412 institutional investors held Willis Towers Watson (WTW) as of Q2 2018, down from 433 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $18.4B of Willis Towers Watson stock for Q2 2018, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Willis Towers Watson positions in Q2 2018 and 62 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson buyer in Q2 2018 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $120M added.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson seller in Q2 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $146M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.