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Willis Towers Watson

606 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.9B invested in Willis Towers Watson in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 183 increasing their positions, 249 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 56

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $46.4M | Put options by funds: $37.1M

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 597606 (+9)

0.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.22%94.06% (+0.84%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.5B → $22.9B (-$1.65B)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 249

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2114 (-7)

Holders
606
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+1.51%
% of All Funds
9.66%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
75
Increased
183
Reduced
249
Closed
56
Calls
$46.4M
Puts
$37.1M
Net Calls
+$9.25M
Net Calls Change
-$18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.86B +$17.1M +70,777 +0.6%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.47B -$46.7M -193,095 -2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
3
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.88B +$481M +1,988,265 +32%
Artisan Partners
4
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$1.29B -$224M -925,300 -14%
First Eagle Investment Management
5
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$1.15B +$1.47M +6,083 +0.1%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.05B -$81.2M -335,992 -7%
Harris Associates
7
Harris Associates
Illinois
$857M -$58.9M -243,545 -6%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$557M +$2.85M +11,773 +0.5%
Fidelity Investments
9
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$500M +$34M +140,834 +7%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$483M -$3.18M -13,155 -0.6%
Franklin Resources
11
Franklin Resources
California
$462M -$23.9M -98,664 -5%
SV
12
Starboard Value
New York
$423M -$25.6M -106,094 -6%
CCM
13
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$411M -$7.13M -29,486 -2%
EIG
14
EdgePoint Investment Group
Ontario, Canada
$312M -$195M -805,500 -37%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
15
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$303M -$44.4M -183,788 -12%
AllianceBernstein
16
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$294M -$103M -426,670 -25%
AGA
17
Altrinsic Global Advisors
Connecticut
$280M -$5.76M -23,828 -2%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$277M -$4.92M -20,343 -2%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$271M +$8.31M +34,395 +3%
CCP
20
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$236M -$25.9M -107,007 -10%
BG
21
Baupost Group
Massachusetts
$200M -$102M -422,241 -33%
SCA
22
Southpoint Capital Advisors
New York
$198M
ACM
23
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$187M
BAM
24
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$182M +$18.6M +77,009 +11%
N
25
Nuveen
North Carolina
$182M +$22.1M +91,491 +13%

WTW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

606 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Willis Towers Watson (WTW) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $22.9B — down 6.7% from $24.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new WTW positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 183 added to existing stakes and 249 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $481M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, cutting an estimated $224M.

  • 606 institutional investors held Willis Towers Watson (WTW) as of Q1 2023, up from 597 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $22.9B of Willis Towers Watson stock for Q1 2023, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Willis Towers Watson positions in Q1 2023 and 56 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson buyer in Q1 2023 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $481M added.
  • The largest Willis Towers Watson seller in Q1 2023 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $224M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.