WATSCO INC WSO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 942622200 · ISIN US9426222009
American industrial company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryWholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies
- HeadquartersCoconut Grove, FL
- Websitewatsco.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($17.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $249.03. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($19.4m notional), 9 hold puts ($12.9m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 539 |
| Q4 2022 | 568 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $21.5m | $12.5m | 0.58 |
| Q4 2022 | $19.4m | $12.9m | 0.67 |
Biggest buyers
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | New | +209.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +119.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +112.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +107.7k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +106.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +81.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +76.0k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +72.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +56.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +47.6k |
Biggest sellers
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -92.2k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | Sold out | -70.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Reduced | -65.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -43.0k |
| Motley Fool Asset Management LLC | Reduced | -40.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Sold out | -33.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -32.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -30.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -27.6k |
| Distillate Capital Partners LLC | Sold out | -23.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.8m31.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $7.3m29.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.1m8.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.3m5.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $399.0k1.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $274.3k1.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $174.6k700 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.8m19.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $3.0m12.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.7m7.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.6m6.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $723.0k2.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $523.0k2.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $324.2k1.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $149.6k600 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Capital International Investors 13G · institution -3.4 pts · filed 2026-05-14 | 10.1% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution -3.3 pts · filed 2026-02-05 | 5.6% |
| Capital Research Global Investors 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-14 | 5.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.3m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.0bn | Added +112.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $800.6m | Added +56.7k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.57% of their portfolio | 2.2m $544.0m | Added +15.9k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 1.6m $408.5m | Reduced -92.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $329.4m | Added +81.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $288.6m | Added +106.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $268.1m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 925.8k $230.9m | Added +1.9k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.77% of their portfolio | 709.6k $177.0m | Added +10.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 681.9k $170.1m | Reduced -1.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 677.4k $169.0m | Reduced -9.0k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 571.2k $143.0m | Added +30.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 559.3k $139.5m | Added +12.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 542.5k $135.3m | Added +14.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 532.4k $132.8m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Markel Group Inc. 1.68% of their portfolio | 500.2k $124.8m | Added +38.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.31% of their portfolio | 471.5k $117.6m | Added +3.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 440.4k $109.8m | Added +107.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.09% of their portfolio | 371.1k $92.6m | Added +3.0k |
| BOSTON FINANCIAL MANGEMENT LLC 3.63% of their portfolio | 361.8k $90.2m | Reduced -986 |
| Swedbank AB 0.18% of their portfolio | 321.8k $80.3m | Added +33.6k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 293.7k $73.3m | Added +6.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 286.1k $71.4m | Added +22.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 279.2k $69.6m | Added +72.3k |
| CALEDONIA INVESTMENTS PLC 11.32% of their portfolio | 273.8k $68.3m | Added +5.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 268.3k $66.9m | Reduced -43.0k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.67% of their portfolio | 261.3k $65.2m | Reduced -512 |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 242.3k $60.4m | Added +9.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 241.1k $60.1m | Added +1.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 220.7k $55.0m | Added +4.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.2k $54.9m | Added +8.4k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 214.4k $53.5m | Reduced -4.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 213.4k $53.2m | Added +45.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 209.8k $52.3m | New |
| Premier Fund Managers Ltd 1.92% of their portfolio | 195.8k $49.4m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.3k $47.5m | Reduced -13.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.07% of their portfolio | 189.1k $47.2m | Reduced -32.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.07% of their portfolio | 186.7k $46.7m | Reduced -9.0k |
| DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 172.6k $43.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 155.9k $38.9m | Added +119.9k |
| HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.38% of their portfolio | 154.7k $38.6m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.24% of their portfolio | 154.6k $38.5m | Added +12.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 148.4k $37.0m | Added +6.0k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 147.2k $36.7m | Reduced -847 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 140.1k $34.9m | Reduced -14.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 137.0k $34.2m | Added +6.7k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 133.9k $33.4m | Reduced -7.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 131.0k $32.7m | Added +1.5k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.42% of their portfolio | 130.5k $32.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 127.1k $31.7m | Added +3.8k |
| WASHINGTON TRUST Co 1.42% of their portfolio | 122.4k $30.5m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Motley Fool Asset Management LLC 3.24% of their portfolio | 115.2k $28.7m | Reduced -40.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 114.1k $28.4m | Added +1.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.7k $26.1m | Added +2.2k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 99.4k $24.8m | Reduced -16.1k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK 0.69% of their portfolio | 97.2k $24.2m | Added +420 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.9k $23.4m | Reduced -27.6k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.41% of their portfolio | 91.0k $22.7m | Unchanged |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.8k $22.7m | Added +871 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 88.2k $22.0m | Added +76.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 87.7k $21.9m | Added +47.6k |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 82.4k $20.5m | Reduced -22.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.1k $20.0m | Added +1.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.3k $19.8m | Added +1.2k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 76.4k $19.1m | Added +1.6k |
| Wilkinson Global Asset Management LLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 76.4k $19.1m | Added +29.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 76.2k $19.0m | Added +1.5k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 74.7k $18.6m | Added +3.1k |
| J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 74.3k $18.5m | Reduced -959 |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 66.9k $16.7m | Reduced -7.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 65.1k $16.2m | Reduced -3.5k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 62.9k $15.7m | Added +16.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.3k $15.5m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Pembroke Management, LTD 1.65% of their portfolio | 61.8k $15.4m | Reduced -1.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.4k $15.3m | Added +6.2k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 60.8k $15.2m | Reduced -988 |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.6k $15.1m | Added +1.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.4k $15.1m | Unchanged |
| Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning 2.36% of their portfolio | 60.0k $15.0m | Added +7.3k |
| Baskin Financial Services Inc. 1.67% of their portfolio | 57.9k $14.4m | Added +331 |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 57.4k $14.3m | Added +156 |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.15% of their portfolio | 55.7k $13.9m | Added +200 |
| LaFleur & Godfrey LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 55.0k $13.7m | Reduced -970 |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.07% of their portfolio | 54.5k $13.6m | Added +10.4k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 51.9k $12.9m | Reduced -600 |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 51.9k $12.9m | Added +5.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.6k $12.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.5k $12.4m | Reduced -13.0k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.09% of their portfolio | 49.1k $12.2m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 0.32% of their portfolio | 48.4k $12.1m | Added +407 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 44.6k $11.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 44.1k $11.0m | Added +18.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 43.8k $10.9m | Added +367 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.4k $10.8m | Added +503 |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 2.12% of their portfolio | 42.9k $10.7m | Unchanged |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 42.2k $10.5m | Added +14.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 41.1k $10.3m | Unchanged |
| Patrick Mauro Investment Advisor, INC. 6.20% of their portfolio | 38.4k $9.6m | Added +986 |
| Covington Investment Advisors Inc. 2.29% of their portfolio | 38.3k $9.6m | Added +1.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.0k $9.5m | Added +855 |