WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC WTS
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 942749102 · ISIN US9427491025
American manufacturing company
* 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 ($5.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $183.33. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($440.1k notional), 3 hold puts ($715.1k).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 302 |
| Q4 2022 | 313 |
| Q1 2023 | 334 |
| Q2 2023 | 337 |
| Q3 2023 | 355 |
| Q4 2023 | 393 |
| Q1 2024 | 400 |
| Q2 2024 | 411 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 146 | 125 |
| Q1 2023 | 149 | 150 |
| Q2 2023 | 135 | 155 |
| Q3 2023 | 151 | 149 |
| Q4 2023 | 185 | 171 |
| Q1 2024 | 164 | 192 |
| Q2 2024 | 197 | 183 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $293.8k | $190.1k | 0.65 |
| Q4 2023 | $3.6m | $770.9k | 0.22 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.1m | $1.5m | 1.30 |
| Q2 2024 | $440.1k | $715.1k | 1.62 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +191.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +115.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +87.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +73.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +59.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +57.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +50.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +48.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +45.2k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc | Added | +43.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -430.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -257.7k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -234.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -146.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Sold out | -135.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -51.4k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | Sold out | -49.5k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | Reduced | -44.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -37.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -34.3k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $220.0k1.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $220.0k1.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Unchanged | $440.1k2.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $275.1k1.5k 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 |
|---|---|
| HORNE TIMOTHY P 13G · exempt (held before listing) no change · filed 2026-10-21 | 17.7% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +0.2 pts · filed 2026-09-04 | 10.0% |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution -1.2 pts · filed 2026-02-13 | 7.8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.3m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.5m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.2m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.5m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $766.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-23 | HORNE TIMOTHY P 10% owner · By Trust | Sold | $590.8k2.8k shares |
| 2024-05-22 | HORNE TIMOTHY P 10% owner · By Trust | Sold | $470.4k2.2k shares |
| 2024-05-22 | Patel Shashank Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $324.4k1.5k shares |
| 2024-05-20 | Melhem Elie President- APAC, M. East, Afr. | Sold | $442.0k2.1k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $698.6m | Added +18.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $582.5m | Reduced -4.4k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 2.1m $375.9m | Added +29.5k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 1.15% of their portfolio | 1.5m $281.7m | Reduced -44.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 968.7k $177.6m | Added +5.5k |
| Mirova US LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 715.7k $131.2m | Added +15.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 711.1k $130.4m | Added +42.8k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.77% of their portfolio | 588.0k $107.8m | Reduced -13.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 587.5k $107.7m | Added +6.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 542.2k $99.4m | Reduced -24.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 510.6k $93.6m | Reduced -37.6k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.97% of their portfolio | 488.4k $89.6m | Reduced -15.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 360.6k $66.1m | Reduced -146.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 346.1k $63.5m | Added +8.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 339.1k $62.2m | Added +721 |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.44% of their portfolio | 324.4k $59.5m | Reduced -7.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 314.1k $57.6m | Added +5.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 307.3k $56.3m | Added +6.6k |
| KBC Group NV 0.17% of their portfolio | 303.1k $55.6m | Added +2.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.6k $52.7m | Added +8.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 280.7k $51.5m | Added +401 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 266.4k $48.8m | Reduced -430.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 256.6k $47.1m | Added +9.2k |
| Port Capital LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 214.9k $39.4m | Added +18.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.7k $39.2m | Reduced -51.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 209.0k $38.3m | Added +191.1k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.12% of their portfolio | 204.1k $37.4m | Reduced -2.8k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 196.6k $36.1m | Reduced -3.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.7k $34.4m | Added +26.6k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.4k $29.8m | Reduced -21.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.3k $28.5m | Added +2.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 151.1k $27.7m | Reduced -234.0k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 145.2k $26.6m | Added +12.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 139.1k $25.5m | Added +87.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 120.2k $22.0m | Added +115.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 117.5k $21.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 115.0k $21.1m | Added +59.4k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.20% of their portfolio | 113.0k $20.7m | Reduced -24.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.9k $18.5m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.0k $18.2m | Reduced -1.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 93.5k $17.1m | Added +560 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.9k $17.0m | Reduced -257.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.19% of their portfolio | 90.6k $16.6m | Added +45.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.3k $15.5m | Added +478 |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.9k $14.3m | Added +335 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 76.7k $14.1m | Added +2.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 75.2k $13.8m | Added +1.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.4k $13.6m | Added +73.8k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.36% of their portfolio | 71.6k $13.1m | Added +10.0k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 71.6k $13.1m | Added +28.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 69.6k $12.8m | Added +5.8k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.04% of their portfolio | 67.1k $12.3m | Added +9.6k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 65.6k $12.0m | Added +975 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.2k $12.0m | Reduced -7.1k |
| NATIXIS 0.08% of their portfolio | 64.9k $11.9m | Added +3.2k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 0.23% of their portfolio | 64.9k $11.9m | Reduced -2.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.1k $11.6m | Added +57.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.1k $11.4m | Added +3.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.9k $11.4m | Added +48.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 59.1k $10.8m | Added +34.0k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 54.9k $10.0m | Added +43.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.8k $9.9m | Reduced -200 |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.13% of their portfolio | 53.5k $9.8m | Reduced -1.3k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.19% of their portfolio | 53.4k $9.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.6k $9.5m | Reduced -8.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 50.7k $9.2m | Added +5.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 50.2k $9.2m | Reduced -1.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 50.0k $9.2m | New |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 49.2k $9.0m | First filing |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.5k $8.9m | Added +3.8k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 48.5k $8.9m | Added +1.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 46.4k $8.5m | Unchanged |
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT 0.11% of their portfolio | 45.2k $8.1m | Added +4.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.1k $8.1m | Added +1.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.1k $7.9m | Added +2.6k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 41.0k $7.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.9k $7.5m | Added +20.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.5k $7.4m | Reduced -900 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.3k $7.4m | Reduced -14.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.1k $7.4m | Added +2.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.8k $7.1m | Added +643 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 38.1k $7.0m | Added +6.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.0k $7.0m | Reduced -775 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 37.4k $6.9m | Added +25.8k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 36.3k $6.6m | Added +7.0k |
| North Growth Management Ltd. 1.29% of their portfolio | 36.0k $6.5m | Added +1.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.5k $6.5m | Reduced -6.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.2k $6.4m | Reduced -893 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.8k $6.2m | Reduced -534 |
| STONE RUN CAPITAL, LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 33.7k $6.2m | Added +600 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.6k $6.0m | Reduced -69 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.5k $6.0m | Reduced -3.4k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 31.9k $5.9m | Reduced -251 |
| Quilter Plc 0.13% of their portfolio | 30.5k $5.6m | Added +1.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.5k $5.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 29.7k $5.5m | Added +1.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.9k $5.3m | Added +201 |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 28.6k $5.2m | Added +3.9k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.2k $5.2m | Reduced -15.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.7k $4.9m | Reduced -727 |