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 ($31.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $288.82. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($6.3m notional), 3 hold puts ($4.8m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 405 |
| Q4 2024 | 416 |
| Q1 2025 | 434 |
| Q2 2025 | 462 |
| Q3 2025 | 473 |
| Q4 2025 | 490 |
| Q1 2026 | 520 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 197 | 183 |
| Q3 2024 | 178 | 203 |
| Q4 2024 | 179 | 164 |
| Q1 2025 | 211 | 180 |
| Q2 2025 | 233 | 194 |
| Q3 2025 | 215 | 200 |
| Q4 2025 | 197 | 213 |
| Q1 2026 | 269 | 183 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $4.7m | $20.9m | 4.42 |
| Q3 2025 | $7.4m | $6.3m | 0.85 |
| Q4 2025 | $6.0m | $7.1m | 1.19 |
| Q1 2026 | $6.3m | $4.8m | 0.77 |
Biggest buyers
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +172.4k |
| Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, Omsesidigt | Added | +140.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +108.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +97.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +86.8k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | Added | +81.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +68.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +61.1k |
| E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB | Added | +52.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +50.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -135.7k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -120.0k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -101.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -83.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -69.1k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | Reduced | -59.9k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | Reduced | -58.7k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -55.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -49.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | -39.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.2m14.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $1.1m3.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $609.6k2.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $290.3k1.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $58.1k200 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.8m9.7k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $1.1m3.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $928.9k3.2k 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 Q1 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $766.4k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $375.2k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $8.2m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $925.7k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.1m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $396.9k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $167.5k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 4 | $8.1m | $1.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Melhem Elie President- APAC, M. East, Afr. | Sold plan | $108.7k372 shares |
| 2026-03-18 | Melhem Elie President- APAC, M. East, Afr. | Sold plan | $113.7k379 shares |
| 2026-03-17 | Melhem Elie President- APAC, M. East, Afr. | Sold plan | $917.9k3.0k shares |
| 2026-03-12 | Dubose Michael J. Director | Sold | $100.2k332 shares |
| 2026-02-20 | HORNE TIMOTHY P 10% owner · By Revocable Trust | Sold | $2.5m7.5k shares |
| 2026-02-19 | Pagano Robert J Jr President and CEO | Sold | $5.3m16.1k shares |
| 2026-02-17 | Lepage Kenneth Robert General Counsel | Sold | $1.6m5.0k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $1.1bn | Added +68.1k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.81% of their portfolio | 2.1m $617.5m | Reduced -18.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $482.1m | First filing |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $356.0m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 991.1k $287.7m | Added +14.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 918.9k $266.8m | Added +86.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 868.8k $252.2m | Added +61.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.23% of their portfolio | 755.9k $219.1m | Reduced -135.7k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 1.19% of their portfolio | 588.0k $170.7m | Reduced -59.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 545.4k $158.3m | Added +34.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 521.3k $151.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 471.2k $136.8m | Added +14.7k |
| Mirova US LLC 1.44% of their portfolio | 437.9k $127.1m | Reduced -22.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 422.6k $121.4m | Added +108.3k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 1.16% of their portfolio | 404.1k $117.3m | Reduced -21.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 384.6k $111.6m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.90% of their portfolio | 379.0k $110.0m | Reduced -58.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 361.0k $104.8m | Added +6.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 281.4k $81.7m | Reduced -1.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 266.0k $77.2m | Added +172.4k |
| Port Capital LLC 3.32% of their portfolio | 257.4k $74.7m | Added +135 |
| Cartenna Capital, LP 3.04% of their portfolio | 240.0k $69.7m | Added +20.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.3k $66.3m | Reduced -5.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 218.8k $63.5m | Added +97.1k |
| KBC Group NV 0.16% of their portfolio | 214.8k $62.4m | Reduced -6.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 212.3k $61.6m | Reduced -29.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 198.5k $57.6m | Reduced -21.4k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.7k $55.4m | First filing |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 189.3k $55.0m | Reduced -599 |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 177.7k $51.6m | Added +26.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.7k $49.6m | Reduced -30.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 159.1k $46.2m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.7k $45.5m | Reduced -6.9k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 154.0k $44.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.2k $43.6m | Added +4.5k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 145.5k $42.2m | Reduced -25.7k |
| Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia, Omsesidigt 0.25% of their portfolio | 141.2k $6.4m | Added +140.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 135.1k $39.2m | Added +50.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.8k $38.8m | Added +23.3k |
| EULAV Asset Management 1.20% of their portfolio | 128.9k $37.4m | Added +14.2k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 126.5k $36.7m | Added +81.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.1k $35.7m | Reduced -10.2k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 116.5k $33.8m | Reduced -10.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.6k $30.1m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 94.8k $27.5m | Reduced -120.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.0k $26.1m | Added +28.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.07% of their portfolio | 89.5k $26.0m | Reduced -8.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.6k $25.7m | Added +1.4k |
| Triodos Investment Management BV 1.89% of their portfolio | 86.0k $25.0m | Unchanged |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 84.3k $24.5m | Added +462 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.0k $24.4m | Added +2.2k |
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT 0.35% of their portfolio | 82.6k $24.0m | Added +5.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 80.6k $23.4m | Reduced -69.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 79.9k $23.2m | Added +14.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 79.3k $23.0m | Added +28.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.0k $22.9m | Reduced -18.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 77.4k $22.5m | Reduced -1.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.9k $20.9m | Added +2.9k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 71.8k $20.8m | Added +7.7k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.3k $20.7m | Added +37.7k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.27% of their portfolio | 70.3k $20.4m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.6k $18.7m | Added +107 |
| E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB 0.50% of their portfolio | 64.5k $18.7m | Added +52.0k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 0.39% of their portfolio | 63.0k $18.3m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.04% of their portfolio | 62.9k $18.3m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.27% of their portfolio | 60.8k $17.7m | Added +936 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.7k $17.6m | Added +7.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.3k $17.5m | Added +6.7k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 54.8k $15.9m | Reduced -55.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.2k $15.7m | Added +160 |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.2k $15.4m | Reduced -4.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 52.2k $15.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 50.7k $14.7m | Added +730 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 50.4k $14.6m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.05% of their portfolio | 49.3k $14.3m | Reduced -12.3k |
| North Growth Management Ltd. 2.07% of their portfolio | 47.0k $13.5m | Added +7.0k |
| OP Asset Management Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 46.1k $13.4m | Added +42.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 46.1k $13.3m | Unchanged |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 44.9k $13.0m | Reduced -34.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.6k $13.0m | Reduced -14.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.2k $12.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.5k $12.6m | Reduced -1.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 43.5k $12.6m | Reduced -20.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.2k $11.9m | Added +3.3k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.05% of their portfolio | 40.4k $11.7m | Added +37.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.4k $11.7m | Reduced -5.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.9k $11.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.06% of their portfolio | 38.6k $11.2m | Reduced -39.7k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 37.5k $10.9m | Added +4.5k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 37.4k $10.8m | Added +3.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.0k $10.7m | Added +34.0k |
| BURNEY CO/ 0.33% of their portfolio | 36.6k $10.6m | Reduced -16.7k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.09% of their portfolio | 35.5k $10.1m | Added +5.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.0k $10.2m | Added +1.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $10.1m | Added +730 |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 34.6k $10.0m | Added +7.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.8k $9.5m | Added +6.9k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 32.8k $9.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.6k $8.9m | Added +20.5k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 30.3k $8.8m | Added +254 |