WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD WTW
SHS · Common Stock · CUSIP G96629103
Global insurance 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 ($99.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $201.04. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($49.2m notional), 12 hold puts ($35.9m).
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $19.8m98.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $13.6m67.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $5.3m26.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $4.1m20.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | — | $3.1m15.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | — | $1.8m8.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | — | $502.0k2.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | — | $442.0k2.2k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | — | $261.0k1.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | — | $223.0k1.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | — | $8.1m40.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $6.8m33.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $6.2m31.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $4.6m23.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | — | $3.9m19.3k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | — | $3.5m17.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | — | $1.0m5.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | — | $607.0k3.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | — | $603.0k3.0k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | — | $422.0k2.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| DODGE & COX 13G · institution +1.3 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 8.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-23 | 7.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 7.5% |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 13G · institution filed 2025-02-13 | 6.4% |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 5.9% |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-17 | 5.9% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.1m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.7m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $11.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-07 | WICKES GENE H Head of Benefits Deliv & Admin | Sold | $2.9m13.9k shares |
| 2022-09-07 | Krasner Andrew Jay Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $216.6k1.0k shares |
| 2022-09-02 | Gebauer Julie Jarecke Head of Health, Wealth &Career | Sold | $294.0k1.4k shares |
| 2022-08-26 | WICKES GENE H Head of Benefits Deliv & Admin | Sold | $2.1m10.0k shares |
| 2022-08-18 | WICKES GENE H Head of Benefits Deliv & Admin | Sold | $4.9m22.5k shares |
| 2022-08-17 | WICKES GENE H Head of Benefits Deliv & Admin | Sold | $87.6k398 shares |
| 2022-08-16 | WICKES GENE H Head of Benefits Deliv & Admin | Sold | $242.0k1.1k shares |
| 2022-08-04 | Gebauer Julie Jarecke Head of Health, Wealth &Career | Sold | $294.0k1.4k 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, Q3 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 12.3m $2.5bn | — |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 10.9m $2.2bn | — |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 2.38% of their portfolio | 6.7m $1.3bn | — |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.45% of their portfolio | 6.0m $1.2bn | — |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.9m $994.4m | — |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 2.96% of their portfolio | 4.9m $978.4m | — |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.39% of their portfolio | 4.1m $827.2m | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.4m $476.6m | — |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.3m $471.7m | — |
| Starboard Value LP 9.86% of their portfolio | 2.2m $448.5m | — |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 4.86% of their portfolio | 2.2m $434.7m | — |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $391.7m | — |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 3.34% of their portfolio | 1.8m $369.0m | — |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.7m $349.5m | — |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 1.6m $316.3m | — |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $307.5m | — |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 11.93% of their portfolio | 1.3m $259.0m | — |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 4.46% of their portfolio | 1.3m $258.3m | — |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $251.1m | — |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 4.83% of their portfolio | 1.2m $245.6m | — |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $221.0m | — |
| ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 6.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $214.8m | — |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 4.60% of their portfolio | 850.0k $170.8m | — |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 846.2k $170.0m | — |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 2.70% of their portfolio | 821.3k $165.7m | — |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 792.5k $159.2m | — |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 1.99% of their portfolio | 709.7k $142.6m | — |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 1.45% of their portfolio | 631.8k $127.0m | — |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.11% of their portfolio | 610.4k $122.6m | — |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 602.8k $121.1m | — |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.62% of their portfolio | 597.6k $120.1m | — |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 592.9k $119.1m | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 581.0k $116.7m | — |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 564.8k $113.5m | — |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 561.5k $112.8m | — |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 513.8k $103.2m | — |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 502.1k $100.9m | — |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 483.2k $97.1m | — |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 457.1k $91.9m | — |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 424.1k $85.2m | — |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 402.5k $80.9m | — |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 391.4k $83.2m | — |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.45% of their portfolio | 367.1k $73.8m | — |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 364.5k $73.2m | — |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.79% of their portfolio | 351.2k $70.6m | — |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.60% of their portfolio | 336.8k $67.7m | — |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.95% of their portfolio | 319.5k $64.2m | — |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.06% of their portfolio | 279.4k $56.1m | — |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 279.0k $56.1m | — |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 3.60% of their portfolio | 262.8k $52.8m | — |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 232.5k $46.7m | — |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 231.7k $46.5m | — |
| CORTLAND ASSOCIATES INC/MO 8.03% of their portfolio | 224.5k $45.1m | — |
| AVIVA PLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 224.4k $45.1m | — |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 220.7k $44.4m | — |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 209.2k $42.0m | — |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.22% of their portfolio | 208.8k $41.9m | — |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 208.5k $41.9m | — |
| Pendal Group Ltd 0.38% of their portfolio | 196.2k $39.4m | — |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 192.7k $38.7m | — |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 191.9k $38.6m | — |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.09% of their portfolio | 185.4k $37.2m | — |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 185.0k $37.2m | — |
| Engine Capital Management, LP 11.84% of their portfolio | 177.4k $35.7m | — |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.18% of their portfolio | 174.3k $35.0m | — |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 173.6k $34.9m | — |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.91% of their portfolio | 173.4k $34.8m | — |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 170.9k $34.4m | — |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.50% of their portfolio | 164.3k $33.0m | — |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 151.1k $30.4m | — |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.8k $30.9m | — |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 148.7k $29.9m | — |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.5k $29.9m | — |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 144.1k $29.0m | — |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 141.8k $28.5m | — |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.33% of their portfolio | 136.7k $27.5m | — |
| Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd 2.28% of their portfolio | 135.4k $27.2m | — |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 128.5k $25.8m | — |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 126.1k $25.3m | — |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 124.6k $25.0m | — |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.4k $24.8m | — |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.08% of their portfolio | 120.3k $24.2m | — |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 119.3k $24.0m | — |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.07% of their portfolio | 117.6k $23.6m | — |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.2k $23.1m | — |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 112.1k $22.5m | — |
| WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 111.4k $22.4m | — |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 110.9k $22.3m | — |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 110.3k $22.2m | — |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 109.9k $22.1m | — |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.7k $22.2m | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.6k $21.6m | — |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.15% of their portfolio | 101.0k $20.3m | — |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 97.5k $19.6m | — |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 95.8k $19.3m | — |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 92.8k $18.6m | — |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 91.7k $18.5m | — |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 88.4k $17.8m | — |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 87.6k $17.6m | — |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.51% of their portfolio | 86.7k $17.4m | — |