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 ($164.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $244.64. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($75.5m notional), 13 hold puts ($48.3m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 565 |
| Q4 2022 | 596 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $49.2m | $35.9m | 0.73 |
| Q4 2022 | $75.5m | $48.3m | 0.64 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +560.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Added | +505.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +481.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +288.5k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Added | +192.9k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Added | +150.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +138.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +92.5k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Added | +73.3k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +72.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC | Reduced | -323.3k |
| Starboard Value LP | Reduced | -306.7k |
| ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Reduced | -261.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -261.8k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -236.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -208.1k |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -207.1k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Reduced | -186.9k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -148.7k |
| Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd | Sold out | -135.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $22.4m91.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $16.2m66.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $10.6m43.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $10.2m41.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $5.2m21.4k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $4.9m20.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.1m8.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.8m7.5k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $661.0k2.7k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $489.2k2.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $13.9m56.9k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $9.9m40.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.5m22.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $4.9m20.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $4.8m19.6k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Unchanged | $4.2m17.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.8m7.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Unchanged | $1.3m5.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $929.0k3.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $635.9k2.6k 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 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 | — | 2 | $8.1m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.7m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $11.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $5.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-21 | Gebauer Julie Jarecke Head of Health, Wealth &Career | Sold | $1.2m5.0k shares |
| 2022-11-18 | WICKES GENE H Head of Benefits Deliv & Admin | Sold | $1.9m8.1k shares |
| 2022-11-09 | ONEILL BRENDAN R Director | Sold | $1.5m6.5k shares |
| 2022-11-01 | Gebauer Julie Jarecke Head of Health, Wealth &Career | Sold | $306.7k1.4k shares |
| 2022-10-31 | Bodnar Anne Donovan Chief Administrative Officer | Sold | $436.7k2.0k shares |
| 2022-10-04 | 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 12.2m $3.0bn | Reduced -81.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 10.8m $2.6bn | Reduced -88.4k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 2.81% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.6bn | Reduced -236.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.52% of their portfolio | 6.1m $1.5bn | Added +92.5k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 3.33% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.2bn | Added +73.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -109.6k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.96% of their portfolio | 3.9m $961.1m | Reduced -186.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $583.9m | Added +16.8k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 5.60% of their portfolio | 2.1m $525.6m | Reduced -14.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.1m $511.4m | Added +560.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.1m $510.1m | Reduced -261.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $491.8m | Added +61.6k |
| Starboard Value LP 9.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $470.9m | Reduced -306.7k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 3.73% of their portfolio | 1.8m $440.2m | Reduced -36.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.7m $413.8m | Reduced -47.1k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 1.5m $364.4m | Reduced -84.1k |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 5.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $313.3m | Reduced -4.5k |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 12.85% of their portfolio | 1.2m $300.8m | Reduced -58.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $297.0m | Reduced -34.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $276.4m | Added +30.6k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 5.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $274.4m | Reduced -100.5k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 5.37% of their portfolio | 850.0k $207.9m | Unchanged |
| ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 7.04% of their portfolio | 806.8k $197.3m | Reduced -261.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 797.0k $194.9m | Reduced -49.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 782.0k $191.3m | Reduced -10.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 719.8k $176.1m | Added +138.9k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 2.23% of their portfolio | 706.3k $172.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 691.0k $169.0m | Added +288.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 661.7k $161.8m | Added +68.8k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 1.70% of their portfolio | 609.0k $149.6m | Reduced -22.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.12% of their portfolio | 588.7k $144.0m | Reduced -21.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 581.9k $142.3m | Reduced -21.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 569.0k $139.2m | Added +4.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.36% of their portfolio | 534.4k $130.7m | Added +505.6k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 1.88% of their portfolio | 498.0k $122.2m | Reduced -323.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 485.7k $118.8m | Added +481.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 467.0k $114.2m | Reduced -94.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 446.9k $109.3m | Reduced -36.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 424.0k $103.7m | Reduced -132 |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 397.9k $97.3m | Reduced -104.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 394.8k $96.6m | Reduced -62.4k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 387.1k $99.6m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.51% of their portfolio | 369.6k $90.4m | Added +2.5k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.72% of their portfolio | 326.8k $79.9m | Reduced -10.0k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.40% of their portfolio | 324.5k $79.4m | Added +150.2k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.03% of their portfolio | 308.6k $75.5m | Reduced -10.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 305.7k $74.8m | Reduced -208.1k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 282.0k $69.0m | Added +57.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 273.9k $67.0m | Reduced -90.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 266.7k $65.2m | Reduced -12.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.06% of their portfolio | 259.4k $63.4m | Reduced -20.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.16% of their portfolio | 246.6k $60.3m | Added +192.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 229.9k $56.2m | Added +37.2k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 227.0k $55.5m | Reduced -4.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 226.1k $55.3m | Added +16.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 225.2k $55.1m | Reduced -7.4k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 223.7k $54.7m | Added +2.9k |
| CORTLAND ASSOCIATES INC/MO 9.04% of their portfolio | 223.0k $54.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 221.6k $54.2m | First filing |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.12% of their portfolio | 216.7k $53.0m | Added +31.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 196.3k $48.0m | Added +72.9k |
| Pendal Group Ltd 0.41% of their portfolio | 195.5k $47.8m | Reduced -665 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 193.8k $47.4m | Added +1.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 184.9k $45.2m | Reduced -121 |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 1.64% of their portfolio | 180.0k $44.0m | Reduced -28.5k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 172.7k $42.2m | Reduced -890 |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.21% of their portfolio | 172.2k $42.1m | Reduced -36.6k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.59% of their portfolio | 164.3k $40.2m | Unchanged |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.12% of their portfolio | 163.4k $40.0m | Added +43.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 161.5k $39.5m | Added +64.0k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 1.07% of their portfolio | 155.6k $38.1m | Reduced -17.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.3k $35.5m | Reduced -3.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.9k $35.5m | Reduced -3.6k |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 144.2k $35.3m | Reduced -207.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 140.2k $34.3m | Added +29.9k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 2.62% of their portfolio | 139.7k $34.2m | Reduced -123.1k |
| Engine Capital Management, LP 9.82% of their portfolio | 137.4k $33.6m | Reduced -40.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 134.9k $33.0m | Reduced -6.8k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.49% of their portfolio | 131.9k $32.3m | Reduced -4.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 127.0k $31.1m | Reduced -44.0k |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP 6.91% of their portfolio | 122.2k $29.9m | Added +70.5k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 120.5k $29.5m | Added +1.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 120.4k $29.4m | Reduced -8.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.1k $29.4m | Added +11.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 118.3k $28.9m | Reduced -6.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 118.1k $29.0m | Added +504 |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 113.2k $27.7m | Added +2.3k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 110.3k $27.0m | Added +408 |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 105.2k $25.7m | Reduced -39.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.3k $25.5m | Reduced -10.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.8k $25.1m | Reduced -4.8k |
| ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND, INC. 1.13% of their portfolio | 96.7k $23.7m | Added +38.2k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.17% of their portfolio | 95.2k $23.3m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 93.0k $22.7m | Reduced -19.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.06% of their portfolio | 88.8k $21.6m | Added +57.5k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.65% of their portfolio | 88.0k $21.5m | Added +1.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 86.4k $21.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 85.4k $20.9m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.09% of their portfolio | 80.4k $19.7m | Reduced -2.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 79.5k $19.4m | Reduced -16.3k |