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 ($262.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $274.96. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($91.6m notional), 13 hold puts ($52.5m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 565 |
| Q4 2022 | 596 |
| Q1 2023 | 607 |
| Q2 2023 | 581 |
| Q3 2023 | 560 |
| Q4 2023 | 631 |
| Q1 2024 | 663 |
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 | 249 | 267 |
| Q1 2023 | 254 | 302 |
| Q2 2023 | 214 | 311 |
| Q3 2023 | 228 | 315 |
| Q4 2023 | 293 | 271 |
| Q1 2024 | 305 | 287 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $64.8m | $32.7m | 0.50 |
| Q3 2023 | $110.3m | $46.3m | 0.42 |
| Q4 2023 | $130.4m | $57.7m | 0.44 |
| Q1 2024 | $91.6m | $52.5m | 0.57 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +971.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +419.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +350.1k |
| Sahana Capital Management LP | Added | +240.0k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +214.2k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | New | +173.1k |
| National Pension Service | New | +147.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +131.8k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | New | +112.3k |
| Man Group plc | Added | +110.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -954.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -466.4k |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -275.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -243.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -161.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -159.7k |
| Gillson Capital LP | Reduced | -138.5k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -115.9k |
| Engine Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -109.8k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Reduced | -98.8k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $22.4m81.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $22.1m80.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $20.6m75.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $9.0m32.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $6.2m22.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.5m12.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.0m7.3k shares |
| LPL Financial LLC | New | $1.5m55 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.5m5.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.4m5.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $25.4m92.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $15.4m56.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.4m12.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $2.3m8.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.8m6.5k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m5.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m4.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $935.0k3.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $192.5k700 shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Unchanged | $192.5k700 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $11.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $5.6m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.6m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.8m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $463.4k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $78.8k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | Krasner Andrew Jay Chief Financial Officer · Revocable Trust | Sold | $299.3k1.1k shares |
| 2024-02-20 | Gebauer Julie Jarecke Head of Health, Wealth &Career | Sold | $1.4m5.0k shares |
| 2024-02-08 | Garrard Adam Head of Risk & Broking | Sold | $1.5m5.4k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 11.5m $3.2bn | Reduced -159.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 10.1m $2.8bn | Reduced -243.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.76% of their portfolio | 9.2m $2.5bn | Reduced -466.4k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 3.41% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.5bn | Reduced -115.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.3m $1.2bn | Added +12.4k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.77% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.1bn | Reduced -98.8k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 1.43% of their portfolio | 3.6m $980.9m | Reduced -954.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.6m $704.0m | Added +87.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $701.3m | Added +971.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $590.6m | Added +214.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.0m $537.0m | Reduced -61.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.9m $520.4m | Added +419.7k |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 11.72% of their portfolio | 1.6m $427.8m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $403.4m | Added +32.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $351.3m | Added +30.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $304.4m | Reduced -43.8k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $297.9m | Reduced -46.9k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 2.93% of their portfolio | 1.0m $284.5m | Reduced -8.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 821.6k $225.9m | Added +100.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 801.8k $220.7m | Reduced -161.0k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 4.35% of their portfolio | 800.0k $220.0m | Unchanged |
| ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 6.19% of their portfolio | 720.8k $198.2m | Reduced -86.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 707.6k $194.6m | Reduced -14.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 699.9k $192.5m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 3.37% of their portfolio | 694.2k $190.9m | Reduced -1.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 657.0k $180.7m | Reduced -3.0k |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 7.94% of their portfolio | 640.0k $176.0m | Reduced -275.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 579.0k $159.2m | Added +7.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 562.9k $154.8m | Reduced -66.9k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 1.92% of their portfolio | 542.1k $149.1m | Reduced -36.5k |
| Sahana Capital Management LP 22.95% of their portfolio | 539.2k $148.3m | Added +240.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.10% of their portfolio | 537.5k $147.8m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 466.2k $122.6m | Added +81.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.23% of their portfolio | 440.6k $121.2m | Reduced -29.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 424.8k $116.8m | Added +208 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 418.0k $115.0m | Reduced -25.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 417.4k $114.8m | Added +350.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 399.8k $110.0m | Reduced -28.0k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 4.80% of their portfolio | 389.3k $107.1m | Reduced -15.4k |
| Atalan Capital Partners, LP 8.52% of their portfolio | 375.0k $103.1m | Reduced -15.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 356.2k $97.9m | Reduced -18.9k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 1.67% of their portfolio | 346.5k $95.6m | Reduced -21.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 343.2k $94.4m | Added +37.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 341.3k $93.9m | Added +61.1k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 313.6k $86.3m | Added +14.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 309.3k $85.1m | Reduced -18.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 305.3k $84.0m | Reduced -49.0k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 2.55% of their portfolio | 296.5k $81.5m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.22% of their portfolio | 291.1k $80.1m | Added +110.8k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.83% of their portfolio | 278.5k $76.6m | Reduced -1.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 277.7k $76.4m | Reduced -67.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 276.2k $76.0m | Added +80.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 274.3k $75.4m | Reduced -1.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 257.3k $70.7m | Added +4.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 254.1k $69.9m | Added +80.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 251.3k $69.1m | Added +131.8k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.28% of their portfolio | 250.4k $68.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.42% of their portfolio | 247.5k $68.1m | Reduced -62.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 247.1k $68.0m | Added +5.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 240.3k $66.1m | Added +42.2k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 240.0k $66.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 228.7k $62.9m | Added +24.0k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 228.6k $62.9m | Reduced -85.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 213.0k $58.6m | Reduced -10.8k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 212.8k $58.5m | Reduced -48.6k |
| CORTLAND ASSOCIATES INC/MO 7.09% of their portfolio | 199.2k $54.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.07% of their portfolio | 197.0k $54.2m | Added +82.5k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.51% of their portfolio | 190.5k $52.4m | Reduced -68.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 188.7k $51.9m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.11% of their portfolio | 178.2k $49.0m | Added +68.9k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 173.1k $47.6m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 168.9k $46.4m | Added +117 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 168.3k $46.3m | Reduced -6.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.0k $42.6m | Added +6.1k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 148.2k $40.7m | Reduced -30.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 147.5k $40.6m | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 145.7k $40.1m | Added +89.2k |
| Sunriver Management LLC 5.19% of their portfolio | 144.4k $39.7m | Reduced -11.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 138.5k $38.1m | Added +10.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 137.8k $37.9m | Reduced -6.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.2k $35.4m | Reduced -33.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.8k $34.9m | Added +59.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.7k $34.6m | Added +2.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 125.4k $34.5m | Added +98.9k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.39% of their portfolio | 120.9k $33.3m | Added +801 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 117.3k $32.2m | Added +16.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 116.6k $27.1m | Added +7.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.06% of their portfolio | 115.3k $31.7m | Added +3.0k |
| Gillson Capital LP 3.01% of their portfolio | 115.1k $31.6m | Reduced -138.5k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 112.3k $30.9m | New |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.62% of their portfolio | 109.5k $30.1m | New |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.06% of their portfolio | 109.5k $30.1m | Reduced -1.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 103.8k $28.5m | New |
| Rivermont Capital Management LP 10.23% of their portfolio | 101.5k $27.9m | Added +19.6k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 95.7k $26.3m | Reduced -8.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 94.2k $25.9m | Reduced -3.5k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 85.0k $23.4m | Added +40.2k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.41% of their portfolio | 84.3k $23.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Aryeh Capital Management Ltd. 14.40% of their portfolio | 83.9k $23.1m | Unchanged |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 82.0k $22.6m | New |