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 ($208.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $337.86. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($168.9m notional), 13 hold puts ($98.0m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 652 |
| Q3 2024 | 672 |
| Q4 2024 | 708 |
| Q1 2025 | 760 |
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 2023 | 214 | 311 |
| Q3 2023 | 228 | 315 |
| Q4 2023 | 293 | 271 |
| Q1 2024 | 305 | 287 |
| Q2 2024 | 332 | 270 |
| Q3 2024 | 324 | 278 |
| Q4 2024 | 325 | 301 |
| Q1 2025 | 351 | 329 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $86.5m | $41.9m | 0.48 |
| Q3 2024 | $83.0m | $31.6m | 0.38 |
| Q4 2024 | $29.0m | $31.5m | 1.08 |
| Q1 2025 | $168.9m | $98.0m | 0.58 |
Biggest buyers
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +310.9k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +250.9k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +238.0k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +218.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +195.1k |
| Woodline Partners LP | New | +178.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +175.2k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +124.9k |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | +113.7k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Added | +78.3k |
Biggest sellers
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -514.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -391.6k |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA | Reduced | -311.1k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC | Sold out | -266.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -243.7k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | Sold out | -225.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -156.1k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP | Reduced | -150.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -141.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -92.6k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | New | $61.3m181.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $41.1m121.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $26.7m78.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $16.8m49.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $13.3m39.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $3.5m10.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.2m9.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $3.0m9.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $33.8k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $38.4m113.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $22.6m67.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.2m21.4k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $7.2m21.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $7.0m20.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.9m17.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $3.5m10.4k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $3.0m9.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $1.4m4.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.4m4.1k 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 Q1 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.8m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $463.4k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $78.8k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.1m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | Gebauer Julie Jarecke Pres.-Health, Wealth & Career | Sold | $547.4k1.6k shares |
| 2025-02-28 | Gebauer Julie Jarecke Pres.-Health, Wealth & Career | Sold | $1.1m3.4k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.4m $3.9bn | Added +3.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 9.7m $3.3bn | Reduced -156.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.68% of their portfolio | 6.1m $2.1bn | Reduced -391.6k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 3.16% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.5bn | Reduced -25.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.4m $1.5bn | Added +20 |
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.3bn | Added +218.0k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 2.02% of their portfolio | 3.6m $1.2bn | Added +36.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 1.93% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.2bn | Added +20.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.64% of their portfolio | 2.9m $965.3m | Added +67.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.6m $866.4m | Reduced -64.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.2m $735.3m | Reduced -52.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $523.5m | Added +3.4k |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 14.75% of their portfolio | 1.5m $515.6m | Reduced -311.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.5m $492.0m | Reduced -514.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $408.9m | Reduced -6.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $375.5m | Added +250.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $357.4m | Added +69.2k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 1.0m $345.5m | Reduced -47.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 953.5k $322.3m | Added +17.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 915.9k $309.5m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 3.16% of their portfolio | 901.3k $304.6m | Reduced -31.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 862.6k $291.5m | Added +30.7k |
| ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 4.32% of their portfolio | 720.8k $243.6m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 675.5k $228.3m | Added +15.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 651.5k $220.2m | Reduced -92.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 607.8k $205.4m | Added +3.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 586.5k $198.2m | Reduced -11.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 577.1k $195.0m | First filing |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 576.0k $194.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 4.48% of their portfolio | 550.0k $185.9m | Reduced -150.0k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 3.40% of their portfolio | 510.6k $172.5m | Added +65 |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 497.9k $165.5m | Reduced -60.9k |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 8.29% of their portfolio | 496.6k $167.8m | Reduced -15.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 475.3k $160.6m | Added +175.2k |
| Atalan Capital Partners, LP 15.26% of their portfolio | 475.0k $160.5m | Unchanged |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.32% of their portfolio | 446.7k $151.0m | Reduced -79.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.10% of their portfolio | 442.8k $149.6m | Reduced -8.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 378.0k $127.8m | Added +310.9k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 366.5k $123.9m | Added +238.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 362.8k $122.6m | Reduced -68.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 359.6k $121.5m | Reduced -16.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 308.1k $104.1m | Reduced -47.2k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 301.5k $101.9m | Reduced -19.1k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.70% of their portfolio | 284.2k $96.0m | Added +32.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 284.0k $96.0m | Reduced -2.9k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.92% of their portfolio | 283.2k $95.7m | Added +918 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 280.9k $94.9m | Reduced -3.7k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 277.4k $93.8m | Reduced -37.9k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.94% of their portfolio | 274.9k $92.9m | Reduced -8.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 260.6k $88.1m | Added +6.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 257.1k $86.9m | Reduced -17.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 251.0k $84.8m | Added +51.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 244.7k $82.7m | Reduced -4.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 236.0k $79.8m | First filing |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 234.9k $79.4m | Added +18.7k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 2.73% of their portfolio | 230.7k $78.0m | Reduced -66.4k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.23% of their portfolio | 227.6k $76.9m | Added +74.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.14% of their portfolio | 216.1k $73.0m | Reduced -8.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 209.6k $70.9m | Reduced -39.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.1k $70.0m | Reduced -27.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 199.8k $67.5m | Added +195.1k |
| CORTLAND ASSOCIATES INC/MO 7.74% of their portfolio | 190.7k $64.4m | Reduced -661 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.4k $62.7m | Reduced -752 |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 2.53% of their portfolio | 184.1k $62.2m | Added +25.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 183.5k $62.0m | Added +8.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.6k $61.7m | Reduced -243.7k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 178.7k $60.4m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 176.3k $59.6m | Added +22.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.13% of their portfolio | 169.6k $57.3m | Added +78.3k |
| Rivermont Capital Management LP 12.81% of their portfolio | 164.8k $55.7m | Added +73.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 163.8k $55.4m | Added +8.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 162.2k $54.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 152.8k $51.6m | Added +54.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 145.2k $49.1m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 3.20% of their portfolio | 144.8k $48.9m | Added +7.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 144.3k $48.8m | Added +818 |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 136.0k $46.0m | Reduced -54.7k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 132.6k $44.8m | Added +5.9k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 126.8k $42.8m | Added +124.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 126.5k $42.8m | Added +4.4k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 126.3k $42.7m | Reduced -7.8k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 126.1k $42.6m | Added +10.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.07% of their portfolio | 124.0k $42.0m | Added +45 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 122.9k $41.5m | Added +22.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 120.8k $40.8m | Reduced -11.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.6k $38.7m | Reduced -141.3k |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP 4.78% of their portfolio | 113.7k $38.4m | New |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.78% of their portfolio | 109.3k $36.9m | Reduced -5.7k |
| Sunriver Management LLC 4.45% of their portfolio | 106.6k $36.0m | Reduced -69.0k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.43% of their portfolio | 105.3k $35.6m | Reduced -6.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 104.1k $35.2m | Added +31.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 102.8k $34.7m | Added +2 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.2k $32.8m | Reduced -9.8k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 96.4k $32.6m | Unchanged |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 95.3k $32.2m | Unchanged |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 95.0k $32.1m | Reduced -51.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 94.4k $31.9m | Added +7.9k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.09% of their portfolio | 90.4k $30.6m | Added +52.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 89.6k $30.3m | Added +1.6k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.71% of their portfolio | 87.0k $29.4m | Reduced -789 |