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 ($155.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $302.69. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($116.6m notional), 11 hold puts ($25.3m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 724 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 318 | 378 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $83.0m | $31.6m | 0.38 |
| Q4 2024 | $29.0m | $31.5m | 1.08 |
| Q1 2025 | $168.9m | $98.0m | 0.58 |
| Q2 2025 | $116.6m | $25.3m | 0.22 |
Biggest buyers
| Dodge & Cox | New | +1.3m |
| Soundwatch Capital LLC | New | +890.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +834.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +462.2k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | New | +341.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +325.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS | Added | +301.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +269.8k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Added | +229.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +147.2k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -981.8k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -423.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -290.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -247.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Sold out | -216.1k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -215.4k |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA | Reduced | -211.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -196.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -196.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Sold out | -182.6k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $55.6m181.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $34.9m113.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $12.6m41.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.4m24.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $2.9m9.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $1.9m6.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $944.0k3.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $245.2k800 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $91.0k300 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Unchanged | $30.6k100 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $10.3m33.6k shares |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | $3.3m10.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $2.8m9.0k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | New | $2.7m88 shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.4m7.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $1.5m4.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $1.3m4.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $490.0k1.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $275.9k900 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Unchanged | $214.6k700 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.7m | $3.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-03 | Krasner Andrew Jay Chief Financial Officer · Revocable Trust | Sold plan | $505.2k1.6k shares |
| 2025-05-08 | Hess Carl Aaron Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $3.1m10.0k shares |
| 2025-05-08 | Faber Alexis Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $81.3k265 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 11.3m $3.5bn | Reduced -168.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.7m $3.0bn | Added +7.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.61% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.9bn | Added +146.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -55.6k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 2.63% of their portfolio | 4.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -137.8k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.89% of their portfolio | 3.8m $1.2bn | Added +229.8k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 1.63% of their portfolio | 3.6m $1.1bn | Added +62.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -423.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $790.9m | Added +19.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.3m $698.6m | Added +103.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.9m $574.6m | Reduced -981.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.6m $481.6m | Added +116.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $458.7m | Reduced -52.7k |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 9.75% of their portfolio | 1.3m $402.8m | Reduced -211.5k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.3m $391.8m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $355.3m | Reduced -50.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $333.8m | Added +135.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $318.2m | Added +462.2k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $313.1m | Reduced -844 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $312.5m | Added +834.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 954.4k $292.5m | Added +91.8k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 2.67% of their portfolio | 894.0k $274.0m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Soundwatch Capital LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 890.0k $893.4k | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 876.4k $268.6m | Reduced -39.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 866.1k $265.5m | Reduced -247.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 861.1k $263.9m | Reduced -196.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 793.6k $243.2m | Added +142.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 745.1k $228.4m | Added +269.8k |
| ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 3.61% of their portfolio | 720.8k $220.9m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 660.0k $202.3m | Reduced -15.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 609.6k $186.8m | Added +1.8k |
| ALTRINSIC GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 6.71% of their portfolio | 604.5k $185.3m | Added +107.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 560.3k $171.7m | Added +325.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 537.9k $164.9m | Reduced -39.3k |
| Atalan Capital Partners, LP 11.77% of their portfolio | 500.0k $153.2m | Added +25.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 499.1k $153.0m | Reduced -87.4k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 3.07% of their portfolio | 471.8k $144.6m | Reduced -38.8k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.28% of their portfolio | 424.9k $130.2m | Reduced -21.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 402.1k $123.3m | Added +39.4k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 3.09% of their portfolio | 400.0k $122.6m | Reduced -150.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 373.8k $114.6m | Reduced -68.9k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 341.4k $104.6m | New |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 331.5k $104.7m | Added +54.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 330.8k $101.4m | Reduced -28.8k |
| Prana Capital Management, LP 3.63% of their portfolio | 327.5k $100.4m | Added +143.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.06% of their portfolio | 324.3k $10.5m | Added +301.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 324.3k $99.4m | Added +73.2k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.70% of their portfolio | 317.1k $97.2m | Added +32.9k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 314.1k $96.3m | Reduced -52.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 311.8k $95.6m | Added +30.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 300.9k $92.2m | Added +16.9k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 300.2k $92.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.80% of their portfolio | 289.1k $88.6m | Added +5.8k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 282.5k $86.0m | Reduced -215.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.9k $85.2m | Reduced -30.2k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 2.69% of their portfolio | 257.1k $78.8m | Added +26.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 252.6k $77.4m | Added +45.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 249.6k $76.5m | Added +4.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 240.2k $73.6m | Reduced -20.4k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.03% of their portfolio | 235.3k $72.1m | Added +7.7k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.65% of their portfolio | 233.8k $71.7m | Reduced -41.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 224.9k $68.9m | Reduced -32.2k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 217.6k $66.7m | Added +84.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 210.8k $64.6m | Reduced -25.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 205.2k $62.4m | Added +147.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 193.4k $59.3m | Added +17.1k |
| CORTLAND ASSOCIATES INC/MO 6.81% of their portfolio | 190.5k $58.4m | Reduced -209 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 183.1k $56.1m | Reduced -448 |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 167.2k $51.2m | Added +3.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 163.0k $50.0m | Added +792 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 161.2k $49.4m | Added +16.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 145.5k $44.6m | Added +1.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.07% of their portfolio | 137.3k $42.1m | Added +13.3k |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 2.50% of their portfolio | 135.7k $41.6m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 134.3k $41.2m | Added +58.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 129.0k $39.6m | Reduced -23.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.0k $38.6m | Added +28.8k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.30% of their portfolio | 125.0k $38.3m | New |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 123.4k $37.8m | Reduced -2.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 122.9k $37.7m | Added +109.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 119.2k $36.5m | Reduced -7.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.1k $35.6m | Reduced -4.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 107.9k $33.1m | Added +13.5k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.59% of their portfolio | 106.8k $32.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 104.4k $32.0m | Added +1.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 103.5k $31.7m | Reduced -610 |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.37% of their portfolio | 102.7k $31.5m | Reduced -2.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.4k $30.2m | Reduced -16.2k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 96.4k $29.5m | Unchanged |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 96.2k $29.5m | Added +850 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.3k $29.2m | Added +29.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 91.3k $28.0m | Reduced -3.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.0k $27.0m | Reduced -290.0k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.43% of their portfolio | 86.5k $26.5m | Reduced -461 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 84.4k $25.9m | Reduced -38.6k |
| Rivermont Capital Management LP 8.23% of their portfolio | 84.3k $25.8m | Reduced -80.6k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.11% of their portfolio | 81.6k $25.0m | Added +8.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 79.4k $24.3m | Added +5.3k |
| Sunriver Management LLC 2.58% of their portfolio | 78.5k $24.0m | Reduced -28.2k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 77.4k $20.2m | Added +2.5k |