Illinois Tool Works
1,485 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.2B invested in Illinois Tool Works in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 122 funds opening new positions, 527 increasing their positions, 534 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.
145% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $240M | Put options by funds: $97.7M
37% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 122 | Existing positions closed: 89
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $50.6B → $55.2B (+$4.64B)
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 26 (+2)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,464 → 1,485 (+21)
0.61% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.35% → 78.97% (+0.61%)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 527 | Existing positions reduced: 534
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$432M |
| 2 |
Flossbach Von Storch
Cologne,
Germany
|
+$283M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$154M |
| 4 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$86.4M |
| 5 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$70.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$400M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$149M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$86.1M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$54.3M |
| 5 |
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$36.3M |
ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
1,485 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $55.2B — up 9.2% from $50.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 122 funds opened new ITW positions and 89 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 527 added to existing stakes and 534 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Charles Schwab, adding an estimated $432M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $400M.
- 1,485 institutional investors held Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as of Q1 2021, up from 1,464 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $55.2B of Illinois Tool Works stock for Q1 2021, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 122 funds opened new Illinois Tool Works positions in Q1 2021 and 89 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest Illinois Tool Works buyer in Q1 2021 was Charles Schwab, an estimated $432M added.
- The largest Illinois Tool Works seller in Q1 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $400M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.