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Illinois Tool Works

935 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.8B invested in Illinois Tool Works in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 100 funds opening new positions, 301 increasing their positions, 341 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 100 | Existing positions closed: 47

36% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1419 (+5)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.8B → $25.8B (+$3.03B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 895935 (+40)

0.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.75%76.4% (+0.64%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 301 | Existing positions reduced: 341

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $53.1M | Put options by funds: $71.4M

Holders
935
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+4.47%
% of All Funds
24.53%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+35.71%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
100
Increased
301
Reduced
341
Closed
47
Calls
$53.1M
Puts
$71.4M
Net Calls
-$18.3M
Net Calls Change
-$13.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WPC
626
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$527K
PCM
627
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$525K +$3K +33 +0.6%
BDF
628
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$522K
IIC
629
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$519K
DIA
630
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$518K
PAM
631
Palisade Asset Management
Minnesota
$517K
WSCM
632
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$510K -$11.8K -130 -2%
RCM
633
RNC Capital Management
California
$510K
AP
634
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$504K -$7.26K -80 -1%
Pacer Advisors
635
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$500K +$489K +5,392 New
RCAMU
636
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$499K -$9.08K -100 -2%
CAN
637
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$497K +$135K +1,487 +38%
FCI
638
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$490K +$100K +1,105 +26%
OWD
639
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$480K -$123K -1,354 -21%
RIA
640
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$480K +$1.63K +18 +0.3%
FAAS
641
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$480K +$107K +1,181 +29%
VFA
642
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$473K +$61.5K +678 +15%
CTC
643
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$473K +$172K +1,897 +59%
MIM
644
Manitou Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$471K
MA
645
MUFG Americas
New York
$467K -$45.5K -501 -9%
CC
646
Cornerstone Capital
California
$466K
PP
647
Prospector Partners
Connecticut
$463K -$2.61M -28,800 -85%
AP
648
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$463K -$7.26K -80 -2%
ACM
649
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$463K
PTC
650
Philadelphia Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$456K

ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

935 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $25.8B — up 13% from $22.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 100 funds opened new ITW positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 53 holders — while 301 added to existing stakes and 341 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $100M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $327M.

  • 935 institutional investors held Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as of Q4 2015, up from 895 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $25.8B of Illinois Tool Works stock for Q4 2015, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 100 funds opened new Illinois Tool Works positions in Q4 2015 and 47 closed out, a net change of +53 holders.
  • The largest Illinois Tool Works buyer in Q4 2015 was Norges Bank, an estimated $100M added.
  • The largest Illinois Tool Works seller in Q4 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $327M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.