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Illinois Tool Works
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895 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.8B invested in Illinois Tool Works in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 284 increasing their positions, 361 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.69% → 75.75% (+0.06%)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $51.1M | Put options by funds: $55.6M

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 932 → 895 (-37)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.5B → $22.8B (-$2.71B)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 284 | Existing positions reduced: 361

26% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 14 (-5)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 81

Holders
895
Holders Change
-37
Holders Change %
-3.97%
% of All Funds
24.99%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-26.32%
% of All Funds
0.39%
New
50
Increased
284
Reduced
361
Closed
81
Calls
$51.1M
Puts
$55.6M
Net Calls
-$4.52M
Net Calls Change
+$503K

Top Buyers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$321M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$127M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$59.5M
4
WG
Winton Group
United Kingdom
+$57.4M
5
DAC
Dividend Assets Capital
South Carolina
+$55.3M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$231M
2
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$177M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$80M
4
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$65.9M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$62.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FMII
826
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$45K – – –
VFA
827
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$42K – – –
BCM
828
Blume Capital Management
California
$41K – – –
TSW
829
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$37K – – –
CFA
830
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$36.9K – – –
CWM
831
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$35K – – –
RFA
832
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$35K – – –
KTC
833
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$35K +$175 +2 +0.5%
TDC
834
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$33K -$437 -5 -1%
PR
835
Payden & Rygel
California
$33K – – –
WA
836
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$33K – – –
FAM
837
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$32K – – –
KCM
838
Karp Capital Management
California
$31K +$5.25K +60 +19%
NFG
839
Next Financial Group
Texas
$30K +$3.94K +45 +14%
M
840
MOTCO
Texas
$29K – – –
NEAM
841
New England Asset Management
Connecticut
$29K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
842
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$28.4K +$157K +1,792 +0.5%
CHP
843
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$27K – – –
BCM
844
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$26K -$2.01K -23 -7%
KF
845
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$26K +$27.5K +314 New
JIM
846
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
$26K +$28.3K +324 New
FMT
847
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$25K -$178K -2,039 -87%
VNA
848
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$25K -$1.05K -12 -4%
AWM
849
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$25K – – –
HPBT
850
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$25K – – –
32 33
34
35 36

ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

895 of the 3,581 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $22.8B — down 11% from $25.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 81 funds closed out of ITW and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 31 holders — while 361 trimmed existing stakes and 284 added.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $321M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $231M.

  • 895 institutional investors held Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as of Q3 2015, down from 932 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $22.8B of Illinois Tool Works stock for Q3 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Illinois Tool Works positions in Q3 2015 and 81 closed out, a net change of -31 holders.
  • The largest Illinois Tool Works buyer in Q3 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $321M added.
  • The largest Illinois Tool Works seller in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $231M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.