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Illinois Tool Works
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1,109 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.5B invested in Illinois Tool Works in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 340 increasing their positions, 433 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 47

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,094 → 1,109 (+15)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.5B → $38.5B (+$1B)

0.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.89% → 75.68% (-0.21%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 → 34 (-3)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 340 | Existing positions reduced: 433

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $92.4M | Put options by funds: $200M

Holders
1,109
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+1.37%
% of All Funds
27.65%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.11%
% of All Funds
0.85%
New
68
Increased
340
Reduced
433
Closed
47
Calls
$92.4M
Puts
$200M
Net Calls
-$107M
Net Calls Change
+$822K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$106M
2
Cerity Partners
Cerity Partners
New York
+$103M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$88.2M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$67.3M
5
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$54.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$159M
2
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
-$110M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$105M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$79.5M
5
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
-$73.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RMSCM
851
R.M. Sincerbeaux Capital Management
New York
$325K – – –
LFAS
852
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$322K -$152K -1,067 -33%
CIAS
853
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$321K – – –
KCM
854
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$320K – – –
RCM
855
RNC Capital Management
California
$320K – – –
ZCM
856
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$320K +$308K +2,164 New
CD
857
Carl Domino
Florida
$317K – – –
SWM
858
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$317K +$11.1K +78 +4%
RCAG
859
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$317K +$76.5K +538 +34%
BAM
860
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$316K +$1.42K +10 +0.5%
ITIM
861
Indiana Trust & Investment Management
Indiana
$315K – – –
DWA
862
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$312K +$71.1K +500 +31%
HAIM
863
Hunter Associates Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$310K – – –
SBSB
864
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$308K -$2.7K -19 -0.9%
TC
865
Trust Company
Kansas
$308K – – –
IH
866
IFC Holdings
Florida
$308K +$19.5K +137 +7%
GWM
867
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$307K +$23.2K +163 +9%
GAM
868
Garrison Asset Management
Arkansas
$305K – – –
BRWA
869
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$305K +$14.5K +102 +5%
TC
870
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$304K -$41.8M -293,956 -99%
BWAM
871
Boyd Watterson Asset Management
Ohio
$304K – – –
DDC
872
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$303K – – –
FBC
873
Fairfield, Bush & Co
Connecticut
$300K – – –
MCM
874
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$299K – – –
WFMPM
875
Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management
Indiana
$299K – – –
33 34
35
36 37

ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

1,109 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $38.5B — up 2.7% from $37.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 68 funds opened new ITW positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 340 added to existing stakes and 433 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $159M.

  • 1,109 institutional investors held Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as of Q3 2017, up from 1,094 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $38.5B of Illinois Tool Works stock for Q3 2017, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new Illinois Tool Works positions in Q3 2017 and 47 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Illinois Tool Works buyer in Q3 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest Illinois Tool Works seller in Q3 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $159M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.