Illinois Tool Works
1,846 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.3B invested in Illinois Tool Works in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 139 funds opening new positions, 633 increasing their positions, 705 reducing their positions, and 108 closing their positions.
233% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $244M | Put options by funds: $73.1M
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 139 | Existing positions closed: 108
0.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.66% → 83.3% (+0.64%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,841 → 1,846 (+5)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $62.6B → $60.3B (-$2.36B)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 633 | Existing positions reduced: 705
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 12 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AOI
Auto-Owners Insurance
Lansing,
Michigan
|
+$367M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$131M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$87.1M |
| 4 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$64.4M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$55.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$389M |
| 2 |
Aristotle Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$90M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$79.8M |
| 4 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$72.1M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$71.8M |
ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
1,846 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $60.3B — down 3.8% from $62.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 139 funds opened new ITW positions and 108 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 633 added to existing stakes and 705 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Auto-Owners Insurance, adding an estimated $367M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $389M.
- 1,846 institutional investors held Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as of Q1 2025, up from 1,841 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $60.3B of Illinois Tool Works stock for Q1 2025, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 139 funds opened new Illinois Tool Works positions in Q1 2025 and 108 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Illinois Tool Works buyer in Q1 2025 was Auto-Owners Insurance, an estimated $367M added.
- The largest Illinois Tool Works seller in Q1 2025 was Northern Trust, an estimated $389M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.