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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
CG
876
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$6K – – –
SIM
877
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$6K +$6.3K +72 New
HFM
878
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$5K – – –
MAS
879
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$5K – – –
AF
880
Allworth Financial
California
$4K – – –
PCTC
881
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$4K – – –
PRS
882
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$4K – – –
N
883
Nuveen
North Carolina
$3.06K -$2.72M -31,107 -46%
VIA
884
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$3K -$23.1K -264 -87%
MJP
885
Michael J. Puzo
$3K -$875 -10 -20%
GXMC
886
Global X Management Company
New York
$3K – – –
Twin Tree Management
887
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$3K +$2.97K +34 New
LFR
888
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$3K +$3.24K +37 New
RWM
889
Rezny Wealth Management
Florida
$2K -$1.66K -19 -36%
BCFS
890
Butensky & Cohen Financial Security
Florida
$2K – – –
UFA
891
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$2K +$2.1K +24 New
HF
892
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$1K – – –
SA
893
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$1K – – –
FPTW
894
Franklin, Parlapiano, Turner & Welch
Texas
$1K +$1.31K +15 New
FNBOO
895
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$668 -$272K -3,115 -28%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
896
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
– -$177M -1,931,123 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
897
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$65.9M -718,063 Closed
SM
898
Seminole Management
New York
– -$41.9M -455,985 Closed
Loomis, Sayles & Company
899
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
– -$29.7M -323,701 Closed
SCP
900
Scoria Capital Partners
Connecticut
– -$22M -240,000 Closed
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ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

895 of the 3,582 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.