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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
GAM
901
Gotham Asset Management
New York
– -$15.6M -169,528 Closed
EA
902
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
– -$11.6M -126,300 Closed
American Century Companies
903
American Century Companies
Missouri
– -$10.6M -115,799 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
904
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$9.88M -107,600 Closed
SAM
905
Scopus Asset Management
New York
– -$9.18M -100,000 Closed
CAM
906
Centre Asset Management
New York
– -$8.14M -88,660 Closed
AL
907
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
– -$5.65M -61,581 Closed
Nomura Holdings
908
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$5.42M -59,249 Closed
Squarepoint
909
Squarepoint
New York
– -$4.51M -49,168 Closed
CG
910
Clinton Group
New York
– -$3.44M -37,466 Closed
AAMU
911
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
– -$2.67M -29,096 Closed
PP
912
PDT Partners
New York
– -$2.59M -28,172 Closed
NA
913
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
– -$2.08M -22,620 Closed
PAM
914
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
– -$1.92M -20,870 Closed
SCM
915
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$1.56M -16,973 Closed
BWP
916
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
– -$1.5M -16,326 Closed
PAM
917
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
– -$1.47M -16,000 Closed
HT
918
HAP Trading
New York
– -$1.39M -15,093 Closed
BA
919
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
– -$1.37M -14,879 Closed
LP
920
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
– -$900K -9,805 Closed
FSA
921
Financial Sense Advisors
California
– -$708K -7,714 Closed
BBNB
922
Baker Boyer National Bank
Washington
– -$702K -7,649 Closed
EGM
923
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$679K -7,392 Closed
GCP
924
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$665K -7,243 Closed
HHGA
925
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
– -$606K -6,607 Closed
35 36
37
38 39

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.