We are live on ! Find out more
ITW icon

Illinois Tool Works
ITW

1,249 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.4B invested in Illinois Tool Works in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 188 funds opening new positions, 368 increasing their positions, 456 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

359% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 188 | Existing positions closed: 41

32% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 45 (+11)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.5B → $44.4B (+$5.84B)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,110 → 1,249 (+139)

1.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.68% → 77.66% (+2%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 368 | Existing positions reduced: 456

64% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $108M | Put options by funds: $299M

Holders
1,249
Holders Change
+139
Holders Change %
+12.52%
% of All Funds
28.32%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+32.35%
% of All Funds
1.02%
New
188
Increased
368
Reduced
456
Closed
41
Calls
$108M
Puts
$299M
Net Calls
-$191M
Net Calls Change
-$83.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$113M
2
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$94.2M
3
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
+$80.9M
4
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
+$74.2M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$73.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$2.95B
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$374M
3
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$184M
4
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$84.5M
5
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$77.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SB
1001
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$271K -$31.9K -200 -11%
GAM
1002
Gould Asset Management
California
$270K +$1.59K +10 +0.6%
JMFC
1003
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$270K +$19K +119 +8%
HC
1004
Hamilton Capital
Ohio
$270K +$258K +1,617 New
WIA
1005
Wealthstreet Investment Advisors
Texas
$270K +$259K +1,621 New
WCM
1006
Wunderlich Capital Managemnt
Tennessee
$269K +$12.3K +77 +5%
VCM
1007
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$269K +$257K +1,612 New
BBNB
1008
Baker Boyer National Bank
Washington
$267K – – –
W
1009
WealthShield
North Carolina
$263K +$254K +1,592 New
WP
1010
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$263K +$254K +1,592 New
PWP
1011
Private Wealth Partners
California
$257K -$7.97K -50 -3%
IC
1012
Inverness Counsel
New York
$256K – – –
CNC
1013
Citizens & Northern Corp
Pennsylvania
$253K – – –
WB
1014
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$253K – – –
SIM
1015
SSI Investment Management
California
$253K +$242K +1,516 New
EGA
1016
E&G Advisors
Texas
$250K +$239K +1,500 New
MHIC
1017
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$250K +$239K +1,500 New
LSA
1018
L & S Advisors
California
$249K +$1.59K +10 +0.7%
TNB
1019
Thomasville National Bank
Georgia
$246K -$60.6K -380 -21%
BC
1020
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$244K -$7.97K -50 -3%
BWM
1021
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$242K – – –
PCM
1022
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$241K – – –
FMC
1023
First Merchants Corp
Indiana
$241K +$7.34K +46 +3%
ECM
1024
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$240K +$229K +1,437 New
APA
1025
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$238K +$228K +1,427 New
39 40
41
42 43

ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

1,249 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $44.4B — up 15% from $38.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 188 funds opened new ITW positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 147 holders — while 368 added to existing stakes and 456 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $2.95B.

  • 1,249 institutional investors held Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as of Q4 2017, up from 1,110 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $44.4B of Illinois Tool Works stock for Q4 2017, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 188 funds opened new Illinois Tool Works positions in Q4 2017 and 41 closed out, a net change of +147 holders.
  • The largest Illinois Tool Works buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $113M added.
  • The largest Illinois Tool Works seller in Q4 2017 was Northern Trust, an estimated $2.95B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.