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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
FBT
1101
First Bank & Trust
South Dakota
$4K – – –
SA
1102
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$3K – – –
AC
1103
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$2K – – –
WAM
1104
Watermark Asset Management
California
$2K – – –
RIA
1105
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$1K +$1.42K +10 New
WPC
1106
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$792 – – –
CT
1107
Chicago Trust
Illinois
$394 +$379K +2,669 New
SC
1108
SouthState Corp
Florida
$355 -$36.5K -257 -10%
ED
1109
Exane Derivatives
France
$148 -$142 -1 -50%
CPC
1110
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
– -$20.5M -143,439 Closed
GH
1111
GAM Holding
Switzerland
– -$7.64M -53,368 Closed
QIM
1112
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$4.94M -34,500 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
1113
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$4.41M -30,816 Closed
CMBA
1114
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
– -$4.14M -28,920 Closed
QT
1115
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$3.6M -25,132 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
1116
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$3.17M -22,094 Closed
OAC
1117
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
– -$2.22M -15,501 Closed
Twin Tree Management
1118
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$1.85M -12,893 Closed
EGM
1119
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$1.8M -12,577 Closed
SM
1120
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
– -$1.7M -11,831 Closed
GCP
1121
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$1.67M -11,643 Closed
SG
1122
StoneX Group
New York
– -$1.58M -10,999 Closed
HHC
1123
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
– -$1.49M -10,400 Closed
NIMI
1124
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
– -$1.45M -10,133 Closed
AC
1125
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
– -$1.44M -10,079 Closed
43 44
45
46 47

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.