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Illinois Tool Works
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1,841 hedge funds and large institutions have $62.3B invested in Illinois Tool Works in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 126 funds opening new positions, 626 increasing their positions, 681 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

331% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $226M | Put options by funds: $52.6M

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 126 | Existing positions closed: 101

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $59.8B → $62.3B (+$2.48B)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,848 → 1,841 (-7)

0.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.59% → 81.96% (-0.62%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 626 | Existing positions reduced: 681

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 7 (-4)

Holders
1,841
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-0.38%
% of All Funds
24.16%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-36.36%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
126
Increased
626
Reduced
681
Closed
101
Calls
$226M
Puts
$52.6M
Net Calls
+$174M
Net Calls Change
+$128M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$139M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$106M
3
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
New York
+$86.3M
4
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
+$82.5M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$65.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$205M
2
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$150M
3
Axa
Axa
France
-$60.6M
4
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$55.6M
5
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$48.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BP
1376
Broadleaf Partners
Ohio
$272K – – –
IFWM
1377
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$272K -$5.21K -20 -2%
PB
1378
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$272K -$14.1K -54 -5%
GJWM
1379
Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management
Arkansas
$271K – – –
FPW
1380
Flywheel Private Wealth
California
$270K – – –
NAS
1381
Nicolet Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$269K -$6.51K -25 -2%
SIC
1382
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$269K +$2.35K +9 +0.9%
ZI
1383
ZEGA Investments
Florida
$268K +$268K +1,029 New
CSPIA
1384
Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory
Virginia
$268K +$10.2K +39 +4%
MFA
1385
Mayflower Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$267K -$2.35K -9 -0.9%
QPW
1386
Quantum Private Wealth
Florida
$267K – – –
WMP
1387
Wealth Management Partners
Arizona
$266K – – –
BFG
1388
Berger Financial Group
Minnesota
$265K -$1.04K -4 -0.4%
FH
1389
FWG Holdings
Florida
$263K +$7.56K +29 +3%
DWM
1390
Diversify Wealth Management
Utah
$263K +$14.3K +55 +5%
FNBOH
1391
First National Bank of Hutchinson
Kansas
$263K +$263K +1,010 New
FBT
1392
First Bankers Trust
Kentucky
$263K – – –
HWMO
1393
Heritage Wealth Management (Ohio)
Ohio
$261K – – –
OWM
1394
Orgel Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$261K -$782 -3 -0.3%
GCM
1395
GKV Capital Management
California
$261K – – –
MC
1396
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$261K – – –
MFC
1397
Mechanics Financial Corp
Ohio
$261K – – –
WWM
1398
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
$261K – – –
WIA
1399
Westbourne Investment Advisors
Maryland
$261K +$261K +1,000 New
AIC
1400
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$259K +$254K +975 +6,094%
54 55
56
57 58

ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

1,841 of the 7,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $62.3B — up 4.1% from $59.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 126 funds opened new ITW positions and 101 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 626 added to existing stakes and 681 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $139M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $205M.

  • 1,841 institutional investors held Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as of Q3 2025, down from 1,848 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $62.3B of Illinois Tool Works stock for Q3 2025, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 126 funds opened new Illinois Tool Works positions in Q3 2025 and 101 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Illinois Tool Works buyer in Q3 2025 was UBS Group, an estimated $139M added.
  • The largest Illinois Tool Works seller in Q3 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $205M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.