Illinois Tool Works
914 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.6B invested in Illinois Tool Works in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 271 increasing their positions, 387 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
0.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75% → 75.98% (+0.97%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.7B → $27.6B (-$184M)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 941 → 914 (-27)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 22 (-1)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $66.7M | Put options by funds: $77.6M
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 67
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 271 | Existing positions reduced: 387
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$158M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$39.5M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$29.2M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$27.5M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$27.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$192M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$162M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$85.2M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$73.6M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$70M |
ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
914 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $27.6B — down 0.66% from $27.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 67 funds closed out of ITW and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 387 trimmed existing stakes and 271 added.
The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $158M. The largest seller was Harris Associates, cutting an estimated $192M.
- 914 institutional investors held Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as of Q1 2015, down from 941 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $27.6B of Illinois Tool Works stock for Q1 2015, down 0.66% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new Illinois Tool Works positions in Q1 2015 and 67 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
- The largest Illinois Tool Works buyer in Q1 2015 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $158M added.
- The largest Illinois Tool Works seller in Q1 2015 was Harris Associates, an estimated $192M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.