Illinois Tool Works
896 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.
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: 933 → 896 (-37)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.5B → $22.8B (-$2.72B)
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$321M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$127M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$59.5M |
| 4 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$57.4M |
| 5 |
DAC
Dividend Assets Capital
Ridgeland,
South Carolina
|
+$55.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$231M |
| 2 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$177M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$80M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$65.9M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$62.7M |
ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
896 of the 3,590 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.
- 896 institutional investors held Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as of Q3 2015, down from 933 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.