Illinois Tool Works
1,506 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.4B invested in Illinois Tool Works in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 116 funds opening new positions, 558 increasing their positions, 509 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.
120% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $326M | Put options by funds: $148M
47% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 116 | Existing positions closed: 79
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,485 → 1,506 (+21)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 558 | Existing positions reduced: 509
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $55.2B → $55.4B (+$208M)
0.3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.97% → 78.66% (-0.3%)
15% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 22 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$126M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$89.5M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$83.8M |
| 4 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$79.2M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$58.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$390M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$329M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$94.6M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$87M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$54.4M |
ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
1,506 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $55.4B — up 0.38% from $55.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 116 funds opened new ITW positions and 79 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 558 added to existing stakes and 509 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $126M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $390M.
- 1,506 institutional investors held Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as of Q2 2021, up from 1,485 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $55.4B of Illinois Tool Works stock for Q2 2021, up 0.38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 116 funds opened new Illinois Tool Works positions in Q2 2021 and 79 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
- The largest Illinois Tool Works buyer in Q2 2021 was Millennium Management, an estimated $126M added.
- The largest Illinois Tool Works seller in Q2 2021 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $390M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.