Illinois Tool Works
1,852 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.3B invested in Illinois Tool Works in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 140 funds opening new positions, 633 increasing their positions, 709 reducing their positions, and 109 closing their positions.
233% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $244M | Put options by funds: $73.1M
28% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 140 | Existing positions closed: 109
6% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $1.74B | Capital outflows: $1.63B
0.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.66% → 83.3% (+0.64%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,846 → 1,852 (+6)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 633 | Existing positions reduced: 709
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 12 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AOI
Auto-Owners Insurance
Lansing,
Michigan
|
+$367M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$131M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$87.1M |
| 4 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$64.4M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$55.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$389M |
| 2 |
Aristotle Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$90M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$79.8M |
| 4 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$72.1M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$71.8M |
ITW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
1,852 of the 7,478 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $60.3B — down 2.6% from $61.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 140 funds opened new ITW positions and 109 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 633 added to existing stakes and 709 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Auto-Owners Insurance, adding an estimated $367M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $389M.
- 1,852 institutional investors held Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as of Q1 2025, up from 1,846 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $60.3B of Illinois Tool Works stock for Q1 2025, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 140 funds opened new Illinois Tool Works positions in Q1 2025 and 109 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Illinois Tool Works buyer in Q1 2025 was Auto-Owners Insurance, an estimated $367M added.
- The largest Illinois Tool Works seller in Q1 2025 was Northern Trust, an estimated $389M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.