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282 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.22B invested in WD-40 in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.4M | Put options by funds: $9.36M

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 23

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.91B → $2.22B (+$306M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 278282 (+4)

1.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.1%88.11% (+1%)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 81

Holders
282
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.44%
% of All Funds
6.18%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
27
Increased
89
Reduced
81
Closed
23
Calls
$11.4M
Puts
$9.36M
Net Calls
+$2.02M
Net Calls Change
-$1.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LWANC
226
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$127K +$61.9K +344 +99%
LTFS
227
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$123K -$19.8K -110 -14%
FIB
228
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$110K
AIM
229
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$110K +$108K +600 New
ASN
230
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$104K
AF
231
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$98K
EFSCE
232
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$92K
GI
233
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$92K
NSIM
234
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$92K +$89.9K +500 New
Simplex Trading
235
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$91K -$123K -683 -58%
QCG
236
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$74K +$72.8K +405 +10,125%
PCG
237
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$73K
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
238
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$72K
TRCT
239
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$71K +$65.1K +362 +1,508%
RE
240
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$70.7K
AF
241
Allworth Financial
California
$57K +$180 +1 +0.3%
FHA
242
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$57K +$180 +1 +0.3%
MA
243
MUFG Americas
New York
$55K
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
244
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$54K -$2.88K -16 -5%
SF
245
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$53K
CIAS
246
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$52K
SPIA
247
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$50K
OAM
248
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$47K
JFGIW
249
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$37K
LC
250
Lindbrook Capital
California
$37K

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

282 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.22B — up 16% from $1.91B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new WDFC positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, adding an estimated $32.3M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $16.9M.

  • 282 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q3 2019, up from 278 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.22B of WD-40 stock for Q3 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q3 2019 and 23 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q3 2019 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $32.3M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q3 2019 was Invesco, an estimated $16.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.