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166 hedge funds and large institutions have $846M invested in WD-40 in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $813M → $846M (+$33M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 166 (-9)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 66

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 19

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $776K

Holders
166
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-5.14%
% of All Funds
4.79%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
10
Increased
47
Reduced
66
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
$776K
Net Calls
-$776K
Net Calls Change
-$29K

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$15.4M
2
RP
Regal Partners
Australia
+$2.97M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.56M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$2.54M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.17M

Top Sellers

1
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
-$9.92M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$3.42M
3
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$2.71M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.59M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.55M +$102K +1,400 +2%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
27
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$4.54M -$124K -1,700 -3%
BTS
28
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.29M -$8.44K -116 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.95M +$631K +8,675 +21%
BIM
30
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.92M +$21.4K +294 +0.6%
CONA
31
Capital One National Association
New York
$3.83M +$243K +3,338 +7%
Charles Schwab
32
Charles Schwab
California
$3.51M +$70.4K +967 +2%
GI
33
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$3.41M -$72.8K -1,000 -2%
SAM
34
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$3.35M -$12.4K -170 -0.4%
PPA
35
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.25M +$127K +1,744 +4%
AAM
36
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$3.21M +$1.42M +19,500 +89%
Arrowstreet Capital
37
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$2.71M +$2.54M +34,966 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
38
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.69M – – –
Invesco
39
Invesco
Georgia
$2.64M -$1.47M -20,240 -37%
TCM
40
Tributary Capital Management
Nebraska
$2.58M -$40K -549 -2%
Prudential Financial
41
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.56M +$7.28K +100 +0.3%
U
42
UBS
Switzerland
$2.44M +$2.08M +28,515 +959%
VHMC
43
Value Holdings Management Company
New York
$2.44M -$400K -5,500 -15%
CCP
44
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$2.39M +$1.84M +25,350 +461%
Bank of America
45
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.39M -$410K -5,631 -15%
BG
46
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.34M -$232K -3,181 -10%
RhumbLine Advisers
47
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.28M -$220K -3,020 -9%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
48
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$2.25M -$437K -6,000 -17%
AllianceBernstein
49
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.24M -$72.3K -994 -3%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
50
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.18M +$7.28K +100 +0.4%
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WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

166 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $846M — up 4.1% from $813M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of WDFC and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $15.4M. The largest seller was Suntrust Banks, cutting an estimated $9.92M.

  • 166 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q1 2014, down from 175 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $846M of WD-40 stock for Q1 2014, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q1 2014 and 19 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q1 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $15.4M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q1 2014 was Suntrust Banks, an estimated $9.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.