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170 hedge funds and large institutions have $829M invested in WD-40 in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 166 → 170 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $846M → $829M (-$17.4M)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 73

Holders
170
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.41%
% of All Funds
4.89%
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
73
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$11.1M
2
Parnassus Investments
Parnassus Investments
California
+$2.93M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$2.36M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.27M
5
CCM
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
+$1.78M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
-$37.7M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$5.25M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$2.09M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.08M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SM
26
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$4.59M -$3.66K -50 -0.1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
27
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.37M -$36.6K -500 -0.9%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
28
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$4.22M -$175K -2,390 -4%
Arrowstreet Capital
29
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$4.08M +$1.41M +19,298 +55%
AAM
30
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$3.84M +$710K +9,700 +23%
CONA
31
Capital One National Association
New York
$3.74M +$25.4K +347 +0.7%
BIM
32
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.67M -$135K -1,851 -4%
Charles Schwab
33
Charles Schwab
California
$3.47M +$60.7K +829 +2%
PPA
34
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.37M +$208K +2,842 +7%
GI
35
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$3.31M – – –
SAM
36
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$3.21M -$36.2K -495 -1%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
37
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.61M – – –
Prudential Financial
38
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.54M +$55K +752 +2%
TCM
39
Tributary Capital Management
Nebraska
$2.5M -$732 -10 -0%
VHMC
40
Value Holdings Management Company
New York
$2.36M – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
41
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$2.33M +$142K +1,935 +7%
Invesco
42
Invesco
Georgia
$2.23M -$328K -4,482 -13%
AllianceBernstein
43
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.17M -$8.05K -110 -0.4%
RhumbLine Advisers
44
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.1M -$111K -1,521 -5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
45
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.06M -$58.5K -800 -3%
CCP
46
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$2.04M -$278K -3,800 -12%
SB
47
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.02M -$37.7M -514,992 -95%
QBFM
48
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$1.93M -$106K -1,450 -5%
CCM
49
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.92M +$397K +5,424 +27%
Goldman Sachs
50
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.84M -$62.8K -858 -3%
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WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

170 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $829M — down 2.1% from $846M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new WDFC positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $11.1M. The largest seller was Suntrust Banks, cutting an estimated $37.7M.

  • 170 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q2 2014, up from 166 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $829M of WD-40 stock for Q2 2014, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $11.1M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q2 2014 was Suntrust Banks, an estimated $37.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.