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163 hedge funds and large institutions have $722M invested in WD-40 in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 170 → 163 (-7)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $829M → $722M (-$107M)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 14

39% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 71

92% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $116K | Put options by funds: $1.52M

Holders
163
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.12%
% of All Funds
4.73%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
9
Increased
43
Reduced
71
Closed
14
Calls
$116K
Puts
$1.52M
Net Calls
-$1.41M
Net Calls Change
-$1.41M

Top Buyers

1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$4.85M
2
Parnassus Investments
Parnassus Investments
California
+$4.21M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.85M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.21M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$1.08M

Top Sellers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$10.6M
2
TAM
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
-$3.26M
3
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
-$2.91M
4
TCM
Tributary Capital Management
Nebraska
-$2.5M
5
CONA
Capital One National Association
New York
-$2.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCIM
26
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$5.48M -$99.1K -1,428 -2%
SM
27
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$4.15M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
28
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.94M – – –
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
29
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$3.76M -$48.4K -697 -1%
AAM
30
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$3.61M +$139K +2,000 +4%
BIM
31
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.32M +$8.12K +117 +0.2%
SAM
32
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$3.2M +$309K +4,447 +10%
Charles Schwab
33
Charles Schwab
California
$3.2M +$65.4K +943 +2%
PPA
34
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.03M -$10.1K -146 -0.3%
GI
35
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$2.99M – – –
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.37M +$1.21M +17,426 +100%
Prudential Financial
37
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.13M -$163K -2,352 -7%
VHMC
38
Value Holdings Management Company
New York
$2.13M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
39
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.99M +$92K +1,325 +5%
AllianceBernstein
40
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.96M – – –
Goldman Sachs
41
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.95M +$286K +4,124 +17%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
42
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.88M +$24.8K +357 +1%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.84M -$527K -7,600 -22%
CCP
44
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$1.84M – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
45
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.79M -$319K -4,600 -15%
SB
46
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.71M -$118K -1,700 -6%
Arrowstreet Capital
47
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.56M -$2.17M -31,299 -58%
GF
48
Gabelli Funds
New York
$1.5M – – –
WT
49
Whittier Trust
California
$1.43M – – –
MAA
50
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1.43M -$23.2K -335 -2%
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WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

163 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $722M — down 13% from $829M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of WDFC and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 71 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $4.85M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $10.6M.

  • 163 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q3 2014, down from 170 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $722M of WD-40 stock for Q3 2014, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q3 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q3 2014 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $4.85M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.