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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $916M invested in WD-40 in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $680K | Put options by funds: $227K

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 174 → 175 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $926M → $916M (-$9.52M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 62

Holders
175
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.57%
% of All Funds
4.72%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
11
Increased
53
Reduced
62
Closed
10
Calls
$680K
Puts
$227K
Net Calls
+$453K
Net Calls Change
+$551K

Top Buyers

1
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$5.94M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.66M
3
AAM
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$2.98M
4
EAM
Edge Asset Management
Washington
+$2.97M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.55M

Top Sellers

1
TAM
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
-$5.48M
2
Parnassus Investments
Parnassus Investments
California
-$3.17M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$2.35M
4
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$2.18M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$2.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SM
26
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$5.3M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
27
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$5.21M +$195K +2,300 +4%
Charles Schwab
28
Charles Schwab
California
$5.03M +$314K +3,712 +7%
BIM
29
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$4.79M +$504K +5,950 +12%
MOACM
30
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$4.49M +$2.07M +24,400 +90%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
31
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$4.43M -$169K -2,000 -4%
GI
32
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$3.83M – – –
TAM
33
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.42M -$5.48M -64,749 -62%
Bank of America
34
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.2M +$1.52M +17,947 +95%
Invesco
35
Invesco
Georgia
$3.09M +$14.1K +167 +0.5%
PPA
36
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.08M -$441K -5,204 -13%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
37
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.87M +$493K +5,816 +21%
MAA
38
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$2.8M -$109K -1,291 -4%
Prudential Financial
39
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.74M -$246K -2,900 -8%
Goldman Sachs
40
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.65M +$87.9K +1,038 +4%
Deutsche Bank
41
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.61M +$193K +2,281 +8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
42
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.6M +$2.53M +29,837 New
Susquehanna International Group
43
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.57M +$685K +8,089 +38%
VHMC
44
Value Holdings Management Company
New York
$2.48M -$254K -3,000 -10%
Comerica Bank
45
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.4M +$1.18M +13,959 +103%
RhumbLine Advisers
46
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.37M -$130K -1,540 -5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
47
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.32M -$66.5K -785 -3%
CCP
48
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$2.29M -$2.12K -25 -0.1%
Stifel Financial
49
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.13M +$1.38M +16,253 +192%
AllianceBernstein
50
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.08M -$415K -4,900 -17%
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WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

175 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $916M — down 1% from $926M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new WDFC positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 53 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.

The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $5.94M. The largest seller was THB Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.48M.

  • 175 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q2 2015, up from 174 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $916M of WD-40 stock for Q2 2015, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q2 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q2 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $5.94M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q2 2015 was THB Asset Management, an estimated $5.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.