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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
QBFM
51
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$2.1M +$222K +3,050 +13%
Goldman Sachs
52
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.97M -$1.96M -26,944 -52%
RA
53
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.88M – – –
TA
54
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.8M +$48.8K +670 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
55
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.78M +$68.1K +936 +4%
GF
56
Gabelli Funds
New York
$1.71M – – –
MAA
57
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1.66M +$121K +1,668 +8%
WT
58
Whittier Trust
California
$1.64M – – –
WSCM
59
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$1.57M +$14.6K +200 +1%
CCM
60
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.56M +$251K +3,447 +21%
CMANY
61
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$1.54M -$7.28K -100 -0.5%
BUB
62
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$1.42M -$152K -2,091 -10%
ERSOT
63
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.4M – – –
Morgan Stanley
64
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.38M -$2.59M -35,610 -67%
RFC
65
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1.37M +$313K +4,300 +29%
RC
66
Reik & Co
New York
$1.34M – – –
VOYA Investment Management
67
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.28M -$502K -6,892 -29%
Swiss National Bank
68
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.27M +$255K +3,500 +27%
ProShare Advisors
69
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$1.24M +$1.16M +15,981 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
70
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.16M – – –
TPSF
71
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.12M -$45.7K -628 -4%
Comerica Bank
72
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.12M -$41.5K -570 -4%
NCM
73
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$1.11M -$53K -728 -5%
First Trust Advisors
74
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.05M +$489K +6,725 +98%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
75
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1M -$153K -2,100 -14%
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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.