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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: 22 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 170163 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TA
51
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.42M
WSCM
52
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$1.38M +$375K +5,400 +36%
Bank of America
53
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.37M +$70K +1,009 +5%
Deutsche Bank
54
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.36M +$293K +4,222 +27%
Invesco
55
Invesco
Georgia
$1.31M -$714K -10,283 -35%
ERSOT
56
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.22M
RC
57
Reik & Co
New York
$1.19M
BUB
58
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$1.15M -$78.1K -1,125 -6%
VOYA Investment Management
59
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.12M
CMANY
60
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$1.12M +$198K +2,850 +21%
CONA
61
Capital One National Association
New York
$1.11M -$2.31M -33,320 -67%
BG
62
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.1M -$28.1K -405 -2%
Swiss National Bank
63
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.08M -$34.7K -500 -3%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
64
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.01M -$8.33K -120 -0.8%
Comerica Bank
65
Comerica Bank
Texas
$947K +$4.72K +68 +0.5%
QBFM
66
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$898K -$865K -12,469 -49%
AQR Capital Management
67
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$870K +$27.8K +400 +3%
RA
68
Royce & Associates
New York
$864K -$416K -6,000 -32%
TPSF
69
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$862K -$108K -1,558 -11%
Commonwealth Equity Services
70
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$821K -$9.65K -139 -1%
MLICM
71
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$815K
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
72
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$802K -$41.6K -600 -5%
AIG
73
American International Group
New York
$799K +$28.9K +417 +4%
DC
74
Deere & Company
Illinois
$785K
NFA
75
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$781K -$1.39K -20 -0.2%

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.