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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
Morgan Stanley
51
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.94M -$308K -3,642 -14%
GF
52
Gabelli Funds
New York
$1.92M – – –
TA
53
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.91M +$20.5K +242 +1%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
54
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.84M -$406K -4,800 -19%
WT
55
Whittier Trust
California
$1.84M – – –
WSCM
56
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$1.76M +$8.47K +100 +0.5%
BG
57
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.7M +$225K +2,660 +16%
ERSOT
58
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.57M – – –
Swiss National Bank
59
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.48M +$59.3K +700 +4%
VOYA Investment Management
60
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.4M -$38.8K -458 -3%
CMANY
61
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$1.38M -$25.4K -300 -2%
SB
62
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.36M -$13.4K -158 -1%
RC
63
Reik & Co
New York
$1.33M – – –
BTS
64
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.31M +$797K +9,416 +166%
Commonwealth Equity Services
65
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.24M +$32.5K +384 +3%
BUB
66
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$1.17M -$132K -1,559 -10%
TPSF
67
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.01M -$63.7K -752 -6%
PAG
68
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.01M -$14.3K -169 -1%
DC
69
Deere & Company
Illinois
$1.01M – – –
AIG
70
American International Group
New York
$993K -$47.7K -563 -5%
CONA
71
Capital One National Association
New York
$987K -$108K -1,275 -10%
TAM
72
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$976K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
73
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$927K -$198K -2,337 -18%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
74
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$924K – – –
RA
75
Royce & Associates
New York
$890K – – –
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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.