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267 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.15B invested in WD-40 in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

208% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 13

55% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.2M | Put options by funds: $6.59M

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $2.15B (+$340M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244267 (+23)

1.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89%90.14% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 81

Holders
267
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+9.43%
% of All Funds
6.1%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
40
Increased
79
Reduced
81
Closed
13
Calls
$10.2M
Puts
$6.59M
Net Calls
+$3.6M
Net Calls Change
+$3.32M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GF
51
Gabelli Funds
New York
$3.79M
AllianceBernstein
52
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.76M +$468K +2,800 +15%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
53
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$3.58M -$11.4K -68 -0.3%
Barclays
54
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.57M +$854K +5,106 +33%
Comerica Bank
55
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.51M -$208K -1,241 -5%
ASRS
56
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$3.46M -$16.1K -96 -0.5%
Schroder Investment Management Group
57
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$3.37M -$1.12M -6,700 -25%
CIBC World Market
58
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$3.35M -$810K -4,841 -20%
Stifel Financial
59
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.09M -$325K -1,943 -10%
Canada Life
60
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$3.09M
RA
61
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.95M +$6.69K +40 +0.2%
JP Morgan Chase
62
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.81M -$10.1M -60,174 -79%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
63
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.79M -$152K -909 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
64
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.73M +$11.7K +70 +0.4%
RC
65
Reik & Co
New York
$2.63M
RJA
66
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.51M +$99.4K +594 +4%
BCC
67
Bridge City Capital
Oregon
$2.47M -$103K -613 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
68
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.41M +$757K +4,525 +48%
BAM
69
Bell Asset Management
Australia
$2.29M -$1.76M -10,522 -44%
BUB
70
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$2.15M +$9.7K +58 +0.5%
AG
71
Aperio Group
California
$2.15M +$17.4K +104 +0.8%
CS
72
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.06M -$459K -2,745 -19%
AIG
73
American International Group
New York
$1.85M +$33.3K +199 +2%
AQR Capital Management
74
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.83M +$1.36M +8,129 +321%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
75
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.74M -$201K -1,203 -11%

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

267 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.15B — up 19% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new WDFC positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Federated Hermes, adding an estimated $34.4M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $10.1M.

  • 267 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q3 2018, up from 244 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.15B of WD-40 stock for Q3 2018, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q3 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q3 2018 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $34.4M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q3 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $10.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.