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282 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.22B invested in WD-40 in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.4M | Put options by funds: $9.36M

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 23

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.91B → $2.22B (+$306M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 278282 (+4)

1.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.1%88.11% (+1%)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 81

Holders
282
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.44%
% of All Funds
6.18%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
27
Increased
89
Reduced
81
Closed
23
Calls
$11.4M
Puts
$9.36M
Net Calls
+$2.02M
Net Calls Change
-$1.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
51
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.7M +$573K +3,184 +14%
AQR Capital Management
52
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.59M -$912K -5,073 -17%
Bessemer Group
53
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$4.59M -$241K -1,340 -5%
AllianceBernstein
54
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$4.51M +$57.5K +320 +1%
First Trust Advisors
55
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$4.33M -$21.6K -120 -0.5%
CS
56
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.29M -$147K -818 -3%
Citadel Advisors
57
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.22M -$8.87M -49,353 -68%
BAM
58
Bell Asset Management
Australia
$4.18M +$4.09M +22,770 New
Prudential Financial
59
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$4.13M -$84.9K -472 -2%
Comerica Bank
60
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.12M +$635K +3,533 +18%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
61
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$4.06M +$623K +3,462 +19%
MOACM
62
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$4.05M -$18.5K -103 -0.5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
63
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$3.93M +$45.9K +255 +1%
BCC
64
Bridge City Capital
Oregon
$3.76M +$801K +4,457 +28%
SG Americas Securities
65
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.65M +$1.96M +10,909 +121%
GF
66
Gabelli Funds
New York
$3.58M
WC
67
Westhampton Capital
North Carolina
$3.48M
WG
68
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$3.26M +$1.99M +11,049 +164%
Deutsche Bank
69
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.19M +$1.3M +7,253 +72%
Barclays
70
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.13M -$191K -1,063 -6%
DDC
71
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$3.06M +$32.7K +182 +1%
Stifel Financial
72
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.01M +$105K +584 +4%
ASRS
73
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$2.96M -$949K -5,278 -25%
Commonwealth Equity Services
74
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.93M +$41.2K +229 +1%
RC
75
Reik & Co
New York
$2.81M

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

282 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.22B — up 16% from $1.91B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new WDFC positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, adding an estimated $32.3M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $16.9M.

  • 282 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q3 2019, up from 278 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.22B of WD-40 stock for Q3 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q3 2019 and 23 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q3 2019 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $32.3M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q3 2019 was Invesco, an estimated $16.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.