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170 hedge funds and large institutions have $829M invested in WD-40 in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 166170 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $846M → $829M (-$17.4M)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 73

Holders
170
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.41%
% of All Funds
4.89%
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
73
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CS
76
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$961K +$251K +3,437 +37%
First Trust Advisors
77
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$954K -$67.2K -918 -7%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
78
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$933K -$36.6K -500 -4%
AQR Capital Management
79
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$933K -$29.3K -400 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
80
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$919K +$18.1K +247 +2%
MLICM
81
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$902K -$42.7K -584 -5%
Truist Financial
82
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$896K +$99.1K +1,354 +13%
DC
83
Deere & Company
Illinois
$869K
NFA
84
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$866K -$30.7K -420 -4%
AIG
85
American International Group
New York
$853K -$51.5K -704 -6%
PAG
86
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$852K -$878 -12 -0.1%
TAM
87
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$842K
Acadian Asset Management
88
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$826K +$262K +3,574 +48%
ASRS
89
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$772K +$14.6K +200 +2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
90
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$719K -$157K -2,145 -18%
MAM
91
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$715K
DY
92
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$650K
BA
93
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$634K -$118K -1,619 -16%
WFM
94
Wilmington Funds Management
Delaware
$629K
CAM
95
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$620K +$87.4K +1,194 +17%
William Blair & Company
96
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$609K -$6.73K -92 -1%
SVP
97
Springbank Value Partners
New York
$594K
TCM
98
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$594K +$2.71K +37 +0.5%
Stifel Financial
99
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$593K +$15.9K +217 +3%
ProShare Advisors
100
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$591K -$594K -8,119 -51%

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

170 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $829M — down 2.1% from $846M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new WDFC positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $11.1M. The largest seller was Suntrust Banks, cutting an estimated $37.7M.

  • 170 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q2 2014, up from 166 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $829M of WD-40 stock for Q2 2014, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $11.1M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q2 2014 was Suntrust Banks, an estimated $37.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.