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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: 174175 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MLICM
76
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$869K +$844K +9,965 New
NCM
77
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$855K +$5.33K +63 +0.6%
NFA
78
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$819K -$133K -1,569 -14%
BA
79
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$819K +$8.3K +98 +1%
DY
80
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$811K
Truist Financial
81
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$803K -$115K -1,355 -13%
SAM
82
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$781K -$35.3K -417 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
83
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$749K +$14.5K +171 +2%
SIM
84
Spark Investment Management
New York
$739K
MAM
85
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$707K
TCM
86
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$698K
SVP
87
Springbank Value Partners
New York
$689K
First Trust Advisors
88
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$684K -$515K -6,081 -44%
M&T Bank
89
M&T Bank
New York
$617K -$28.8K -340 -5%
LPL Financial
90
LPL Financial
California
$596K +$292K +3,445 +101%
MC
91
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$582K +$8.47K +100 +2%
AQR Capital Management
92
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$575K -$457K -5,400 -45%
HighTower Advisors
93
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$563K +$547K +6,460 New
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
94
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$556K +$541K +6,383 New
Royal Bank of Canada
95
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$543K +$186K +2,202 +55%
LSERS
96
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$532K +$8.47K +100 +2%
Los Angeles Capital Management
97
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$502K
AG
98
Aperio Group
California
$491K +$27.4K +323 +6%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
99
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$472K +$33.9K +400 +8%
ST
100
Semper Trust
Pennsylvania
$471K

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.