WD-40
WDFC
278 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.91B invested in WD-40 in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
90% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.36M | Put options by funds: $3.88M
2.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.08% → 87.1% (-3%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 289 → 278 (-11)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.11B → $1.91B (-$200M)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 36
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 97
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$21.4M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$20.4M |
| 3 |
Aberdeen Group
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$12.3M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$11M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$10.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$118M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$19.6M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$8.87M |
| 4 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$8.49M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$7.12M |
WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
278 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $1.91B — down 9.5% from $2.11B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of WDFC and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.
The largest buyer was APG Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.4M. The largest seller was Parnassus Investments, cutting an estimated $118M.
- 278 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q2 2019, down from 289 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $1.91B of WD-40 stock for Q2 2019, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q2 2019 and 36 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest WD-40 buyer in Q2 2019 was APG Asset Management, an estimated $21.4M added.
- The largest WD-40 seller in Q2 2019 was Parnassus Investments, an estimated $118M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.