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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $715M invested in WD-40 in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 11

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $594M → $715M (+$122M)

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 49

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 154 → 160 (+6)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $45K | Put options by funds: $65K

Holders
160
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.9%
% of All Funds
5.19%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
18
Increased
59
Reduced
49
Closed
11
Calls
$45K
Puts
$65K
Net Calls
-$20K
Net Calls Change
-$20K

Top Buyers

1
EAM
Edge Asset Management
Washington
+$8.57M
2
TAM
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
+$7.31M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$6.26M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$4.55M
5
SCM
SG Capital Management
Illinois
+$4.34M

Top Sellers

1
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
-$11.6M
2
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
-$9.66M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$4.41M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.26M
5
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$2.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
D.E. Shaw & Co
101
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$433K +$398K +6,671 New
MA
102
MUFG Americas
New York
$428K +$358K +6,000 +1,000%
RFC
103
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$415K +$374K +6,284 +6,222%
TRSOTSOK
104
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$389K -$47.7K -800 -12%
BAM
105
Bedlam Asset Management
United Kingdom
$378K – – –
PAM
106
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$376K +$346K +5,800 New
1GA
107
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$370K -$14K -235 -4%
First Trust Advisors
108
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$363K +$108K +1,813 +48%
PA
109
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$358K +$329K +5,522 New
PI
110
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$352K +$14.2K +239 +5%
ST
111
Semper Trust
Pennsylvania
$350K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
112
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$342K -$5.96K -100 -2%
OSAM
113
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$327K -$209K -3,509 -41%
JMPWA
114
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$327K +$68.1K +1,143 +29%
ONB
115
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$316K -$87.8K -1,474 -23%
Millennium Management
116
Millennium Management
New York
$304K +$37.9K +636 +16%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
117
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$303K – – –
FNBOO
118
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$294K -$22.3K -375 -8%
UBS AM
119
UBS AM
Illinois
$286K +$17.9K +300 +7%
Citadel Advisors
120
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$271K -$514K -8,626 -67%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
121
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$269K -$71.9K -1,207 -23%
Los Angeles Capital Management
122
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$249K +$1.79K +30 +0.8%
PNC Financial Services Group
123
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$184K +$12.5K +210 +8%
U
124
UBS
Switzerland
$176K -$38.8K -651 -19%
PAM
125
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$173K +$159K +2,669 New
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5
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WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

160 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $715M — up 20% from $594M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new WDFC positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Edge Asset Management, adding an estimated $8.57M. The largest seller was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.6M sold.

  • 160 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q3 2013, up from 154 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $715M of WD-40 stock for Q3 2013, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q3 2013 and 11 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q3 2013 was Edge Asset Management, an estimated $8.57M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q3 2013 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $11.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.