WD-40
WDFC
180 hedge funds and large institutions have $930M invested in WD-40 in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
634% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $807K | Put options by funds: $110K
54% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 13
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 54
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 175 → 180 (+5)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $916M → $930M (+$13.8M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$6.42M |
| 2 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.31M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$4.06M |
| 4 |
SAM
Shell Asset Management
The Hague,
Netherlands
|
+$3.33M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.44M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$59.8M |
| 2 |
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$17.8M |
| 3 |
TAM
THB Asset Management
Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$3.42M |
| 4 |
CCP
Clarkston Capital Partners
Rochester,
Michigan
|
-$2.29M |
| 5 |
RP
Regal Partners
Sydney, NSW,
Australia
|
-$2M |
WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
180 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $930M — up 1.5% from $916M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new WDFC positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $6.42M. The largest seller was William Blair & Company, cutting an estimated $59.8M.
- 180 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q3 2015, up from 175 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $930M of WD-40 stock for Q3 2015, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q3 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest WD-40 buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.42M added.
- The largest WD-40 seller in Q3 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $59.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.