WD-40
WDFC
244 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.81B invested in WD-40 in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 12
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.57B → $1.81B (+$239M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 233 → 244 (+11)
3.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.41% → 89% (+3.6%)
7% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.25M | Put options by funds: $3.98M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 72
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$18.2M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.7M |
| 3 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.49M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.2M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$5.75M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.12M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.8M |
| 3 |
WCA
Waratah Capital Advisors
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.29M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$2.51M |
| 5 |
Aberdeen Group
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.01M |
WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
244 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.81B — up 15% from $1.57B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new WDFC positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $18.2M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $6.12M.
- 244 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q2 2018, up from 233 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $1.81B of WD-40 stock for Q2 2018, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q2 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest WD-40 buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $18.2M added.
- The largest WD-40 seller in Q2 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $6.12M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.