WD-40
WDFC
174 hedge funds and large institutions have $926M invested in WD-40 in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
73% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 11
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 169 → 174 (+5)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $887M → $926M (+$38.8M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 61
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $416K | Put options by funds: $514K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$51.7M |
| 2 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$23.4M |
| 3 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.95M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$4.51M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.73M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$50.1M |
| 2 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$20M |
| 3 |
BCA
Bernzott Capital Advisors
Camarillo,
California
|
-$9.46M |
| 4 |
TAM
THB Asset Management
Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$4.77M |
| 5 |
HIM
Hermes Investment Management
London Uk,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.13M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BCA
176
Bernzott Capital Advisors
Camarillo,
California
| – | -$9.46M | -111,230 | Closed |
|
|
MLICM
177
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
| – | -$1.06M | -12,510 | Closed |
|
|
PP
178
PDT Partners
New York
| – | -$435K | -5,111 | Closed |
|
179
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$248K | -2,920 | Closed |
|
|
ZIM
180
Zacks Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$230K | -2,704 | Closed |
|
|
SWP
181
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
| – | -$227K | -2,663 | Closed |
|
|
RFC
182
Regions Financial Corp
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$216K | -2,541 | Closed |
|
183
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
| – | -$113K | -1,331 | Closed |
|
|
PCM
184
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| – | -$43K | -500 | Closed |
|
185
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1K | -14 | Closed |
|
WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
174 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $926M — up 4.4% from $887M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new WDFC positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.
The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $51.7M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $50.1M sold.
- 174 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q1 2015, up from 169 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $926M of WD-40 stock for Q1 2015, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest WD-40 buyer in Q1 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $51.7M added.
- The largest WD-40 seller in Q1 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $50.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.