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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $813M invested in WD-40 in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 10

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $715M → $813M (+$97.6M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160175 (+15)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 57

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $747K

Holders
175
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+9.38%
% of All Funds
5.08%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
25
Increased
59
Reduced
57
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
$747K
Net Calls
-$747K
Net Calls Change
-$727K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Parnassus Investments
1
Parnassus Investments
California
$85.4M +$850K +11,901 +1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$71M +$2.42M +33,834 +4%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
3
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$61.7M -$16.2M -227,096 -22%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$59.9M +$785K +10,997 +1%
SB
5
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$50.6M -$7.57M -105,994 -14%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$32.2M -$408K -5,714 -1%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$29.7M +$2.24M +31,400 +9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$28.2M +$603K +8,444 +2%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$27M -$11.8M -165,324 -31%
T. Rowe Price Associates
10
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$25.3M +$16.3M +228,131 +206%
GKIM
11
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$24.9M +$338K +4,730 +1%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$23.4M -$323K -4,525 -1%
RP
13
Regal Partners
Australia
$23.3M +$508K +7,110 +2%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$18.3M +$192K +2,684 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15.9M +$134K +1,877 +0.9%
TAM
16
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$14.2M -$67.5K -945 -0.5%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$11.4M
EAM
18
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$10.5M -$10.6M -147,984 -51%
BCA
19
Bernzott Capital Advisors
California
$10.4M +$272K +3,805 +3%
HIM
20
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$7.8M -$718K -10,060 -9%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.18M +$1.32M +18,473 +24%
Principal Financial Group
22
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$6.64M +$354K +4,952 +6%
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$6.49M +$215K +3,011 +4%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.68M -$430K -6,017 -7%
SM
25
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$4.57M -$57.1K -800 -1%

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

175 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $813M — up 14% from $715M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new WDFC positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $16.3M. The largest seller was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 175 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q4 2013, up from 160 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $813M of WD-40 stock for Q4 2013, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q4 2013 and 10 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q4 2013 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $16.3M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q4 2013 was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.