WD-40
WDFC
175 hedge funds and large institutions have $918M invested in WD-40 in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
200% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $680K | Put options by funds: $227K
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 174 → 175 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $922M → $918M (-$4.8M)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 62
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.94M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.66M |
| 3 |
AAM
Aberdeen Asset Management
Aberdeen,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.98M |
| 4 |
EAM
Edge Asset Management
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$2.97M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.55M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TAM
THB Asset Management
Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$5.48M |
| 2 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.17M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.35M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.18M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$2.01M |
WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
175 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $918M — down 0.52% from $922M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new WDFC positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 53 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.
The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $5.94M. The largest seller was THB Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.48M.
- 175 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q2 2015, up from 174 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $918M of WD-40 stock for Q2 2015, down 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q2 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest WD-40 buyer in Q2 2015 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $5.94M added.
- The largest WD-40 seller in Q2 2015 was THB Asset Management, an estimated $5.48M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.