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207 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.12B invested in WD-40 in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 15

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.12B (+$100M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 197207 (+10)

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $104K | Put options by funds: $100K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 67

Holders
207
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.08%
% of All Funds
5.52%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
27
Increased
66
Reduced
67
Closed
15
Calls
$104K
Puts
$100K
Net Calls
+$4K
Net Calls Change
-$67K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Parnassus Investments
1
Parnassus Investments
California
$143M +$822K +7,956 +0.6%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$119M +$3.62M +35,011 +3%
William Blair Investment Management
3
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$97.1M +$2.1M +20,282 +2%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$92.3M -$1.51M -14,642 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$76.5M +$4.9M +47,400 +7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$53.8M +$1.14M +10,995 +2%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
7
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$52.7M -$2.5M -24,219 -5%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$40.2M +$1.3M +12,537 +3%
GKIM
9
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$33.7M -$958K -9,272 -3%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$32.7M +$781K +7,553 +3%
RP
11
Regal Partners
Australia
$23.1M -$3.85M -37,260 -15%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$21.3M +$975K +9,437 +5%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$21.3M +$810K +7,835 +4%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
14
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$14.3M +$13.7M +132,783 New
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$13.8M +$5.22M +50,477 +65%
AAM
16
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$12.8M +$1.25M +12,073 +11%
Lord, Abbett & Co
17
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$12.3M -$4.35M -42,049 -27%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$11.8M -$18.8M -181,479 -62%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$11.6M -$2.04M -19,695 -16%
Principal Financial Group
20
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$10.2M +$700K +6,775 +8%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10.2M +$1.09M +10,534 +13%
HIM
22
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$9.55M +$108K +1,042 +1%
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$7.68M +$364K +3,519 +5%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.17M +$1.04M +10,034 +18%
PPA
25
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.75M +$2.67M +25,837 +71%

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

207 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.12B — up 9.8% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new WDFC positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Robeco Institutional Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.7M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $18.8M.

  • 207 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q1 2016, up from 197 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.12B of WD-40 stock for Q1 2016, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q1 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q1 2016 was Robeco Institutional Asset Management, an estimated $13.7M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q1 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $18.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.