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215 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26B invested in WD-40 in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 18

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 212215 (+3)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 67

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.26B → $1.26B (+$633K)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.25%81.21% (-1%)

14% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.63M | Put options by funds: $3.05M

Holders
215
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.42%
% of All Funds
5.36%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
69
Reduced
67
Closed
18
Calls
$2.63M
Puts
$3.05M
Net Calls
-$414K
Net Calls Change
-$732K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$186M -$1.71M -16,040 -0.9%
Parnassus Investments
2
Parnassus Investments
California
$145M -$126K -1,183 -0.1%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$137M +$1.36M +12,813 +1%
Neuberger Berman Group
4
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$65.2M +$13.6M +127,744 +28%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$62.6M -$438K -4,115 -0.7%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
6
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$58.1M +$6.24M +58,623 +13%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$53.9M +$31.4K +295 +0.1%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$41.2M +$1.13M +10,595 +3%
AAM
9
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$39.5M +$2.63M +24,736 +7%
CWAM
10
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$37.6M -$8.58M -80,648 -19%
RP
11
Regal Partners
Australia
$26.8M +$2.34M +22,015 +10%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$26M -$483K -4,540 -2%
HIM
13
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$23M -$505K -4,742 -2%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$22.4M +$194K +1,827 +0.9%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$21.5M +$6.74M +63,370 +48%
CCA
16
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$21.2M +$3.94M +37,015 +24%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17.5M -$778K -7,310 -4%
GKIM
18
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$16.2M -$492K -4,621 -3%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$13.5M +$246K +2,308 +2%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$12.7M -$197K -1,854 -2%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$12.6M -$299K -2,808 -2%
Charles Schwab
22
Charles Schwab
California
$8.95M +$443K +4,164 +5%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$8.94M
BTS
24
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$8.37M +$220K +2,069 +3%
Acadian Asset Management
25
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8.12M -$3.91M -36,709 -33%

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

215 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.26B — up 0.05% from $1.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new WDFC positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, adding an estimated $13.6M. The largest seller was William Blair Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $58.4M sold.

  • 215 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q2 2017, up from 212 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.26B of WD-40 stock for Q2 2017, up 0.05% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q2 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q2 2017 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $13.6M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q2 2017 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $58.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.