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214 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in WD-40 in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 59

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 18

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.26B → $1.27B (+$14.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.21%81.21% (-0%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 215214 (-1)

20% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.7M | Put options by funds: $3.39M

Holders
214
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.47%
% of All Funds
5.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
70
Reduced
59
Closed
18
Calls
$2.7M
Puts
$3.39M
Net Calls
-$695K
Net Calls Change
-$281K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$191M +$2.76M +25,552 +2%
Parnassus Investments
2
Parnassus Investments
California
$147M -$10.5K -97 -0%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$142M +$3.54M +32,826 +3%
Neuberger Berman Group
4
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$75M +$8.56M +79,356 +13%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$65.9M +$2.33M +21,600 +4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$54.7M +$18.1K +168 +0%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$40.9M -$871K -8,074 -2%
Aberdeen Group
8
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$38.9M +$37.5M +347,213 New
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
9
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$35M -$23.1M -213,732 -41%
CCA
10
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$35M +$13M +120,575 +63%
CWAM
11
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$33.2M -$4.75M -43,988 -13%
RP
12
Regal Partners
Australia
$31.2M +$3.88M +35,983 +15%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$25.4M -$948K -8,784 -4%
HIM
14
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$23.4M
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$22.4M -$337K -3,124 -2%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$22.3M +$494K +4,581 +2%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17.5M -$289K -2,676 -2%
GKIM
18
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$16.3M -$43.4K -402 -0.3%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$14M +$329K +3,049 +2%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$12.8M -$58.7K -544 -0.5%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$12.4M -$343K -3,178 -3%
Charles Schwab
22
Charles Schwab
California
$9.64M +$541K +5,010 +6%
BTS
23
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$8.62M +$126K +1,165 +2%
Natixis Advisors
24
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$7.99M +$264K +2,449 +4%
LIM
25
Lagoda Investment Management
New York
$7.61M +$149K +1,379 +2%

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

214 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.27B — up 1.1% 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 70 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Conestoga Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $13M. The largest seller was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, cutting an estimated $23.1M.

  • 214 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q3 2017, down from 215 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of WD-40 stock for Q3 2017, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q3 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q3 2017 was Conestoga Capital Advisors, an estimated $13M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q3 2017 was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, an estimated $23.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.