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228 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.41B invested in WD-40 in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 19

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 62

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.27B → $1.41B (+$133M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 214228 (+14)

4.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.21%85.43% (+4.2%)

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.39M | Put options by funds: $1.33M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

Holders
228
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+6.54%
% of All Funds
5.17%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
33
Increased
71
Reduced
62
Closed
19
Calls
$1.39M
Puts
$1.33M
Net Calls
+$59K
Net Calls Change
+$754K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$206M +$4.07M +35,479 +2%
Parnassus Investments
2
Parnassus Investments
California
$155M -$62.9K -548 -0%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$151M +$847K +7,382 +0.6%
Neuberger Berman Group
4
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$77.8M -$1.32M -11,515 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$72.5M +$2.96M +25,800 +4%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
6
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$64.5M +$26.8M +233,659 +75%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$57.7M +$46.3K +404 +0.1%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$45.2M +$1.99M +17,339 +5%
CCA
9
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$43.8M +$6.72M +58,585 +19%
RP
10
Regal Partners
Australia
$42.2M +$9.12M +79,459 +29%
Aberdeen Group
11
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$35.2M -$5.64M -49,165 -14%
CWAM
12
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$31M -$3.9M -33,984 -11%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$26.1M -$665K -5,793 -3%
HIM
14
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$24.7M +$31.8K +277 +0.1%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$24.2M +$613K +5,341 +3%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$23.6M -$52.9K -461 -0.2%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$19.4M +$901K +7,856 +5%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$15.4M +$591K +5,154 +4%
GKIM
19
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$14.5M -$2.61M -22,726 -16%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$14.2M +$701K +6,113 +5%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$12.9M -$194K -1,690 -2%
NI
22
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$10.8M +$2.79M +24,300 +36%
Charles Schwab
23
Charles Schwab
California
$10.6M +$393K +3,425 +4%
BTS
24
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$9.19M +$99.2K +865 +1%
Natixis Advisors
25
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$8.81M +$373K +3,249 +5%

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

228 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.41B — up 10% from $1.27B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new WDFC positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, adding an estimated $26.8M. The largest seller was Aberdeen Group, cutting an estimated $5.64M.

  • 228 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q4 2017, up from 214 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.41B of WD-40 stock for Q4 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q4 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q4 2017 was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, an estimated $26.8M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q4 2017 was Aberdeen Group, an estimated $5.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.