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233 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.57B invested in WD-40 in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.11M | Put options by funds: $1.84M

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 21

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.41B → $1.57B (+$165M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 228233 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 68

0.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.43%85.41% (-0.03%)

Holders
233
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.19%
% 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
29
Increased
68
Reduced
68
Closed
21
Calls
$3.11M
Puts
$1.84M
Net Calls
+$1.26M
Net Calls Change
+$1.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$235M +$5.11M +40,530 +2%
Parnassus Investments
2
Parnassus Investments
California
$173M +$810K +6,423 +0.5%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$172M +$3.64M +28,889 +2%
Neuberger Berman Group
4
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$90.5M +$3.57M +28,280 +4%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$82.5M +$1.52M +12,015 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$64.3M -$83.5K -662 -0.1%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
7
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$64.2M -$7.48M -59,327 -11%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$49.4M +$26.6M +210,969 +129%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$49.3M -$1.05M -8,360 -2%
RP
10
Regal Partners
Australia
$47.5M +$315K +2,495 +0.7%
CCA
11
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$47.2M -$1.67M -13,220 -4%
Aberdeen Group
12
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$32.8M -$6.2M -49,142 -16%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$29.8M +$649K +5,142 +2%
HIM
14
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$27.9M +$337K +2,670 +1%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$25.6M -$655K -5,193 -3%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$25M -$1.92M -15,201 -7%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$18M +$2.02M +16,041 +13%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$17M -$115K -913 -0.7%
GKIM
19
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$16.2M -$34.8K -276 -0.2%
Principal Financial Group
20
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$14.8M +$388K +3,074 +3%
Man Group
21
Man Group
United Kingdom
$12.9M +$12.4M +97,955 New
Charles Schwab
22
Charles Schwab
California
$12M +$206K +1,636 +2%
BTS
23
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$9.86M -$377K -2,988 -4%
Natixis Advisors
24
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$8.89M -$902K -7,152 -10%
LIM
25
Lagoda Investment Management
New York
$8.44M -$497K -3,943 -6%

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

233 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.57B — up 12% from $1.41B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new WDFC positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $26.6M. The largest seller was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, cutting an estimated $7.48M.

  • 233 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q1 2018, up from 228 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.57B of WD-40 stock for Q1 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q1 2018 and 21 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q1 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $26.6M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q1 2018 was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, an estimated $7.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.