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244 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.81B invested in WD-40 in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 12

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.57B → $1.81B (+$239M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 233244 (+11)

3.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.41%89% (+3.6%)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.25M | Put options by funds: $3.98M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 72

Holders
244
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.72%
% of All Funds
5.59%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
71
Reduced
72
Closed
12
Calls
$4.25M
Puts
$3.98M
Net Calls
+$274K
Net Calls Change
-$991K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$280M +$18.2M +132,441 +7%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$197M +$5.42M +39,352 +3%
Parnassus Investments
3
Parnassus Investments
California
$193M +$144K +1,044 +0.1%
Neuberger Berman Group
4
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$99.6M -$842K -6,113 -0.9%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$89M -$2.51M -18,200 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$71.9M +$395K +2,865 +0.6%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
7
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$70.2M -$985K -7,150 -1%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$58.5M +$3.42M +24,838 +7%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$56.2M +$1.36M +9,845 +3%
CCA
10
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$56M +$3.46M +25,110 +7%
RP
11
Regal Partners
Australia
$52.7M
Aberdeen Group
12
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$34.3M -$2.01M -14,589 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$33M -$170K -1,237 -0.5%
HIM
14
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$31.1M +$108K +784 +0.4%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$28.9M +$399K +2,898 +1%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$21.7M +$2.6M +18,876 +15%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$21.3M +$1.25M +9,062 +7%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$21.2M -$6.12M -44,428 -23%
GKIM
19
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$17.8M -$135K -977 -0.8%
Principal Financial Group
20
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$16.7M +$258K +1,877 +2%
Acadian Asset Management
21
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$15.1M +$6.2M +45,017 +78%
Arrowstreet Capital
22
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$14.5M +$13.7M +99,134 New
Man Group
23
Man Group
United Kingdom
$14.3M -$27.1K -197 -0.2%
Charles Schwab
24
Charles Schwab
California
$14.1M +$706K +5,129 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$11.2M +$5.75M +41,784 +120%

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

244 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.81B — up 15% from $1.57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new WDFC positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $18.2M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $6.12M.

  • 244 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q2 2018, up from 233 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.81B of WD-40 stock for Q2 2018, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q2 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $18.2M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q2 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $6.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.