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282 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.22B invested in WD-40 in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.4M | Put options by funds: $9.36M

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 23

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.91B → $2.22B (+$306M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 278282 (+4)

1.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.1%88.11% (+1%)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 81

Holders
282
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.44%
% of All Funds
6.18%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
27
Increased
89
Reduced
81
Closed
23
Calls
$11.4M
Puts
$9.36M
Net Calls
+$2.02M
Net Calls Change
-$1.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$369M +$3.77M +20,975 +1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$272M +$2.42M +13,443 +0.9%
Neuberger Berman Group
3
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$170M +$32.3M +179,347 +24%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$97.7M -$15.6M -86,938 -14%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$83.6M -$1.24M -6,912 -1%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
6
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$78.2M -$1.53M -8,483 -2%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$76.4M -$41.7K -232 -0.1%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$71.8M +$1.26M +6,985 +2%
RP
9
Regal Partners
Australia
$66.9M -$614K -3,414 -0.9%
Acadian Asset Management
10
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$61.9M +$4.5M +25,043 +8%
CCA
11
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$48.4M -$179K -997 -0.4%
APG Asset Management
12
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$46.3M +$26M +144,589 +111%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$37.7M -$1.29M -7,194 -3%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$37.3M +$600K +3,339 +2%
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$36.1M +$849K +4,723 +2%
Man Group
16
Man Group
United Kingdom
$33.8M -$1.14M -6,363 -3%
Aberdeen Group
17
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$29.2M -$9.79M -54,437 -25%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$26.7M -$294K -1,634 -1%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$25.3M -$16.9M -93,711 -40%
Federated Hermes
20
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$22.6M -$4.68M -26,045 -17%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$22.5M
GKIM
22
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$22.2M +$1.71M +9,523 +9%
Principal Financial Group
23
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$21.3M -$275K -1,527 -1%
RI
24
Redwood Investments
Massachusetts
$19.4M +$6.74M +37,507 +55%
Charles Schwab
25
Charles Schwab
California
$18.3M +$470K +2,615 +3%

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

282 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.22B — up 16% from $1.91B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new WDFC positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Neuberger Berman Group, adding an estimated $32.3M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $16.9M.

  • 282 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q3 2019, up from 278 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.22B of WD-40 stock for Q3 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q3 2019 and 23 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q3 2019 was Neuberger Berman Group, an estimated $32.3M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q3 2019 was Invesco, an estimated $16.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.