WD-40
WDFC
288 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.46B invested in WD-40 in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 27
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 284 → 288 (+4)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.36B → $2.46B (+$99.5M)
0.35% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.02% → 89.37% (+0.35%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 92
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16.4M | Put options by funds: $17.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$62.7M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$11M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$8.18M |
| 4 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$5.82M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.77M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$21.1M |
| 2 |
RP
Regal Partners
Sydney, NSW,
Australia
|
-$19.5M |
| 3 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$16.6M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$15.2M |
| 5 |
Aberdeen Group
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$9.32M |
WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
288 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $2.46B — up 4.2% from $2.36B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new WDFC positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 92 added to existing stakes and 92 trimmed.
The largest buyer was APG Asset Management, adding an estimated $62.7M. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $21.1M.
- 288 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q1 2020, up from 284 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $2.46B of WD-40 stock for Q1 2020, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q1 2020 and 27 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest WD-40 buyer in Q1 2020 was APG Asset Management, an estimated $62.7M added.
- The largest WD-40 seller in Q1 2020 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $21.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.