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356 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.17B invested in WD-40 in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 27

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 345356 (+11)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.05B → $3.17B (+$121M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

1.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.29%93.32% (-2%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 121

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.6M | Put options by funds: $73.2M

Holders
356
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+3.19%
% of All Funds
5.13%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
44
Increased
108
Reduced
121
Closed
27
Calls
$15.6M
Puts
$73.2M
Net Calls
-$57.6M
Net Calls Change
-$49.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$531M +$683K +2,640 +0.1%
APG Asset Management
2
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$423M +$13M +50,201 +3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$411M +$1.69M +6,532 +0.4%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
4
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$151M -$2.59M -10,006 -2%
Neuberger Berman Group
5
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$142M -$20.8M -80,328 -13%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$131M +$2.22M +8,598 +2%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$86.2M +$5.1M +19,705 +6%
CCA
8
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$80.1M +$494K +1,910 +0.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$76.3M +$182K +702 +0.2%
First Trust Advisors
10
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$61.7M +$59.3M +229,360 +1,597%
Renaissance Technologies
11
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$61.7M +$14.6M +56,400 +30%
GCM
12
Geneva Capital Management
Wisconsin
$54.7M -$368K -1,422 -0.7%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$47.1M -$2.52M -9,748 -5%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$43.7M -$13.6M -52,598 -23%
Principal Financial Group
15
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$41.2M -$5.95M -22,992 -12%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$40.2M -$101M -389,975 -71%
Man Group
17
Man Group
United Kingdom
$40.1M +$14.5M +55,882 +54%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$38.6M +$18.1M +70,059 +85%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$35.2M -$1.36M -5,241 -4%
Charles Schwab
20
Charles Schwab
California
$35M +$558K +2,157 +2%
Marshall Wace
21
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$26.9M -$5.64M -21,787 -17%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$24.7M +$12.1M +46,869 +93%
Natixis Advisors
23
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$21.5M -$165K -637 -0.7%
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$21.4M -$932K -3,603 -4%
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$21.1M +$3.36M +12,992 +19%

WDFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

356 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in WD-40 (WDFC) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $3.17B — up 4% from $3.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new WDFC positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 108 added to existing stakes and 121 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $59.3M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $101M.

  • 356 institutional investors held WD-40 (WDFC) as of Q1 2024, up from 345 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.17B of WD-40 stock for Q1 2024, up 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new WD-40 positions in Q1 2024 and 27 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest WD-40 buyer in Q1 2024 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $59.3M added.
  • The largest WD-40 seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $101M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.