West Fraser Timber (WFG)

• Market cap: $6.03B
• 1 day: -1.02%
• 5 days: 1.54%
• 1 month: -0.68%
• 3 months: -0.39%
• 6 months: -15.07%
• Year to date: -12.33%
• 1 year: -4.88%
• 5 years: 13.69%
• 10 years: 13.69%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Lumber & Wood Production

About: West Fraser Timber is a softwood lumber company that also produces wood panels and pulp products. The company produces its wood products globally, with lumber mills in British Columbia, Alberta, Europe, and the Southeastern United States. Following its acquisition of Norbord in 2021, West Fraser is now one of the largest oriented strand board producers in the world.

Employees: 9,700

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

36% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.84M | Put options by funds: $2.83M

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 25

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 209 [Q4 2024] → 210 (+1) [Q1 2025]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q4 2024] → 2 (+0) [Q1 2025]

2.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.18% [Q4 2024] → 41.09% (-2.09%) [Q1 2025]

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 83

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.94B [Q4 2024] → $2.46B (-$476M) [Q1 2025]