Woodward
216 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.4B invested in Woodward in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 69
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.3B → $2.4B (+$101M)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 230 → 216 (-14)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 32
61% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $989K | Put options by funds: $2.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$29.3M |
| 2 |
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
+$26.9M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$19.1M |
| 4 |
SAM
Sentinel Asset Management
Montpelier,
Vermont
|
+$12.1M |
| 5 |
FMI
Fiduciary Management Inc
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$10.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$22.3M |
| 2 |
NIMC
NWQ Investment Management Company
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$19.9M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.6M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$12.3M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$11.6M |
WWD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
216 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Woodward (WWD) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.4B — up 4.4% from $2.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of WWD and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 69 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $29.3M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $22.3M.
- 216 institutional investors held Woodward (WWD) as of Q1 2015, down from 230 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $2.4B of Woodward stock for Q1 2015, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Woodward positions in Q1 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Woodward buyer in Q1 2015 was Norges Bank, an estimated $29.3M added.
- The largest Woodward seller in Q1 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $22.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.