Woodward
429 hedge funds and large institutions have $8B invested in Woodward in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 142 increasing their positions, 148 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
402% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.8M | Put options by funds: $2.16M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
43% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 37
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.66B → $8B (+$1.34B)
4.82% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.44% → 86.27% (+4.8%)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 416 → 429 (+13)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 142 | Existing positions reduced: 148
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Newport Trust Company
Washington,
District of Columbia
|
+$335M |
| 2 |
DFO
Duquesne Family Office
New York
|
+$77.4M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$30.4M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$27.8M |
| 5 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$24.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$98.2M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$29.2M |
| 3 |
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
-$12.9M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$11.5M |
| 5 |
TC
TwinBeech Capital
Purchase,
New York
|
-$11.4M |
WWD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
429 of the 6,958 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Woodward (WWD) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $8B — up 20% from $6.66B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new WWD positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 142 added to existing stakes and 148 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Newport Trust Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $335M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $98.2M.
- 429 institutional investors held Woodward (WWD) as of Q1 2024, up from 416 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $8B of Woodward stock for Q1 2024, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new Woodward positions in Q1 2024 and 37 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest Woodward buyer in Q1 2024 was Newport Trust Company, an estimated $335M added.
- The largest Woodward seller in Q1 2024 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $98.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.