WD 40 CO WDFC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 929236107
Manufacturer of household products
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($2.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 13.5m as of 2024-07-03, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $217.60. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($9.9m notional), 8 hold puts ($62.8m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 282 |
| Q4 2022 | 270 |
| Q1 2023 | 286 |
| Q2 2023 | 288 |
| Q3 2023 | 307 |
| Q4 2023 | 345 |
| Q1 2024 | 355 |
| Q2 2024 | 343 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 112 | 126 |
| Q1 2023 | 141 | 89 |
| Q2 2023 | 115 | 119 |
| Q3 2023 | 120 | 130 |
| Q4 2023 | 153 | 120 |
| Q1 2024 | 149 | 148 |
| Q2 2024 | 139 | 163 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $23.5m | $29.5m | 1.25 |
| Q4 2023 | $24.4m | $32.4m | 1.33 |
| Q1 2024 | $15.6m | $73.2m | 4.70 |
| Q2 2024 | $9.9m | $62.8m | 6.33 |
Biggest buyers
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +93.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +31.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +24.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +22.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +20.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +15.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +14.5k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP | Added | +14.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +13.5k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +11.5k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -315.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -53.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -44.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -36.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -34.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -33.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -24.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -20.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Reduced | -19.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -17.1k |
Biggest calls
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.2m14.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.6m11.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.9m8.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.1m5.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $790.7k3.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $351.4k1.6k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $26.8m121.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $20.4m92.9k shares |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC | Unchanged | $11.0m50.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.9m8.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m6.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.1m5.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $241.6k1.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-10-17 | 14.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $88.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $100.0k | 2 | $506.5k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $100.0k | 1 | $78.8k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 4 | $267.4k | 1 | $84.0k | $84.0k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $49.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 3 | $226.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-09 | HYZER SARA KATHLEEN VP, Finance & CFO | Bought | $49.6k213 shares |
| 2024-04-16 | Brass Steven A President and CEO, director | Bought | $100.3k432 shares |
| 2024-04-12 | PENDARVIS DAVID Director | Bought | $77.0k328 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $453.0m | Reduced -34.2k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.8m $365.5m | Reduced -19.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $352.9m | Reduced -17.1k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 579.5k $127.3m | Reduced -15.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 548.1k $120.4m | Reduced -12.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 513.7k $112.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 365.2k $80.2m | Added +24.8k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 316.4k $69.5m | Added +107 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 307.1k $67.5m | Added +5.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 266.3k $58.5m | Added +93.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 243.8k $53.5m | Added +300 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 223.0k $49.0m | Reduced -20.7k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 210.6k $46.3m | Reduced -5.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.1k $39.6m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 168.3k $37.0m | Added +9.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.2k $35.2m | Reduced -315.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.2k $34.1m | Added +2.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.2k $31.2m | Added +3.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.5k $31.1m | Added +3.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.6k $24.1m | Reduced -53.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 94.7k $20.8m | Reduced -11.5k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 92.0k $20.2m | Added +11.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.5k $19.0m | Added +13.5k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 84.1k $18.5m | Reduced -636 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.0k $17.6m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.3k $15.9m | Reduced -10.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.7k $15.3m | Added +31.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.9k $13.4m | Added +6.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.4k $11.7m | Added +1.7k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 52.6k $11.6m | Added +7.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.6k $11.5m | Reduced -44.8k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.11% of their portfolio | 44.8k $9.8m | Added +1.8k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 43.6k $9.4m | Added +11.5k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 41.7k $9.1m | Added +2.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.6k $9.1m | Added +39 |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 39.0k $8.6m | Added +4.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.0k $8.3m | Reduced -157 |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.09% of their portfolio | 37.8k $8.3m | Unchanged |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 34.0k $7.5m | Reduced -36.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.9k $7.4m | Added +22.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.8k $7.0m | Added +15.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.1k $6.8m | Added +141 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 29.8k $6.5m | Added +2.0k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 29.1k $6.4m | Reduced -749 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $6.4m | Reduced -2.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $6.4m | Reduced -8.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.7k $5.9m | Reduced -100 |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.5k $5.6m | Reduced -4.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6k $5.2m | Added +5.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.6k $5.2m | Reduced -304 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.0k $4.8m | Added +151 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.4k $4.7m | Reduced -1.2k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO OF NEVADA INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 21.1k $4.6m | Added +790 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.9k $4.6m | Reduced -1.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.8k $4.6m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.7k $4.5m | Reduced -5.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.1k $4.4m | Added +14.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.9k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 17.8k $3.9m | Added +1.1k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.27% of their portfolio | 17.3k $3.8m | Added +14.3k |
| Westhampton Capital, LLC 1.99% of their portfolio | 16.7k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.3k $3.6m | Added +2.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.1k $3.5m | Added +899 |
| Profit Investment Management, LLC 2.21% of their portfolio | 16.1k $3.5m | Added +43 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.9k $3.5m | Reduced -626 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.2k $3.3m | Added +8.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $3.3m | Added +755 |
| One Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 13.6k $3.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.2k $2.9m | Reduced -333 |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $2.8m | Added +11.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 12.5k $2.8m | Added +125 |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.4k $2.7m | Added +1.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.8k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| DIVIDEND ASSETS CAPITAL, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 11.5k $2.5m | Added +4.2k |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. 0.12% of their portfolio | 11.4k $2.5m | Added +30 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.3k $2.5m | Added +7.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3k $2.5m | Reduced -514 |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.1k $2.4m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $2.4m | Added +731 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8k $2.4m | Reduced -43 |
| REIK & CO., LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 10.8k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.7k $2.3m | Reduced -4.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $2.3m | Added +4.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.9k $2.2m | Added +421 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.5k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.4k $2.1m | Reduced -11.0k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.3k $2.0m | Added +600 |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.2k $2.0m | Reduced -12.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.1k $2.0m | Reduced -24.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.7k $1.9m | Added +3.3k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.3k $1.8m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Bridge City Capital, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 8.3k $1.8m | Added +2.3k |
| Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 8.1k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.0k $1.8m | Added +690 |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.0k $1.7m | Reduced -305 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.9k $1.7m | First filing |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.9k $1.7m | Added +987 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.6k $1.7m | Added +229 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.5k $1.6m | Reduced -190 |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.5k $1.6m | Reduced -668 |