WOODWARD INC WWD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 980745103 · ISIN US9807451037
Company in Fort Collins, United States
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryElectrical Industrial Apparatus
- HeadquartersFort Collins, CO
- Founded1870
- Websitewoodward.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($3.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 59.7m as of 2023-02-02, 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 ≈ $96.58. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($1.6m notional), 3 hold puts ($86.3k).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 305 |
| Q4 2022 | 313 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $5.6m | $747.0k | 0.13 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.6m | $86.3k | 0.06 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +328.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +269.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +165.9k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +164.9k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +131.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +119.0k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | +65.5k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | New | +64.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +48.7k |
Biggest sellers
| EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -396.4k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO | Reduced | -352.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -336.7k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | Sold out | -334.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -80.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Reduced | -69.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -67.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | -44.5k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -44.3k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -41.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $454.1k4.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $338.1k3.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $280.0k2.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $251.2k2.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $231.9k2.4k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $77.3k800 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.0k100 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (4.1%, 2026-05-15), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $11.2m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 2 | $334.3k | 2 | $1.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 4 | $3.3m | 2 | $1.0m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.21% of their portfolio | 7.1m $682.5m | Added +498 |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.9m $574.7m | Added +328.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.6m $538.2m | Added +269.2k |
| EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.80% of their portfolio | 3.9m $380.6m | Reduced -396.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $223.1m | Added +2.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $216.0m | Added +119.0k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.66% of their portfolio | 1.8m $169.6m | Added +9.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $98.2m | Reduced -8.9k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.0m $97.0m | Added +17.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 987.0k $95.4m | Added +7.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 958.5k $92.6m | Added +131.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 886.5k $85.6m | Added +164.9k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 1.73% of their portfolio | 793.8k $76.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 778.7k $75.2m | Reduced -31.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 697.4k $67.4m | Added +33.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 664.5k $64.2m | Added +2.4k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.55% of their portfolio | 653.2k $63.1m | Reduced -352.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 602.1k $58.2m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 588.5k $56.9m | Added +23.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 508.5k $49.1m | Reduced -69.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 486.0k $46.9m | Added +18.8k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 463.7k $45.4m | Reduced -44.3k |
| PENSIOENFONDS RAIL & OV 1.69% of their portfolio | 420.3k $38.0m | Unchanged |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 0.30% of their portfolio | 309.0k $29.8m | Reduced -7.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 306.7k $29.6m | Added +48.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 292.8k $28.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 270.7k $26.2m | Added +1.0k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 254.6k $24.6m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 246.6k $23.8m | Added +5.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 246.5k $23.8m | Reduced -41.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 235.9k $22.8m | Added +1.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 235.0k $22.7m | Added +165.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 200.8k $19.4m | Added +8.4k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 177.3k $17.1m | Reduced -4.7k |
| CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 169.5k $16.4m | Added +7.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.07% of their portfolio | 165.7k $16.0m | Added +533 |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 163.0k $15.7m | Added +21.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 143.2k $13.8m | Reduced -24.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 138.1k $13.3m | Added +1.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.5k $12.5m | Reduced -1.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.3k $10.9m | Added +2.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 107.6k $10.3m | Added +22.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.0k $10.3m | Added +2.1k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 101.3k $9.8m | Added +65.5k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 97.3k $9.4m | Reduced -4.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.3k $9.3m | Reduced -31.6k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 93.7k $9.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.39% of their portfolio | 93.0k $9.0m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.4k $8.9m | Added +57 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.2k $8.6m | Added +696 |
| LaFleur & Godfrey LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 87.9k $8.5m | Reduced -468 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.8k $8.4m | Added +45.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.6k $8.3m | Added +3.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.5k $8.2m | Added +4.5k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.09% of their portfolio | 82.5k $8.0m | Unchanged |
| Associated Banc-Corp 0.33% of their portfolio | 82.5k $8.0m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.1k $7.6m | Reduced -4.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 76.3k $7.4m | Reduced -100 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.4k $7.1m | Added +411 |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 64.7k $6.3m | New |
| FIL Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.7k $6.2m | Added +345 |
| Savant Capital, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 62.9k $6.1m | Reduced -1.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.5k $5.9m | Reduced -220 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.3k $5.7m | Reduced -3.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.5k $5.6m | Added +4.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 57.2k $5.5m | Reduced -15.2k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.2k $5.0m | Reduced -263 |
| Terril Brothers, Inc. 2.47% of their portfolio | 52.1k $5.0m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.0k $5.0m | Added +742 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.3k $5.0m | Unchanged |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 50.9k $4.9m | Reduced -4.5k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 49.4k $4.8m | Added +1.1k |
| Mengis Capital Management, Inc. 1.03% of their portfolio | 49.1k $4.7m | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.5k $4.7m | Reduced -238 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.6k $4.6m | Reduced -894 |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 47.3k $4.6m | Added +4.4k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 43.5k $4.2m | Reduced -923 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.3k $4.0m | Added +4.5k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 40.4k $3.9m | Reduced -2.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 37.9k $3.7m | Reduced -758 |
| East Coast Asset Management, LLC. 1.54% of their portfolio | 31.5k $3.0m | Reduced -390 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.9k $3.0m | Reduced -5.1k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 30.7k $3.0m | Added +40 |
| YHB Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 30.3k $2.9m | Reduced -5.3k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.07% of their portfolio | 30.1k $2.9m | Added +11.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.1k $2.9m | Added +15.9k |
| GRAYBILL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LTD. 1.56% of their portfolio | 29.8k $2.9m | Added +723 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.4k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.2k $2.8m | Added +714 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.2k $2.7m | Added +203 |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.4k $2.6m | Reduced -28 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.1k $2.6m | Added +894 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.1k $2.6m | Added +3.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.1k $2.6m | Added +1.2k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.0k $2.9m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.8k $2.6m | Reduced -17.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.1k $2.5m | Reduced -80.5k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 25.8k $2.5m | Added +8.5k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.5k $2.5m | Added +330 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.5k $2.5m | First filing |