WEATHERFORD INTL PLC WFRD
ORD SHS · Common Stock · CUSIP G48833118
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryOil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment
- HeadquartersHouston, TX
- 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 ($7.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 72.1m as of 2023-07-19, 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 ≈ $66.39. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($34.0m notional), 7 hold puts ($5.8m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 152 |
| Q4 2022 | 215 |
| Q1 2023 | 223 |
| Q2 2023 | 244 |
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 | 134 | 56 |
| Q1 2023 | 121 | 109 |
| Q2 2023 | 145 | 93 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $9.1m | $571.0k | 0.06 |
| Q4 2022 | $32.7m | $468.2k | 0.01 |
| Q1 2023 | $53.6m | $4.0m | 0.07 |
| Q2 2023 | $34.0m | $5.8m | 0.17 |
Biggest buyers
| Boston Partners | Added | +1.8m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +724.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +428.3k |
| ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. | New | +399.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +313.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +271.5k |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +238.5k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | New | +218.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +203.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +197.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.2m |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -1.8m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -835.5k |
| MASON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -660.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -653.6k |
| Lingotto Investment Management LLP | Reduced | -534.4k |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -517.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -494.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -282.2k |
| Alua Capital Management LP | Reduced | -247.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $20.1m302.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $10.6m159.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $1.3m19.2k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Unchanged | $1.0m15.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $677.5k10.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $332.1k5.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.7m25.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $1.4m20.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.1m16.9k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m15.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $471.6k7.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $132.8k2.0k 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 new · filed 2025-01-08 | 10.0% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution no change · filed 2025-05-14 | 6.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital Research Global Investors (3.2%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.6m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-23 | Saligram Girish President and CEO, director | Sold | $3.0m50.8k shares |
| 2023-05-18 | Mills Desmond J SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $861.3k15.0k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.7m $509.1m | Added +154.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.1m $407.3m | Added +802 |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.9m $327.4m | Added +197.3k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 2.41% of their portfolio | 3.8m $253.8m | Reduced -200.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.6m $237.3m | Reduced -3.2m |
| Boston Partners 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.2m $148.9m | Added +1.8m |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $117.6m | Added +238.5k |
| Lingotto Investment Management LLP 7.54% of their portfolio | 1.8m $116.7m | Reduced -534.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $110.4m | Reduced -130.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $104.3m | Added +160.1k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $93.5m | Added +38.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $91.6m | Added +67.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $90.4m | Reduced -494.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $84.7m | Added +203.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 969.0k $64.4m | Added +313.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 964.4k $64.1m | Reduced -653.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 952.3k $63.2m | Added +71.8k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 4.57% of their portfolio | 946.0k $62.8m | Reduced -146.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 931.8k $61.9m | Added +428.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 919.6k $61.1m | Added +89.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 914.4k $60.7m | Added +121.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 854.0k $56.7m | Added +724.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 780.6k $51.8m | Reduced -282.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 754.5k $50.1m | Reduced -26.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 734.4k $48.8m | Reduced -68.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 687.3k $45.7m | Added +38.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 679.4k $45.1m | Added +71.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 658.2k $43.7m | Reduced -19.5k |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC 2.93% of their portfolio | 621.7k $41.3m | Unchanged |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 599.1k $39.8m | Reduced -13.3k |
| Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG 1.17% of their portfolio | 517.0k $34.3m | Unchanged |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 2.82% of their portfolio | 442.2k $29.0m | Reduced -126.1k |
| GREENLIGHT CAPITAL INC 1.35% of their portfolio | 434.1k $28.8m | Reduced -145.6k |
| Sagefield Capital LP 6.13% of their portfolio | 431.9k $28.7m | Added +67.6k |
| ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 13.06% of their portfolio | 399.5k $26.5m | New |
| Alua Capital Management LP 1.75% of their portfolio | 383.8k $25.5m | Reduced -247.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 377.3k $25.1m | Reduced -31.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 361.6k $24.0m | Added +4.5k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 356.1k $23.7m | Added +32.3k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 332.1k $22.1m | Added +67.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 326.6k $21.7m | Added +46.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 319.1k $18.9m | Unchanged |
| Capital International Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 307.7k $20.4m | Reduced -517.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 307.3k $20.4m | Reduced -133.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 305.2k $20.3m | Added +271.5k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 270.1k $17.9m | Added +81.0k |
| Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC 6.10% of their portfolio | 266.5k $17.7m | Reduced -8.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.5k $14.9m | Reduced -103.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.3k $14.8m | Added +9.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.1k $14.7m | Added +48.1k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 218.9k $14.5m | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 201.0k $13.3m | Reduced -34.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.0k $12.6m | Reduced -109.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.20% of their portfolio | 183.5k $12.2m | Added +74.8k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 182.1k $12.1m | Reduced -26.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.9k $11.7m | Added +126.9k |
| Webs Creek Capital Management LP 7.74% of their portfolio | 169.0k $11.2m | Reduced -106.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 148.9k $9.9m | Reduced -57.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 146.6k $9.7m | Added +17.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.6k $9.5m | Added +55.5k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 142.5k $9.5m | Reduced -172.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.8k $8.0m | Added +18.5k |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP 1.08% of their portfolio | 119.8k $8.0m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 119.2k $7.9m | Added +31.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.8k $6.9m | Added +16.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.9k $6.8m | Added +25.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.5k $6.7m | Added +18.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.7k $6.6m | Added +6.0k |
| GeoSphere Capital Management, LLC 6.91% of their portfolio | 94.0k $6.2m | Reduced -26.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 93.5k $6.2m | Reduced -835.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.0k $5.5m | Added +3.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.3k $5.3m | Added +3.4k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 78.9k $5.2m | Added +61.2k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.63% of their portfolio | 78.6k $5.2m | Added +49.3k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 76.4k $5.1m | New |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 72.1k $4.8m | New |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 69.8k $4.6m | Added +1.4k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 61.2k $4.1m | Added +33.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.9k $4.0m | Added +57.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.4k $3.6m | Added +10.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.6k $3.6m | Added +27.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.7k $3.4m | Added +44.4k |
| BOKF, NA 0.07% of their portfolio | 50.0k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 50.0k $3.3m | Not comparable |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 49.6k $3.3m | Added +9.5k |
| EA Series Trust 0.12% of their portfolio | 49.6k $3.3m | First filing |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 48.6k $3.2m | Added +3.8k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 48.1k $3.2m | Reduced -25.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 46.6k $3.1m | Added +24.3k |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. 0.31% of their portfolio | 42.9k $2.9m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 42.7k $2.8m | Added +1.0k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.4k $2.8m | Added +3.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.0k $2.7m | Added +34.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.8k $2.6m | Reduced -43.9k |
| SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 39.7k $2.6m | Reduced -2.0k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.0k $2.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.0k $2.5m | Added +29.1k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 37.8k $2.5m | Reduced -33.9k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.5k $2.5m | Added +389 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.3k $2.3m | Added +179 |