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 ($9.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 72.3m as of 2024-02-01, 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 ≈ $97.83. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($25.5m notional), 12 hold puts ($12.3m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 152 |
| Q4 2022 | 215 |
| Q1 2023 | 223 |
| Q2 2023 | 244 |
| Q3 2023 | 313 |
| Q4 2023 | 333 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 207 | 96 |
| Q4 2023 | 155 | 161 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $53.6m | $4.0m | 0.07 |
| Q2 2023 | $34.0m | $5.8m | 0.17 |
| Q3 2023 | $98.9m | $13.6m | 0.14 |
| Q4 2023 | $25.5m | $12.3m | 0.48 |
Biggest buyers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +4.7m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +595.4k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +394.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +382.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | New | +282.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | New | +266.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +242.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +226.1k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +191.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -886.9k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -842.5k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -656.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -633.3k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -582.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -437.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -404.9k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Reduced | -360.3k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Reduced | -299.7k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $9.3m95.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.3m53.9k shares |
| CSS LLC/IL | New | $2.4m24.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $2.0m20.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $2.0m20.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $1.9m19.9k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m11.1k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $518.5k5.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $498.9k5.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $332.6k3.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.0m50.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.6m16.8k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $1.5m15.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $929.4k9.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $821.8k8.4k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $626.1k6.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $577.2k5.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $450.0k4.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $410.9k4.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $322.8k3.3k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-05 | Mongrain Joseph H EVP & Chief People Officer | Sold | $1.5m17.1k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.9m $870.4m | Added +382.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.5m $738.3m | Reduced -238.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.2m $609.2m | Added +4.7m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.5m $435.8m | Reduced -1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $250.6m | Added +35.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $240.3m | Reduced -582.0k |
| Boston Partners 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.3m $223.1m | Added +76.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $167.1m | Added +61.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $164.3m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $158.6m | Added +86.3k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.26% of their portfolio | 1.4m $135.4m | Reduced -842.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $135.4m | Added +595.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $125.7m | Added +191.9k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $124.2m | Added +50.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $121.3m | Reduced -100.3k |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $114.9m | Reduced -139.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $110.0m | Added +126.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $105.0m | Reduced -193.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 917.5k $89.8m | Added +77.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 876.6k $85.8m | Reduced -11.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 857.3k $83.9m | Reduced -44.7k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 3.53% of their portfolio | 687.0k $67.2m | Added +394.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 686.3k $67.1m | Added +242.5k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 3.82% of their portfolio | 661.7k $64.7m | Added +57.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 628.3k $61.5m | Reduced -159.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 627.6k $61.4m | Added +14.1k |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC 4.00% of their portfolio | 580.8k $56.8m | Reduced -40.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 579.4k $56.7m | Added +226.1k |
| Sagefield Capital LP 5.93% of their portfolio | 468.0k $45.8m | Added +27.3k |
| GREENLIGHT CAPITAL INC 2.18% of their portfolio | 456.6k $44.7m | Added +26.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 447.1k $43.7m | Reduced -125.6k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.21% of their portfolio | 427.0k $41.8m | Added +39.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 422.7k $41.4m | Reduced -886.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 389.8k $38.1m | Reduced -79.2k |
| Alua Capital Management LP 2.41% of their portfolio | 383.4k $37.5m | Reduced -428 |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 325.5k $31.8m | Reduced -360.3k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.44% of their portfolio | 304.9k $29.8m | Reduced -38.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 303.6k $29.7m | Added +134.6k |
| Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC 10.95% of their portfolio | 298.1k $29.2m | Added +43.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 297.1k $29.1m | Added +64.0k |
| ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 13.25% of their portfolio | 296.7k $29.0m | Reduced -41.0k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.29% of their portfolio | 292.6k $28.6m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 2.63% of their portfolio | 292.2k $28.7m | Reduced -58.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 287.0k $28.1m | Added +5.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 282.4k $27.6m | New |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 266.5k $26.1m | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 262.4k $25.7m | Reduced -26.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 260.2k $25.5m | Reduced -36.2k |
| Webs Creek Capital Management LP 11.70% of their portfolio | 260.1k $25.4m | Added +37.3k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 245.6k $24.0m | Reduced -92.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 242.0k $23.7m | Reduced -437.5k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 2.19% of their portfolio | 240.1k $23.5m | Added +43.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.9k $22.6m | Reduced -64.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.7k $22.6m | Reduced -1.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.3k $21.9m | Reduced -105.5k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 222.7k $21.8m | Reduced -27.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 219.8k $21.5m | Reduced -6.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 219.6k $21.5m | Reduced -76.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 193.3k $18.9m | Reduced -198.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 191.8k $18.8m | Added +47.5k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 175.5k $17.2m | Added +94.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 158.6k $15.5m | Added +114.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 147.7k $14.4m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.9k $13.2m | Reduced -15.6k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 132.2k $12.9m | Reduced -4.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 124.9k $12.2m | Added +18.8k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 1.40% of their portfolio | 122.7k $12.0m | Added +50.8k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 122.3k $12.0m | Reduced -45.9k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 111.3k $10.9m | Reduced -16.9k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 107.5k $10.5m | Added +72.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.0k $10.0m | Reduced -8.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 101.2k $9.9m | Added +84.5k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 100.9k $9.9m | Added +5.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 96.1k $9.4m | Added +65.1k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.50% of their portfolio | 96.1k $9.4m | Reduced -20.6k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 90.3k $8.8m | Added +332 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.5k $8.8m | Added +2.9k |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.42% of their portfolio | 88.9k $8.7m | Reduced -11.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.9k $8.5m | Reduced -28.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.5k $8.4m | Reduced -404.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.9k $8.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 84.6k $8.3m | Added +16.4k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 81.4k $8.0m | Reduced -299.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.4k $7.8m | Added +277 |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.4k $7.7m | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 76.7k $7.5m | Reduced -614 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.7k $7.3m | Added +16.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 74.7k $7.3m | Added +9.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.7k $7.1m | Reduced -3.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.0k $6.9m | Reduced -12.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.4k $6.6m | Reduced -5.4k |
| GeoSphere Capital Management, LLC 7.39% of their portfolio | 65.0k $6.4m | Reduced -39.0k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 62.3k $6.1m | Added +1.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 62.0k $6.1m | New |
| Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 61.7k $6.0m | Added +41.2k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 59.2k $5.8m | Reduced -305 |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 54.0k $5.3m | Reduced -98.9k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.7k $5.3m | Added +23.3k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 47.9k $4.7m | New |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 44.8k $4.4m | Reduced -1.1k |