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 ($8.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 72.8m as of 2025-02-01, 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 ≈ $71.63. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($9.1m notional), 12 hold puts ($8.5m).
Trends to Q4 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 360 |
| Q2 2024 | 405 |
| Q3 2024 | 378 |
| Q4 2024 | 362 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 121 | 109 |
| Q2 2023 | 145 | 93 |
| Q3 2023 | 207 | 96 |
| Q4 2023 | 155 | 161 |
| Q1 2024 | 205 | 148 |
| Q2 2024 | 240 | 153 |
| Q3 2024 | 184 | 226 |
| Q4 2024 | 165 | 215 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $26.3m | $20.2m | 0.77 |
| Q2 2024 | $10.8m | $9.3m | 0.86 |
| Q3 2024 | $12.5m | $6.1m | 0.49 |
| Q4 2024 | $9.1m | $8.5m | 0.94 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +4.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. | New | +1.5m |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +840.5k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +543.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +414.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +394.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +336.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +298.8k |
| DME Capital Management, LP | Added | +279.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +270.8k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.8m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Sold out | -1.3m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -672.6k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -403.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -299.8k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD | Sold out | -277.7k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Reduced | -251.1k |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. | Sold out | -249.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -247.1k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Sold out | -243.0k |
Biggest calls
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | New | $3.6m50.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.7m38.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.3m17.5k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $702.0k9.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $343.8k4.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $257.0k3.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $207.7k2.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $28.7k400 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.4m47.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $967.0k13.5k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $924.0k12.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $902.5k12.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $780.8k10.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $687.8k9.9k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $508.6k7.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $107.4k1.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $107.0k1.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $64.5k900 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.6m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.9m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.5m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 9 | $18.1m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $639.4k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $521.6k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-25 | Mills Desmond J SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $521.6k6.5k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.7m $551.8m | Added +270.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.3m $522.2m | Added +184.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.9m $425.9m | Added +4.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.7m $405.5m | Reduced -1.8m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.4m $315.4m | Added +298.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.6m $260.7m | Added +65.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.8m $198.9m | Added +144.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $169.5m | Added +98.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.0m $142.2m | Added +543.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $104.3m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $94.6m | Reduced -5.1k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.3m $93.3m | Added +840.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $93.0m | Added +121.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $79.9m | Reduced -146 |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $72.1m | Reduced -50.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 917.5k $65.7m | Added +204.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 916.9k $65.7m | Reduced -96.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 907.6k $65.0m | Added +394.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 813.9k $58.3m | Added +167.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 756.2k $54.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 728.3k $52.2m | Added +414.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 719.2k $51.5m | Added +109.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 669.0k $47.9m | Added +159.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.32% of their portfolio | 652.5k $46.7m | Reduced -251.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 636.0k $45.6m | Reduced -88.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 585.4k $41.9m | Added +336.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 572.1k $41.0m | Added +102.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 506.3k $36.3m | Added +227.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 500.0k $35.8m | Added +43.2k |
| DME Capital Management, LP 1.68% of their portfolio | 456.6k $32.7m | Added +279.3k |
| ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 15.16% of their portfolio | 438.1k $31.4m | Added +157.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 410.6k $29.4m | Reduced -218.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 392.9k $28.1m | Added +61.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 371.4k $26.6m | Reduced -90.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 353.4k $25.3m | Reduced -74.7k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 338.8k $24.3m | Added +41.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 331.6k $23.8m | Added +11.8k |
| Sagefield Capital LP 2.38% of their portfolio | 306.6k $22.0m | Reduced -127.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 287.3k $20.6m | Reduced -37.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 280.5k $20.1m | Added +63.8k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.93% of their portfolio | 275.9k $19.8m | Reduced -60.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 259.6k $18.6m | Added +9.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 256.0k $18.3m | Added +148.7k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 247.1k $17.7m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 234.4k $16.8m | Reduced -299.8k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.16% of their portfolio | 222.7k $16.0m | Added +189.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 217.9k $15.6m | Reduced -44.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.8k $15.0m | Added +3.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.4k $14.9m | Reduced -247.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 198.0k $14.2m | Reduced -5.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.5k $13.7m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 182.3k $13.1m | Reduced -28.8k |
| Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC 3.99% of their portfolio | 180.2k $12.9m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 174.8k $12.5m | Reduced -529 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 169.1k $12.1m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.9k $11.8m | Reduced -509 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.5k $11.8m | Added +109.1k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 161.1k $11.5m | Added +23.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.9k $10.3m | Added +1.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.0k $9.8m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 135.5k $9.7m | Added +132.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.6k $9.4m | Added +125.2k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 125.2k $9.0m | Added +75.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 117.5k $8.4m | Reduced -19.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.8k $7.9m | Reduced -79.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 108.8k $7.8m | Added +57.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.1k $7.6m | Reduced -71.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.6k $7.6m | Reduced -11.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 103.1k $7.4m | Added +41.4k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.8k $7.4m | Reduced -7.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.7k $7.2m | First filing |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 100.4k $7.2m | New |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.5k $7.1m | Added +31.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.6k $6.8m | Added +4.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.2k $6.8m | Added +2.9k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 95.2k $6.8m | Added +24.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.7k $6.6m | Reduced -183.9k |
| Corigliano Investment Advisers, LLC 3.14% of their portfolio | 91.6k $6.6m | First filing |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 83.0k $5.9m | Reduced -4.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.9k $5.9m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 76.7k $5.5m | Reduced -26.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.8k $5.3m | Reduced -53.6k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 71.7k $5.1m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 70.5k $5.0m | Added +2.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.1k $5.0m | Reduced -4.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.4k $4.9m | Reduced -784 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.0k $4.9m | Added +48.9k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.2k $4.8m | Reduced -40.1k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 67.1k $4.8m | Reduced -32.8k |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 63.6k $4.6m | Reduced -75.2k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.5k $4.5m | Reduced -3.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.7k $4.5m | Added +33.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.5k $4.1m | Added +26.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.4k $4.0m | Reduced -144.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.1k $3.9m | Reduced -1.4k |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 51.7k $3.7m | New |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.5k $3.6m | Added +19.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.8k $3.4m | Reduced -5.4k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.0k $3.1m | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.1k $3.2m | Added +3.0k |