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 ($3.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 72.6m as of 2025-04-17, 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 ≈ $53.54. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($3.5m notional), 14 hold puts ($8.0m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 346 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 193 | 177 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $10.8m | $9.3m | 0.86 |
| Q3 2024 | $12.5m | $6.1m | 0.49 |
| Q4 2024 | $9.1m | $8.5m | 0.94 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.5m | $8.0m | 2.30 |
Biggest buyers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +953.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +894.6k |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. | New | +678.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +549.8k |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC | New | +510.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +482.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +347.6k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Added | +330.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +318.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | Added | +310.6k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.5m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Reduced | -646.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -636.0k |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -534.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -285.1k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ | Sold out | -275.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.3m25.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $690.8k12.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $605.1k11.3k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $503.4k9.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $208.8k3.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $123.2k2.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.2m40.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $1.4m26.7k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $722.9k13.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $716.9k13.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $669.4k12.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $589.0k11.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $578.3k10.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $278.5k5.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $235.6k4.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $219.6k4.1k 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 Q1 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.2m | $3.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-07 | Mills Desmond J SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $1.3m19.4k shares |
| 2025-02-07 | Sandhu Depinder EVP, Global Product Lines | Sold | $929.7k14.0k shares |
| 2025-02-07 | Mitra Arunava EVP and CFO | Sold | $675.7k10.0k shares |
| 2025-01-29 | Weatherholt Scott C EVP, GC & CCO | Sold plan | $2.9m44.5k shares |
| 2025-01-06 | Reed David John EVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $346.0k4.8k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.1m $431.1m | Added +347.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.5m $404.0m | Added +254.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.5m $239.9m | Reduced -1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.5m $239.1m | Reduced -1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $129.6m | Added +54.1k |
| Boston Partners 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.2m $120.1m | Reduced -534.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $116.9m | Reduced -2.2m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $116.6m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $79.6m | Added +29.8k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.5m $78.9m | Added +171.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $74.0m | Added +60.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $70.2m | Added +194.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $64.3m | Added +482.4k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $63.8m | Reduced -106.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $59.1m | Added +894.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $56.0m | Added +318.3k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $53.6m | Added +83.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 991.3k $53.1m | Added +953.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 937.4k $49.8m | Added +29.8k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.07% of their portfolio | 904.3k $48.4m | Reduced -102.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 834.5k $44.7m | Reduced -82.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 808.1k $43.3m | Added +52.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 771.3k $41.3m | Added +185.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 746.6k $40.0m | Added +174.5k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 726.4k $38.9m | Added +226.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 694.3k $37.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. 3.19% of their portfolio | 678.6k $36.3m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 643.2k $34.4m | Added +250.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 589.2k $31.6m | Reduced -224.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 578.0k $31.0m | Reduced -91.0k |
| ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 17.14% of their portfolio | 572.8k $30.7m | Added +134.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 562.2k $30.1m | Added +549.8k |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 510.8k $27.4m | New |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 506.3k $27.1m | Unchanged |
| DME Capital Management, LP 1.24% of their portfolio | 456.6k $24.5m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 414.3k $22.2m | Added +133.8k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 413.7k $22.2m | Added +310.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 384.6k $20.6m | Reduced -26.1k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 352.7k $18.9m | Added +330.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 337.0k $18.0m | Added +139.0k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 336.0k $18.0m | Reduced -2.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 324.8k $17.4m | Added +90.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 320.6k $17.2m | First filing |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.20% of their portfolio | 286.4k $15.3m | Added +63.7k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 284.6k $15.2m | Added +37.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 282.6k $15.1m | Added +189.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 278.8k $14.6m | Added +172.7k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 275.2k $14.7m | Added +219.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 268.4k $14.4m | Reduced -18.9k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 265.3k $14.2m | Added +83.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 229.8k $12.3m | Reduced -123.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 226.0k $12.1m | Added +192.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 206.5k $11.1m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 202.5k $10.8m | New |
| Sagefield Capital LP 1.29% of their portfolio | 200.3k $10.7m | Reduced -106.4k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 189.9k $10.2m | Added +28.8k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 185.1k $9.9m | New |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 180.0k $9.6m | Added +128.3k |
| Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 175.0k $9.4m | Reduced -5.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 172.4k $9.2m | Reduced -19.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 171.8k $9.2m | Added +6.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 168.9k $9.0m | Reduced -176 |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 148.9k $8.0m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.7k $7.7m | Added +81.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.8k $7.5m | Reduced -3.1k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 138.5k $7.4m | Added +13.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.4k $7.4m | Added +36.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.6k $7.3m | Reduced -388 |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 133.9k $7.2m | Added +33.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.5k $7.1m | Added +65.6k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 133.3k $7.1m | New |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.1k $7.0m | Added +31.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.5k $6.7m | Reduced -92.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.7k $6.6m | Added +84.7k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.3k $6.4m | Added +17.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.2k $6.4m | Added +24.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.4k $6.4m | Reduced -45.1k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 97.6k $5.2m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.6k $5.1m | Reduced -21.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.5k $5.1m | Added +299 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.7k $4.7m | Reduced -86.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.3k $4.6m | Reduced -285.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.2k $4.5m | Reduced -22.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.0k $4.4m | Reduced -946 |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 81.3k $4.4m | Added +10.8k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 81.3k $4.4m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 74.3k $4.0m | Reduced -181.7k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.3k $3.9m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.5k $3.8m | Added +1.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.8k $3.8m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.6k $3.6m | Reduced -785 |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. 0.49% of their portfolio | 59.1k $3.2m | Added +20.3k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 58.6k $3.1m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.9k $3.1m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.4k $3.1m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.9k $3.0m | Reduced -73.7k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.5k $3.0m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 55.1k $2.9m | Added +21.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.0k $2.8m | Reduced -206.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.3k $2.8m | Reduced -1.8k |