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 ($5.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 71.8m as of 2025-07-17, 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 ≈ $50.33. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($9.7m notional), 15 hold puts ($16.3m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 341 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 201 | 170 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $12.5m | $6.1m | 0.49 |
| Q4 2024 | $9.1m | $8.5m | 0.94 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.5m | $8.0m | 2.30 |
| Q2 2025 | $9.7m | $16.3m | 1.68 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +1.4m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +1.1m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +960.8k |
| Webs Creek Capital Management LP | New | +900.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +657.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +628.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +547.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +533.6k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | New | +519.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Boston Partners | Sold out | -2.2m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -974.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -732.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -702.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -670.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -647.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -594.8k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | Reduced | -557.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -544.6k |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC | Sold out | -510.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.6m71.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.3m25.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $1.3m25.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.1m21.7k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $664.1k13.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $583.6k11.6k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $452.8k9.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $452.8k9.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $357.2k7.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $3.8m75.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.0m59.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.8m36.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.6m32.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $976.0k19.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $930.7k18.5k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $810.0k16.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $676.1k13.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $654.0k13.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $654.0k13.0k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $504.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-24 | GOLDMAN NEAL P Director · By Trust | Bought | $504.6k12.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.8m $394.4m | Reduced -211.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.2m $363.3m | Reduced -322.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.6m $280.5m | Added +1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $190.9m | Reduced -670.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $183.0m | Added +1.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $122.3m | Added +246.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4m $120.1m | Reduced -33.2k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.8m $89.0m | Added +295.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $82.9m | Added +657.3k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $82.8m | Added +1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.4m | Reduced -21.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $62.6m | Reduced -65.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.2m | Added +149.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.1m | Added +533.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.1m | Added +960.8k |
| DME Capital Management, LP 2.08% of their portfolio | 960.8k $48.3m | Added +504.2k |
| Webs Creek Capital Management LP 9.73% of their portfolio | 900.4k $45.3m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 889.7k $44.8m | Added +81.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 825.9k $41.3m | Added +547.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 825.7k $41.5m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 783.1k $39.4m | Reduced -702.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 752.2k $37.8m | Reduced -248.5k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 748.0k $37.6m | Added +21.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 724.8k $36.5m | Reduced -21.8k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 708.2k $35.6m | Added +372.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 686.0k $34.5m | Added +628.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 672.0k $33.8m | Added +82.8k |
| ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 16.62% of their portfolio | 647.3k $32.6m | Added +74.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 612.3k $30.8m | Reduced -158.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 606.7k $30.5m | Reduced -594.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 574.9k $28.9m | Reduced -3.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 574.1k $28.9m | Added +159.7k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 519.6k $26.1m | New |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 519.0k $26.1m | Reduced -175.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 506.3k $25.4m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 455.8k $22.9m | Reduced -647.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 436.6k $22.0m | Added +22.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 428.1k $21.5m | Added +308.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 365.6k $18.4m | Reduced -18.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 348.9k $17.6m | New |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 346.4k $17.4m | Reduced -557.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 307.6k $15.5m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 300.8k $15.2m | Added +35.4k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 286.5k $14.4m | Added +2.0k |
| Sagefield Capital LP 2.00% of their portfolio | 284.2k $14.3m | Added +83.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 271.7k $13.7m | Reduced -65.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.8k $13.1m | Reduced -7.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 256.6k $12.9m | Reduced -68.2k |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 254.2k $12.8m | Added +74.2k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 228.5k $11.5m | Reduced -46.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.2k $10.9m | Reduced -974.7k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 209.8k $10.6m | Reduced -76.5k |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. 0.92% of their portfolio | 205.8k $10.4m | Reduced -472.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.9k $10.3m | Reduced -732.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.9k $9.9m | Reduced -9.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 171.3k $8.6m | Reduced -488 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.6k $8.6m | Reduced -1.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.4k $8.3m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 163.3k $8.2m | Added +82.1k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 152.4k $7.7m | Added +18.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.1k $7.0m | Reduced -1.7k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 138.6k $7.0m | Added +128.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.9k $6.9m | Added +1.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.6k $6.5m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.4k $6.1m | Added +1.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.7k $5.6m | Reduced -26.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.7k $5.4m | New |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 98.5k $5.0m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.5k $5.0m | Reduced -544.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.3k $4.9m | Added +11.0k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 96.5k $4.9m | Added +92.4k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 94.0k $4.7m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.9k $4.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.4k $4.6m | Reduced -38.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.7k $4.5m | Added +18 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.2k $4.3m | Added +4.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.5k $4.3m | Added +40.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.2k $4.2m | Added +6 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.2k $4.2m | Added +25.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.6k $4.1m | Reduced -62.1k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 81.0k $4.1m | New |
| Tejara Capital Ltd 1.80% of their portfolio | 77.3k $3.9m | Added +42.4k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 75.8k $3.8m | Reduced -62.7k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.5k $3.8m | Added +2.2k |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. 0.54% of their portfolio | 72.1k $3.6m | Added +12.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.5k $3.6m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.6k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.2k $3.4m | Reduced -55.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 66.9k $3.4m | Reduced -82.0k |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM 1.24% of their portfolio | 65.0k $3.3m | Added +46.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.9k $3.3m | Added +12.9k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 58.1k $2.9m | Not comparable |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.9k $2.9m | Added +22.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.5k $2.9m | Added +4.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.0k $2.9m | Added +71 |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 55.6k $2.8m | Added +31.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.6k $4.3m | Added +7.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.2k $2.6m | Reduced -49 |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 50.4k $2.5m | Added +37.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.0k $2.5m | Added +617 |