Who owns WD-40 Company (WDFC)
Which tracked institutional funds hold WDFC, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See WDFC company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q1 13F filings (latest filed 2026-05-18). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
72 tracked funds added or opened WDFC while 61 trimmed or exited it between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 — the tape is split. When large holders disagree on a name, the funds moving first are sometimes ahead of the story.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
WDFC’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, VANGUARD GROUP INC, sizes it at 0.0% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.0% of theirs — a 0.0pp gap the other way — the median holder sizes WDFC more heavily than its largest holder by dollar value does.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in WDFC divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1, across 379 tracked filers holding WDFC, 176 increased or opened the position and 166 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, open-market insider Form 4s were net purchases.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in WDFC between the 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 13
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$212M
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$124M
- Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd$22M
- NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB$21M
- VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO$19M
- XTX Topco Ltd$3M
Full exits 15
- VANGUARD GROUP INC$303M
- Balyasny Asset Management L.P.$29M
- TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL$7M
- COMERICA BANK$6M
- TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP$4M
- DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP$2M
Largest adds
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans$55M
- NORGES BANK$35M
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP$27M
- KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC$25M
- MORGAN STANLEY$24M
- JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP$11M
Largest trims
- BlackRock, Inc.$106M
- GCQ FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY Ltd$37M
- Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC$20M
- Invesco Ltd.$19M
- ALGERT GLOBAL LLC$12M
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.$12M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, largest reported value first. “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding. Rows marked stale are from an earlier filing than the security’s latest quarter — that fund is absent from the newest snapshot (position exited, or reported under a different name).
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. trimmed | 1,428,408 | $291M | 11.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC new | 1,038,139 | $212M | 8.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC added | 634,334 | $129M | 4.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC new | 605,654 | $124M | 4.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| STATE STREET CORP added | 526,402 | $107M | 4.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. trimmed | 469,536 | $92M | 3.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP added | 411,312 | $84M | 3.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 407,471 | $83M | 3.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| MORGAN STANLEY added | 304,784 | $62M | 2.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP added | 294,277 | $60M | 2.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 282,449 | $58M | 2.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans added | 276,462 | $56M | 2.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC trimmed | 245,819 | $50M | 1.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC trimmed | 203,476 | $41M | 1.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORGES BANK added | 165,915 | $40M | 1.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC trimmed | 190,200 | $39M | 1.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP added | 180,847 | $37M | 1.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added | 152,259 | $31M | 1.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP added | 146,443 | $30M | 1.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP trimmed | 121,810 | $25M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp trimmed | 118,568 | $24M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP trimmed | 117,943 | $24M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd new | 105,755 | $22M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB new | 100,932 | $21M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| BARCLAYS PLC added | 98,333 | $20M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO new | 93,779 | $19M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added | 86,338 | $18M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| Nuveen, LLC added | 86,145 | $18M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added | 80,221 | $16M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC added | 74,995 | $15M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC trimmed | 72,495 | $15M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 69,204 | $14M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC trimmed | 67,870 | $14M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added | 66,223 | $14M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. trimmed | 63,563 | $13M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC added | 60,437 | $12M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added | 56,907 | $12M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN trimmed | 56,265 | $11M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP added | 56,996 | $11M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| UBS Group AG added | 50,153 | $10M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board added | 48,246 | $10M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added | 42,888 | $9M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC added | 42,790 | $9M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Invesco Ltd. trimmed | 42,606 | $9M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS added | 41,543 | $8M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL trimmed | 37,500 | $8M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added | 37,475 | $8M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added | 37,338 | $8M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| DRH Investments, Inc. added | 37,004 | $8M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 36,584 | $7M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC trimmed | 35,733 | $7M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP added | 34,501 | $7M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS added | 34,106 | $7M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| GCQ FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY Ltd trimmed | 31,628 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Legal & General Group Plc trimmed | 31,617 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Vest Financial, LLC added | 31,178 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| KBC Group NV added | 30,944 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| ProShare Advisors LLC trimmed | 28,352 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Man Group plc trimmed | 28,170 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Creative Planning added | 27,834 | $6M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Swiss National Bank | 26,700 | $5M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC added | 24,522 | $5M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP added | 22,250 | $5M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC added | 21,446 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System trimmed | 21,047 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. trimmed | 20,812 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added | 18,876 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. trimmed | 18,005 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA trimmed | 17,946 | $4M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP trimmed | 16,936 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM added | 16,775 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd added | 16,283 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Westhampton Capital, LLC | 16,202 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added | 16,029 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| FMR LLC added | 15,680 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| XTX Topco Ltd added | 14,152 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC added | 13,812 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP added | 13,748 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. trimmed | 13,699 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM trimmed | 13,008 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ trimmed | 13,007 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd new | 12,848 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| LPL Financial LLC added | 12,612 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 11,817 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP added | 11,640 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Corient Private Wealth LLC added | 11,639 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC trimmed | 1,536,993 | $303M | 11.5% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. added | 148,759 | $29M | 1.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| DF DENT & CO INC added | 64,420 | $15M | 0.6% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC added | 50,616 | $10M | 0.4% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP trimmed | 48,418 | $10M | 0.4% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| APG Asset Management N.V. trimmed | 55,114 | $9M | 0.4% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL trimmed | 36,506 | $7M | 0.3% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD trimmed | 28,076 | $6M | 0.2% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| Walleye Capital LLC added | 24,967 | $6M | 0.2% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| COMERICA BANK trimmed | 28,861 | $6M | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP added | 22,800 | $4M | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP added | 14,673 | $4M | 0.1% | 2025-Q1 stale |
| TrueMark Investments, LLC added | 13,879 | $3M | 0.1% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. added | 13,252 | $3M | 0.1% | 2025-Q3 stale |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.