Woodward

WWD • NASDAQ

Woodward is a aerospace & defense company in the industrials sector on NASDAQ, led by Thomas A. Gendron, with a market cap of $17.8B. As of Q3 2025, 89% of shares are held by 555 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 9.97%.

President and Chief Executive OfficerThomas A. Gendron

Market Cap$17.8B

Aerospace & Defense

Industrials

Employees8.3K

Websitewoodward.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in WWD as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $15.2B

All Institutions

Institutions: 555
Value Held: $13.5B
Shares Held: 53.6M
Avg Position: $24.4M
Median Position: $1.2M

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 69
Value Held: $1.6B
Shares Held: 6.4M
Avg Position: $23.6M
Median Position: $5.2M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

78.61%

$11.9B

Hedge Funds

10.74%

$1.6B

Retail & Other

10.65%

$1.6B

Based on market cap of $15.2B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in WWD as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$1.5B 0.03% of portfolio	9.97% 6.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$1.4B 0.02% of portfolio	9.40% 5.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	Michael I Falcon CEO	$1.1B 3.52% of portfolio	7.29% 4.4M shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 8m	$31.4B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$603.7M 0.02% of portfolio	3.98% 2.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
N Newport Trust Co Institution	-	$525.7M 1.20% of portfolio	3.47% 2.1M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$43.9B
Capital Research Global Investors RIA/Wealth	Maria Alejandra Herrera CIO	$477.3M 0.09% of portfolio	3.15% 1.9M shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$532.36B
FMR LLC Institution	-	$453.1M 0.02% of portfolio	2.99% 1.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.92T
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC Long Only Manager	Paul Ernest Viera CEO	$354.7M 1.54% of portfolio	2.34% 1.4M shares	Q4 2015 Held for 9y 11m	$23.1B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$350.2M 0.02% of portfolio	2.31% 1.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
NAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UK LTD Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Masroor Taale Siddiqui CEO	$347.6M 29.57% of portfolio	2.29% 1.4M shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$1.2B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for WWD in Q3 2025

Traded: +$289.0M
Buyers: 275
Sellers: 236
Total Bought: +$1.5B
Total Sold: −$1.2B
Avg Position: $22.3M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Long Only Manager	+$184.7M +731.0K shares	$184.7M 731.0K shares
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	+$125.8M +497.7K shares	$228.8M 905.6K shares
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$76.5M +302.7K shares	$83.5M 330.5K shares
F Findlay Park Partners LLP Institution	+$73.4M +290.5K shares	$73.4M 290.5K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	+$57.7M +228.4K shares	$152.5M 603.3K shares
Kinetic Partners Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$56.6M +223.8K shares	$56.6M 223.8K shares
S Senator Investment Group LP Institution	+$46.2M +182.8K shares	$120.0M 474.8K shares
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	+$46.1M +182.6K shares	$69.4M 274.6K shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$42.5M +170.8K shares	$124.2M 499.2K shares
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$40.2M +159.0K shares	$40.2M 159.0K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	−$163.9M −648.5K shares	$1.1B 4.4M shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	−$93.4M −369.6K shares	$182.5M 722.1K shares
COOKE & BIELER LP Long Only Manager	−$84.2M −333.4K shares	$173.9M 688.3K shares
Capital Research Global Investors RIA/Wealth	−$75.1M −297.2K shares	$477.3M 1.9M shares
FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$74.0M −292.7K shares	$157.2M 622.0K shares
Castle Hook Partners LP Hedge Fund•Global Macro	−$57.6M −235.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
D Duquesne Family Office LLC Institution	−$54.6M −215.9K shares	$160.0M 633.0K shares
F Freestone Grove Partners LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$48.0M −189.9K shares	$51.6M 204.3K shares
F FIL Ltd Institution	−$36.9M −145.9K shares	$65.3M 258.5K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$33.6M −133.0K shares	$92.6M 366.4K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited WWD in Q3 2025

New Positions: 39
New Value: $121.5M
Exited Positions: 51
Exited Value: $232.5M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Kinetic Partners Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$56.6M 223.8K shares
U UNTITLED INVESTMENTS LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$16.1M 63.9K shares
One Madison Group LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$13.4M 53.0K shares
Y Yaupon Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$8.7M 34.5K shares
Night Squared LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$4.8M 18.9K shares
A AMF Pensionsforsakring AB Institution	$3.8M 15.0K shares
Anfield Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	$2.4M 9.5K shares
Harvest Investment Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	$2.3M 9.3K shares
U U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$2.1M 8.2K shares
Steel Peak Wealth Management LLC RIA/Wealth	$2.1M 8.2K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Castle Hook Partners LP Hedge Fund•Global Macro	$57.6M 235.0K shares
Anomaly Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$29.5M 120.4K shares
A Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$25.4M 103.5K shares
S SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC Institution	$20.2M 82.4K shares
R Rivermont Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$16.7M 67.9K shares
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$14.2M 57.8K shares
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$10.7M 43.8K shares
H Handelsbanken Fonder AB Institution	$7.4M 30.4K shares
Atika Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$7.0M 28.6K shares
Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. RIA/Wealth	$6.9M 28.2K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in WWD as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 14
Call Value: $86.8M
Put Positions: 11
Put Value: $18.2M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$23.5M 928.0 contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$20.8M 825.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$14.2M 560.0 contracts
S SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$12.6M 500.0 contracts
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$12.5M 493.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$1.2M 49.0 contracts
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	$808.7K 32.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$682.3K 27.0 contracts
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$353.8K 14.0 contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$126.4K 5.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$8.4M 334.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$4.6M 181.0 contracts
S SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$2.5M 100.0 contracts
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$1.7M 66.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$328.5K 13.0 contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$278.0K 11.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$221.4K 9.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$126.4K 5.0 contracts
S SIG BROKERAGE, LP Institution	- - contracts
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	- - contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with WWD as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
NAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UK LTD Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Masroor Taale Siddiqui CEO	29.57% $347.6M	2.29% 1.4M shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$1.2B
F FACT Capital, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Joyce S Meng Managing Partner	6.55% $12.6M	0.08% 49.8K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$192.3M
D Duquesne Family Office LLC Institution	-	5.01% $160.0M	1.06% 633.0K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$3.2B
B Bayberry Capital Partners LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Brian Cromwell Smith CFO	5.01% $15.5M	0.10% 61.3K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$309.0M
U UNTITLED INVESTMENTS LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Neeraj Srinivasan Chandra CEO	4.77% $16.1M	0.11% 63.9K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$338.8M
F Forest Avenue Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Tarigh Nmn Yusufi Founder	4.55% $63.4M	0.42% 250.7K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$1.4B
Hawk Ridge Management LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	David Graham Brown CIO	4.45% $94.9M	0.63% 375.3K shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 5m	$2.1B
S Senator Investment Group LP Institution	-	4.42% $120.0M	0.79% 474.8K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$2.7B
TERRIL BROTHERS, INC. RIA/Wealth	John Joseph Terril CCO	4.00% $13.2M	0.09% 52.1K shares	Q3 2014 Held for 11y 2m	$329.5M
C Candelo Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	John Cormac Mcmongale CIO	3.91% $4.4M	0.03% 17.3K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$111.8M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

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ALGERT COLDIRON INVESTORS LLC

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerRyan Zentner Lafond

Portfolio Value: $6.0B
Positions: 1,110
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Woodward

Market Value: $21.2M
Shares Held: 83.8K
Portfolio Weight: 0.35%
Owned Since: 2023-Q2

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