The company
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW · NYSE
IndustrialsMachineryAbove a falling average
ITW stood above a rising 150-day average in 27 of the last 52 weekly readings, and has been out of that trend for the last 7 weeks. It is 0.8% above that average now. Machinery: 25% of its 143 stocks in an uptrend (−6 points in four weeks); Industrials: 26% (−5 points in four weeks).
Statistics
- Rotation
- Above a falling average
- Weeks in an uptrend
- out for 7
- Industry in uptrend
- 25% -6 in 4 wk
- Insider buys, 12 months
- $2.1M
- Insider sales, 12 months
- $134.2M
- Officials’ trades on record
- 83
- Institutions holding
- 1,866 (+22)
In the rotation
Each square a week: lit when it closed above a rising 150-day average. 27 of 52 weeks.
20 Apr – 19 Oct
Machinery: A minority of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has been slipping. Industrials: A minority of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has been slipping.
Money in and out
1 Nov 2024 – 1 Oct 2026
Open-market buys above the line and sales below, in dollars.
Congress and officials
83 disclosed lines: House 55, Senate 17, executive 11; 30 people.
| Who | Did | Amount | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hern House: U.S. House ClerkOK01 | soldjoint | $15k–$50k | 9 Sep 2026filed 25 Sep 2026 |
| Kevin Hern House: U.S. House ClerkOK01 | soldjoint | $50k–$100k | 4 Sep 2026filed 25 Sep 2026 |
| Kevin Hern House: U.S. House ClerkOK01 | soldjoint | $15k–$50k | 2 Sep 2026filed 25 Sep 2026 |
| Kevin Hern House: U.S. House ClerkOK01 | soldjoint | $15k–$50k | 31 Aug 2026filed 25 Sep 2026 |
| Richard McCormick House: U.S. House ClerkGA06 | sold | $1k–$15k | 30 Jul 2026filed 14 Aug 2026 |
| Donald J. Trump Executive branch: Office of Government EthicsWhite House Office | bought | $15k–$50k | 23 Jul 2026filed 22 Sep 2026 |
| Donald J. Trump Executive branch: Office of Government EthicsWhite House Office | sold | $15k–$50k | 12 Jun 2026filed 22 Aug 2026 |
| Donald J. Trump Executive branch: Office of Government EthicsWhite House Office | sold | $1k–$15k | 11 May 2026filed 1 Jul 2026 |
| Donald J. Trump Executive branch: Office of Government EthicsWhite House Office | bought | $15k–$50k | 27 Apr 2026filed 1 Jul 2026 |
| Shelley Moore Capito Senate: U.S. Senate eFDSenator | sold part ofspouse | $1k–$15k | 24 Feb 2026filed 4 Mar 2026 |
| Donald J. Trump Executive branch: Office of Government EthicsWhite House Office | bought | $500k–$1M | 6 Jan 2026filed 14 May 2026 |
| Richard McCormick House: U.S. House ClerkGA06 | bought | $1k–$15k | 5 Nov 2025filed 9 Dec 2025 |
Insiders
Buy orders, 12 months2
Sale orders, 12 months6
Buyers · sellers2 · 5
| Who | Did | Shares | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Scott SantiDirector | sold | 22,471at $286.37 | 19 Aug 2026filed 21 Aug 2026 |
| Ernest Scott SantiDirector | sold | 8,142at $287.35 | 19 Aug 2026filed 21 Aug 2026 |
| Ernest Scott SantiDirector | sold | 8,928at $288.22 | 19 Aug 2026filed 21 Aug 2026 |
| Ernest Scott SantiDirector | sold | 1,890at $289.19 | 19 Aug 2026filed 21 Aug 2026 |
| Matteo C. PigozzoVP & Chief Accounting Officer | sold | 277at $289.22 | 13 Aug 2026filed 17 Aug 2026 |
| Jennifer F. ScanlonDirector | bought | 806at $247.99 | 2 Jun 2026filed 4 Jun 2026 |
| Mary Katherine LawlerSVP & Chief HR Officer | sold | 17,279at $291.90 | 6 Feb 2026filed 10 Feb 2026 |
| Axel BeckExecutive Vice President | sold | 4,223at $290.22 | 5 Feb 2026filed 9 Feb 2026 |
| Ernest Scott SantiDirector | sold | 47,885at $288.72 | 4 Feb 2026filed 6 Feb 2026 |
| Ernest Scott SantiDirector | sold | 17,864at $289.85 | 4 Feb 2026filed 6 Feb 2026 |
| Ernest Scott SantiDirector | sold | 20,833at $290.65 | 4 Feb 2026filed 6 Feb 2026 |
| Ernest Scott SantiDirector | sold | 19,471at $291.90 | 4 Feb 2026filed 6 Feb 2026 |
Lines filed since 2 January 2026, newest first; every insider’s older lines are on their own page.
Institutions
Holders1,866+22 on the quarter
New · exited150 · 132
Reported value$65.3B
Quarter to 30 Jun 2026, against 31 Mar 2026; newest filing 31 Aug 2026.
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Briar Hall Management LLCreduced · filed 12 Aug 2026 | 25,811,219$7.0B | -24,324−0.1% |
| BlackRock, Inc.reduced · filed 7 Aug 2026 | 23,279,289$6.3B | -94,405−0.4% |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COunchanged · filed 12 Aug 2026 | 21,029,900$5.7B | 00.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCadded · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 17,483,266$4.7B | +56,046+0.3% |
| STATE STREET CORPadded · filed 7 Aug 2026 | 12,788,570$3.5B | +128,089+1.0% |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORPreduced · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 11,061,411$3.0B | -140,168−1.3% |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCadded · filed 12 Aug 2026 | 7,084,318$1.9B | +25,030+0.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCadded · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 6,943,927$1.9B | +148,205+2.2% |
| MORGAN STANLEYreduced · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 4,899,971$1.3B | -504,270−9.3% |
| Capital Research Global Investorsadded · filed 12 Aug 2026 | 4,879,245$1.3B | +120,954+2.5% |
31 Mar 2023 – 30 Jun 2026
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Government contracts
Awards12
Total$1.0M
Latest15 Oct 2026
CALIBRATION SERVICES OF FIVE LOAD FRAMESNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · $15K · 15 Oct 2026INSTRON 68TM-30National Aeronautics and Space Administration · $160K · 6 Oct 2026---------- COMMENTS: APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT CIO KINGD FOR MARTINSX NOTE: THIS APPROVAL PERTAINS SOLELY TO IT PORTFOLIO ALIGNMENT AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT OR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS. ASSET ALIGNMENT: OK PSDepartment of State · $57K · 1 Oct 2026COLLET GRIPS FOR INSTRON TEST FRAMENational Aeronautics and Space Administration · $38K · 22 Sep 2026
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