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747 hedge funds and large institutions have $26B invested in Ecolab in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 246 increasing their positions, 319 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

164% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $46.4M | Put options by funds: $17.6M

35% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 31

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 40 → 47 (+7)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.2B → $26B (+$750M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 743 → 747 (+4)

0.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.43% → 75.54% (+0.11%)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 246 | Existing positions reduced: 319

Holders
747
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+0.54%
% of All Funds
21.68%
Holding in Top 10
47
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.5%
% of All Funds
1.36%
New
42
Increased
246
Reduced
319
Closed
31
Calls
$46.4M
Puts
$17.6M
Net Calls
+$28.9M
Net Calls Change
+$26.6M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$334M
2
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$81M
3
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$71.2M
4
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$36.9M
5
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
+$34.1M

Top Sellers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$275M
2
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$59.8M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$40.5M
4
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$39.5M
5
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
-$38.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MKC
326
M. Kraus & Co
Vermont
$3.97M +$102K +910 +3%
SIPS
327
Shelter Insurance Profit Sharing
Missouri
$3.97M – – –
DIA
328
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$3.94M +$173K +1,537 +5%
OPERF
329
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$3.89M +$11.3K +100 +0.3%
DCM
330
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$3.85M +$16.9K +150 +0.4%
AAM
331
Augustine Asset Management
Florida
$3.81M – – –
NAP
332
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$3.78M -$5.18K -46 -0.1%
DA
333
Dillon & Associates
Michigan
$3.78M +$19.8K +176 +0.5%
FA
334
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$3.77M +$233K +2,073 +7%
RBA
335
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$3.74M – – –
LOAMS
336
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$3.69M +$3.06M +27,200 +565%
AQR Capital Management
337
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.68M +$349K +3,100 +11%
Asset Management One
338
Asset Management One
Japan
$3.67M +$68.2K +606 +2%
Stifel Financial
339
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.66M +$112K +991 +3%
GIA
340
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$3.66M -$16.9K -150 -0.5%
PAM
341
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.65M -$126K -1,122 -3%
MLM
342
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$3.63M -$3.6M -32,002 -50%
SAM
343
Strategy Asset Managers
California
$3.53M -$17.3K -154 -0.5%
KeyBank National Association
344
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$3.53M -$638K -5,668 -16%
TIC
345
Trees Investment Counsel
Illinois
$3.5M -$22.5K -200 -0.7%
Nordea Investment Management
346
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$3.49M -$784K -6,963 -19%
RIM
347
RS Investment Management
California
$3.45M -$409K -3,630 -11%
Nomura Asset Management
348
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$3.42M -$33.8K -300 -1%
BFS
349
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$3.41M -$141K -1,250 -4%
GC
350
Grace Capital
Massachusetts
$3.38M +$196K +1,745 +6%
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ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

747 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $26B — up 3% from $25.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new ECL positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 246 added to existing stakes and 319 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $334M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $275M.

  • 747 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q3 2014, up from 743 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $26B of Ecolab stock for Q3 2014, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q3 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Ecolab buyer in Q3 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $334M added.
  • The largest Ecolab seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $275M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.