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987 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.5B invested in Ecolab in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 139 funds opening new positions, 338 increasing their positions, 362 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 139 | Existing positions closed: 50

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $63.6M | Put options by funds: $45.7M

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 34 (+4)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 902 → 987 (+85)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28.9B → $30.5B (+$1.58B)

1.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.51% → 78.61% (+1.1%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 338 | Existing positions reduced: 362

Holders
987
Holders Change
+85
Holders Change %
+9.42%
% of All Funds
22.39%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
0.77%
New
139
Increased
338
Reduced
362
Closed
50
Calls
$63.6M
Puts
$45.7M
Net Calls
+$17.9M
Net Calls Change
+$40.4M

Top Buyers

1
Edgewood Management
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
+$240M
2
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
+$236M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$112M
4
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
+$103M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$69.9M

Top Sellers

1
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$244M
2
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
-$156M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$108M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$81.6M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$76.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MYAM
351
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
$4.45M -$226K -1,698 -5%
SBH
352
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$4.41M -$53.2K -400 -1%
Victory Capital Management
353
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$4.4M +$404K +3,038 +10%
JHP
354
James Hambro & Partners
United Kingdom
$4.39M +$4.35M +32,689 New
DCM
355
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$4.34M +$149K +1,121 +4%
BTW
356
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$4.34M -$13.3K -100 -0.3%
MOACM
357
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$4.27M -$7.05K -53 -0.2%
DSC
358
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$4.27M +$798K +6,001 +23%
HighTower Advisors
359
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$4.24M -$680K -5,114 -14%
DnB Asset Management
360
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$4.23M +$266K +2,000 +7%
SOADOR
361
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$4.17M +$3.33M +25,066 +415%
DADC
362
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$4.12M +$84.5K +635 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
363
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.08M +$332K +2,494 +9%
SBL
364
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$4.06M -$31.8K -239 -0.8%
FWCM
365
First Western Capital Management
California
$4.05M +$37.4K +281 +0.9%
B
366
BP
United Kingdom
$4.03M – – –
CWM
367
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$3.94M -$231K -1,733 -6%
ZCA
368
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.93M +$750K +5,639 +24%
SMI
369
Shelter Mutual Insurance
Missouri
$3.89M – – –
HL
370
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$3.85M +$14K +105 +0.4%
WB
371
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$3.83M -$118K -886 -3%
VRS
372
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$3.82M -$306K -2,300 -7%
OPERF
373
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$3.73M – – –
PAM
374
Palisade Asset Management
Minnesota
$3.72M – – –
CBB
375
Citizens Business Bank
California
$3.68M -$181K -1,359 -5%
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ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

987 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $30.5B — up 5.5% from $28.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 139 funds opened new ECL positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 89 holders — while 338 added to existing stakes and 362 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Edgewood Management, adding an estimated $240M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $244M sold.

  • 987 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q4 2017, up from 902 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $30.5B of Ecolab stock for Q4 2017, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 139 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q4 2017 and 50 closed out, a net change of +89 holders.
  • The largest Ecolab buyer in Q4 2017 was Edgewood Management, an estimated $240M added.
  • The largest Ecolab seller in Q4 2017 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $244M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.