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724 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Ecolab in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 282 increasing their positions, 286 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 40 → 43 (+3)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.7B → $24.5B (+$807M)

0.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.43% → 75.4% (-0.03%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 282 | Existing positions reduced: 286

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 743 → 724 (-19)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.2M | Put options by funds: $33.3M

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 52

Holders
724
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-2.56%
% of All Funds
20.91%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.5%
% of All Funds
1.24%
New
41
Increased
282
Reduced
286
Closed
52
Calls
$28.2M
Puts
$33.3M
Net Calls
-$5.13M
Net Calls Change
-$211K

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$176M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$104M
3
JIM
Jensen Investment Management
Oregon
+$61.6M
4
MCM
Marsico Capital Management
Colorado
+$44.1M
5
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$41.6M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$163M
2
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$116M
3
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$71.5M
4
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
-$56.1M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Natixis Advisors
376
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.68M +$844K +8,061 +48%
LRPA
377
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$2.61M +$8.69K +83 +0.3%
SAM
378
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$2.61M +$21.2K +202 +0.8%
EWM
379
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$2.59M – – –
TMAM
380
Tokio Marine Asset Management
Japan
$2.57M -$804K -7,675 -24%
LMGAM
381
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.5M +$268K +2,558 +12%
RCM
382
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$2.48M +$105K +1,000 +5%
SAM
383
Solaris Asset Management
New York
$2.43M +$2.35M +22,455 +44,910%
KRS
384
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$2.42M +$5.24K +50 +0.2%
SF
385
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$2.42M -$72.5K -692 -3%
WCBA
386
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$2.41M -$460K -4,390 -16%
CC
387
Curian Capital
Colorado
$2.39M -$202K -1,924 -8%
HC
388
HHG & Company
Connecticut
$2.39M +$563K +5,375 +32%
SCM
389
Siphron Capital Management
California
$2.38M -$493K -4,710 -18%
AMI
390
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$2.37M – – –
NB
391
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$2.37M +$112K +1,072 +5%
RAM
392
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$2.36M -$10.5K -100 -0.5%
NB
393
NBT Bank
New York
$2.35M +$5.24K +50 +0.2%
PP
394
PDT Partners
New York
$2.34M +$2.27M +21,665 New
HFS
395
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.34M -$89K -850 -4%
LSERS
396
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$2.32M -$31.4K -300 -1%
NG
397
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$2.31M -$2.41M -23,023 -52%
RIM
398
Reliant Investment Management
Tennessee
$2.28M +$192K +1,835 +10%
PDN
399
Pensionfund DSM Netherlands
Netherlands
$2.27M -$210K -2,000 -9%
Parnassus Investments
400
Parnassus Investments
California
$2.27M – – –
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ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

724 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $24.5B — up 3.4% from $23.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of ECL and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 286 trimmed existing stakes and 282 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $176M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $163M.

  • 724 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q1 2014, down from 743 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $24.5B of Ecolab stock for Q1 2014, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q1 2014 and 52 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Ecolab buyer in Q1 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $176M added.
  • The largest Ecolab seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $163M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.