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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
CSIC
376
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$2.64M – – –
MYAM
377
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
$2.62M -$955K -8,481 -27%
CC
378
Curian Capital
Colorado
$2.53M -$34.8K -309 -1%
AMI
379
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$2.52M – – –
RIM
380
Reliant Investment Management
Tennessee
$2.48M +$119K +1,060 +5%
WCBA
381
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$2.48M -$78.8K -700 -3%
Korea Investment Corp
382
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$2.48M +$33.8K +300 +1%
WCA
383
Waratah Capital Advisors
Ontario, Canada
$2.48M +$1.27M +11,300 +110%
NB
384
NBT Bank
New York
$2.42M -$45K -400 -2%
KBC Group
385
KBC Group
Belgium
$2.41M -$5.11M -45,383 -68%
Parnassus Investments
386
Parnassus Investments
California
$2.41M – – –
KRS
387
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$2.41M +$2.36M +20,979 New
LSERS
388
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$2.38M -$56.3K -500 -2%
ONB
389
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$2.38M +$241K +2,138 +12%
SAM
390
Smithbridge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$2.36M -$5.74K -51 -0.2%
WPC
391
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$2.34M – – –
EB
392
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$2.3M -$11.3K -100 -0.5%
BOK
393
Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$2.29M +$576K +5,120 +35%
RAM
394
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$2.28M -$53.5K -475 -2%
CIBC World Market
395
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.28M +$301K +2,676 +16%
HFS
396
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.27M -$107K -948 -5%
HC
397
HHG & Company
Connecticut
$2.25M -$284K -2,519 -11%
FFBTD
398
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$2.23M +$26.8K +238 +1%
COI
399
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
$2.23M -$9.68K -86 -0.4%
FWIA
400
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$2.23M +$58.5K +520 +3%
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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.