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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
HTI
426
Hikari Tsushin Inc
Japan
$1.81M – – –
BA
427
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.8M +$1.41M +13,491 +421%
FMC
428
First Merchants Corp
Indiana
$1.8M -$26.2K -250 -1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
429
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.79M +$100K +955 +6%
BIM
430
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$1.79M +$227K +2,171 +15%
BBHC
431
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$1.75M -$376K -3,586 -18%
ISL
432
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$1.75M +$314K +3,000 +23%
LTFS
433
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.73M +$182K +1,737 +12%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
434
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.72M – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
435
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.7M +$152K +1,451 +10%
CNC
436
Citizens & Northern Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.69M -$22.6K -216 -1%
BFM
437
Boston Financial Management
Massachusetts
$1.64M -$7.86K -75 -0.5%
SIM
438
Sentry Investment Management
Wisconsin
$1.64M +$62.9K +600 +4%
GCM
439
Geneva Capital Management
Wisconsin
$1.64M -$36.9K -352 -2%
DD
440
Dominick & Dominick
New York
$1.62M -$10.5K -100 -0.7%
SYBT
441
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$1.59M – – –
RJT
442
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$1.57M +$75.4K +720 +5%
WSFS
443
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$1.51M -$204K -1,950 -12%
SBWIC
444
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$1.5M +$319K +3,050 +28%
NIC
445
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$1.45M -$41.2K -393 -3%
OC
446
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.42M -$125K -1,189 -8%
APFBOT
447
Amica Pension Fund Board of Trustees
Rhode Island
$1.39M – – –
GCP
448
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.37M -$2.51M -23,986 -65%
IG
449
ING Group
Netherlands
$1.37M -$7.84M -74,828 -86%
JAFL
450
Jay A. Fishman Ltd
Michigan
$1.35M – – –
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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.