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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
SCM
426
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.85M +$1.81M +16,120 New
BFM
427
Boston Financial Management
Massachusetts
$1.84M +$89.5K +795 +5%
BBHC
428
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$1.82M -$14.1K -125 -0.8%
CLOS
429
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1.81M +$1.24M +11,000 +229%
GCM
430
Geneva Capital Management
Wisconsin
$1.81M +$38.1K +338 +2%
HP
431
Hikari Power
Japan
$1.79M – – –
CNC
432
Citizens & Northern Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.77M -$17K -151 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
433
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.76M -$140K -1,246 -8%
DnB Asset Management
434
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$1.76M +$90.1K +800 +5%
SAM
435
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
$1.72M +$1.69M +15,000 New
DD
436
Dominick & Dominick
New York
$1.71M -$45K -400 -3%
SYBT
437
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$1.7M +$11.3K +100 +0.7%
SC
438
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$1.67M -$1.49M -13,250 -48%
SBH
439
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$1.58M -$83.9K -745 -5%
RJT
440
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$1.57M +$4.5K +40 +0.3%
DILH
441
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$1.56M -$99.2K -881 -6%
WSFS
442
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$1.56M -$20.3K -180 -1%
CSS
443
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.55M +$1.28M +11,345 +517%
FCBT
444
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$1.49M +$1.46M +12,980 New
APFBOT
445
Amica Pension Fund Board of Trustees
Rhode Island
$1.48M – – –
IG
446
ING Group
Netherlands
$1.45M – – –
CPS
447
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
$1.44M -$1.51M -13,426 -52%
JAFL
448
Jay A. Fishman Ltd
Michigan
$1.42M -$11.3K -100 -0.8%
NIC
449
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$1.41M -$17.9K -159 -1%
VAM
450
Visium Asset Management
New York
$1.41M +$1.38M +12,267 New
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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.