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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
SC
451
Sculptor Capital
New York
$1.4M -$146K -1,300 -10%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
452
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.4M – – –
V
453
Veritable
Delaware
$1.36M +$25.6K +227 +2%
DL
454
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$1.34M +$195K +1,732 +17%
OC
455
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.33M -$211K -1,871 -14%
MYLI
456
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$1.33M +$14.5K +129 +1%
LPT
457
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$1.3M -$81.1K -720 -6%
AIM
458
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.29M -$18K -160 -1%
WT
459
Whittier Trust
California
$1.27M – – –
WIC
460
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$1.27M -$129K -1,147 -9%
FNBOO
461
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$1.26M -$8.44K -75 -0.7%
PP
462
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$1.25M +$901 +8 +0.1%
PRCM
463
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.25M +$1.22M +10,859 New
BGDI
464
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$1.23M -$9.91K -88 -0.8%
CHAM
465
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.23M -$39.9K -354 -3%
SCM
466
Siphron Capital Management
California
$1.22M -$16.9K -150 -1%
LPC
467
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$1.2M – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
468
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.19M +$112K +994 +11%
SFP
469
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
$1.19M -$762K -6,770 -40%
PGCM
470
Prescott Group Capital Management
Oklahoma
$1.18M – – –
PWLP
471
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$1.18M – – –
MCWS
472
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$1.16M +$1.14M +10,133 New
BVDMP
473
Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Voor De Media PNO
Netherlands
$1.16M – – –
N
474
Natixis
France
$1.16M -$5.89M -52,351 -84%
HighTower Advisors
475
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.14M -$266K -2,359 -19%
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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.