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1,131 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.7B invested in Ecolab in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 109 funds opening new positions, 427 increasing their positions, 437 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 52

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31.6B → $38.7B (+$7.16B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,085 → 1,131 (+46)

0.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.31% → 76.11% (-0.2%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 427 | Existing positions reduced: 437

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 58 → 56 (-2)

14% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $125M | Put options by funds: $145M

Holders
1,131
Holders Change
+46
Holders Change %
+4.24%
% of All Funds
24.48%
Holding in Top 10
56
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.45%
% of All Funds
1.21%
New
109
Increased
427
Reduced
437
Closed
52
Calls
$125M
Puts
$145M
Net Calls
-$20.2M
Net Calls Change
-$2.26M

Top Buyers

1
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$239M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$94.3M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$71M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$65.6M
5
CIBC Private Wealth Group
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
+$65.5M

Top Sellers

1
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
-$141M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$124M
3
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
-$106M
4
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
-$94.8M
5
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$87.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$349M +$713K +4,390 +0.2%
AAMU
27
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$344M -$141M -867,962 -31%
Invesco
28
Invesco
Georgia
$335M +$17.4M +107,282 +6%
Legal & General Group
29
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$317M +$45.2M +278,391 +18%
California Public Employees Retirement System
30
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$287M +$49M +301,789 +23%
SGA
31
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Connecticut
$265M -$1.91M -11,768 -0.8%
Impax Asset Management Group
32
Impax Asset Management Group
United Kingdom
$262M -$4.27M -26,283 -2%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$245M -$28.6M -175,876 -11%
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
34
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$243M -$106M -653,879 -32%
Allianz Asset Management
35
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$228M +$2.47M +15,230 +1%
A
36
AustralianSuper
Australia
$224M – – –
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
37
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$219M +$37.2M +229,018 +23%
EVM
38
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$219M -$65.9M -405,662 -25%
DDC
39
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$211M +$4.29M +26,421 +2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
40
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$202M -$770K -4,742 -0.4%
TCIM
41
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$198M +$55.3M +340,363 +44%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
42
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$191M +$65.5M +403,326 +59%
Barclays
43
Barclays
United Kingdom
$191M +$39.8M +245,109 +29%
PPA
44
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$189M +$3.54M +21,793 +2%
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$185M +$5.69M +35,034 +3%
SP
46
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$185M -$7.64M -47,051 -4%
Swedbank
47
Swedbank
Sweden
$185M -$9.03M -55,604 -5%
1832 Asset Management
48
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$177M +$1.49M +9,155 +0.9%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
49
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$175M +$20.6M +126,542 +15%
Capital Research Global Investors
50
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$175M – – –
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ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

1,131 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $38.7B — up 23% from $31.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 109 funds opened new ECL positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 57 holders — while 427 added to existing stakes and 437 trimmed.

The largest buyer was DZ Bank, adding an estimated $239M. The largest seller was Amundi Asset Management US, cutting an estimated $141M.

  • 1,131 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,085 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $38.7B of Ecolab stock for Q1 2019, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 109 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q1 2019 and 52 closed out, a net change of +57 holders.
  • The largest Ecolab buyer in Q1 2019 was DZ Bank, an estimated $239M added.
  • The largest Ecolab seller in Q1 2019 was Amundi Asset Management US, an estimated $141M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.