Ecolab
1,179 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.2B invested in Ecolab in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 397 increasing their positions, 480 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 108 | Existing positions closed: 63
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,140 → 1,179 (+39)
0.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.74% → 75.83% (-0.91%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43.6B → $43.2B (-$402M)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $156M | Put options by funds: $174M
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 60 → 52 (-8)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 397 | Existing positions reduced: 480
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$400M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$261M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$95.6M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$80.8M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$73.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$217M |
| 2 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$176M |
| 3 |
Edgewood Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$156M |
| 4 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$130M |
| 5 |
JIM
Jensen Investment Management
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
-$126M |
ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
1,179 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $43.2B — down 0.92% from $43.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 108 funds opened new ECL positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 397 added to existing stakes and 480 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $400M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $217M.
- 1,179 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q3 2019, up from 1,140 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $43.2B of Ecolab stock for Q3 2019, down 0.92% quarter-over-quarter.
- 108 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q3 2019 and 63 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
- The largest Ecolab buyer in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $400M added.
- The largest Ecolab seller in Q3 2019 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $217M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.