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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
CIM
476
Calvert Investment Management
Maryland
$1.14M +$820K +7,282 +279%
MCM
477
Mazama Capital Management
Oregon
$1.13M – – –
MIH
478
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$1.13M -$7.88K -70 -0.7%
GBA
479
Garrison Bradford & Associates
New York
$1.12M -$45K -400 -4%
MCM
480
Moore Capital Management
New York
$1.11M +$557K +4,950 +104%
BIC
481
Bridges Investment Counsel
Nebraska
$1.11M – – –
OA
482
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.07M -$38.5K -342 -4%
MERSOM
483
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.07M +$11.3K +100 +1%
ECM
484
Everence Capital Management
Indiana
$1.06M – – –
DC
485
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$1.05M -$25.8K -229 -2%
TSWM
486
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.05M -$15.6K -139 -1%
TFF
487
Timothy F. Fidgeon
$1.05M +$56.3K +500 +6%
B
488
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$1.03M – – –
1GA
489
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$1.03M -$474K -4,212 -32%
CNB
490
City National Bank
California
$1.01M +$2.14K +19 +0.2%
KRSITF
491
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund
Kentucky
$1M +$10.1K +90 +0.9%
FBA
492
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$992K – – –
Federated Hermes
493
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$974K -$10.6K -94 -1%
CBB
494
Citizens Business Bank
California
$957K +$20.3K +180 +2%
AB
495
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$944K +$56.4K +501 +6%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
496
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$939K – – –
LIM
497
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$919K – – –
PAIM
498
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$919K – – –
FFSOTS
499
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$918K -$29.8K -265 -3%
CI
500
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$899K +$6.75K +60 +0.8%
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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.