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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
DWA
501
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$889K +$589K +5,228 +208%
MHS
502
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$874K +$10.7K +95 +1%
ICAS
503
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$872K -$680K -6,036 -44%
IB
504
Intrust Bank
Kansas
$862K +$19.1K +170 +2%
IMAS
505
ID Management A/S
Denmark
$861K +$844K +7,500 New
MFS
506
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$853K +$107K +951 +15%
SACTSONJ
507
Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust (SACT) of New Jersey
New Jersey
$816K – – –
EP
508
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$810K +$795K +7,058 New
TBA
509
Tower Bridge Advisors
Pennsylvania
$807K – – –
RCM
510
Riverpark Capital Management
New York
$792K – – –
Daiwa Securities Group
511
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$781K -$45K -400 -6%
MPWT
512
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$764K +$744K +6,605 +12,702%
KFS
513
Kurt F. Somerville
$763K – – –
AIA
514
Alerus Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$758K – – –
AF
515
Arrow Financial
New York
$749K -$7.32K -65 -1%
Citadel Advisors
516
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$745K -$14.3M -127,301 -95%
GWI
517
Grace & White Inc
New York
$735K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
518
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$729K – – –
EFS
519
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$714K -$11.3K -100 -2%
PIA
520
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$689K – – –
Jones Financial Companies
521
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$678K +$19.9K +177 +3%
CC
522
ClearArc Capital
Ohio
$667K +$16.7K +148 +3%
SI
523
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$657K -$381K -3,383 -37%
EOJOAM
524
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management
Sweden
$643K – – –
PAG
525
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$643K +$278K +2,467 +79%
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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.