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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
QCMC
551
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$555K -$248K -2,204 -31%
NFG
552
Next Financial Group
Texas
$549K +$15.2K +135 +3%
First Manhattan
553
First Manhattan
New York
$535K +$338 +3 +0.1%
FFC
554
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$533K +$5.63K +50 +1%
LNB
555
Ledyard National Bank
$531K +$6.75K +60 +1%
GLA
556
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$530K +$8.89K +79 +2%
CAN
557
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$528K -$69.9K -621 -12%
B
558
Barings
North Carolina
$526K – – –
SG
559
Somerset Group
Minnesota
$522K – – –
TCOTO
560
Trust Company of the Ozarks
Missouri
$519K -$22.5K -200 -4%
CA
561
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$517K – – –
FTI
562
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$517K – – –
ADBIC
563
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$505K – – –
BHWM
564
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$495K -$110K -975 -18%
IPC
565
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$492K +$106K +940 +28%
TIM
566
Thompson Investment Management
Wisconsin
$488K -$73.2K -650 -13%
GIM
567
Groesbeck Investment Management
New Jersey
$466K – – –
BFEC
568
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$459K +$30.6K +272 +7%
NME
569
Notis-McConarty Edward
$459K +$360K +3,200 +400%
ICOA
570
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$457K +$202K +1,794 +82%
PA
571
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$438K +$33.8K +300 +9%
QBFM
572
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$436K – – –
VKH
573
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$435K -$401K -3,562 -48%
WPP
574
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
$435K – – –
FAAS
575
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$425K +$1.58K +14 +0.4%
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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.