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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
WEC
576
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$420K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
577
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$418K +$410K +3,642 New
GAM
578
Gould Asset Management
California
$418K – – –
TCB
579
Texas Capital Bancshares
Texas
$416K -$42.8K -380 -10%
TCM
580
Tradition Capital Management
New Jersey
$401K – – –
PPCM
581
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$399K +$32.6K +290 +9%
NIA
582
Northstar Investment Advisors
Colorado
$397K – – –
FHA
583
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$395K -$5.74K -51 -1%
LNWWM
584
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$394K -$3.6K -32 -0.9%
WCM
585
Washington Capital Management
Washington
$392K – – –
Creative Planning
586
Creative Planning
Kansas
$388K -$13.3K -118 -3%
Two Sigma Advisers
587
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$380K +$372K +3,307 New
WA
588
WFG Advisors
Texas
$377K +$21.4K +190 +6%
Nomura Holdings
589
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$372K -$1.22M -10,869 -77%
AAM
590
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$372K +$17.8K +158 +5%
RT
591
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$370K -$2.25K -20 -0.6%
CC
592
Cannell & Co
New York
$369K – – –
JRP
593
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$367K – – –
NFC
594
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$367K – – –
Millennium Management
595
Millennium Management
New York
$366K -$16M -142,471 -98%
SCA
596
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$366K – – –
NRS
597
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$365K – – –
AI
598
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$361K -$6.87K -61 -2%
HPBT
599
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$359K – – –
CWA
600
Constellation Wealth Advisors
New York
$356K – – –
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24
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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.