Ecolab
839 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.7B invested in Ecolab in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 277 increasing their positions, 367 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
16% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $77.9M | Put options by funds: $67.3M
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 39 → 44 (+5)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $26.4B → $26.7B (+$300M)
0.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.75% → 75.9% (+0.15%)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 49
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 855 → 839 (-16)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 277 | Existing positions reduced: 367
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
+$88.6M |
| 2 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$65.3M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$55.1M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$47.8M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$41.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$239M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$56.1M |
| 3 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$43.2M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$36.5M |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$31.2M |
ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
839 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $26.7B — up 1.1% from $26.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of ECL and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 367 trimmed existing stakes and 277 added.
The largest buyer was TIAA CREF Investment Management, adding an estimated $88.6M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $239M.
- 839 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q3 2016, down from 855 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $26.7B of Ecolab stock for Q3 2016, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q3 2016 and 49 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Ecolab buyer in Q3 2016 was TIAA CREF Investment Management, an estimated $88.6M added.
- The largest Ecolab seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $239M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.