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724 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Ecolab in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 282 increasing their positions, 286 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 40 → 43 (+3)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.7B → $24.5B (+$807M)

0.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.43% → 75.4% (-0.03%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 282 | Existing positions reduced: 286

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 743 → 724 (-19)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.2M | Put options by funds: $33.3M

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 52

Holders
724
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-2.56%
% of All Funds
20.91%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.5%
% of All Funds
1.24%
New
41
Increased
282
Reduced
286
Closed
52
Calls
$28.2M
Puts
$33.3M
Net Calls
-$5.13M
Net Calls Change
-$211K

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$176M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$104M
3
JIM
Jensen Investment Management
Oregon
+$61.6M
4
MCM
Marsico Capital Management
Colorado
+$44.1M
5
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$41.6M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$163M
2
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$116M
3
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$71.5M
4
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
-$56.1M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCM
726
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$16.5M -158,416 Closed
IAM
727
Impax Asset Management
New Hampshire
– -$6.26M -60,000 Closed
Baillie Gifford & Co
728
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
– -$5.06M -48,551 Closed
LSA
729
L & S Advisors
California
– -$3.88M -37,181 Closed
HCM
730
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$3.71M -35,404 Closed
MPA
731
Marvin & Palmer Associates
Delaware
– -$3.31M -31,700 Closed
HTC
732
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
– -$2.5M -23,993 Closed
ARTA
733
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$2.46M -23,571 Closed
TCM
734
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$2M -19,140 Closed
TH
735
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$1.08M -10,356 Closed
CA
736
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$1.08M -10,345 Closed
CG
737
Clinton Group
New York
– -$997K -9,559 Closed
NI
738
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
– -$992K -9,510 Closed
CCIA
739
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
– -$897K -8,605 Closed
GCA
740
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
– -$882K -8,460 Closed
SRIM
741
Saratoga Research & Investment Management
California
– -$856K -8,212 Closed
MHS
742
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
– -$609K -5,845 Closed
MAM
743
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$606K -5,805 Closed
CC
744
Cipher Capital
New York
– -$560K -5,374 Closed
PI
745
PineBridge Investments
New York
– -$539K -5,165 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
746
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$448K -4,299 Closed
PAM
747
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
– -$435K -4,176 Closed
KFC
748
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
– -$412K -3,953 Closed
Verition Fund Management
749
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$383K -3,672 Closed
NC
750
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
– -$352K -3,385 Closed
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ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

724 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $24.5B — up 3.4% from $23.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of ECL and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 286 trimmed existing stakes and 282 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $176M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $163M.

  • 724 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q1 2014, down from 743 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $24.5B of Ecolab stock for Q1 2014, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q1 2014 and 52 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Ecolab buyer in Q1 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $176M added.
  • The largest Ecolab seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $163M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.