Ecolab
1,085 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.6B invested in Ecolab in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 142 funds opening new positions, 371 increasing their positions, 395 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
106% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 142 | Existing positions closed: 69
26% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 46 → 58 (+12)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,022 → 1,085 (+63)
0.51% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.81% → 76.31% (-0.51%)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 371 | Existing positions reduced: 395
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $34.8B → $31.6B (-$3.18B)
18% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $80.3M | Put options by funds: $98.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$150M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$100M |
| 4 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$92.2M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$65.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
-$304M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$129M |
| 3 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
-$81.5M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$70.4M |
| 5 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$67.6M |
ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
1,085 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $31.6B — down 9.1% from $34.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 142 funds opened new ECL positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 73 holders — while 371 added to existing stakes and 395 trimmed.
The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, adding an estimated $150M. The largest seller was Eagle Capital Management (New York), cutting an estimated $304M.
- 1,085 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q4 2018, up from 1,022 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $31.6B of Ecolab stock for Q4 2018, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 142 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q4 2018 and 69 closed out, a net change of +73 holders.
- The largest Ecolab buyer in Q4 2018 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $150M added.
- The largest Ecolab seller in Q4 2018 was Eagle Capital Management (New York), an estimated $304M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.