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987 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.5B invested in Ecolab in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 139 funds opening new positions, 338 increasing their positions, 362 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 139 | Existing positions closed: 50

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $63.6M | Put options by funds: $45.7M

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 34 (+4)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 902 → 987 (+85)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28.9B → $30.5B (+$1.58B)

1.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.51% → 78.61% (+1.1%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 338 | Existing positions reduced: 362

Holders
987
Holders Change
+85
Holders Change %
+9.42%
% of All Funds
22.39%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
0.77%
New
139
Increased
338
Reduced
362
Closed
50
Calls
$63.6M
Puts
$45.7M
Net Calls
+$17.9M
Net Calls Change
+$40.4M

Top Buyers

1
Edgewood Management
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
+$240M
2
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
+$236M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$112M
4
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
+$103M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$69.9M

Top Sellers

1
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$244M
2
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
-$156M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$108M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$81.6M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$76.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AWA
926
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$17K +$16.9K +127 New
Group One Trading
927
Group One Trading
Illinois
$17K +$17.2K +129 New
MFW
928
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$16K +$15.4K +116 New
DSN
929
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$15K +$14.9K +112 New
EARNEST Partners
930
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$15K +$15K +113 New
GEA
931
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$14.5K -$39.9K -300 -74%
SC
932
Sawyer & Company
Massachusetts
$14K +$13.8K +104 New
GFP
933
Gryphon Financial Partners
Ohio
$14K +$14.1K +106 New
OPWM
934
Oak Point Wealth Management
Michigan
$14K +$14.1K +106 New
GWA
935
Guidant Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$13K – – –
M
936
MOTCO
Texas
$13K – – –
TCM
937
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$13K – – –
CJA
938
C-J Advisory
California
$12K – – –
BBA
939
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Pennsylvania
$12K +$11.6K +87 New
CP
940
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$11K – – –
WCM
941
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$11K +$11.7K +88 New
WIM
942
Westside Investment Management
California
$10.9K -$9.45K -71 -47%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
943
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$10K -$5.85M -43,938 -100%
RWA
944
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$10K -$3.33K -25 -25%
II
945
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$9K +$9.05K +68 New
DCM
946
Delpha Capital Management
New York
$9K +$9.18K +69 New
OAJ
947
Ogorek Anthony Joseph
New York
$9K +$9.58K +72 New
LWA
948
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$8K +$7.98K +60 New
CHP
949
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$7K -$3.06K -23 -30%
PO
950
Private Ocean
California
$7K -$3.06K -23 -32%
36 37
38
39 40

ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

987 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $30.5B — up 5.5% from $28.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 139 funds opened new ECL positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 89 holders — while 338 added to existing stakes and 362 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Edgewood Management, adding an estimated $240M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $244M sold.

  • 987 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q4 2017, up from 902 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $30.5B of Ecolab stock for Q4 2017, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 139 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q4 2017 and 50 closed out, a net change of +89 holders.
  • The largest Ecolab buyer in Q4 2017 was Edgewood Management, an estimated $240M added.
  • The largest Ecolab seller in Q4 2017 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $244M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.