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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
CHC
951
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$7K – – –
HS
952
Horan Securities
United States
$7K – – –
HIM
953
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$7K +$665 +5 +11%
MCM
954
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$7K +$6.65K +50 New
MPPLM
955
Midwest Professional Planners Ltd (MPPL)
Wisconsin
$7K +$6.65K +50 New
SIM
956
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$6.71K -$16.6K -125 -71%
GAM
957
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$6K – – –
LYV
958
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
MSA
959
Marino Stram & Associates
Massachusetts
$6K +$5.99K +45 New
HFP
960
Holistic Financial Partners
Indiana
$6K +$6.25K +47 New
CFD
961
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$5K -$6.92K -52 -57%
CTB
962
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$5K -$3.19K -24 -39%
CCM
963
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$5K -$1.46K -11 -22%
FFG
964
Ford Financial Group
California
$5K +$5.05K +38 New
IBOK
965
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$5K +$5.05K +38 New
PFGIA
966
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$4K – – –
TCA
967
Tortoise Capital Advisors
Kansas
$4K – – –
AW
968
Alpha Windward
Massachusetts
$4K +$3.86K +29 New
KJWM
969
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Washington
$4K +$3.99K +30 New
ME
970
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$4K +$3.99K +30 New
PW
971
Price Wealth
Texas
$4K +$3.99K +30 New
ECM
972
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$3K – – –
TC
973
Trust Company
Kansas
$3K – – –
THWM
974
Taylor Hoffman Wealth Management
Virginia
$3K +$2.79K +21 New
VIA
975
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
37 38
39
40 41

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.