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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
IWP
976
Icon Wealth Partners
Texas
$2K +$1.86K +14 New
WCM
977
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$2K +$2K +15 New
LFA
978
Legacy Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$2K +$2.26K +17 New
PFO
979
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$2K +$2.26K +17 New
Walleye Trading
980
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.01K +$927K +6,967 +1,173%
MGIA
981
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$1K +$532 +4 New
SIS
982
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$1K +$665 +5 New
VCM
983
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$1K +$798 +6 New
FGC
984
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$1K +$1.2K +9 New
Financial Engines Advisors
985
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$1K +$1.33K +10 New
PCG
986
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$105 +$104K +779 New
Artisan Partners
987
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
– -$244M -1,896,477 Closed
Credit Agricole
988
Credit Agricole
France
– -$26.4M -204,999 Closed
NFA
989
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$10.7M -83,198 Closed
LCM
990
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$6.41M -49,869 Closed
Squarepoint
991
Squarepoint
New York
– -$6M -46,672 Closed
OCM
992
Oribel Capital Management
New York
– -$5.75M -44,700 Closed
SCM
993
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$5.57M -43,323 Closed
SAM
994
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
– -$5.4M -42,000 Closed
JIM
995
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
– -$5.26M -40,923 Closed
QT
996
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$4.87M -37,873 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
997
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$4.38M -34,059 Closed
UFF
998
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
– -$3.41M -26,543 Closed
MF
999
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
– -$3.18M -24,754 Closed
NLI
1000
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
– -$3.05M -23,724 Closed
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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.