Ecolab
1,173 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.9B invested in Ecolab in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 471 increasing their positions, 451 reducing their positions, and 151 closing their positions.
9% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $86.3M | Put options by funds: $79.5M
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 471 | Existing positions reduced: 451
0.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.67% → 75.17% (-0.5%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,240 → 1,173 (-67)
18% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 42 (-9)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.1B → $33.9B (-$8.2B)
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 151
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$184M |
| 2 |
ATO
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$177M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$151M |
| 4 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$134M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$90.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$268M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$158M |
| 3 |
JIM
Jensen Investment Management
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
-$124M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$116M |
| 5 |
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
-$111M |
ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
1,173 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $33.9B — down 20% from $42.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 151 funds closed out of ECL and 102 opened new positions — a net loss of 49 holders — while 451 trimmed existing stakes and 471 added.
The largest buyer was DZ Bank, adding an estimated $184M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $268M.
- 1,173 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q1 2020, down from 1,240 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $33.9B of Ecolab stock for Q1 2020, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 102 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q1 2020 and 151 closed out, a net change of -49 holders.
- The largest Ecolab buyer in Q1 2020 was DZ Bank, an estimated $184M added.
- The largest Ecolab seller in Q1 2020 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $268M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.