Ecolab
1,288 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.2B invested in Ecolab in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 504 increasing their positions, 493 reducing their positions, and 169 closing their positions.
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 504 | Existing positions reduced: 493
0.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.78% → 75.87% (+0.09%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,377 → 1,288 (-89)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $50.8B → $38.2B (-$12.7B)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 169
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $70.6M | Put options by funds: $136M
52% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 13 (-14)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$324M |
| 2 |
NIMI
Natixis Investment Managers International
Paris,
France
|
+$282M |
| 3 |
CIAS
CFS Investment Advisory Services
Totowa,
New Jersey
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$269M |
| 5 |
SGA
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$238M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$907M |
| 2 |
Impax Asset Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$319M |
| 3 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
-$268M |
| 4 |
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$200M |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$143M |
ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
1,288 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $38.2B — down 25% from $50.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 169 funds closed out of ECL and 96 opened new positions — a net loss of 73 holders — while 493 trimmed existing stakes and 504 added.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $324M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $907M.
- 1,288 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q1 2022, down from 1,377 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $38.2B of Ecolab stock for Q1 2022, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 96 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q1 2022 and 169 closed out, a net change of -73 holders.
- The largest Ecolab buyer in Q1 2022 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $324M added.
- The largest Ecolab seller in Q1 2022 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $907M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.