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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
PI
101
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$47.6M -$29.4M -220,858 -38%
GC
102
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$47.2M +$8.92M +67,075 +24%
CAM
103
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$47.1M -$264K -1,981 -0.6%
DC
104
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$47.1M -$485K -3,643 -1%
APG Asset Management
105
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$46.1M -$13.8M -103,700 -20%
Stifel Financial
106
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$46.1M +$1.81M +13,614 +4%
Nordea Investment Management
107
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$42.9M +$20.1M +150,714 +89%
Fifth Third Bancorp
108
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$40M -$737K -5,538 -2%
BCIM
109
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$39.5M +$705K +5,298 +2%
BHIA
110
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$38.4M -$129K -970 -0.3%
AT
111
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
$37.9M -$12.8M -96,122 -25%
DWA
112
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$37.7M +$274K +2,056 +0.7%
Los Angeles Capital Management
113
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$37.3M -$3.57M -26,860 -9%
Neuberger Berman Group
114
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$37.2M +$27K +203 +0.1%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
115
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$36.5M -$5.19K -39 -0%
KBC Group
116
KBC Group
Belgium
$36.5M +$1.95M +14,620 +6%
RHBC
117
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$36.2M -$1.44M -10,809 -4%
Capital Research Global Investors
118
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$36.2M +$35.9M +269,491 New
AAM
119
AMI Asset Management
California
$36.1M -$1.43M -10,769 -4%
BAM
120
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$35.5M +$1.89M +14,223 +6%
Bank of Montreal
121
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$35.4M +$8.42M +63,278 +32%
RMDI
122
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
$34.9M -$828K -6,225 -2%
IIP
123
Intermede Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$34.6M +$1.62M +12,212 +5%
Ameriprise
124
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$33.7M +$473K +3,553 +1%
1832 Asset Management
125
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$33.5M +$20.7M +155,771 +164%
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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.