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1,612 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.9B invested in Ecolab in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 153 funds opening new positions, 567 increasing their positions, 640 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

84% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 153 | Existing positions closed: 83

63% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 26 (+10)

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $128M | Put options by funds: $91.9M

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53.1B → $56.9B (+$3.86B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,559 → 1,612 (+53)

1.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.35% → 79.56% (+1.2%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 567 | Existing positions reduced: 640

Holders
1,612
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+3.4%
% of All Funds
21.61%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+62.5%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
153
Increased
567
Reduced
640
Closed
83
Calls
$128M
Puts
$91.9M
Net Calls
+$35.7M
Net Calls Change
-$16.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$273M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$269M
3
AOI
Auto-Owners Insurance
Michigan
+$251M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$206M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$173M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Aberdeen Group
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
-$200M
2
ATO
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
-$160M
3
SGA
Sustainable Growth Advisers
Connecticut
-$141M
4
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$140M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$137M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HWA
1676
Heritage Wealth Advisors
Virginia
– -$29.1K -124 Closed
TAM
1677
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
– -$25.1K -107 Closed
DRP
1678
Decker Retirement Planning
Utah
– -$18.7K -80 Closed
WWA
1679
Wingate Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$18.7K -80 Closed
Twin Tree Management
1680
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$17.8K -76 Closed
EPW
1681
Endeavor Private Wealth
Kansas
– -$13.5K -58 Closed
NWWA
1682
New Wave Wealth Advisors
Arkansas
– -$13.6K -58 Closed
CJL
1683
Cyrus J. Lawrence
New York
– -$12K -55 Closed
CPL
1684
Capital & Planning LLC
Georgia
– -$11.5K -49 Closed
TCM
1685
Tributary Capital Management
Nebraska
– -$8.67K -37 Closed
MA
1686
Modus Advisors
Minnesota
– -$7.73K -33 Closed
BL
1687
BFSG LLC
California
– -$5.86K -25 Closed
CJ
1688
Caitlin John
Michigan
– -$5.16K -22 Closed
TIM
1689
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
– -$2.81K -12 Closed
FCG
1690
Financial Connections Group
California
– -$2K -10 Closed
TCG
1691
Transcendent Capital Group
Oklahoma
– -$1.64K -7 Closed
RTC
1692
Riverview Trust Company
Washington
– -$1.17K -5 Closed
RAM
1693
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
– -$704 -3 Closed
SMAM
1694
Sugar Maple Asset Management
Wisconsin
– -$234 -1 Closed
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ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

1,612 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $56.9B — up 7.3% from $53.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 153 funds opened new ECL positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 70 holders — while 567 added to existing stakes and 640 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $273M. The largest seller was Aberdeen Group, cutting an estimated $200M.

  • 1,612 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q1 2025, up from 1,559 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $56.9B of Ecolab stock for Q1 2025, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 153 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q1 2025 and 83 closed out, a net change of +70 holders.
  • The largest Ecolab buyer in Q1 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $273M added.
  • The largest Ecolab seller in Q1 2025 was Aberdeen Group, an estimated $200M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.