Ecolab
975 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.8B invested in Ecolab in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 355 increasing their positions, 378 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 40 (+6)
1% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 70
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.5B → $30.8B (+$349M)
0.55% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.61% → 78.05% (-0.55%)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 355 | Existing positions reduced: 378
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 987 → 975 (-12)
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $69.3M | Put options by funds: $135M
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$407M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$170M |
| 3 |
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
-$128M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$91.6M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$88.3M |
ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
975 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $30.8B — up 1.1% from $30.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new ECL positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 355 added to existing stakes and 378 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Eaton Vance Management, adding an estimated $221M. The largest seller was Brown Advisory, cutting an estimated $407M.
- 975 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q1 2018, down from 987 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $30.8B of Ecolab stock for Q1 2018, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q1 2018 and 70 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Ecolab buyer in Q1 2018 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $221M added.
- The largest Ecolab seller in Q1 2018 was Brown Advisory, an estimated $407M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.