Ecolab
724 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Ecolab in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 282 increasing their positions, 286 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 40 → 43 (+3)
0% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $1.22B | Capital outflows: $1.22B
0.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.44% → 75.4% (-0.04%)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 282 | Existing positions reduced: 286
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 744 → 724 (-20)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $28.7M | Put options by funds: $33.4M
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 53
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$176M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$104M |
| 3 |
Jensen Investment Management
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
+$61.6M |
| 4 |
Marsico Capital Management
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$44.1M |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$41.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$163M |
| 2 |
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$116M |
| 3 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$71.5M |
| 4 |
Davis Selected Advisers
Tucson,
Arizona
|
-$56.1M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$52M |
ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
724 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $24.5B — up 3.3% from $23.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of ECL and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 286 trimmed existing stakes and 282 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $176M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $163M.
- 724 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q1 2014, down from 744 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $24.5B of Ecolab stock for Q1 2014, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q1 2014 and 53 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Ecolab buyer in Q1 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $176M added.
- The largest Ecolab seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $163M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.