Ecolab
805 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.3B invested in Ecolab in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 313 increasing their positions, 279 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
143% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $66.4M | Put options by funds: $27.3M
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 43
14% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 42 → 48 (+6)
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 313 | Existing positions reduced: 279
1.87% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.2% → 78.08% (+1.9%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 791 → 805 (+14)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.7B → $25.3B (-$375M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$254M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$109M |
| 3 |
CGI
CI Global Investments
Oakland,
California
|
+$96.6M |
| 4 |
Swedbank
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$95.7M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$87.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Tucson,
Arizona
|
-$170M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$132M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$106M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$57.6M |
| 5 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$43.9M |
ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
805 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $25.3B — down 1.5% from $25.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new ECL positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 313 added to existing stakes and 279 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $254M. The largest seller was Davis Selected Advisers, cutting an estimated $170M.
- 805 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q3 2015, up from 791 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $25.3B of Ecolab stock for Q3 2015, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 61 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q3 2015 and 43 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Ecolab buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $254M added.
- The largest Ecolab seller in Q3 2015 was Davis Selected Advisers, an estimated $170M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.