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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.87B +$41.8M +313,931 +1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.11B +$30.1M +226,031 +1%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.55B +$21.4M +160,998 +1%
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
4
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$1.17B -$3.16M -23,728 -0.3%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$810M -$76.9M -578,245 -9%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$805M +$112M +845,480 +16%
ClearBridge Investments
7
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$771M +$27.6M +207,345 +4%
Edgewood Management
8
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$712M +$240M +1,803,188 +51%
Gates Foundation Trust
9
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$586M – – –
CWG
10
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$516M +$9.75M +73,309 +2%
Franklin Resources
11
Franklin Resources
California
$486M -$8.58M -64,470 -2%
Brown Advisory
12
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$482M -$22.4M -168,042 -4%
AllianceBernstein
13
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$476M -$81.6M -613,407 -15%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$435M +$23.2M +174,374 +6%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$425M -$7.92M -59,495 -2%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$404M +$1.04M +7,825 +0.3%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$375M +$4.57M +34,370 +1%
MPI
18
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$373M -$362K -2,722 -0.1%
CCM
19
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$348M -$23.7M -177,993 -6%
JIM
20
Jensen Investment Management
Oregon
$340M +$1.78M +13,405 +0.5%
ATO
21
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
$331M – – –
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$330M +$9.29M +69,825 +3%
UBS AM
23
UBS AM
Illinois
$320M -$4.03M -30,263 -1%
AAMU
24
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$290M +$103M +774,520 +56%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$278M -$2.54M -19,084 -0.9%
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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.