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1,131 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.7B invested in Ecolab in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 109 funds opening new positions, 427 increasing their positions, 437 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 52

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31.6B → $38.7B (+$7.16B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0851,131 (+46)

0.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.31%76.11% (-0.2%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 427 | Existing positions reduced: 437

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5856 (-2)

14% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $125M | Put options by funds: $145M

Holders
1,131
Holders Change
+46
Holders Change %
+4.24%
% of All Funds
24.48%
Holding in Top 10
56
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.45%
% of All Funds
1.21%
New
109
Increased
427
Reduced
437
Closed
52
Calls
$125M
Puts
$145M
Net Calls
-$20.2M
Net Calls Change
-$2.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.93B -$3.32M -20,469 -0.1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$3.02B +$71M +437,110 +3%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.06B +$94.3M +580,690 +5%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.42B +$46.8M +288,393 +4%
Edgewood Management
5
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$1.14B +$4.78M +29,457 +0.5%
ClearBridge Investments
6
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$1.01B -$41.9M -258,190 -4%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$780M -$4.56M -28,078 -0.6%
Gates Foundation Trust
8
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
$771M
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$714M -$17.6M -108,547 -3%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$599M +$53.3M +327,949 +11%
CWG
11
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$595M -$7.8M -48,003 -1%
Franklin Resources
12
Franklin Resources
California
$572M -$4.47M -27,522 -0.8%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$565M +$3.58M +22,023 +0.7%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$552M -$71M -436,865 -12%
PAMU
15
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$517M +$5.04M +31,033 +1%
JIM
16
Jensen Investment Management
Oregon
$415M +$306K +1,881 +0.1%
CCM
17
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$410M -$1.52M -9,354 -0.4%
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$395M -$1.89M -11,622 -0.5%
ATO
19
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
$382M -$32.5M -200,000 -8%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$371M -$124M -761,461 -27%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
21
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$369M -$94.8M -583,900 -22%
DZ Bank
22
DZ Bank
Germany
$359M +$239M +1,468,837 +260%
MPI
23
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$358M -$31.3M -192,917 -9%
Norges Bank
24
Norges Bank
Norway
$350M +$34.7M +213,853 +12%
UBS AM
25
UBS AM
Illinois
$350M -$21.5M -132,516 -6%

ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

1,131 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $38.7B — up 23% from $31.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 109 funds opened new ECL positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 57 holders — while 427 added to existing stakes and 437 trimmed.

The largest buyer was DZ Bank, adding an estimated $239M. The largest seller was Amundi Asset Management US, cutting an estimated $141M.

  • 1,131 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,085 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $38.7B of Ecolab stock for Q1 2019, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 109 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q1 2019 and 52 closed out, a net change of +57 holders.
  • The largest Ecolab buyer in Q1 2019 was DZ Bank, an estimated $239M added.
  • The largest Ecolab seller in Q1 2019 was Amundi Asset Management US, an estimated $141M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.