Ecolab
1,140 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.6B invested in Ecolab in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 392 increasing their positions, 484 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.
44% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 61
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $38.7B → $43.6B (+$4.84B)
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 56 → 60 (+4)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,131 → 1,140 (+9)
0.63% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.11% → 76.74% (+0.63%)
9% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $181M | Put options by funds: $198M
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 392 | Existing positions reduced: 484
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$982M |
| 2 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$270M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$265M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$112M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$108M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$332M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$291M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$86M |
| 4 |
Impax Asset Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$78.9M |
| 5 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$72.8M |
ECL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
1,140 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ecolab (ECL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $43.6B — up 13% from $38.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 88 funds opened new ECL positions and 61 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 392 added to existing stakes and 484 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $982M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $332M.
- 1,140 institutional investors held Ecolab (ECL) as of Q2 2019, up from 1,131 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $43.6B of Ecolab stock for Q2 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 88 funds opened new Ecolab positions in Q2 2019 and 61 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
- The largest Ecolab buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $982M added.
- The largest Ecolab seller in Q2 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $332M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.