US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
ECOL was delisted on the 29th of April, 2022.
144 hedge funds and large institutions have $679M invested in US Ecology, Inc. in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
55% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 40
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 147 → 144 (-3)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $815M → $679M (-$137M)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 11
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $353K | Put options by funds: $675K
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$18.9M |
| 2 |
MRCP
Manor Road Capital Partners
New York
|
+$14.6M |
| 3 |
FAM
Fenimore Asset Management
Cobleskill,
New York
|
+$10.1M |
| 4 |
AAM
Aberdeen Asset Management
Aberdeen,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.18M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.64M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$49.2M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$16.6M |
| 3 |
BCM
Bares Capital Management
Austin,
Texas
|
-$5.56M |
| 4 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.03M |
| 5 |
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.72M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VKH
151
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$321K | -7,361 | Closed |
|
152
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$297K | -6,806 | Closed |
|
153
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$242K | -5,555 | Closed |
|
|
LFR
154
Lehman Financial Resources
Media,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$48K | -1,100 | Closed |
|
|
OSAM
155
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$9K | -186 | Closed |
|
ECOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
144 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in US Ecology, Inc. (ECOL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $679M — down 17% from $815M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of ECOL and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.
The largest buyer was River Road Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.9M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $49.2M sold.
- 144 institutional investors held US Ecology, Inc. (ECOL) as of Q4 2015, down from 147 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $679M of US Ecology, Inc. stock for Q4 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new US Ecology, Inc. positions in Q4 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest US Ecology, Inc. buyer in Q4 2015 was River Road Asset Management, an estimated $18.9M added.
- The largest US Ecology, Inc. seller in Q4 2015 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $49.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.