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348 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.62B invested in ESAB in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 109

1.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.98% → 95.95% (+2%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 55

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.6M | Put options by funds: $6.05M

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 359 → 348 (-11)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.38B → $5.62B (-$754M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
348
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-3.06%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
55
Increased
138
Reduced
109
Closed
55
Calls
$5.6M
Puts
$6.05M
Net Calls
-$454K
Net Calls Change
-$454K

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
+$104M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$93.1M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$61.5M
4
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$51.5M
5
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
+$27.8M

Top Sellers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$45M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$43.3M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$34.3M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$34.3M
5
DC
Davenport & Co
Virginia
-$33.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Verition Fund Management
101
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$2.8M -$421K -3,630 -11%
Tudor Investment Corp
102
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$2.77M +$1.54M +13,285 +86%
NC
103
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$2.73M +$3.27M +28,230 New
MIM
104
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$2.71M +$21.8K +188 +0.7%
JIC
105
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$2.66M +$177K +1,530 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
106
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.57M +$467K +4,032 +18%
Two Sigma Investments
107
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.56M -$4.29M -37,016 -58%
GF
108
Gabelli Funds
New York
$2.5M -$104K -896 -3%
AB
109
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$2.48M +$4.63K +40 +0.2%
Janus Henderson Group
110
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$2.42M – – –
PFSRSONJ
111
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey
New Jersey
$2.39M – – –
MIM
112
Meixler Investment Management
Arizona
$2.38M +$2.8M +24,172 New
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
113
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$2.35M +$59.8K +516 +2%
AI
114
Atom Investors
Texas
$2.35M -$592K -5,112 -17%
OA
115
Oak Associates
Ohio
$2.34M +$567K +4,898 +25%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
116
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$2.2M +$503K +4,341 +24%
VGA
117
Vanguard Global Advisers
Pennsylvania
$2.2M +$2.63M +22,725 New
MOACM
118
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$2.11M -$218K -1,882 -8%
Mariner
119
Mariner
Kansas
$2.11M -$364K -3,143 -13%
YIH
120
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
$2.06M +$845K +7,296 +52%
SG Americas Securities
121
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.02M +$810K +6,988 +50%
DT
122
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$2.01M +$101K +872 +4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
123
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2M +$1.67M +14,392 +230%
SFI
124
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.99M +$1.29M +11,120 +117%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
125
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.97M – – –
3 4
5
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ESAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

348 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ESAB (ESAB) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $5.62B — down 12% from $6.38B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ESAB was balanced in Q1 2026: 55 funds opened new positions, 55 closed out, 138 added to existing stakes and 109 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity International, adding an estimated $104M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $45M.

  • 348 institutional investors held ESAB (ESAB) as of Q1 2026, down from 359 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $5.62B of ESAB stock for Q1 2026, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new ESAB positions in Q1 2026 and 55 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest ESAB buyer in Q1 2026 was Fidelity International, an estimated $104M added.
  • The largest ESAB seller in Q1 2026 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.