Element Solutions
364 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.3B invested in Element Solutions in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 122 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
55% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $1.09B | Capital outflows: $702M
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 122
6.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.58% → 96.64% (+6.1%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 377 → 364 (-13)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 66
57% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.09M | Put options by funds: $16.6M
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$421M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$82.1M |
| 3 |
Gates Capital Management
New York
|
+$70M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$68.7M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$41.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$81M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$68.9M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$37.4M |
| 4 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$34.1M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$30.7M |
ESI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
364 of the 7,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Element Solutions (ESI) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $5.3B — down 5% from $5.58B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of ESI and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 122 trimmed existing stakes and 151 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $421M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $81M.
- 364 institutional investors held Element Solutions (ESI) as of Q1 2025, down from 377 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $5.3B of Element Solutions stock for Q1 2025, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new Element Solutions positions in Q1 2025 and 66 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Element Solutions buyer in Q1 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $421M added.
- The largest Element Solutions seller in Q1 2025 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $81M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.