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305 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.95B invested in Lincoln Electric in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

170% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 20

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 97

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 275 → 305 (+30)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.75B → $3.95B (+$200M)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.35% → 65.11% (-0.24%)

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.85M | Put options by funds: $5.69M

Holders
305
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+10.91%
% of All Funds
7.6%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
54
Increased
114
Reduced
97
Closed
20
Calls
$2.85M
Puts
$5.69M
Net Calls
-$2.84M
Net Calls Change
+$4.47M

Top Buyers

1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$86.9M
2
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$36.2M
3
LHC
Lodge Hill Capital
New York
+$34.2M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$23.2M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$18M

Top Sellers

1
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
-$53.3M
2
CAM
CGOV Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$34.5M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$23.5M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$18.8M
5
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$11.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TWA
301
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$2K – – –
PFGIA
302
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$2K +$2.07K +23 New
CAW
303
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$1K – – –
QI
304
QS Investors
New York
$1K – – –
SPIA
305
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1K +$630 +7 +58%
Point72 Asset Management
306
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$7.81M -89,900 Closed
MWNA
307
Marshall Wace North America
New York
– -$4.5M -51,746 Closed
N
308
Nuveen
North Carolina
– -$1.59M -18,357 Closed
MF
309
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
– -$814K -9,372 Closed
BC
310
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$791K -9,081 Closed
BOH
311
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
– -$515K -5,925 Closed
PCA
312
Personal Capital Advisors
California
– -$456K -5,316 Closed
TI
313
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$423K -4,866 Closed
AIM
314
Alambic Investment Management
California
– -$393K -4,530 Closed
TCM
315
Teza Capital Management
Illinois
– -$290K -3,337 Closed
TH
316
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$268K -3,082 Closed
GHA
317
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
– -$251K -2,892 Closed
SM
318
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
– -$211 -2,433 Closed
JFGIW
319
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
– -$154K -1,775 Closed
Twin Tree Management
320
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$51K -583 Closed
FMA
321
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
– -$26K -310 Closed
LWA
322
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
– -$18K -210 Closed
BIG
323
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
– -$12K -134 Closed
ACS
324
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
– -$3K -29 Closed
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LECO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

305 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lincoln Electric (LECO) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $3.95B — up 5.3% from $3.75B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new LECO positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 114 added to existing stakes and 97 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $86.9M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, cutting an estimated $53.3M.

  • 305 institutional investors held Lincoln Electric (LECO) as of Q2 2017, up from 275 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.95B of Lincoln Electric stock for Q2 2017, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new Lincoln Electric positions in Q2 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest Lincoln Electric buyer in Q2 2017 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $86.9M added.
  • The largest Lincoln Electric seller in Q2 2017 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $53.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.