Lincoln Electric
      
      
        
          LECO
        
        
      
    
  
          LECO
        
        
      336 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.85B invested in Lincoln Electric in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
New
  Increased
  Maintained
  Reduced
  Closed
  more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:
more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $
more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $ → $
more funds holding
Funds holding: →
2.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.22% → 72.77% (+2.6%)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 106
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        336
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        4
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $3.33M
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $2.76M
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$28.9M | |
| 2 | +$20.5M | |
| 3 | +$18.2M | |
| 4 | 
      Renaissance Technologies
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | +$12.6M | 
| 5 |   
      Fidelity Investments
     
      
        Boston,
      
      
        Massachusetts
      
     | +$11.8M | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$40.4M | |
| 2 | -$14M | |
| 3 | -$9.3M | |
| 4 | 
    GAM
   
      Gotham Asset Management
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | -$8M | 
| 5 | 
    CS
   
      Candriam SCA
     
      
        Strassen, Luxembourg,
      
      
        Luxembourg
      
     | -$7.47M |