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686 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.3B invested in Lincoln Electric in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 244 increasing their positions, 236 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 57

41% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $37.5M | Put options by funds: $26.6M

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.4B → $14.3B (+$3.94B)

4.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.12% → 83.91% (+4.8%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 667 → 686 (+19)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 236

30% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 7 (-3)

Holders
686
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+2.85%
% of All Funds
8.44%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
87
Increased
244
Reduced
236
Closed
57
Calls
$37.5M
Puts
$26.6M
Net Calls
+$10.9M
Net Calls Change
+$1.95M

Top Buyers

1
DAM
Diamant Asset Management
Connecticut
+$1.02B
2
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$89.7M
3
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
+$84.5M
4
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$68.5M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$67.7M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$84.1M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$65.1M
3
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
-$49.9M
4
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
-$46.9M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$37.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
26
Morgan Stanley
New York
$93.2M +$6.62M +24,740 +7%
Westfield Capital Management
27
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$89.2M +$5.47M +20,440 +6%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$87.5M +$18.7M +69,991 +25%
VFT
29
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$85M +$91.2M +341,058 New
Fidelity International
30
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$81M +$84.5M +315,837 +3,422%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
31
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$77.3M +$1.66M +6,200 +2%
Principal Financial Group
32
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$76.8M -$8.1M -30,294 -9%
BTW
33
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$76.2M +$566K +2,115 +0.7%
First Trust Advisors
34
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$71.9M -$22.5M -84,061 -23%
CC
35
Cartenna Capital
Connecticut
$67.3M -$12M -45,000 -14%
SC
36
Saturna Capital
Washington
$67M – – –
American Century Companies
37
American Century Companies
Missouri
$66.7M -$18.8M -70,128 -21%
Massachusetts Financial Services
38
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$63.8M +$68.5M +256,120 New
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$62.7M -$4.6M -17,191 -6%
Lord, Abbett & Co
40
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$59M +$15M +56,108 +31%
GKIM
41
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$58.8M +$7.62M +28,502 +14%
QCM
42
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$56.8M -$2.63M -9,827 -4%
CIP
43
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$54.4M -$46.9M -175,320 -45%
VDI
44
Vaughan David Investments
Illinois
$54.3M -$618K -2,310 -1%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
45
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$53.9M +$53.7M +200,818 +1,280%
WF
46
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$52.3M -$736K -2,752 -1%
Alyeska Investment Group
47
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$52.2M -$53.8K -201 -0.1%
Natixis Advisors
48
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$51.8M +$31.9M +119,248 +134%
Raymond James Financial
49
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$50.1M +$13.2M +49,382 +32%
BHIA
50
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$49.8M -$198K -740 -0.4%
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LECO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

686 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lincoln Electric (LECO) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $14.3B — up 38% from $10.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new LECO positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 244 added to existing stakes and 236 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Diamant Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.02B. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $84.1M.

  • 686 institutional investors held Lincoln Electric (LECO) as of Q1 2026, up from 667 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $14.3B of Lincoln Electric stock for Q1 2026, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new Lincoln Electric positions in Q1 2026 and 57 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Lincoln Electric buyer in Q1 2026 was Diamant Asset Management, an estimated $1.02B added.
  • The largest Lincoln Electric seller in Q1 2026 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $84.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.