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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
FRM
701
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
– -$951K -3,970 Closed
PI
702
PineBridge Investments
New York
– -$846K -3,531 Closed
TSS
703
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$651K -2,718 Closed
JF
704
Jump Financial
Illinois
– -$561K -2,341 Closed
CIBC World Market
705
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
– -$552K -2,304 Closed
DAS
706
Diversify Advisory Services
Utah
– -$504K -1,913 Closed
CG
707
Cynosure Group
Utah
– -$451K -1,884 Closed
MWM
708
Moran Wealth Management
Florida
– -$444K -1,851 Closed
PCM
709
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$388K -1,619 Closed
VI
710
Versor Investments
New York
– -$375K -1,563 Closed
Capstone Investment Advisors
711
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
– -$348K -1,451 Closed
OF
712
Optimize Financial
California
– -$315K -1,314 Closed
CMF
713
Counterpoint Mutual Funds
California
– -$310K -1,294 Closed
CIA
714
Caerus Investment Advisors
Texas
– -$284K -1,186 Closed
ICP
715
Interchange Capital Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$262K -1,094 Closed
MC
716
Machina Capital
France
– -$255K -1,064 Closed
AC
717
AXQ Capital
New Jersey
– -$248K -1,035 Closed
HAG
718
HighPoint Advisor Group
Illinois
– -$242K -1,010 Closed
FFM
719
Forum Financial Management
Illinois
– -$239K -997 Closed
EWA
720
EP Wealth Advisors
California
– -$235K -982 Closed
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
721
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
– -$232K -969 Closed
KAS
722
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
– -$224K -935 Closed
Rafferty Asset Management
723
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
– -$222K -925 Closed
CGPCS
724
Capital Group Private Client Services
California
– -$220K -916 Closed
CCA
725
Childress Capital Advisors
Texas
– -$216K -902 Closed
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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.