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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
YCM
176
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$4.18M -$217K -812 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
177
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.06M -$37.2K -139 -0.8%
BIM
178
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$4.02M +$565K +2,114 +15%
AI
179
Atom Investors
Texas
$4.02M +$4.32M +16,142 New
HIM
180
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.01M – – –
IMRF
181
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Illinois
$3.99M +$1.46M +5,460 +52%
LSERS
182
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$3.99M +$214K +800 +5%
KK
183
KLP Kapitalforvaltning
Norway
$3.97M +$107K +400 +3%
BHCM
184
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$3.93M +$1.66M +6,215 +65%
Bank of Nova Scotia
185
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$3.91M -$776K -2,900 -16%
Asset Management One
186
Asset Management One
Japan
$3.89M -$219K -820 -5%
Acadian Asset Management
187
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.83M +$544K +2,034 +15%
ASRS
188
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$3.76M -$79.2K -296 -2%
SC
189
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$3.75M -$2.67K -10 -0.1%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
190
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3.72M +$308K +1,151 +8%
Fifth Third Bancorp
191
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3.72M +$3.77M +14,108 +1,706%
Jones Financial Companies
192
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$3.6M +$3.5M +13,076 +899%
BCI
193
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.53M -$381K -1,426 -9%
AAM
194
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$3.48M -$514K -1,920 -12%
HVIA
195
Hudson Valley Investment Advisors
New York
$3.46M -$936K -3,500 -20%
Credit Agricole
196
Credit Agricole
France
$3.45M – – –
HighTower Advisors
197
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.43M +$322K +1,202 +10%
COPPSERS
198
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$3.43M +$4.55K +17 +0.1%
VIA
199
Vanguard Investments Australia
Australia
$3.37M +$3.61M +13,510 New
MYAM
200
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
$3.33M -$2.04M -7,626 -36%
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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.