Lincoln Electric
LECO
316 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.07B invested in Lincoln Electric in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
42% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.68M | Put options by funds: $1.89M
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 99
3.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.59% → 70.7% (+3.1%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.99B → $4.07B (+$82.4M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 332 → 316 (-16)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 43
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$200M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$79.4M |
| 3 |
KeyBank National Association
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
+$55.6M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$21.9M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$16M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$114M |
| 2 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$60.7M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$17.8M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$12.8M |
| 5 |
CWM
CIBC World Markets
New York
|
-$10.2M |
LECO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
316 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Lincoln Electric (LECO) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.07B — up 2.1% from $3.99B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of LECO and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 121 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $200M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $114M.
- 316 institutional investors held Lincoln Electric (LECO) as of Q2 2018, down from 332 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $4.07B of Lincoln Electric stock for Q2 2018, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new Lincoln Electric positions in Q2 2018 and 43 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest Lincoln Electric buyer in Q2 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $200M added.
- The largest Lincoln Electric seller in Q2 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $114M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.