Stepan Co
224 hedge funds and large institutions have $982M invested in Stepan Co in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
1,147% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.61M | Put options by funds: $530K
86% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 22
56% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 59
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $912M → $982M (+$69.4M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 209 → 224 (+15)
1.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.16% → 86.58% (+1.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$18.7M |
| 2 |
EF
Empowered Funds
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.34M |
| 3 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
+$8.37M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$7.43M |
| 5 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$6.78M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$35.1M |
| 2 |
ICM
Invenomic Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.68M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$4.1M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$3.85M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$3.73M |
SCL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
224 of the 8,187 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Stepan Co (SCL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $982M — up 7.6% from $912M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new SCL positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 92 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $18.7M. The largest seller was Westwood Holdings Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $35.1M sold.
- 224 institutional investors held Stepan Co (SCL) as of Q1 2026, up from 209 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $982M of Stepan Co stock for Q1 2026, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Stepan Co positions in Q1 2026 and 22 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Stepan Co buyer in Q1 2026 was Ameriprise, an estimated $18.7M added.
- The largest Stepan Co seller in Q1 2026 was Westwood Holdings Group, an estimated $35.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.