ESAB Institutional Ownership
Who owns ESAB Corp and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 350 funds reported holding ESAB at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 104.7% of the company.
- ●180 buying vs 170 selling
- ▲Held by funds +9.9 pts
- ●Funds holding -3
- ▲Superinvestors: 3 added, 1 cut
- ▼Put/call 0.60 to 2.00
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
8 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 350 | 353 | −0.8% |
| In funds' top 10 | 5 | 2 | +150.0% |
| 13F shares | 65.1M | 58.9M | +10.5% |
| Held by funds | 104.7% | 94.8% | +9.9 pts |
| New positions | 55 | 51 | +7.8% |
| Increased | 125 | 134 | −6.7% |
| Reduced | 112 | 108 | +3.7% |
| Sold out | 58 | 55 | +5.5% |
| Calls (shares) | 350K | 50K | +600.0% |
| Puts (shares) | 700K | 30K | +2233.3% |
| Put/call ratio | 2.00 | 0.60 | +233.3% |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in ESAB
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Who owns ESAB
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds29.8%
- Active managers and hedge funds59.1%
- Banks and brokers9.0%
- Pensions, insurers and other2.1%
The top 10 holders own 56.0% of all ESAB shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Put/call ratio
funds' options, market makers left outAbove 1 means funds hold more puts than calls, a sign of hedging or bets on a fall. Options are valued at the underlying shares.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
100 funds changed their position- Cooke & Bieler LPAdded+931K sh
- Schwartz Investment Counsel IncSold out−172K sh
- Copeland Capital Management, LLCNew+235K sh
- Fenimore Asset Management IncAdded+107K sh
- DAVENPORT & Co LLCAdded+97K sh
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Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price T Rowe Associates Inc /md/ | 13.07% | 8.1M | $801M | +1.5M |
| 2 | T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 12.26% | 7.6M | $752M | −535K |
| 3 | BlackRock, Inc. | 8.55% | 5.3M | $525M | +135K |
| 4 | Invesco Ltd. | 4.46% | 2.8M | $273M | +2M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.20% | 2.6M | $257M | +14K |
| 6 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 3.98% | 2.5M | $244M | −14K |
| 7 | FIL Ltd | 3.77% | 2.3M | $231M | +947K |
| 8 | Capital Research Global Investors | 3.00% | 1.9M | $184M | +1.2M |
| 9 | State Street Corp | 2.93% | 1.8M | $180M | +84K |
| 10 | Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 2.48% | 1.5M | $152M | −151K |
- Invesco Ltd.+2M sh+$193M
- Price T Rowe Associates Inc /md/+1.5M sh+$145M
- Capital Research Global Investors+1.2M sh+$123M
- FIL Ltd+947K sh+$93.4M
- Norges Bank+677K sh+$66.8M
- SG Capital Management LLC+454K sh+$44.8M
- Cannell & Spears LLC+354K sh+$34.9M
- Fmr LLC+300K sh+$29.6M
- Millennium Management LLC−903K sh−$87.3M
- Van Berkom & Associates Inc.−652K sh−$64.3M
- Champlain Investment Partners, LLC−549K sh−$54.1M
- T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.−535K sh−$52.8M
- Interval Partners, LP−462K sh−$45.6M
- Qube Research & Technologies Ltd−320K sh−$30.9M
- AQR Capital Management LLC−205K sh−$20.1M
- D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.−189K sh−$18.6M
ESAB institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most ESAB stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of ESAB was Price T Rowe Associates Inc /md/, followed by T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. and BlackRock, Inc.. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of ESAB is owned by institutions?
Funds that file 13F reports held 104.7% of ESAB's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 94.8% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.
Are hedge funds buying ESAB?
In Q2 2026, 180 funds bought ESAB (55 of them new positions) and 170 sold (58 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 3 added and 1 cut. Our fund sentiment for ESAB is neutral.
What is ESAB's institutional put/call ratio?
Funds reported $69M of ESAB puts against $34.5M of calls, a put/call ratio of 2.00 (0.60 the quarter before). Market makers and bank trading desks are left out, since their options are mostly hedges.
How current is this ESAB ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.