LECO Institutional Ownership
Who owns Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 706 funds reported holding LECO at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 82.2% of the company.
- ●292 buying vs 322 selling
- ▼Held by funds -2.8 pts
- ▲Funds holding +12
- ▼Superinvestors: 1 added, 5 cut
- ●Put/call not meaningful
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 | 706 | 694 | +1.7% |
| In funds' top 10 | 9 | 7 | +28.6% |
| 13F shares | 44.5M | 46M | −3.2% |
| Held by funds | 82.2% | 85.0% | −2.8 pts |
| New positions | 70 | 76 | −7.9% |
| Increased | 222 | 239 | −7.1% |
| Reduced | 268 | 235 | +14.0% |
| Sold out | 54 | 58 | −6.9% |
| Calls (shares) | 15K | 3,200 | +378.1% |
| Puts (shares) | 1,000 | 70K | −98.6% |
| Put/call ratio | 0.07 | 21.96 | −99.7% |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in LECO
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Who owns LECO
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds39.6%
- Active managers and hedge funds41.5%
- Banks and brokers12.0%
- Pensions, insurers and other6.9%
The top 10 holders own 46.1% of all LECO 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
216 funds changed their position- Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware SuperNew+45K sh
- Principal Financial Group IncTrimmed−39K sh
- BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/SNew+39K sh
- Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.New+27K sh
- Oak Thistle LLCSold out−22K sh
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Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 9.95% | 5.4M | $1.4B | +168K |
| 2 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.74% | 2.6M | $681M | +27K |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.57% | 2.5M | $658M | +17K |
| 4 | State Street Corp | 4.16% | 2.3M | $600M | +26K |
| 5 | Norges Bank | 3.19% | 1.7M | $459M | +1.7M |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.67% | 1.4M | $384M | +81K |
| 7 | Victory Capital Management Inc | 2.57% | 1.4M | $369M | −92K |
| 8 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.42% | 1.3M | $348M | +143K |
| 9 | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | 1.92% | 1M | $276M | +76K |
| 10 | AQR Capital Management LLC | 1.70% | 922K | $244M | −213K |
- Norges Bank+1.7M sh+$459M
- Pictet Asset Management Holding SA+541K sh+$144M
- Goldman Sachs Group Inc+346K sh+$91.8M
- Citadel Advisors LLC+325K sh+$86.3M
- Freestone Grove Partners LP+286K sh+$75.9M
- Schroder Investment Management Group+184K sh+$48.4M
- BlackRock, Inc.+168K sh+$44.7M
- Invesco Ltd.+143K sh+$38M
- Diamant Asset Management, Inc.−3.8M sh−$1B
- Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P.−801K sh−$199M
- AQR Capital Management LLC−213K sh−$56.5M
- Natixis Advisors, LLC−179K sh−$47.6M
- Champlain Investment Partners, LLC−153K sh−$40.6M
- Fiera Capital Corp−133K sh−$35.3M
- First Trust Advisors LP−127K sh−$33.7M
- Ostrum Asset Management−104K sh−$26M
LECO institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most LECO stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of LECO was BlackRock, Inc., followed by Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC and Vanguard Capital Management LLC. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of LECO is owned by institutions?
Funds that file 13F reports held 82.2% of LECO's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 85.0% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.
Are hedge funds buying LECO?
In Q2 2026, 292 funds bought LECO (70 of them new positions) and 322 sold (54 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 1 added and 5 cut. Our fund sentiment for LECO is neutral.
What is LECO's institutional put/call ratio?
Funds reported $266K of LECO puts against $4.1M of calls, a put/call ratio of 0.07 (21.96 the quarter before). Market makers and bank trading desks are left out, since their options are mostly hedges.
How current is this LECO 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.