William H. Gates, 10% Owner at ECOLAB INC. (ECL), bought 370,258 shares at $174.07 ($63.6M) on 2022-08-12, disclosed to the SEC on 2022-08-15.
Open-market purchase of $63.6M ECL by 10% Owner. Below the thresholds we flag for high-conviction alerts (no C-suite role, rare reversal, cluster, or A-grade history). Context: insider career grade B.
Negative factors outweigh the positive ones.
| # | Price | Shares | Value | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $171.37 | 129,020 | $22.1M | 34.8% |
| 2 | $171.37 | 129,020 | $22.1M | 34.8% |
| 3 | $172.09 | 20,170 | $3.5M | 5.5% |
| 4 | $172.09 | 20,170 | $3.5M | 5.5% |
| 5 | $172.44 | 11,704 | $2.0M | 3.2% |
| 6 | $172.44 | 11,704 |
| $2.0M |
| 3.2% |
| 7 | $173.36 | 17,905 | $3.1M | 4.9% |
| 8 | $173.36 | 17,905 | $3.1M | 4.9% |
| 9 | $174.07 | 6,330 | $1.1M | 1.7% |
| 10 | $174.07 | 6,330 | $1.1M | 1.7% |
| Total | $171.80 avg | 370,258 | $63.6M | 100% |
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| ECL | BUY | 2022-08-19 | $39.3M | — | Filing → |
| WIA | BUY | 2022-05-27 | $1.4M | — | Filing → |
| WIW | BUY | 2022-05-25 | $1.2M | — | Filing → |