William H. Gates, 10% Owner at ECOLAB INC. (ECL), bought 117,150 shares at $171.56 ($20.1M) on 2022-08-19, disclosed to the SEC on 2022-08-23.
Open-market purchase of $20.1M 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 C.
Negative factors outweigh the positive ones.
| # | Price | Shares | Value | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $171.56 | 17,292 | $3.0M | 14.8% |
| 2 | $171.56 | 17,292 | $3.0M | 14.8% |
| 3 | $172.54 | 12,929 | $2.2M | 11.1% |
| 4 | $172.54 | 12,929 | $2.2M | 11.1% |
| 5 | $173.59 | 6,934 | $1.2M | 6.0% |
| 6 | $173.59 | 6,934 |
| $1.2M |
| 6.0% |
| 7 | $174.22 | 100 | $17K | 0.1% |
| 8 | $169.35 | 12,394 | $2.1M | 10.5% |
| 9 | $169.35 | 12,394 | $2.1M | 10.5% |
| 10 | $170.36 | 8,934 | $1.5M | 7.6% |
| 11 | $170.36 | 8,934 | $1.5M | 7.6% |
| 12 | $170.90 | 84 | $14K | 0.1% |
| Total | $171.37 avg | 117,150 | $20.1M | 100% |
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| ECL | BUY | 2022-08-15 | $63.6M | — | Filing → |
| WIA | BUY | 2022-05-27 | $1.4M | — | Filing → |
| WIW | BUY | 2022-05-25 | $1.2M | — | Filing → |