William H. Gates, 10% Owner at ECOLAB INC. (ECL), bought 224,650 shares at $174.54 ($39.3M) on 2022-08-17, disclosed to the SEC on 2022-08-19.
Open-market purchase of $39.3M 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 | $174.54 | 43,730 | $7.6M | 19.4% |
| 2 | $174.54 | 43,730 | $7.6M | 19.4% |
| 3 | $175.17 | 22,697 | $4.0M | 10.1% |
| 4 | $175.17 | 22,697 | $4.0M | 10.1% |
| 5 | $175.21 | 39,480 | $6.9M | 17.6% |
| 6 | $175.21 | 39,480 |
| $6.9M |
| 17.6% |
| 7 | $175.62 | 6,418 | $1.1M | 2.9% |
| 8 | $175.62 | 6,418 | $1.1M | 2.9% |
| Total | $174.96 avg | 224,650 | $39.3M | 100% |
| Filing → |
| ECL | BUY | 2022-08-15 | $63.6M | — | Filing → |
| WIA | BUY | 2022-05-27 | $1.4M | — | Filing → |
| WIW | BUY | 2022-05-25 | $1.2M | — | Filing → |