Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in LECO held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 5.4M | $1.43B | +3.2% | 9.839% | 0.02% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.6M | $680.9M | +1.0% | 4.681% | 0.03% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.5M | $657.7M | +0.7% | 4.521% | 0.01% |
| 4 | STATE STREET CORP | 2.3M | $600.5M | +1.2% | 4.116% | 0.01% |
| 5 | NORGES BANK | 1.7M | $458.9M | — | 3.155% | 0.05% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.4M | $384.1M | +5.9% | 2.640% | 0.02% |
| 7 | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 1.4M | $369.3M | -6.2% | 2.539% | 0.21% |
| 8 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.3M | $348.5M | +12.3% | 2.396% | 0.03% |
| 9 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.0M | $275.9M | +7.9% | 1.902% | 0.02% |
| 10 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 922K | $244.4M | -18.8% | 1.683% | 0.09% |
| 11 | Boston Partners | 825K | $219.0M | +3.2% | 1.506% | 0.19% |
| 12 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 697K | $185.1M | +98.5% | 1.272% | 0.02% |
| 13 | Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 659K | $175.0M | +457.4% | 1.203% | 0.17% |
| 14 | Park Edge Advisors, LLC | 631K | $167.6M | 0.0% | 1.152% | 35.29% |
| 15 | KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH | 532K | $141.3M | -0.9% | 0.971% | 0.46% |
| 16 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 507K | $134.6M | -5.2% | 0.925% | 0.40% |
| 17 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 504K | $133.9M | +1.3% | 0.920% | 0.02% |
| 18 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 465K | $123.6M | +1.3% | 0.850% | 0.01% |
| 19 | MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 439K | $116.6M | +8.6% | 0.802% | 0.14% |
| 20 | WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | 431K | $114.4M | +20.3% | 0.786% | 0.37% |
| 21 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 415K | $110.3M | -1.1% | 0.758% | 0.03% |
| 22 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 408K | $108.3M | -8.5% | 0.745% | 0.02% |
| 23 | STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | 401K | $106.4M | -2.3% | 0.731% | 0.09% |
| 24 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 394K | $104.5M | +485.4% | 0.719% | 0.01% |
| 25 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 380K | $100.9M | -0.3% | 0.694% | 0.01% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in LECO — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in LECO during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new LECO position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their LECO position in Q2 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 707 | +2.8% | 81.53% | 2.44 pp | $11.43B | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | 688 | +4.7% | 83.97% | +2.67 pp | $10.11B | 1.1% |
| Q4 2025 | 657 | +7.5% | 81.30% | +5.62 pp | $10.22B | +7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | 611 | +4.6% | 75.68% | 3.52 pp | $9.47B | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | 584 | +3.7% | 79.20% | +4.44 pp | $8.83B | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | 563 | +5.2% | 74.76% | 3.20 pp | $7.50B | 4.6% |
| Q4 2024 | 535 | +1.1% | 77.96% | +3.07 pp | $7.86B | +1.7% |
| Q3 2024 | 529 | — | 74.89% | — | $7.73B | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying LECO stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stands at 81.5%, held across 707 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of LECO, with approximately 5,390,309 shares worth $1.43B as of Q2 2026.
Yes — 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of LECO, including Fisher Asset Management, LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for LECO is 47 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
66 institutions opened new positions in LECO during Q2 2026, while 52 fully exited. 464 added to existing positions and 158 trimmed.
LECO institutional ownership fell by 2.44 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +19 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 47.7% of all reported 13F value in LECO, and the top 25 account for 65.6%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) Institutional Ownership