Element Solutions Inc· ESI

🇺🇸 US · MidSP600NYSE

Basic Materials Chemicals - Specialty Website

Price: $32.73
Day: -1.30%
Mkt Cap: $7.98B
52W Range: $22.86 – $49.25
Volume: 9.95M
Beta: 1.26

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 3.4 / 5 (Neutral), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 513 institutions hold; 273 added, 181 reduced

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Element Solutions Inc

ESI|Basic Materials|Chemicals - Specialty

Current price: $33

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q1 2026

1.0x

vs own 6-quarter average

Seller breadth · Q1 2026

3 sellers

vs 2.3 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+152

374 adding vs 222 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

N/A

overlapping 13F filings

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

BLACKROCK, INC.

27.6M

+1.1%

FMR LLC

17.5M

-15.6%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

13.3M

-2.8%

INVESCO LTD.

12.6M

+40.3%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

10.4M

-2.9%

T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

8.4M

-7.4%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

103

117

114

103 buying117 unchanged114 selling

334 funds held ESI in Q2 2026, holding 147.9M shares between them, up 1.8% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR SERIES TRUST3.4M sh

Series Portfolios Trust169.0K sh

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS46.2K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q1 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Mar 19

FRANKLIN MARTIN E

$42.0M

Sale · Mar 19

FRANKLIN MARTIN E

$10.2M

Sale · Nov 5

ASHKEN IAN G H

$7.9M

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Generated September 20, 2026

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Smart Money Sentiment

ESI Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

3.4/5

Neutral

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+40

Fund Flow

10% weight

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 3.4/5 (Neutral) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 19, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for ESI

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Neutral

Routine insider selling in Q1 2026

4 sales totaling $15.9M (439.6K shares)

Share volume is at a routine pace (1.0x average)

3 different insiders sold this quarter

Buying seen in 1 of 15 quarters

1.0x

Selling pace

vs own 6-qtr average

Routine

3.84%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

3 sellers

Seller breadth

vs 1.2 avg per quarter

Q4 2022

Last insider purchase

buying in 1 of 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, ESI

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

FRANKLIN MARTIN E

Director

Sell

1,609,100 shares at $26.10

≈23.4% of their stake at the time

Mar 19, 2025$42.00M

FRANKLIN MARTIN E

Director

Sell

390,900 shares at $26.10

≈78.2% of their stake at the time

Mar 19, 2025$10.20M

ASHKEN IAN G H

Director

Sell

292,000 shares at $27.00

≈48.8% of their stake at the time

Nov 5, 2025$7.88M

Gliklich Benjamin

CEO

Sell

170,000 shares at $37.30

≈12.5% of their stake at the time

Feb 24, 2026$6.34M

ONEAL E STANLEY

Director

Sell

143,564 shares at $35.52

≈49.3% of their stake at the time

Feb 20, 2026$5.10M

Dorman Carey J.

Pdt Enterprise Ops and CFO

Sell

97,500 shares at $34.87

≈29.1% of their stake at the time

Feb 23, 2026$3.40M

Gliklich Benjamin

CEO

Sell

117,637 shares at $26.56

≈12.0% of their stake at the time

Sep 18, 2025$3.12M

Capps John Edward

EVP, General Counsel & Sec.

Sell

77,674 shares at $26.77

≈11.3% of their stake at the time

Sep 18, 2025$2.08M

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for ESI

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Bullish Signal

Institutions accumulating in Q2 2026

13F filings cover more than 100% of shares this quarter (overlapping reports), so ownership and share-flow figures are unreliable

Moderate accumulation: 374 adding vs 222 reducing

+152

Net breadth

374 adding vs 222 reducing

Accumulating

1.68

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

+60

New − closed

101 initiated, 41 exited

4 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+374 growing-222 shrinkingNet: +152

101

273

181

New (101)

Increased (273)

Reduced (181)

Closed (41)

Top Institutional Holders, ESI

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

27.6M

$1.3B

Ownership

11.33%

+1.1%

FMR LLC

17.5M

$834.9M

Ownership

7.18%

-15.6%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

13.3M

$635.1M

Ownership

5.46%

-2.8%

INVESCO LTD.

12.6M

$603.2M

Ownership

5.19%

+40.3%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

10.4M

$497.8M

Ownership

4.28%

-2.9%

T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

8.4M

$399.7M

Ownership

3.44%

-7.4%

STATE STREET CORP

7.6M

$362.6M

Ownership

3.12%

+3.8%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

6.8M

$324.0M

Ownership

2.79%

-20.1%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 334 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

103 buying114 sellingNet: -11

103

117

114

Buying (103)

Unchanged (117)

Selling (114)

In total, funds bought 13.6M shares and sold 10.9M this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Neutral

Mixed fund activity in Q2 2026

334 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

103 buying vs 114 selling (balanced)

Top Fund Holders, ESI

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

SPDR SERIES TRUST

3.4M

Weight

16.82%

Jul 31, 2026No change

Series Portfolios Trust

169.0K

Weight

—

Jul 31, 2026No change

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS

46.2K

Weight

0.01%

Jul 31, 2026Decreased

NORTHERN FUNDS

27.7K

Weight

0.02%

Jun 30, 2026No change

SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST

23.6K

Weight

0.18%

Jun 30, 2026No change

MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST II

22.6K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Venerable Variable Insurance Trust

22.6K

Weight

0.04%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS

22.2K

Weight

0.14%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Element Solutions Inc· ESI

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History41Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings136Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History41Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings136Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights