Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.· LECO

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP400NASDAQ

Industrials Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories Website

Price: $257.20
Day: +0.08%
Mkt Cap: $14.02B
52W Range: $216.22 – $310.00
Volume: 969.2K
Beta: 1.22

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 2.8 / 5 (Neutral), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 719 institutions hold; 299 added, 273 reduced

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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

LECO|Industrials|Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories

Current price: $257

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q2 2026

0.1x

vs own 6-quarter average

Seller breadth · Q2 2026

1 seller

vs 2.8 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+43

376 adding vs 333 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

82.2%

719 institutions

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.

5.4M

+3.5%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

2.6M

+1.3%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

2.5M

+1.0%

STATE STREET CORP

2.3M

+1.5%

NORGES BANK

1.7M

+100.0%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

1.4M

+6.2%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

146

77 buying146 unchanged95 selling

318 funds held LECO in Q2 2026, holding 22.1M shares between them, up 0.7% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR SERIES TRUST827.3K sh

GLENMEDE FUND INC69.1K sh

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS14.5K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q2 2026

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

Sale · Mar 2

Bruno Gabriel

$3.4M

Sale · Mar 3

Ansberry Jennifer I

$2.3M

Sale · Feb 17

Ansberry Jennifer I

$2.2M

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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Smart Money Sentiment

LECO Smart Money Sentiment Score

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

Smart Money

2.8/5

Neutral

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

+10

Institutional Flow

50% weight

-30

Fund Flow

10% weight

-25

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 2.8/5 (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 LECO

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 Q2 2026

1 sale totaling $232.2K (845 shares)

Share volume is well below the historical pace (0.1x average), insiders are holding more

Sell-only pattern: no insider purchases across 15 quarters

0.1x

Selling pace

vs own 6-qtr average

Light

0.21%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

1 seller

Seller breadth

vs 1.8 avg per quarter

None

Insider buying

in the last 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, LECO

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

Bruno Gabriel

CFO

Sell

11,868 shares at $286.23

≈26.3% of their stake at the time

Mar 2, 2026$3.40M

Ansberry Jennifer I

EVP, General Counsel & Secy

Sell

11,124 shares at $205.21

≈33.4% of their stake at the time

Mar 3, 2025$2.28M

Ansberry Jennifer I

EVP, General Counsel & Secy

Sell

7,757 shares at $288.65

≈26.4% of their stake at the time

Feb 17, 2026$2.24M

Hedlund Steven B

CEO

Sell

9,400 shares at $216.18

≈14.4% of their stake at the time

Feb 19, 2025$2.03M

Bruno Gabriel

CFO

Sell

7,305 shares at $242.42

≈19.6% of their stake at the time

Aug 8, 2025$1.77M

Hedlund Steven B

CEO

Sell

6,927 shares at $243.49

≈10.8% of their stake at the time

Sep 11, 2025$1.69M

Hedlund Steven B

CEO

Sell

7,092 shares at $214.98

≈9.8% of their stake at the time

Feb 19, 2025$1.52M

Bruno Gabriel

CFO

Sell

6,582 shares at $203.53

≈16.8% of their stake at the time

Mar 3, 2025$1.34M

Institutional Ownership Analysis

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

Institutional Positions for LECO

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

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Bearish Signal

Institutions reducing exposure in Q2 2026

82.2% institutional ownership

Balanced activity: 376 adding vs 333 reducing

13F shares decreased by 2.4%, a notable change

Momentum weakening from prior quarter

+43

Net breadth

376 adding vs 333 reducing

Balanced

1.13

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

+17

New − closed

77 initiated, 60 exited

8 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+376 growing-333 shrinkingNet: +43

299

273

New (77)

Increased (299)

Reduced (273)

Closed (60)

Top Institutional Holders, LECO

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

5.4M

$1.4B

Ownership

9.86%

+3.5%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

2.6M

$680.9M

Ownership

4.69%

+1.3%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

2.5M

$657.7M

Ownership

4.53%

+1.0%

STATE STREET CORP

2.3M

$600.5M

Ownership

4.13%

+1.5%

NORGES BANK

1.7M

$458.9M

Ownership

3.16%

+100.0%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

1.4M

$384.1M

Ownership

2.65%

+6.2%

VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC

1.4M

$369.3M

Ownership

2.54%

-6.0%

INVESCO LTD.

1.3M

$348.5M

Ownership

2.40%

+12.6%

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: 318 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

77 buying95 sellingNet: -18

146

Buying (77)

Unchanged (146)

Selling (95)

In total, funds bought 920.5K shares and sold 772.9K this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Bearish Signal

Funds distributing in Q2 2026

318 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

95 funds selling vs 77 buying

Top Fund Holders, LECO

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

SPDR SERIES TRUST

827.3K

Weight

4.09%

Jul 31, 2026No change

GLENMEDE FUND INC

69.1K

Weight

4.20%

Jul 31, 2026No change

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS

14.5K

Weight

0.00%

Jul 31, 2026Decreased

PUTNAM ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

10.2K

Weight

0.00%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

Calvert Variable Products, Inc.

10.1K

Weight

0.45%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

Voya PARTNERS INC

8.1K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

TIMOTHY PLAN

5.3K

Weight

0.09%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

ADVANCED SERIES TRUST

5.2K

Weight

0.00%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.· LECO

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History96Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings140Most 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 History96Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings140Most 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