Becton Dickinson
BDX
1,238 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.8B invested in Becton Dickinson in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 229 funds opening new positions, 489 increasing their positions, 363 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
332% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 229 | Existing positions closed: 53
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 489 | Existing positions reduced: 363
24% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 49 → 61 (+12)
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40B → $47.8B (+$7.79B)
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,068 → 1,238 (+170)
7.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.05% → 99.77% (+7.7%)
54% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $73.8M | Put options by funds: $161M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$706M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$667M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$536M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$411M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$314M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$641M |
| 2 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$120M |
| 3 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$98.7M |
| 4 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$87.2M |
| 5 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$78.1M |
BDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
1,238 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Becton Dickinson (BDX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $47.8B — up 19% from $40B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 229 funds opened new BDX positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 176 holders — while 489 added to existing stakes and 363 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $706M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $641M.
- 1,238 institutional investors held Becton Dickinson (BDX) as of Q4 2017, up from 1,068 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $47.8B of Becton Dickinson stock for Q4 2017, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 229 funds opened new Becton Dickinson positions in Q4 2017 and 53 closed out, a net change of +176 holders.
- The largest Becton Dickinson buyer in Q4 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $706M added.
- The largest Becton Dickinson seller in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $641M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.