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698 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.2B invested in Boston Scientific in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 235 increasing their positions, 239 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $232M | Put options by funds: $100M

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 56

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 18 (+3)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.7B → $49.2B (+$7.52B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 671 → 698 (+27)

0.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.63% → 92.42% (-0.2%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 235 | Existing positions reduced: 239

Holders
698
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+4.02%
% of All Funds
15.96%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
90
Increased
235
Reduced
239
Closed
56
Calls
$232M
Puts
$100M
Net Calls
+$132M
Net Calls Change
+$33.9M

Top Buyers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$308M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$301M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$179M
4
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
+$110M
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$105M

Top Sellers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$626M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$169M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$127M
4
GA
Geller Advisors
New York
-$90.2M
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$89.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PI
26
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$304M -$73.2M -2,097,171 -21%
O
27
OrbiMed
New York
$303M -$59.7M -1,710,700 -18%
VOYA Investment Management
28
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$283M -$27.4M -783,199 -10%
MWNA
29
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$282M -$56.4M -1,615,233 -18%
SIG
30
Senator Investment Group
New York
$270M -$33.5M -958,672 -12%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$268M -$19.6M -559,899 -7%
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$253M -$83.5M -2,392,015 -27%
Millennium Management
33
Millennium Management
New York
$253M -$27.3M -780,380 -11%
AllianceBernstein
34
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$248M +$44.3M +1,268,172 +25%
O
35
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$247M -$28.1M -805,079 -11%
Legal & General Group
36
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$247M +$9.8M +280,645 +5%
Neuberger Berman Group
37
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$239M -$1.36M -38,900 -0.6%
TCIM
38
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$233M -$84.4M -2,416,913 -29%
Allianz Asset Management
39
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$219M +$179M +5,117,950 +881%
EVM
40
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$205M -$13.2M -378,768 -7%
Charles Schwab
41
Charles Schwab
California
$205M +$1.39M +39,933 +0.8%
Swiss National Bank
42
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$197M -$5.58M -159,900 -3%
EIP
43
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$191M +$49.5M +1,417,256 +40%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
44
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$175M +$2.7M +77,430 +2%
UBS AM
45
UBS AM
Illinois
$158M +$122K +3,487 +0.1%
American Century Companies
46
American Century Companies
Missouri
$158M +$6.71M +192,041 +5%
SEI Investments
47
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$146M -$2.01M -57,565 -1%
Adage Capital Partners
48
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$143M +$31.2M +893,900 +32%
TD Asset Management
49
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$141M +$40.6M +1,161,994 +47%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
50
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$138M -$1.5M -43,000 -1%
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BSX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

698 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Boston Scientific (BSX) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $49.2B — up 18% from $41.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new BSX positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 235 added to existing stakes and 239 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $308M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $626M.

  • 698 institutional investors held Boston Scientific (BSX) as of Q3 2018, up from 671 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $49.2B of Boston Scientific stock for Q3 2018, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new Boston Scientific positions in Q3 2018 and 56 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest Boston Scientific buyer in Q3 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $308M added.
  • The largest Boston Scientific seller in Q3 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $626M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.