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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
TA
51
Teachers Advisors
New York
$137M -$7.47M -213,874 -6%
WCM Investment Management
52
WCM Investment Management
California
$136M +$6.13M +175,467 +5%
PPA
53
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$136M +$1.66M +47,491 +1%
Viking Global Investors
54
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$122M +$110M +3,156,001 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
55
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$121M -$7.07M -202,521 -6%
Point72 Asset Management
56
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$118M +$55.6M +1,590,627 +108%
Massachusetts Financial Services
57
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$116M +$105M +3,003,064 New
Federated Hermes
58
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$114M -$8.27M -236,804 -7%
Fidelity International
59
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$114M +$8.82M +252,421 +9%
AAMU
60
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$114M +$11.4M +325,960 +12%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
61
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$113M +$1.08M +30,832 +1%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
62
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$112M -$1.61K -46 -0%
Prudential Financial
63
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$100M +$315K +9,005 +0.3%
RhumbLine Advisers
64
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$94.3M -$1.25M -35,756 -1%
AQR Capital Management
65
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$94.1M -$7.59M -217,266 -8%
SCM
66
Suvretta Capital Management
New York
$91.5M +$83M +2,377,470 New
SCM
67
Sirios Capital Management
Massachusetts
$88.9M -$2.95M -84,605 -4%
MWA
68
Marshall Wace Asia
Hong Kong
$87M +$79M +2,260,586 New
Asset Management One
69
Asset Management One
Japan
$86.8M +$540K +15,468 +0.7%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
70
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$86.6M -$98.3K -2,815 -0.1%
Los Angeles Capital Management
71
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$84.2M +$7.04M +201,430 +10%
UBS Group
72
UBS Group
Switzerland
$83.2M +$10M +287,614 +15%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
73
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$83M +$8.84M +253,197 +13%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
74
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$80.5M -$437K -12,507 -0.6%
Boston Partners
75
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$79.8M +$2.78M +79,623 +4%
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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.