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517 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.9B invested in Quest Diagnostics in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 172 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 43

88% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 15 (+7)

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.81B → $11.9B (+$3.1B)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 485 → 517 (+32)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 172

1.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 101.82% → 100.27% (-1.5%)

75% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $62.4M | Put options by funds: $250M

Holders
517
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+6.6%
% of All Funds
13.79%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+87.5%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
83
Increased
180
Reduced
172
Closed
43
Calls
$62.4M
Puts
$250M
Net Calls
-$188M
Net Calls Change
-$104M

Top Buyers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$149M
2
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
+$111M
3
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$88M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$76.4M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$53.7M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$283M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$127M
3
T
TOBAM
France
-$109M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$106M
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$53.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCM
376
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$402K +$379K +6,000 New
P
377
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$391K +$8.58K +136 +2%
DLHL
378
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$389K +$366K +5,798 New
1GA
379
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$383K +$28.4K +450 +9%
IIM
380
Intact Investment Management
Quebec, Canada
$382K +$31.6K +500 +10%
NYLIM
381
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$376K – – –
CS
382
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$374K +$352K +5,583 New
CCM
383
Compton Capital Management
Rhode Island
$369K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
384
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$369K +$4.35K +69 +1%
KRSITF
385
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund
Kentucky
$344K -$883 -14 -0.3%
JMPWA
386
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$335K -$52.8K -836 -14%
MERSOM
387
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$335K – – –
MCM
388
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$334K -$7.95K -126 -2%
CIA
389
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$329K -$25.6K -405 -8%
PIM
390
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
$329K +$31.6K +500 +11%
DADC
391
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$317K +$7.83K +124 +3%
LTFS
392
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$308K +$200K +3,177 +228%
OMCS
393
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$295K – – –
ONB
394
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$294K +$4.48K +71 +2%
HFS
395
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$291K -$56.6K -897 -17%
BFS
396
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$289K – – –
PCM
397
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$288K – – –
UR
398
USCA RIA
Texas
$288K +$271K +4,302 New
CIM
399
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$280K +$264K +4,178 New
CC
400
Courier Capital
New York
$277K – – –
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DGX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

517 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quest Diagnostics (DGX) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $11.9B — up 35% from $8.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new DGX positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 180 added to existing stakes and 172 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $149M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $283M.

  • 517 institutional investors held Quest Diagnostics (DGX) as of Q4 2014, up from 485 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $11.9B of Quest Diagnostics stock for Q4 2014, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new Quest Diagnostics positions in Q4 2014 and 43 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics buyer in Q4 2014 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $149M added.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $283M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.