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Quest Diagnostics
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485 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.81B invested in Quest Diagnostics in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 158 increasing their positions, 199 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.72B → $8.81B (+$84.4M)

1.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 102.83% → 101.82% (-1%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 496 → 485 (-11)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 45

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 158 | Existing positions reduced: 199

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $122M | Put options by funds: $206M

Holders
485
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-2.22%
% of All Funds
14.07%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
36
Increased
158
Reduced
199
Closed
45
Calls
$122M
Puts
$206M
Net Calls
-$83.5M
Net Calls Change
-$136M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
+$119M
2
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$49.1M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$47.9M
4
T
TOBAM
France
+$40.7M
5
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$30.6M

Top Sellers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$74.9M
2
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$57.3M
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$54.6M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$54.4M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$49.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Massachusetts Financial Services
26
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$82.6M -$12.5M -203,650 -13%
ACA
27
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$81.1M -$8.65M -140,451 -10%
BIM
28
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$81.1M -$2.92M -47,313 -3%
Norges Bank
29
Norges Bank
Norway
$79.8M -$74.9M -1,216,163 -48%
Wells Fargo
30
Wells Fargo
California
$79M -$139K -2,260 -0.2%
LSV Asset Management
31
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$78.6M +$10.4M +168,500 +15%
First Trust Advisors
32
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$76.6M +$9.15M +148,491 +13%
Franklin Resources
33
Franklin Resources
California
$64.7M -$20.3M -329,974 -24%
Geode Capital Management
34
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$63.6M -$645K -10,465 -1%
AI
35
Analytic Investors
California
$59.2M -$25.7M -417,310 -30%
AAM
36
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$56.4M +$1.57M +25,468 +3%
Goldman Sachs
37
Goldman Sachs
New York
$56.1M +$8.09M +131,281 +17%
ARC
38
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$47.4M +$3.58M +58,123 +8%
SCM
39
Sarissa Capital Management
Connecticut
$47M – – –
UBS AM
40
UBS AM
Illinois
$46.3M +$1.38M +22,432 +3%
Canada Life
41
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$45.8M +$6.98M +113,243 +18%
Legal & General Group
42
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$42.3M -$542K -8,788 -1%
ACM
43
Addison Clark Management
Connecticut
$41M -$2.91M -47,176 -7%
IG
44
ING Group
Netherlands
$40.3M +$1.36M +22,000 +3%
Acadian Asset Management
45
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$38.3M +$2.93M +47,534 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
46
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$37.9M +$24M +389,598 +166%
PFC
47
Poplar Forest Capital
California
$36.6M +$27.1M +440,407 +272%
GC
48
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$35.6M -$422K -6,848 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
49
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$34.2M +$576K +9,344 +2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
50
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$32M +$1.04M +16,927 +3%
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DGX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

485 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quest Diagnostics (DGX) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $8.81B — up 0.97% from $8.72B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of DGX and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 199 trimmed existing stakes and 158 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity International, opening a new position worth an estimated $119M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $74.9M.

  • 485 institutional investors held Quest Diagnostics (DGX) as of Q3 2014, down from 496 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.81B of Quest Diagnostics stock for Q3 2014, up 0.97% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Quest Diagnostics positions in Q3 2014 and 45 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics buyer in Q3 2014 was Fidelity International, an estimated $119M added.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $74.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.