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Quest Diagnostics
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496 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.72B invested in Quest Diagnostics in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 174 increasing their positions, 176 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $108M

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 45

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 491 → 496 (+5)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.54B → $8.72B (+$185M)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 174 | Existing positions reduced: 176

1.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 104.75% → 102.83% (-1.9%)

Holders
496
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.02%
% of All Funds
14.26%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
54
Increased
174
Reduced
176
Closed
45
Calls
$160M
Puts
$108M
Net Calls
+$52.2M
Net Calls Change
+$263M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$341M
2
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
+$268M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$74.1M
4
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$49.1M
5
ACM
Addison Clark Management
Connecticut
+$42.3M

Top Sellers

1
AAM
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$386M
2
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$164M
3
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
-$113M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$84.9M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CSS
176
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$2.83M +$2.82M +48,159 New
JFL
177
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
$2.69M -$311K -5,313 -10%
HighTower Advisors
178
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.69M +$2.48M +42,344 +1,222%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
179
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.63M -$15.1K -257 -0.6%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
180
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.6M -$1.24M -21,253 -32%
PA
181
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$2.6M +$1.25M +21,364 +93%
FA
182
Financial Advantage
Maryland
$2.59M -$33K -564 -1%
SFP
183
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
$2.58M +$2.57M +43,970 New
PAM
184
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.5M +$79.2K +1,353 +3%
GIBU
185
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.5M – – –
Axa
186
Axa
France
$2.48M +$416K +7,103 +20%
US Bancorp
187
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.44M -$87.8K -1,499 -3%
QI
188
Qualcomm Inc
California
$2.41M – – –
CEI
189
Clark Estates Inc
New York
$2.38M – – –
Comerica Bank
190
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.38M -$630K -10,766 -21%
FAF
191
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$2.35M -$175K -2,983 -7%
USAA
192
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$2.33M -$10.4K -178 -0.4%
AAF
193
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$2.32M -$1.69M -28,800 -42%
PIM
194
Profit Investment Management
Maryland
$2.24M +$43K +735 +2%
HIMCH
195
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$2.23M -$100K -1,716 -4%
MIU
196
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.2M +$98.1K +1,675 +5%
PAM
197
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$2.19M +$2.19M +37,376 New
WPC
198
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$2.19M -$26.4K -450 -1%
Stifel Financial
199
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.19M +$210K +3,593 +11%
KCM
200
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$2.17M – – –
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DGX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

496 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quest Diagnostics (DGX) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $8.72B — up 2.2% from $8.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new DGX positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 174 added to existing stakes and 176 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $341M. The largest seller was Aberdeen Asset Management, cutting an estimated $386M.

  • 496 institutional investors held Quest Diagnostics (DGX) as of Q2 2014, up from 491 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.72B of Quest Diagnostics stock for Q2 2014, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new Quest Diagnostics positions in Q2 2014 and 45 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics buyer in Q2 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $341M added.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics seller in Q2 2014 was Aberdeen Asset Management, an estimated $386M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.