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Quest Diagnostics
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535 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.43B invested in Quest Diagnostics in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 204 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $66.2M | Put options by funds: $27.5M

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 10 (+5)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.13B → $9.43B (+$1.3B)

0.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.24% → 92.58% (+0.34%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 61

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 540 → 535 (-5)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 204

Holders
535
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-0.93%
% of All Funds
14.03%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
61
Increased
170
Reduced
204
Closed
61
Calls
$66.2M
Puts
$27.5M
Net Calls
+$38.6M
Net Calls Change
+$9.84M

Top Buyers

1
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$231M
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$116M
3
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$79.9M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$45.6M
5
HM
HealthCor Management
New York
+$35.3M

Top Sellers

1
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
-$218M
2
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$82.5M
3
DSA
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
-$41.2M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$33.4M
5
SOMRS
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
-$23.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$876M +$22.9M +341,182 +3%
Macquarie Group
2
Macquarie Group
Australia
$665M +$24.3M +360,993 +4%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$439M +$395K +5,878 +0.1%
BA
4
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$301M -$20.4M -303,236 -7%
Allianz Asset Management
5
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$298M +$231M +3,442,605 +462%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$278M -$6.34M -94,338 -2%
American Century Companies
7
American Century Companies
Missouri
$276M -$15M -222,726 -5%
DSA
8
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$255M -$41.2M -612,934 -15%
Capital International Investors
9
Capital International Investors
California
$233M -$218M -3,248,700 -50%
T. Rowe Price Associates
10
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$222M -$551K -8,190 -0.3%
LSV Asset Management
11
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$222M -$2.81M -41,825 -1%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$204M -$12.4M -184,369 -6%
Boston Partners
13
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$187M -$82.5M -1,227,114 -32%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$147M -$4.78M -71,120 -3%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$146M -$4.77M -70,902 -3%
BIM
16
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$139M +$7.12M +105,970 +6%
Ninety One (UK)
17
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$132M -$289K -4,299 -0.2%
Bessemer Group
18
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$126M +$116M +1,719,687 +3,134%
FC
19
Fairpointe Capital
Illinois
$124M -$12.2M -180,784 -9%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$118M +$45.6M +678,813 +69%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$112M -$4.97M -73,898 -4%
AQR Capital Management
22
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$111M +$79.9M +1,187,980 +316%
RRAM
23
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$110M -$19.9M -295,968 -16%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
24
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$108M +$102M +1,524,363 New
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$108M -$3.03M -45,130 -3%
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DGX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

535 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quest Diagnostics (DGX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $9.43B — up 16% from $8.13B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in DGX was balanced in Q4 2015: 61 funds opened new positions, 61 closed out, 170 added to existing stakes and 204 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Allianz Asset Management, adding an estimated $231M. The largest seller was Capital International Investors, cutting an estimated $218M.

  • 535 institutional investors held Quest Diagnostics (DGX) as of Q4 2015, down from 540 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.43B of Quest Diagnostics stock for Q4 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new Quest Diagnostics positions in Q4 2015 and 61 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics buyer in Q4 2015 was Allianz Asset Management, an estimated $231M added.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics seller in Q4 2015 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $218M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.