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558 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.2B invested in Quest Diagnostics in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 205 increasing their positions, 197 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

61% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $37.9M | Put options by funds: $23.6M

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 41

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.29B → $11.2B (+$1.95B)

3.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.85% → 97.66% (+3.8%)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 205 | Existing positions reduced: 197

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 557 → 558 (+1)

Holders
558
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.18%
% of All Funds
14.89%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
52
Increased
205
Reduced
197
Closed
41
Calls
$37.9M
Puts
$23.6M
Net Calls
+$14.3M
Net Calls Change
+$1.29M

Top Buyers

1
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
+$685M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$95.2M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$77.8M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$74.6M
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$54.9M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$229M
2
Royal London Asset Management
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$188M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$70.2M
4
HM
HealthCor Management
New York
-$53.3M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$52.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Macquarie Group
1
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.54B +$685M +9,002,169 +91%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.05B +$17.8M +233,179 +2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$495M -$3.7M -48,554 -0.8%
American Century Companies
4
American Century Companies
Missouri
$384M +$77.8M +1,022,240 +28%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$341M -$932K -12,243 -0.3%
BA
6
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$292M +$5.25M +68,928 +2%
Allianz Asset Management
7
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$292M -$70.2M -922,487 -20%
LSV Asset Management
8
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$288M +$3.41M +44,719 +1%
Capital International Investors
9
Capital International Investors
California
$267M – – –
DSA
10
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$267M -$2.69M -35,278 -1%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$249M +$10.1M +132,250 +5%
Schroder Investment Management Group
12
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$205M +$74.6M +980,063 +64%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$170M -$3.07M -40,363 -2%
Ninety One (UK)
14
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$166M -$835K -10,966 -0.5%
Bessemer Group
15
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$157M +$11.4M +149,744 +8%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$155M -$20M -262,221 -12%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$145M -$11.8M -154,806 -8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
18
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$142M +$17.6M +230,885 +15%
AL
19
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$139M +$35.6M +467,425 +38%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$127M +$7.1M +93,219 +6%
AQR Capital Management
21
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$126M -$6.46M -84,874 -5%
BIM
22
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$126M -$545K -7,153 -0.5%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
23
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$124M -$107K -1,400 -0.1%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$120M -$3.86M -50,686 -3%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$115M -$12.2M -160,077 -10%
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DGX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

558 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quest Diagnostics (DGX) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $11.2B — up 21% from $9.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new DGX positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 205 added to existing stakes and 197 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $685M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $229M.

  • 558 institutional investors held Quest Diagnostics (DGX) as of Q2 2016, up from 557 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $11.2B of Quest Diagnostics stock for Q2 2016, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Quest Diagnostics positions in Q2 2016 and 41 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics buyer in Q2 2016 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $685M added.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics seller in Q2 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $229M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.