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Quest Diagnostics

631 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.8B invested in Quest Diagnostics in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 193 increasing their positions, 243 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $44.2M | Put options by funds: $33M

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 70

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 616631 (+15)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.5B → $11.8B (+$308M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

1.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.12%88.28% (-1.8%)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 193 | Existing positions reduced: 243

Holders
631
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+2.44%
% of All Funds
14.31%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
90
Increased
193
Reduced
243
Closed
70
Calls
$44.2M
Puts
$33M
Net Calls
+$11.2M
Net Calls Change
+$17.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.43B -$42.4M -447,554 -3%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.39B -$27.3M -287,501 -2%
Macquarie Group
3
Macquarie Group
Australia
$675M -$1.86M -19,657 -0.3%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$653M -$10.4M -109,414 -2%
Victory Capital Management
5
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$245M +$53.1M +560,538 +29%
Allianz Asset Management
6
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$211M +$10.9M +114,752 +6%
Bessemer Group
7
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$208M +$84.4M +889,802 +73%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$207M -$728K -7,676 -0.4%
FMI
9
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
$205M +$197M +2,079,646 New
American Century Companies
10
American Century Companies
Missouri
$201M +$27.8M +293,611 +17%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
11
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$199M -$1.09M -11,451 -0.6%
MWNA
12
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$183M +$161M +1,700,001 +1,079%
AllianceBernstein
13
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$179M +$26.6M +280,401 +18%
APG Asset Management
14
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$178M -$48.7M -513,543 -19%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$174M
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$172M -$30.2M -318,408 -15%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$168M +$17.2M +180,982 +12%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$166M -$46.1M -485,965 -22%
Fidelity Investments
19
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$159M +$5.52M +58,180 +4%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$154M +$914K +9,640 +0.6%
Janus Henderson Group
21
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$141M -$35.1M -369,792 -21%
Acadian Asset Management
22
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$129M -$10.3M -108,842 -8%
RFS
23
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$123M +$118M +1,246,528 +741,981%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$117M +$2.78M +29,319 +3%
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$115M -$38M -400,941 -26%

DGX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

631 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Quest Diagnostics (DGX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $11.8B — up 2.7% from $11.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new DGX positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 193 added to existing stakes and 243 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fiduciary Management Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $197M. The largest seller was AJO LP, cutting an estimated $156M.

  • 631 institutional investors held Quest Diagnostics (DGX) as of Q4 2017, up from 616 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $11.8B of Quest Diagnostics stock for Q4 2017, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new Quest Diagnostics positions in Q4 2017 and 70 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics buyer in Q4 2017 was Fiduciary Management Inc, an estimated $197M added.
  • The largest Quest Diagnostics seller in Q4 2017 was AJO LP, an estimated $156M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.