Danaher
DHR
1,206 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.3B invested in Danaher in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 445 increasing their positions, 490 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 66
29% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 49 → 63 (+14)
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $106M | Put options by funds: $90.8M
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $50.5B → $53.3B (+$2.87B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,199 → 1,206 (+7)
0.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.17% → 88.12% (-0.05%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 445 | Existing positions reduced: 490
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$475M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$251M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$236M |
| 4 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$171M |
| 5 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$119M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$300M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$174M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$146M |
| 4 |
Flossbach Von Storch
Cologne,
Germany
|
-$113M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$111M |
DHR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,206 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Danaher (DHR) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $53.3B — up 5.7% from $50.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new DHR positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 445 added to existing stakes and 490 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $475M. The largest seller was Parnassus Investments, cutting an estimated $300M.
- 1,206 institutional investors held Danaher (DHR) as of Q1 2018, up from 1,199 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $53.3B of Danaher stock for Q1 2018, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new Danaher positions in Q1 2018 and 66 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest Danaher buyer in Q1 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $475M added.
- The largest Danaher seller in Q1 2018 was Parnassus Investments, an estimated $300M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.