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1,300 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.6B invested in Danaher in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 139 funds opening new positions, 473 increasing their positions, 486 reducing their positions, and 94 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5992 (+33)

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 139 | Existing positions closed: 94

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2631,300 (+37)

1.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.73%89.76% (+1%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 473 | Existing positions reduced: 486

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $59.8B → $56.6B (-$3.17B)

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $92.1M | Put options by funds: $138M

Holders
1,300
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+2.93%
% of All Funds
28.97%
Holding in Top 10
92
Holding in Top 10 Change
+33
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+55.93%
% of All Funds
2.05%
New
139
Increased
473
Reduced
486
Closed
94
Calls
$92.1M
Puts
$138M
Net Calls
-$45.9M
Net Calls Change
-$12.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.76B +$144M +1,591,108 +3%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$4.5B +$21.2M +234,024 +0.5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.53B +$502M +5,529,944 +17%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.56B +$31M +341,804 +1%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.55B +$21M +230,812 +0.8%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.27B +$30.3M +333,995 +1%
Massachusetts Financial Services
7
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.14B -$29.8M -328,099 -1%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.5B +$5.94M +65,385 +0.4%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.08B +$30.4M +334,866 +3%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$913M -$3.78M -41,620 -0.4%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$775M +$59.7M +657,843 +8%
Norges Bank
12
Norges Bank
Norway
$747M +$19.8M +218,581 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$706M +$125M +1,371,720 +22%
PI
14
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$664M -$3.95M -43,547 -0.6%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$594M +$4.29M +47,280 +0.7%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$571M +$38.4M +422,423 +7%
Brown Advisory
17
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$538M -$4.59M -50,507 -0.9%
UBS AM
18
UBS AM
Illinois
$536M +$130M +1,434,261 +32%
Flossbach Von Storch
19
Flossbach Von Storch
Germany
$524M -$66M -726,804 -11%
Capital International Investors
20
Capital International Investors
California
$503M +$208M +2,294,875 +72%
Parnassus Investments
21
Parnassus Investments
California
$499M -$8.98M -98,911 -2%
Aristotle Capital Management
22
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$484M -$20.4M -225,020 -4%
Dodge & Cox
23
Dodge & Cox
California
$484M -$12.3M -135,191 -2%
FPP
24
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$474M +$94.2M +1,037,760 +25%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$420M -$17.8M -196,042 -4%

DHR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

1,300 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Danaher (DHR) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $56.6B — down 5.3% from $59.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 139 funds opened new DHR positions and 94 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 473 added to existing stakes and 486 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $502M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, exiting entirely with an estimated $350M sold.

  • 1,300 institutional investors held Danaher (DHR) as of Q4 2018, up from 1,263 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $56.6B of Danaher stock for Q4 2018, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 139 funds opened new Danaher positions in Q4 2018 and 94 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest Danaher buyer in Q4 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $502M added.
  • The largest Danaher seller in Q4 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $350M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.