IQVIA
402 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.7B invested in IQVIA in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 110 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
3,386% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $41.1M | Put options by funds: $1.18M
156% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 43
129% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 16 (+9)
85% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.07B → $16.7B (+$7.67B)
65% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 102
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 342 → 402 (+60)
5.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.75% → 89.38% (-5.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TGHSA
TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
+$3.26B |
| 2 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.37B |
| 3 |
LP
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
+$650M |
| 4 |
LGP
Leonard Green & Partners
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$562M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$342M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$239M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$178M |
| 3 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$163M |
| 4 |
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$69M |
| 5 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$60.2M |
IQV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
402 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQVIA (IQV) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $16.7B — up 85% from $9.07B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 110 funds opened new IQV positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 67 holders — while 168 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.
The largest buyer was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, adding an estimated $3.26B. The largest seller was Winslow Capital Management, cutting an estimated $239M.
- 402 institutional investors held IQVIA (IQV) as of Q4 2016, up from 342 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $16.7B of IQVIA stock for Q4 2016, up 85% quarter-over-quarter.
- 110 funds opened new IQVIA positions in Q4 2016 and 43 closed out, a net change of +67 holders.
- The largest IQVIA buyer in Q4 2016 was TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, an estimated $3.26B added.
- The largest IQVIA seller in Q4 2016 was Winslow Capital Management, an estimated $239M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.