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506 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7B invested in IQVIA in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.9B → $18.7B (-$205M)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 195

1.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.65%91.46% (-1.2%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 520506 (-14)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2624 (-2)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 69

91% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.2M | Put options by funds: $139M

Holders
506
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-2.69%
% of All Funds
11.6%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
0.55%
New
62
Increased
180
Reduced
195
Closed
69
Calls
$12.2M
Puts
$139M
Net Calls
-$126M
Net Calls Change
-$131M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TGHSA
1
TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors
Texas
$2.24B
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.57B -$11.4M -112,544 -0.7%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
3
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.03B
LPC
4
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$970M +$2.28M +22,600 +0.2%
LP
5
Longview Partners
Guernsey
$960M +$31.9M +315,176 +3%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$944M -$438K -4,335 -0%
GCM
7
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$757M -$86.6M -856,952 -10%
JSP
8
Jackson Square Partners
California
$597M +$136M +1,346,114 +28%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$547M -$61.3M -606,899 -10%
BCI
10
Bain Capital Investors
Massachusetts
$530M
T. Rowe Price Associates
11
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$366M -$40.1M -396,561 -10%
EC
12
Eminence Capital
New York
$346M +$1.05M +10,427 +0.3%
LGP
13
Leonard Green & Partners
California
$331M
Janus Henderson Group
14
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$311M -$3.96M -39,157 -1%
FCM
15
Farallon Capital Management
California
$310M +$19.8M +195,703 +7%
AQR Capital Management
16
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$293M +$55.9M +553,004 +23%
FP
17
FPR Partners
California
$251M +$21.2M +210,141 +9%
BC
18
Brahman Capital
New York
$249M -$39.4M -389,621 -13%
AllianceBernstein
19
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$229M -$25.2M -249,438 -10%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$209M +$650K +6,428 +0.3%
HCM
21
Highline Capital Management
New York
$186M -$1.51M -14,968 -0.8%
Lazard Asset Management
22
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$186M +$27.8M +275,422 +17%
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$172M -$3.9M -38,597 -2%
Macquarie Group
24
Macquarie Group
Australia
$169M +$11.6M +115,048 +7%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$159M +$7.02M +69,425 +4%

IQV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

506 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQVIA (IQV) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $18.7B — down 1.1% from $18.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 69 funds closed out of IQV and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 195 trimmed existing stakes and 180 added.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $159M. The largest seller was Hitchwood Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $88.1M sold.

  • 506 institutional investors held IQVIA (IQV) as of Q1 2018, down from 520 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $18.7B of IQVIA stock for Q1 2018, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new IQVIA positions in Q1 2018 and 69 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest IQVIA buyer in Q1 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $159M added.
  • The largest IQVIA seller in Q1 2018 was Hitchwood Capital Management, an estimated $88.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.