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878 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.5B invested in Novartis in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 341 increasing their positions, 311 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

76% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 37 (+16)

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 56

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.3B → $19.5B (+$2.17B)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 341 | Existing positions reduced: 311

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $62.8M | Put options by funds: $60.5M

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 875 → 878 (+3)

0.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.94% → 10.04% (+0.1%)

Holders
878
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.34%
% of All Funds
23.43%
Holding in Top 10
37
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+76.19%
% of All Funds
0.99%
New
69
Increased
341
Reduced
311
Closed
56
Calls
$62.8M
Puts
$60.5M
Net Calls
+$2.27M
Net Calls Change
+$2.74M

Top Buyers

1
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
+$120M
2
Parnassus Investments
Parnassus Investments
California
+$102M
3
T
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
+$87.6M
4
Aristotle Capital Management
Aristotle Capital Management
California
+$51.1M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$36.9M

Top Sellers

1
IC
Institutional Capital
Illinois
-$276M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$77.4M
3
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
-$53.1M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$47.5M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SA
876
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$2K – – –
LWA
877
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$2K +$1.59K +23 New
MWM
878
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
FHC
879
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$279 +$261K +3,775 New
IC
880
Institutional Capital
Illinois
– -$276M -4,257,259 Closed
Voloridge Investment Management
881
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
– -$25.1M -386,813 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
882
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$12.8M -197,894 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
883
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$12.8M -185,233 Closed
QC
884
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$11.6M -177,961 Closed
EWA
885
EP Wealth Advisors
California
– -$9.47M -145,904 Closed
SAM
886
Sectoral Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
– -$8.97M -138,166 Closed
SCM
887
Sio Capital Management
New York
– -$6.88M -106,007 Closed
LIC
888
Lodestar Investment Counsel
Illinois
– -$6.64M -102,364 Closed
TH
889
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$4.69M -67,876 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
890
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$4.17M -64,285 Closed
QT
891
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$3.92M -60,354 Closed
DCM
892
Dynamic Capital Management
Jersey
– -$3.05M -46,970 Closed
NAM
893
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$2.69M -41,507 Closed
CAM
894
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$2.55M -39,237 Closed
VAM
895
Visium Asset Management
New York
– -$2.27M -34,923 Closed
PG
896
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$1.91M -27,686 Closed
APTFM
897
AGUR Provident & Training Funds Management
Israel
– -$1.51M -24,174 Closed
AL
898
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
– -$1.53M -23,549 Closed
GC
899
Gratry & Company
Ohio
– -$1.52M -23,483 Closed
JWM
900
Jackson Wealth Management
Florida
– -$1.23M -18,844 Closed
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NVS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

878 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Novartis (NVS) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $19.5B — up 13% from $17.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new NVS positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 341 added to existing stakes and 311 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $120M. The largest seller was Institutional Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $276M sold.

  • 878 institutional investors held Novartis (NVS) as of Q2 2016, up from 875 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $19.5B of Novartis stock for Q2 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Novartis positions in Q2 2016 and 56 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Novartis buyer in Q2 2016 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $120M added.
  • The largest Novartis seller in Q2 2016 was Institutional Capital, an estimated $276M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.