QuidelOrtho
QDEL
148 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.78B invested in QuidelOrtho in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
230% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 10
77% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.57M | Put options by funds: $3.72M
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.41B → $1.78B (+$368M)
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 126 → 148 (+22)
2.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.61% → 98.4% (+2.8%)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 51
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$31.3M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$19.4M |
| 3 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$17.3M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$12.7M |
| 5 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SC
Shellback Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.2M |
| 2 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$9.41M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$5.77M |
| 4 |
TA
Tamarack Advisers
Carlsbad,
California
|
-$4.89M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$4.63M |
QDEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
148 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in QuidelOrtho (QDEL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.78B — up 26% from $1.41B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new QDEL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $31.3M. The largest seller was Shellback Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $16.2M sold.
- 148 institutional investors held QuidelOrtho (QDEL) as of Q1 2018, up from 126 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $1.78B of QuidelOrtho stock for Q1 2018, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new QuidelOrtho positions in Q1 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest QuidelOrtho buyer in Q1 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $31.3M added.
- The largest QuidelOrtho seller in Q1 2018 was Shellback Capital, an estimated $16.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.