QuidelOrtho
QDEL
107 hedge funds and large institutions have $884M invested in QuidelOrtho in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 35
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 112 → 107 (-5)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $979M → $884M (-$95.2M)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 9
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $830K | Put options by funds: $1.57M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$37.1M |
| 2 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$13.2M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.02M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$4.41M |
| 5 |
PC
Pier Capital
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$4.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MNA
Manning & Napier Advisors
Fairport,
New York
|
-$14.2M |
| 2 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.81M |
| 3 |
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Shawnee Mission,
Kansas
|
-$7.54M |
| 4 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$4.19M |
| 5 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$3.82M |
QDEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
107 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in QuidelOrtho (QDEL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $884M — down 9.7% from $979M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of QDEL and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $37.1M. The largest seller was Manning & Napier Advisors, cutting an estimated $14.2M.
- 107 institutional investors held QuidelOrtho (QDEL) as of Q1 2014, down from 112 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $884M of QuidelOrtho stock for Q1 2014, down 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new QuidelOrtho positions in Q1 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest QuidelOrtho buyer in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $37.1M added.
- The largest QuidelOrtho seller in Q1 2014 was Manning & Napier Advisors, an estimated $14.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.