We are live on ! Find out more
QDEL icon

QuidelOrtho
QDEL

237 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in QuidelOrtho in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.52M | Put options by funds: $5.3M

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 74

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 44

0.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 121.27% → 120.8% (-0.48%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 243 → 237 (-6)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

43% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.35B → $1.35B (-$1B)

Holders
237
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.47%
% of All Funds
2.92%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
44
Increased
83
Reduced
74
Closed
44
Calls
$6.52M
Puts
$5.3M
Net Calls
+$1.22M
Net Calls Change
+$540K

Top Buyers

1
NM
Newtyn Management
New York
+$37.9M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$28.8M
3
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
+$17.1M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$16.1M
5
PMG
Private Management Group
California
+$15.7M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Maryland
-$152M
2
MIM
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
-$16.3M
3
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
-$12.1M
4
RCMNY
Rubric Capital Management (New York)
New York
-$11.6M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$9.95M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PWPS
201
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
$1.54K -$13.3K -541 -85%
MIM
202
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$1.48K – – –
WTC
203
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$1.33K +$2.06K +84 New
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
204
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.28K – – –
SAM
205
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.14K – – –
PWA
206
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
$1.12K +$1.67K +68 New
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
207
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$1.1K – – –
MCM
208
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$1.04K +$1.01K +41 +186%
AssetMark Inc
209
AssetMark Inc
California
$846 – – –
BWA
210
Basecamp Wealth Advisors
Washington
$822 – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
211
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$822 +$1.23K +50 New
PFBT
212
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$576 -$1.72K -70 -67%
CA
213
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$575 – – –
VCM
214
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$559 -$491 -20 -37%
FFO
215
Fortitude Family Office
Arizona
$476 +$712 +29 New
HHCP
216
Hilton Head Capital Partners
South Carolina
$444 – – –
WA
217
WPG Advisers
Maryland
$427 -$295 -12 -32%
FMII
218
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$329 – – –
SIM
219
Synergy Investment Management
Florida
$329 +$491 +20 New
GFA
220
Godfrey Financial Associates
New York
$312 – – –
IA
221
IFP Advisors
Florida
$296 +$442 +18 New
S
222
SignatureFD
Georgia
$263 -$4.91K -200 -93%
PA
223
Parallel Advisors
California
$263 -$540 -22 -58%
SIC
224
SJS Investment Consulting
Ohio
$247 +$368 +15 New
BGAI
225
Bruce G. Allen Investments
Colorado
$230 +$344 +14 New
7 8
9
10 11

QDEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

237 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in QuidelOrtho (QDEL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $1.35B — down 43% from $2.35B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in QDEL was balanced in Q1 2026: 44 funds opened new positions, 44 closed out, 83 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Newtyn Management, adding an estimated $37.9M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Investment Management, cutting an estimated $152M.

  • 237 institutional investors held QuidelOrtho (QDEL) as of Q1 2026, down from 243 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.35B of QuidelOrtho stock for Q1 2026, down 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new QuidelOrtho positions in Q1 2026 and 44 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest QuidelOrtho buyer in Q1 2026 was Newtyn Management, an estimated $37.9M added.
  • The largest QuidelOrtho seller in Q1 2026 was T. Rowe Price Investment Management, an estimated $152M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.