QuidelOrtho
QDEL
166 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.33B invested in QuidelOrtho in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 23
31% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.78B → $2.33B (+$557M)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 148 → 166 (+18)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
4.71% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.4% → 93.69% (-4.7%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 59
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.9M | Put options by funds: $2.69M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$124M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$24M |
| 3 |
RCAMU
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$23.1M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$20.3M |
| 5 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
+$11.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$47M |
| 2 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$32.3M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$26.6M |
| 4 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$16.9M |
| 5 |
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$15.1M |
QDEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
166 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in QuidelOrtho (QDEL) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.33B — up 31% from $1.78B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new QDEL positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $124M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $47M.
- 166 institutional investors held QuidelOrtho (QDEL) as of Q2 2018, up from 148 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $2.33B of QuidelOrtho stock for Q2 2018, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new QuidelOrtho positions in Q2 2018 and 23 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest QuidelOrtho buyer in Q2 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $124M added.
- The largest QuidelOrtho seller in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $47M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.