Qiagen
QGEN
215 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.49B invested in Qiagen in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
63% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.56M | Put options by funds: $4.03M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 28
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 71
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 211 → 215 (+4)
0.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 59.62% → 59.19% (-0.44%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.77B → $4.49B (-$280M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$140M |
| 2 |
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$28.9M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$23.6M |
| 4 |
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
|
+$20.2M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$19.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$240M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$52.8M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$43.4M |
| 4 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
-$36.4M |
| 5 |
DLA
Douglas Lane & Associates
New York
|
-$11.8M |
QGEN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
215 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Qiagen (QGEN) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $4.49B — down 5.9% from $4.77B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new QGEN positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $240M sold.
- 215 institutional investors held Qiagen (QGEN) as of Q3 2017, up from 211 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $4.49B of Qiagen stock for Q3 2017, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new Qiagen positions in Q3 2017 and 28 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Qiagen buyer in Q3 2017 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $140M added.
- The largest Qiagen seller in Q3 2017 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $240M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.