Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
VAR was delisted on the 14th of April, 2021.
517 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.6B invested in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 240 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
43% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.78M | Put options by funds: $5.44M
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 42
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.96B → $8.6B (+$639M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 517 → 517 (0)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
44% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 134 | Existing positions reduced: 240
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$181M |
| 2 |
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
San Francisco,
California
|
+$45M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$32.2M |
| 4 |
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$20.8M |
| 5 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WP
Wedgewood Partners
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$95M |
| 2 |
THSP
Taube Hodson Stonex Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$73.3M |
| 3 |
FC
Fairpointe Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$34.4M |
| 4 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$33.7M |
| 5 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$22.5M |
VAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
517 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $8.6B — up 8% from $7.96B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new VAR positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 134 added to existing stakes and 240 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $181M. The largest seller was Wedgewood Partners, cutting an estimated $95M.
- 517 institutional investors held Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) as of Q1 2015, unchanged from Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $8.6B of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. stock for Q1 2015, up 8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new Varian Medical Systems, Inc. positions in Q1 2015 and 42 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Varian Medical Systems, Inc. buyer in Q1 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $181M added.
- The largest Varian Medical Systems, Inc. seller in Q1 2015 was Wedgewood Partners, an estimated $95M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.