Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
VAR was delisted on the 14th of April, 2021.
530 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.45B invested in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 183 increasing their positions, 201 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
165% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.5M | Put options by funds: $4.33M
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 41
14% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 523 → 530 (+7)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 201
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.87B → $7.45B (-$1.42B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
+$148M |
| 2 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$147M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$50M |
| 4 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$30.5M |
| 5 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$28.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
PGGM Investments
Zeist,
Netherlands
|
-$54.2M |
| 2 |
DnB Asset Management
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$45.6M |
| 3 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$38.6M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$24.2M |
| 5 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$23M |
VAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
530 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $7.45B — down 16% from $8.87B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new VAR positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 183 added to existing stakes and 201 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $148M. The largest seller was PGGM Investments, cutting an estimated $54.2M.
- 530 institutional investors held Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) as of Q1 2016, up from 523 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $7.45B of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. stock for Q1 2016, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new Varian Medical Systems, Inc. positions in Q1 2016 and 41 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Varian Medical Systems, Inc. buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $148M added.
- The largest Varian Medical Systems, Inc. seller in Q1 2016 was PGGM Investments, an estimated $54.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.