Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
VAR was delisted on the 14th of April, 2021.
522 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.4B invested in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 405 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.23B → $8.4B (+$163M)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 558 → 522 (-36)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 66
69% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.49M | Put options by funds: $24.1M
81% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 405
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$636M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$79M |
| 3 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$71.4M |
| 4 |
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
|
+$66.3M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$61.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VAM
Veritas Asset Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$184M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$78.2M |
| 3 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$73.8M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$61.4M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$45.2M |
VAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
522 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $8.4B — up 2% from $8.23B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of VAR and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 25 holders — while 405 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $636M. The largest seller was Veritas Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $184M sold.
- 522 institutional investors held Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) as of Q1 2017, down from 558 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $8.4B of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. stock for Q1 2017, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Varian Medical Systems, Inc. positions in Q1 2017 and 66 closed out, a net change of -25 holders.
- The largest Varian Medical Systems, Inc. buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $636M added.
- The largest Varian Medical Systems, Inc. seller in Q1 2017 was Veritas Asset Management, an estimated $184M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.