Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
VAR was delisted on the 14th of April, 2021.
574 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.86B invested in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 152 increasing their positions, 233 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.76B → $9.86B (+$106M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 587 → 574 (-13)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 48
35% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 152 | Existing positions reduced: 233
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.4M | Put options by funds: $16.6M
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$82M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$48.4M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$48.4M |
| 4 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$47.8M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$39.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$33.5M |
| 2 |
RG
Renaissance Group
Covington,
Kentucky
|
-$31M |
| 3 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$24.9M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$21M |
| 5 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$15M |
VAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
574 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $9.86B — up 1.1% from $9.76B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of VAR and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 233 trimmed existing stakes and 152 added.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $82M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $33.5M.
- 574 institutional investors held Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) as of Q3 2018, down from 587 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $9.86B of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. stock for Q3 2018, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Varian Medical Systems, Inc. positions in Q3 2018 and 48 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Varian Medical Systems, Inc. buyer in Q3 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $82M added.
- The largest Varian Medical Systems, Inc. seller in Q3 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $33.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.