Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
VAR was delisted on the 14th of April, 2021.
517 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.97B invested in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 183 increasing their positions, 184 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
83% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 35
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 9 (+3)
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.09B → $7.97B (+$878M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 496 → 517 (+21)
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 184
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.18M | Put options by funds: $11M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$44.6M |
| 2 |
DnB Asset Management
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$44.4M |
| 3 |
VAM
Veritas Asset Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$41M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
+$36.8M |
| 5 |
WP
Wedgewood Partners
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$30M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$105M |
| 2 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$67.6M |
| 3 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$53.9M |
| 4 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$28.9M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$16.5M |
VAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
517 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $7.97B — up 12% from $7.09B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new VAR positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 183 added to existing stakes and 184 trimmed.
The largest buyer was HSBC Holdings, adding an estimated $44.6M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $105M.
- 517 institutional investors held Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) as of Q4 2014, up from 496 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $7.97B of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. stock for Q4 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 64 funds opened new Varian Medical Systems, Inc. positions in Q4 2014 and 35 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest Varian Medical Systems, Inc. buyer in Q4 2014 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $44.6M added.
- The largest Varian Medical Systems, Inc. seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $105M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.