QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC DGX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 74834L100 · ISIN US74834L1008
Medical research company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryServices-Medical Laboratories
- HeadquartersSecaucus, NJ
- Founded1967
- Websitequestdiagnostics.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($35.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 112.0m as of 2023-04-14, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $141.75. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($74.9m notional), 12 hold puts ($40.1m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 809 |
| Q4 2022 | 880 |
| Q1 2023 | 837 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 386 | 357 |
| Q1 2023 | 326 | 432 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $68.5m | $27.3m | 0.40 |
| Q4 2022 | $141.8m | $80.1m | 0.56 |
| Q1 2023 | $74.9m | $40.1m | 0.54 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +1.9m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +1.4m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.2m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +1.0m |
| Man Group plc | New | +275.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Added | +265.1k |
| NATIXIS | Added | +193.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Added | +164.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +153.1k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -450.6k |
| Davis Selected Advisers | Reduced | -317.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -315.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -296.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -277.3k |
| Avidity Partners Management LP | Sold out | -258.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -238.2k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -204.2k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -190.4k |
Biggest calls
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $21.9m154.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $18.0m127.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $15.2m107.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.3m30.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.6m18.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.4m17.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $2.0m14.1k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | New | $2.0m14.3k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $1.6m111 shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $1.4m9.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $12.4m87.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.2m58.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.3m51.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.0m21.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.9m13.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.7m11.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.4m9.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.2m8.5k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $1.0m7.4k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | $962.1k6.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 8.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (4.9%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $5.9m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.4m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $61.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $789.1k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $9.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-07 | Doherty Catherine T. SVP, Regional Businesses | Sold | $745.9k5.3k shares |
| 2023-03-07 | PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E SVP & General Counsel | Sold | $668.2k4.8k shares |
| 2023-03-03 | Doherty Catherine T. SVP, Regional Businesses | Sold | $100.8k717 shares |
| 2023-03-02 | PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E SVP & General Counsel | Sold | $82.2k593 shares |
| 2023-02-24 | Doherty Catherine T. SVP, Regional Businesses | Sold | $239.0k1.7k shares |
| 2023-02-24 | PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E SVP & General Counsel | Sold | $200.1k1.4k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 13.7m $1.9bn | Reduced -277.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 11.9m $1.7bn | Reduced -450.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.7m $803.0m | Reduced -182.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 3.1m $443.7m | Reduced -122.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.7m $386.1m | Added +1.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $331.8m | Reduced -12.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.0m $285.9m | Reduced -15.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $278.7m | Added +12.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $270.9m | Added +1.9m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $270.0m | Added +1.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $252.3m | Reduced -108.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $230.0m | Added +1.4m |
| Davis Selected Advisers 1.42% of their portfolio | 1.5m $214.9m | Reduced -317.1k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $211.9m | Added +14.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $206.3m | Added +1.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $204.0m | Reduced -88.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $198.2m | Reduced -79.2k |
| Amundi 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $180.7m | Reduced -204.2k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.2m $173.0m | Reduced -14.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $171.3m | Added +46.5k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $150.6m | Reduced -53.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $149.7m | Added +52.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 993.9k $139.4m | Added +17.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 955.3k $135.2m | Reduced -104.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 918.7k $130.0m | Reduced -38.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 903.1k $127.8m | Added +164.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.33% of their portfolio | 864.4k $122.3m | Added +44.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 826.0k $116.9m | Reduced -107.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 791.0k $111.9m | Added +22.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 743.2k $105.1m | Reduced -38.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.25% of their portfolio | 719.4k $99.8m | Added +63.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 715.7k $101.3m | Reduced -9.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 671.4k $95.0m | Reduced -296.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 646.2k $91.4m | Reduced -1.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 612.8k $86.7m | Reduced -697 |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 607.9k $86.0m | Added +74.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 548.2k $77.6m | Reduced -25.2k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 545.2k $77.1m | Added +265.1k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.49% of their portfolio | 498.0k $70.2m | Reduced -7.4k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.44% of their portfolio | 456.9k $64.6m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 452.0k $63.9m | Reduced -22.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 448.5k $63.5m | Reduced -70.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.16% of their portfolio | 441.5k $62.6m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 396.5k $56.1m | Added +28.0k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 387.5k $54.8m | Added +27.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 377.5k $53.4m | Added +77.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 358.7k $50.3m | Reduced -179.3k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 358.2k $46.6m | Added +44.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 354.1k $50.1m | Reduced -126.4k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 322.0k $45.6m | Reduced -103.0k |
| NATIXIS 0.41% of their portfolio | 312.7k $44.2m | Added +193.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 306.1k $43.3m | Added +50.8k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 303.3k $42.9m | Added +114.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 293.6k $41.5m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 293.0k $41.4m | Reduced -238.2k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.72% of their portfolio | 290.7k $41.1m | Added +19.9k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.42% of their portfolio | 290.2k $41.1m | Unchanged |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 278.2k $39.4m | Reduced -26.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 275.5k $39.0m | New |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.66% of their portfolio | 275.5k $39.0m | Added +5.4k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 263.8k $37.3m | Reduced -52.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 250.7k $35.5m | Reduced -315.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 234.1k $33.1m | Reduced -11.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.3k $32.5m | Reduced -15.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 218.8k $31.0m | Reduced -122.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 217.1k $30.7m | Reduced -13.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.8k $30.4m | Reduced -140.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 207.8k $29.4m | Added +66.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 196.7k $27.8m | Added +67.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.12% of their portfolio | 195.3k $27.6m | Reduced -3.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 193.9k $27.0m | Reduced -13.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 187.7k $26.6m | Reduced -6.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 187.3k $26.5m | Added +29.6k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 2.37% of their portfolio | 182.9k $25.9m | Added +3.7k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 182.9k $25.9m | Added +1.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 175.5k $24.8m | Added +153.1k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 175.0k $24.8m | Added +11.3k |
| SVB WEALTH LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 173.1k $24.5m | Reduced -12.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 172.9k $24.5m | Reduced -17.7k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.17% of their portfolio | 168.6k $23.9m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC 2.30% of their portfolio | 165.2k $23.4m | Reduced -814 |
| TOBAM 1.50% of their portfolio | 161.1k $22.8m | Reduced -68.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 161.1k $22.8m | Reduced -18.1k |
| Coho Partners, Ltd. 0.39% of their portfolio | 160.7k $22.7m | Added +2.5k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 158.4k $22.4m | Added +64.0k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.11% of their portfolio | 156.3k $22.1m | Added +10.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.0k $22.1m | Reduced -647 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 151.4k $21.4m | Added +144.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 150.8k $21.3m | Reduced -5.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.5k $21.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 149.3k $21.1m | Reduced -607 |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 148.5k $21.0m | Reduced -46.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 147.7k $20.9m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Boston Common Asset Management, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 140.7k $19.9m | Added +24.6k |
| Willis Investment Counsel 1.26% of their portfolio | 136.8k $19.4m | Unchanged |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 136.5k $17.8m | Added +41.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 135.7k $19.2m | Reduced -106.5k |
| BECKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 132.4k $18.7m | Reduced -1.5k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 131.9k $18.7m | Added +331 |
| ABN AMRO INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS 0.38% of their portfolio | 131.3k $18.6m | First filing |