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 ($49.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 110.7m as of 2024-02-01, 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 ≈ $137.81. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($176.0m notional), 17 hold puts ($78.3m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 809 |
| Q4 2022 | 880 |
| Q1 2023 | 837 |
| Q2 2023 | 821 |
| Q3 2023 | 799 |
| Q4 2023 | 830 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 319 | 401 |
| Q3 2023 | 293 | 419 |
| Q4 2023 | 318 | 395 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $74.9m | $40.1m | 0.54 |
| Q2 2023 | $96.5m | $24.7m | 0.26 |
| Q3 2023 | $132.2m | $39.7m | 0.30 |
| Q4 2023 | $176.0m | $78.3m | 0.44 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.7m |
| Davis Selected Advisers | Added | +998.9k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC | New | +602.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +396.4k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +375.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +219.2k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC | Added | +183.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +166.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +142.4k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -808.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -605.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -409.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -385.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -259.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -214.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -210.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -168.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -156.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -138.9k |
Biggest calls
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $73.6m533.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $29.4m213.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $15.9m115.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $9.2m66.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $8.5m62.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $8.2m59.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $8.0m57.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.7m33.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.8m27.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.0m21.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $19.9m144.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $17.3m125.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $7.2m52.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.1m44.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $5.8m42.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $5.3m38.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $4.2m30.8k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $2.5m18.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $2.2m16.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.7m12.4k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.6m $1.9bn | Reduced -47.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.6m $1.5bn | Reduced -808.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.3m $734.9m | Reduced -11.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.7m $515.0m | Added +1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $514.6m | Added +2.1m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 3.6m $499.1m | Added +65.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 3.5m $479.4m | Added +62.1k |
| Davis Selected Advisers 2.08% of their portfolio | 2.7m $367.7m | Added +998.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.6m $362.9m | Added +18.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $359.1m | Added +396.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $348.3m | Added +59.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $272.1m | Added +253 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $237.0m | Reduced -79.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $235.1m | Added +68.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $212.7m | Reduced -31.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $183.8m | Added +27.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $153.0m | Reduced -210.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $141.1m | Reduced -87.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $140.6m | Added +59.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $140.5m | Added +83.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $139.1m | Reduced -259.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 898.6k $123.9m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 849.4k $117.1m | Reduced -77.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 839.3k $115.7m | Reduced -28.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.22% of their portfolio | 778.7k $106.9m | Reduced -16.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 739.7k $102.0m | Reduced -41.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 709.5k $97.8m | Reduced -7.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 685.7k $94.5m | Reduced -18.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 663.9k $91.5m | Added +17.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 635.8k $87.7m | Reduced -214.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.11% of their portfolio | 613.5k $84.7m | Reduced -385.5k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.90% of their portfolio | 602.5k $83.1m | New |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.08% of their portfolio | 557.2k $76.8m | Reduced -409.0k |
| CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.73% of their portfolio | 492.7k $67.9m | Added +3.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 492.7k $67.9m | Reduced -121.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 487.5k $67.2m | Reduced -50.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.15% of their portfolio | 459.1k $63.3m | Reduced -46.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 450.2k $62.1m | Reduced -70.5k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 421.9k $59.9m | Added +18.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 405.8k $55.9m | Reduced -17.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 401.3k $55.3m | Added +46.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.12% of their portfolio | 394.7k $54.1m | Reduced -105.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 381.2k $52.6m | Added +135.7k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.31% of their portfolio | 375.7k $51.8m | Reduced -20.2k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 375.0k $51.7m | New |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.11% of their portfolio | 374.8k $51.7m | Reduced -605.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.09% of their portfolio | 358.9k $49.5m | Added +219.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 351.8k $48.5m | Reduced -27.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 351.0k $48.4m | Reduced -9.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 347.1k $47.9m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 343.2k $47.3m | Reduced -30.8k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 336.1k $46.3m | First filing |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 306.4k $42.3m | Reduced -2.3k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 285.1k $35.6m | Added +8.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 283.0k $39.0m | Reduced -6.8k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.05% of their portfolio | 259.6k $35.8m | Added +5.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 256.1k $35.3m | Reduced -13.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 254.9k $35.1m | Added +112.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.3k $35.0m | Added +9.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 246.0k $33.9m | Added +1.9k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.59% of their portfolio | 239.9k $33.1m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 239.2k $33.0m | Added +5.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.7k $31.5m | Added +100.0k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 227.3k $31.3m | Added +183.6k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.49% of their portfolio | 223.9k $30.9m | First filing |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 213.0k $29.4m | Added +29.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 209.1k $28.8m | Unchanged |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 1.50% of their portfolio | 208.2k $28.7m | Added +56.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 201.6k $27.8m | Reduced -44.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 201.4k $27.8m | Added +126.8k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 190.8k $26.3m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 186.3k $25.7m | Added +4 |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.25% of their portfolio | 178.2k $24.6m | Reduced -112.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 177.2k $24.4m | Added +2.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 175.3k $24.2m | Reduced -156.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 169.3k $23.3m | Reduced -10.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 168.3k $23.2m | Added +166.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.1k $22.1m | Reduced -3.5k |
| CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/CA 1.64% of their portfolio | 149.2k $20.6m | Reduced -18.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 148.3k $20.4m | Added +75.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 142.4k $19.6m | New |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.07% of their portfolio | 139.3k $19.2m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Willis Investment Counsel 1.32% of their portfolio | 136.3k $18.8m | Reduced -500 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.1k $18.6m | Added +7.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 133.2k $18.4m | Reduced -27.0k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.10% of their portfolio | 128.9k $17.8m | Reduced -7.9k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.32% of their portfolio | 126.9k $17.5m | Reduced -5.1k |
| BECKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.62% of their portfolio | 125.1k $17.2m | Reduced -1.2k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 121.7k $16.8m | Added +5.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 121.5k $16.8m | Added +188 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 112.7k $15.7m | Added +138 |
| JGP Wealth Management, LLC 2.28% of their portfolio | 111.1k $15.3m | Added +2.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 110.8k $15.3m | Reduced -45.5k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 109.5k $15.1m | Reduced -61.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 109.2k $15.1m | Reduced -2.4k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 107.5k $14.8m | Reduced -16.3k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.08% of their portfolio | 107.1k $14.8m | Reduced -110 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 104.8k $14.4m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 102.8k $14.2m | Reduced -16.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 102.8k $14.1m | Reduced -46.7k |