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 ($104.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 110.4m as of 2026-07-15, 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 ≈ $211.64. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($96.4m notional), 11 hold puts ($61.5m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 819 |
| Q2 2024 | 841 |
| Q3 2024 | 850 |
| Q4 2024 | 897 |
| Q1 2025 | 971 |
| Q2 2025 | 992 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,007 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,052 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,069 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,107 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 376 | 382 |
| Q4 2024 | 376 | 362 |
| Q1 2025 | 444 | 398 |
| Q2 2025 | 468 | 412 |
| Q3 2025 | 462 | 422 |
| Q4 2025 | 446 | 437 |
| Q1 2026 | 455 | 471 |
| Q2 2026 | 536 | 422 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $98.2m | $113.7m | 1.16 |
| Q4 2025 | $74.8m | $57.4m | 0.77 |
| Q1 2026 | $96.9m | $40.5m | 0.42 |
| Q2 2026 | $96.4m | $61.5m | 0.64 |
Biggest buyers
| Boston Partners | Added | +732.2k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +456.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +272.5k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +206.8k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab | New | +205.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +186.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +182.2k |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +165.4k |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC | Added | +140.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +135.8k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -853.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -391.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -366.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -326.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -295.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -259.4k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ | Reduced | -237.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -228.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -214.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -142.9k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $25.9m122.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $21.3m100.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $18.8m88.8k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Unchanged | $8.8m41.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $6.5m30.5k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $4.4m20.9k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Added | $4.4m20.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.2m10.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.4m6.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $1.3m6.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $19.2m90.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.7m55.2k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $10.0m47.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $7.1m33.5k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $4.3m20.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.3m15.5k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $3.2m15.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $1.5m7.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $763.0k3.6k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | $529.0k2.5k 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 since 1 Apr 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $14.3m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.9m | $2.5m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.3m | $7.3m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $9.6m | $9.6m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $12.6m | $12.1m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $12.8m | $12.3m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.6m | $3.6m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $8.3m | $8.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Davis J. E. CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $2.4m10.0k shares |
| 2026-08-28 | PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $5.5m22.7k shares |
| 2026-07-28 | DELANEY MARK E SVP & Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $376.3k1.6k shares |
| 2026-06-04 | KUPPUSAMY KARTHIK SVP, Clinical Solutions | Sold plan | $1.6m8.1k shares |
| 2026-06-01 | Davis J. E. CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $1.9m10.0k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.3m $2.0bn | Added +103.1k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.2m $1.5bn | Added +87.7k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.1m $1.3bn | Added +49.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.2bn | Added +135.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.4m $1.2bn | Reduced -853.0k |
| Boston Partners 0.89% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.0bn | Added +732.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $748.6m | Reduced -326.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $662.6m | Added +51.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $521.5m | Reduced -19.2k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 3.60% of their portfolio | 2.2m $476.4m | Added +3.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $421.4m | Added +38.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $410.2m | Added +182.2k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.9m $400.2m | Added +5.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $371.2m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Davis Selected Advisers 1.42% of their portfolio | 1.6m $329.8m | Reduced -62.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.6m $328.6m | Reduced -295.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $298.1m | Not comparable |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $296.5m | Added +456.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $292.3m | Reduced -259.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $239.0m | Added +13.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 982.7k $208.3m | Reduced -366.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 942.4k $199.7m | Added +95.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 888.9k $188.4m | Added +186.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 818.2k $173.4m | Reduced -49.1k |
| M&G PLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 795.6k $168.7m | Reduced -9.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 773.7k $164.0m | Added +12.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 760.0k $161.1m | Reduced -47.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.25% of their portfolio | 748.7k $146.2m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 717.1k $152.0m | Reduced -19.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 629.3k $133.4m | Reduced -26.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 625.9k $122.7m | Reduced -55.3k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 621.6k $131.8m | Added +2.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 585.9k $124.2m | Added +35.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 563.8k $119.5m | Added +98.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 517.2k $109.6m | Reduced -8.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 505.8k $107.2m | Added +47.3k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 498.8k $105.7m | Added +90.4k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 485.8k $103.0m | Reduced -107.9k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 1.46% of their portfolio | 483.6k $102.5m | Reduced -237.4k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 0.88% of their portfolio | 467.9k $99.2m | Added +20.6k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.62% of their portfolio | 460.1k $97.5m | Reduced -26.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 448.7k $95.1m | Reduced -116.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 428.6k $90.8m | Added +16.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.06% of their portfolio | 417.7k $88.8m | Added +122.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 395.2k $83.8m | Added +125.0k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 382.0k $81.0m | Reduced -43.9k |
| M.D. Sass, LLC 5.06% of their portfolio | 360.5k $76.4m | Added +61.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 346.5k $73.4m | Added +107.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 343.4k $72.8m | Reduced -391.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 333.3k $70.6m | Added +206.8k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 327.6k $69.4m | Added +324 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 315.6k $66.9m | Added +28.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 309.9k $65.7m | Reduced -16.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 291.0k $61.7m | Reduced -38.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 280.3k $59.4m | Added +49.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 275.4k $58.4m | Added +272.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 269.8k $57.2m | Added +69.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.09% of their portfolio | 269.7k $57.0m | Reduced -36.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 268.4k $56.9m | Added +16.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 267.7k $56.7m | Added +4.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 258.6k $54.8m | Reduced -6.2k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 253.1k $53.7m | Added +26.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 252.9k $53.6m | Added +21.9k |
| FIL Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 252.0k $53.4m | Added +165.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 243.6k $51.6m | Added +33.3k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.39% of their portfolio | 242.9k $51.5m | Reduced -13.4k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 241.8k $51.3m | Added +6.4k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 240.7k $51.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 232.8k $49.3m | Added +20.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 225.0k $47.8m | Added +29.8k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 222.6k $47.2m | Reduced -18.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 219.6k $46.5m | Added +21.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 211.5k $44.8m | Added +25.3k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.11% of their portfolio | 205.6k $43.6m | New |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 200.0k $42.4m | Added +140.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 196.2k $41.6m | Reduced -41.6k |
| EASTERN BANK 0.62% of their portfolio | 190.0k $40.3m | Added +112.0k |
| CONNING INC. 1.19% of their portfolio | 186.7k $39.6m | Added +10.8k |
| SEB Asset Management AB 0.15% of their portfolio | 182.9k $38.8m | Added +43.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 174.8k $37.0m | Added +12.5k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.04% of their portfolio | 163.3k $34.6m | Added +12.5k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 162.8k $34.5m | Reduced -54.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.08% of their portfolio | 161.0k $34.1m | Added +20.4k |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC 1.09% of their portfolio | 155.6k $33.0m | Reduced -753 |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.08% of their portfolio | 155.4k $32.9m | Added +6.9k |
| BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC 0.93% of their portfolio | 154.4k $32.7m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Willis Investment Counsel 1.53% of their portfolio | 151.5k $32.1m | Reduced -300 |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 150.3k $27.9m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 144.8k $30.7m | Reduced -10.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.1k $30.3m | Added +32.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 133.2k $28.2m | Reduced -214.0k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 126.9k $26.9m | Added +12.1k |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. 0.66% of their portfolio | 124.8k $26.4m | Reduced -12.3k |
| &PARTNERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 124.4k $26.4m | Added +2.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 123.2k $26.1m | Added +11.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.0k $25.6m | Reduced -694 |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 120.2k $25.5m | Added +16.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 117.8k $25.0m | Reduced -228.0k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 117.5k $24.9m | Reduced -13.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 117.0k $24.8m | Added +68.0k |