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Marshall Wace, LLP 13F holdings, Q2 2017

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Marshall Wace, LLP disclosed 299 US equity positions worth $2.3bn in its Q2 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC at 8.4% of the reported book, followed by SHIRE PLC and CHTR. Versus Q1 2017 it opened 157 new positions, added to 70, reduced 60 and exited 149.

$2.3bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
299
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
8.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
35.2%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
48
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
50
Quarters on file since Q1 2014
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q1 2017: 157 new, 70 added, 60 reduced, 149 exited

50 of 299
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC no ticker–8.4%$192m2.95m+78%added
SHIRE PLC no ticker–3.9%$88.9m538,704+6.5%added
CHTR CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services3.8%$85.7m254,167+6221%added
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services3.5%$78.9m84,844−26%reduced
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical3.3%$73.9m76,299+42%added
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare2.9%$66.4m1.07m−73%reduced
XLV SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR–2.6%$58.7m742,458–new
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical2.4%$53.5m685,921+218%added
C CITIGROUP INCFinancial Services2.3%$53.1m792,420+186%added
TMUS T-MOBILE US INCCommunication Services2.1%$47.8m783,760−58%reduced
NWL NEWELL BRANDS INCConsumer Defensive2.1%$47.4m877,786+244%added
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services2.1%$47.1m1.96m+1935%added
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–2.0%$45.7m386,908+40%added
TWXCHF TIME WARNER INC–1.9%$43.1m430,607+44%added
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical1.7%$38.8m275,175+1615%added
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology1.6%$35.5m325,695+4.1%added
DELL DELL TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology1.6%$35.5m581,149+45%added
USFD US FOODS HLDG CORPConsumer Defensive1.3%$29.4m1.09m–new
MOBILEYE N V AMSTELVEEN no ticker–1.3%$28.5m452,269+644%added
ALK ALASKA AIR GROUP INCIndustrials1.2%$26.4m293,843+59%added
ALERE INC no ticker–1.1%$25.8m516,953−20%reduced
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker–1.1%$25.6m433,748+15%added
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–1.1%$24.7m101,980+2.6%added
CABELAS INC no ticker–1.1%$24.6m417,541+17%added
LIVN LIVANOVA PLCHealthcare1.0%$23.3m381,544−0.5%held
BBL BHP GROUP PLC–1.0%$21.7m699,143+6.1%added
IBN ICICI BANK LIMITEDFinancial Services0.9%$19.8m2.20m–new
VCA INC no ticker–0.9%$19.6m213,437+20%added
RYAAY RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLCIndustrials0.9%$19.5m180,408+378%added
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials0.8%$19.0m173,867–new
RIG TRANSOCEAN LTDEnergy0.8%$18.9m2.37m+216%added
GM General Motors CorpConsumer Cyclical0.8%$18.8m536,901–new
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC no ticker–0.8%$17.1m550,511–new
AVGO BROADCOM LTDTechnology0.7%$16.8m72,136+1195%added
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy0.7%$16.7m380,138+1206%added
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.7%$16.6m108,658−26%reduced
DPZ DOMINOS PIZZA INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$16.4m77,263−23%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.7%$16.3m362,537–new
BA BOEING COIndustrials0.7%$16.3m82,290–new
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS I no ticker–0.7%$15.0m1.16m−3.1%reduced
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology0.6%$14.1m470,962−11%reduced
KSUEUR KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN–0.6%$14.1m134,224–new
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–0.6%$14.0m82,692–new
ETRA E TRADE FINANCIAL CORPHealthcare0.6%$13.9m364,688−11%reduced
EOG EOG Resources IncEnergy0.6%$13.5m148,094+9.9%added
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology0.6%$12.8m377,000–new
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.6%$12.5m181,154−37%reduced
MGM MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONALConsumer Cyclical0.5%$12.0m387,036+55%added
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INCHealthcare0.5%$11.5m161,801–new
SPB SPECTRUM BRANDS HLDGS INCConsumer Defensive0.5%$10.7m85,889+1269%added

Exited since Q1 2017

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AAP ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC1.6%$34.1m
VALSPAR CORP no ticker1.1%$22.0m
SYTUSD SYNGENTA AG1.0%$20.8m
WHITEWAVE FOODS CO no ticker1.0%$20.6m
IXIA no ticker1.0%$20.5m
B/E AEROSPACE INC no ticker1.0%$20.4m
STILLWATER MNG CO no ticker1.0%$19.9m
EVERBANK FINL CORP no ticker0.9%$18.4m
AZO AUTOZONE INC0.9%$18.3m
CHEMTURA CORP no ticker0.9%$18.2m
ALL ALLSTATE CORP0.7%$14.9m
MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION CO no ticker0.6%$12.9m
MAS MASCO CORP0.6%$12.6m
LLY ELI LILLY & CO0.6%$12.4m
SYF SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL0.6%$12.3m
KHC KRAFT HEINZ CO0.5%$9.8m
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INC0.5%$9.7m
RITE AID CORP no ticker0.5%$9.5m
ULTRATECH INC no ticker0.4%$9.0m
TECK TECK RESOURCES LTD0.4%$8.9m
CAT CATERPILLAR INC0.4%$7.3m
AKX ANSYS INC0.3%$7.0m
VWR CORP no ticker0.3%$6.8m
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE no ticker0.3%$5.8m
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC no ticker0.3%$5.7m
PLAYA HOTELS & R no ticker0.3%$5.5m
XBI SPDR SERIES TRUST0.3%$5.5m
XENTEUR INTERSECT ENT INC0.2%$5.1m
MA MASTERCARD INC0.2%$4.7m
FNF FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL0.2%$4.5m
YAHOO INC no ticker0.2%$4.5m
GMS1EUR GMS INC0.2%$4.1m
WBA WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC0.2%$3.8m
SO SOUTHERN CO0.2%$3.7m
EQT EQT CORPORATION0.2%$3.7m
STT STATE STR CORP0.2%$3.7m
MRSH MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC0.2%$3.7m
CDNS CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC0.2%$3.6m
T8S TESARO INC0.2%$3.3m
EMN EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO0.2%$3.3m
HEADWATERS INC no ticker0.2%$3.2m
AXON AXON ENTERPRISE INC0.2%$3.2m
GASLOG LTD no ticker0.2%$3.1m
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP no ticker0.1%$3.1m
NUVAGBP NUVASIVE INC0.1%$3.0m
LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP0.1%$2.9m
LKQ LKQ CORP0.1%$2.6m
AEP AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INC0.1%$2.5m
WILLIAMS CLAYTON ENERGY INC no ticker0.1%$2.5m
HAL HALLIBURTON CO0.1%$2.4m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified39.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical11.2%
  • Communication Services10.1%
  • Healthcare8.3%
  • Financial Services8.0%
  • Technology7.1%
  • Consumer Defensive6.3%
  • Industrials5.3%
  • Energy3.1%
  • Basic Materials0.9%
  • Utilities0.5%
  • Real Estate0.03%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (50)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 20262,708$119bn
Q1 20262,667$93.4bn
Q4 20252,505$104bn
Q3 20252,437$91.0bn
Q2 20252,474$84.1bn
Q1 20252,417$74.9bn
Q4 20242,318$79.6bn
Q3 20242,231$77.0bn
Q2 20242,239$70.7bn
Q1 20242,065$60.4bn
Q4 20231,766$52.4bn
Q3 20231,775$46.6bn
Q2 20231,931$46.3bn
Q1 20232,061$40.6bn
Q4 20222,252$38.8bn
Q3 20222,472$39.8bn
Q2 20222,614$43.8bn
Q1 20222,524$48.1bn
Q4 20213,081$49.9bn
Q3 20212,330$20.2bn
Q2 20212,041$18.9bn
Q1 20212,049$19.0bn
Q4 20201,686$15.8bn
Q3 20201,493$13.6bn
Q2 20201,452$12.8bn
Q1 20201,568$9.9bn
Q4 20191,589$13.5bn
Q3 20191,587$12.0bn
Q2 20191,254$11.9bn
Q1 20191,659$10.6bn
Q4 20181,551$9.7bn
Q3 20181,111$11.7bn
Q2 2018679$6.7bn
Q1 2018542$2.4bn
Q4 2017394$2.4bn
Q3 2017332$2.2bn
Q2 2017299$2.3bn
Q1 2017291$2.1bn
Q4 2016948$15.2bn
Q3 2016914$14.0bn
Q2 2016951$11.6bn
Q1 20161,005$10.4bn
Q4 2015950$10.7bn
Q3 2015887$8.1bn
Q2 2015877$7.7bn
Q1 2015778$7.7bn
Q4 2014785$7.6bn
Q3 2014849$6.9bn
Q2 2014912$6.8bn
Q1 2014772$5.5bn

Where Marshall Wace, LLP was early

23 rows
EPI WISDOMTREE INDIAQ2 20142 of 400.03%1.7%17Exited by Q2 2026+82%
RGEN REPLIGEN CORPQ2 20144 of 1400.06%1.8%35Held at last filing, Q2 2026+499%
TFX TELEFLEX INCQ2 20147 of 1420.06%2.4%44Held at last filing, Q2 2026+20%
UHS UNIVERSAL HLTH-BQ2 201412 of 1380.03%1.2%35Exited by Q2 2026+87%
CVS CVS HEALTH CORPQ2 201416 of 2160.1%1.1%45Held at last filing, Q2 2026+37%
LOGI LOGITECH INTER-RQ3 20141 of 800.05%3.1%29Held at last filing, Q2 2026+634%
ROST ROSS STORES INCQ3 201414 of 1740.02%1.0%36Held at last filing, Q2 2026+463%
BSX BOSTON SCIENTIFCQ3 201419 of 1930.06%3.5%47Held at last filing, Q2 2026+261%
BABA ALIBABA GRP-ADRQ3 201422 of 3771.1%5.0%46Held at last filing, Q2 2026+8.0%
QGEN QIAGEN NVQ2 20153 of 1380.03%1.9%32Held at last filing, Q2 2026+47%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-AQ3 20152 of 3752.2%7.4%44Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1020%
PYPL PAYPAL HOLDINGSQ3 201533 of 3220.1%1.7%36Exited by Q3 2025+139%
BBL BHP GROUP PLC-ADQ1 20164 of 660.08%1.1%21Exited by Q1 2022+17%
LIVN LIVANOVA PLCQ1 20164 of 1200.07%1.3%37Held at last filing, Q2 2026+52%
SPGI S&P GLOBAL INCQ1 201615 of 2471.0%1.3%42Held at last filing, Q2 2026+311%
DGX QUEST DIAGNOSTICQ2 20168 of 1320.4%1.4%39Held at last filing, Q2 2026+160%
USFD US FOODS HOLDINGQ2 201614 of 1830.2%1.3%27Held at last filing, Q2 2026+322%
BTI BRIT AMER TO-ADRQ4 20164 of 1060.0%2.6%23Held at last filing, Q2 2026+9.6%
BIO BIO-RAD LABS-AQ2 201713 of 1410.01%1.7%30Held at last filing, Q2 2026+30%
LIN LINDE PLCQ4 201817 of 2100.1%1.1%29Held at last filing, Q2 2026+233%
0VVB PARAMOUNT GLOB-BQ4 201920 of 2070.0%1.4%16Exited by Q3 2025−69%
ABNB AIRBNB INC-AQ4 202023 of 2530.09%1.2%18Held at last filing, Q2 2026−2.5%
CRCL CIRCLE INTERNETQ2 20255 of 1171.8%1.8%5Held at last filing, Q2 2026−65%

Concentration and tenure

3.3%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
17.9%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Diversified
Style, by median largest position
2
Median completed holding, quarters