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Marshall Wace, LLP 13F holdings, Q4 2017

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Marshall Wace, LLP disclosed 394 US equity positions worth $2.4bn in its Q4 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is GOOGL at 3.7% of the reported book, followed by ZTS and LOGI. Versus Q3 2017 it opened 212 new positions, added to 86, reduced 75 and exited 150.

$2.4bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
394
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
3.7%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
27.8%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
77
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 Q3 2017: 212 new, 86 added, 75 reduced, 150 exited

50 of 394
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services3.7%$88.4m83,960−49%reduced
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare3.7%$87.2m1.21m−46%reduced
LOGI LOGITECH INTL S ATechnology3.1%$74.8m2.22m–new
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services3.1%$73.1m414,034+65%added
BTI BRITISH AMERN TOB PLCConsumer Defensive2.6%$61.5m918,231+3.3%added
SHIRE PLC no ticker–2.6%$60.9m392,438−19%reduced
DELL DELL TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology2.5%$58.7m721,965+20%added
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services2.3%$53.6m1.82m+691%added
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical2.2%$53.2m45,521−48%reduced
TWXCHF TIME WARNER INC–2.1%$49.1m536,330+30%added
CHTR CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services2.0%$48.0m142,734+53%added
QGEN QIAGEN NVHealthcare1.9%$45.6m1.45m–new
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–1.9%$45.6m390,530−12%reduced
WUBAUSD 58 COM INC–1.8%$43.9m613,107–new
TMUS T-MOBILE US INCCommunication Services1.7%$41.2m648,367+20%added
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology1.4%$32.8m280,268−30%reduced
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical1.3%$32.1m186,218+406%added
CALPINE CORP no ticker–1.3%$31.7m2.10m+383%added
LIVN LIVANOVA PLCHealthcare1.3%$30.9m386,885+0.8%added
IBN ICICI BANK LIMITEDFinancial Services1.2%$27.5m2.83m+73%added
AETNA INC NEW no ticker–1.1%$25.8m142,786+681%added
DOWDUPONT INC no ticker–1.0%$23.8m333,762+94%added
USFD US FOODS HLDG CORPConsumer Defensive1.0%$22.7m712,456–new
SG7 SAGE THERAPEUTICS INC–0.9%$22.2m134,788–new
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.9%$21.3m198,857+849%added
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical0.9%$21.2m227,762−35%reduced
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.9%$20.4m357,702+129%added
ALK ALASKA AIR GROUP INCIndustrials0.8%$18.8m255,735+990%added
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETE CORPEnergy0.8%$18.7m254,372–new
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.8%$18.6m303,593+244%added
XBI SPDR SERIES TRUST–0.8%$18.3m215,923–new
KHC KRAFT HEINZ COConsumer Defensive0.8%$18.2m234,402+241%added
AEP AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INCUtilities0.7%$17.5m237,640+235%added
CFG CITIZENS FINL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.7%$17.1m408,147+749%added
TRCO TRIBUNE MEDIA CO–0.7%$17.0m400,000−14%reduced
VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare0.7%$16.6m110,664+413%added
BBL BHP GROUP PLC–0.7%$16.4m407,517−38%reduced
A AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INCHealthcare0.7%$15.9m236,767+1291%added
AKRXEUR AKORN INC–0.6%$15.4m476,602+17%added
BAX BAXTER INTL INCHealthcare0.6%$15.2m234,599–new
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INTechnology0.6%$15.0m127,887–new
APC3EUR ANADARKO PETE CORP–0.6%$14.7m274,804–new
ATVIEUR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC–0.6%$14.5m228,360+33%added
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INCUtilities0.6%$14.3m91,477–new
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC no ticker–0.6%$14.2m418,655+89%added
EXC EXELON CORPUtilities0.6%$13.8m349,961–new
EMR Emerson Electric Inc.Industrials0.6%$13.7m196,511+1240%added
ABLYNX NV - ADR no ticker–0.6%$13.1m525,385–new
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services0.5%$12.5m92,148+353%added
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$12.5m65,886–new

Exited since Q3 2017

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FXI ISHARES TR1.8%$39.6m
ALERE INC no ticker1.3%$28.9m
BCRUSD BARD C R INC1.1%$24.1m
RICEEUR RICE ENERGY INC1.1%$22.8m
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS I no ticker1.0%$21.4m
VWR CORP no ticker0.9%$19.9m
BIDU BAIDU INC0.9%$19.3m
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker0.8%$18.0m
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS CO0.8%$18.0m
MO ALTRIA GROUP INC0.7%$16.1m
ALL ALLSTATE CORP0.7%$15.1m
RYAAY RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC0.6%$14.0m
TSN TYSON FOODS INC0.6%$13.5m
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC no ticker0.6%$13.1m
CME CME GROUP INC0.6%$12.5m
CBS CORP NEW no ticker0.6%$11.8m
AMAT APPLIED MATLS INC0.5%$10.1m
TXT TEXTRON INC0.5%$9.9m
DOMINION DIAMOND CORP no ticker0.4%$9.0m
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP0.4%$8.7m
MA MASTERCARD INC0.4%$8.5m
XRXCHF XEROX CORP0.4%$8.4m
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC0.4%$8.4m
FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LL no ticker0.4%$7.7m
OPLN OPENLANE INC0.3%$7.4m
ISBCUSD INVESTORS BANCORP INC NEW0.3%$7.4m
T AT&T INC0.3%$6.2m
PRICELINE GRP INC no ticker0.3%$6.2m
CAH CARDINAL HEALTH INC0.3%$6.1m
SILVER RUN ACQUISITION no ticker0.3%$6.0m
JAZZ JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC0.3%$5.5m
TIME1EUR TIME INC NEW0.2%$5.2m
TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L P no ticker0.2%$5.0m
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC0.2%$4.9m
KITE PHARMA INC no ticker0.2%$4.9m
NEW YORK REIT INC no ticker0.2%$4.3m
DIGITALGLOBE INC no ticker0.2%$4.2m
GIS GENERAL MILLS INC0.2%$4.1m
BENEFICIAL BANCORP INC no ticker0.2%$4.0m
COOPER COS INC no ticker0.2%$3.9m
FNF FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL0.2%$3.7m
TAP MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO0.2%$3.7m
LKQ LKQ CORP0.2%$3.7m
LBEUR L BRANDS INC0.2%$3.7m
TSS TOTAL SYS SVCS INC0.2%$3.7m
SCORPIO BULKERS INC no ticker0.2%$3.6m
ARCH1EUR ARCH COAL INC0.2%$3.3m
TMK TORCHMARK CORP0.1%$3.1m
VANTIV INC no ticker0.1%$3.1m
DOEUR DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN0.1%$2.9m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified32.9%
  • Healthcare13.4%
  • Communication Services12.3%
  • Technology11.0%
  • Financial Services7.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical7.6%
  • Consumer Defensive5.3%
  • Energy3.0%
  • Industrials2.9%
  • Utilities2.4%
  • Real Estate0.8%
  • Basic Materials0.7%

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