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Marshall Wace, LLP 13F holdings, Q4 2018

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Marshall Wace, LLP disclosed 1551 US equity positions worth $9.7bn in its Q4 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is ZTS at 3.2% of the reported book, followed by GOOGL and A. Versus Q3 2018 it opened 837 new positions, added to 341, reduced 345 and exited 397.

$9.7bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
1,551
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
3.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
15.1%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
202
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 2018: 837 new, 341 added, 345 reduced, 397 exited

50 of 1,551
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare3.2%$309m3.61m+12%added
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services2.6%$250m238,859+61%added
A AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INCHealthcare1.9%$190m2.81m+6.2%added
SHIRE PLC no ticker–1.7%$166m956,396+92%added
TFX TELEFLEX INCORPORATEDHealthcare1.6%$151m584,275+108%added
FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N no ticker–1.0%$99.7m6.88m+32%added
YUM YUM BRANDS INCConsumer Cyclical0.8%$81.0m881,356+148%added
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.8%$79.3m1.23m+135%added
CTSH COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIOTechnology0.8%$74.5m1.17m+13%added
FNF FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIALFinancial Services0.8%$74.5m2.37m+149%added
CCL CARNIVAL CORPConsumer Cyclical0.8%$73.1m1.49m+78%added
AKX ANSYS INC–0.7%$71.8m502,567+98%added
WEN The Wendy's CoConsumer Cyclical0.7%$71.4m4.58m+1000%added
ETRA E TRADE FINANCIAL CORPHealthcare0.7%$68.8m1.57m+3112%added
SPGI S&P GLOBAL INCFinancial Services0.7%$67.6m397,635−46%reduced
ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND no ticker–0.7%$67.3m477,468+8020%added
BARCLAYS BK PLC no ticker–0.7%$65.1m1.39m+170%added
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.7%$64.1m339,646–new
RHT1EUR RED HAT INC–0.7%$64.1m364,751+55%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.6%$61.2m463,530+790%added
DNKN DUNKIN BRANDS GROUP INC–0.6%$60.9m950,439+25518%added
CDNS CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INCTechnology0.6%$58.6m1.35m+94%added
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical0.6%$57.8m780,173+565%added
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology0.6%$57.5m784,580+557%added
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.6%$56.4m555,287+22%added
AZPNUSD ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC–0.6%$55.6m676,437+27%added
JACK JACK IN THE BOX INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$52.0m669,334+18%added
BFAM BRIGHT HORIZONS FAM SOL IN DConsumer Cyclical0.5%$51.9m465,336+1559%added
NBIX NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INCHealthcare0.5%$50.5m707,475+779%added
OLLI OLLIES BARGAIN OUTLET HLDGSConsumer Defensive0.5%$49.8m748,602+375%added
BRKR BRUKER CORPHealthcare0.5%$48.1m1.62m+55%added
ULTA ULTA BEAUTY INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$46.5m189,895+21%added
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT no ticker–0.5%$46.0m447,658+66%added
BRX BRIXMOR PPTY GROUP INCReal Estate0.5%$45.6m3.11m+37%added
SEE1GBP SEALED AIR CORP NEW–0.5%$44.6m1.28m−36%reduced
BSX BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPHealthcare0.5%$44.4m1.26m+92%added
TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARCommunication Services0.5%$44.0m427,500−52%reduced
BAX BAXTER INTL INCHealthcare0.4%$43.3m657,833+103%added
SIXEUR SIX FLAGS ENTMT CORP NEW–0.4%$42.5m764,817–new
LULU LULULEMON ATHLETICA INCConsumer Cyclical0.4%$41.0m337,407+75%added
C CITIGROUP INCFinancial Services0.4%$40.7m781,428+768%added
CTXSEUR CITRIX SYS INC–0.4%$40.7m396,825+3778%added
DGX QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCHealthcare0.4%$40.3m483,659−68%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.4%$39.9m767,867−11%reduced
NXSTAGE MEDICAL INC no ticker–0.4%$39.9m1.39m+21%added
G GENPACT LIMITEDTechnology0.4%$39.6m1.47m−3.2%reduced
NCLH NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HLDGSConsumer Cyclical0.4%$38.8m914,670+121%added
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCHealthcare0.4%$37.6m167,858–new
MCO MOODYS CORPFinancial Services0.4%$36.2m258,820+54%added
SYU1 SYNOVUS FINL CORP–0.4%$34.5m1.08m−20%reduced

Exited since Q3 2018

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AETNA INC NEW no ticker0.7%$77.0m
NOW SERVICENOW INC0.5%$58.2m
CC CHEMOURS CO0.5%$55.1m
BURL BURLINGTON STORES INC0.4%$51.3m
CA INC no ticker0.4%$49.9m
HGV HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC0.4%$47.4m
BBY BEST BUY INC0.4%$44.8m
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC no ticker0.4%$44.1m
LKQ LKQ CORP0.4%$42.4m
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO no ticker0.4%$41.4m
RMD RESMED INC0.4%$41.2m
FOREST CITY RLTY TR INC no ticker0.3%$40.5m
BGCPEUR BGC PARTNERS INC0.3%$35.0m
SODASTREAM INTERNATIONAL LTD no ticker0.3%$34.6m
CRI CARTERS INC0.3%$34.1m
CFR CULLEN FROST BANKERS INC0.3%$32.3m
LECO LINCOLN ELEC HLDGS INC0.3%$32.0m
AOS SMITH A O CORP0.3%$31.8m
DECK DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP0.2%$25.6m
BKIEUR BLACK KNIGHT INC0.2%$25.4m
WFC WELLS FARGO & CO0.2%$25.0m
COLD AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC0.2%$23.3m
FHB FIRST HAWAIIAN INC0.2%$22.6m
MAS MASCO CORP0.2%$22.6m
GRMN GARMIN LTD0.2%$22.4m
UNVREUR UNIVAR SOLUTIONS INC0.2%$22.2m
PINNACLE FOODS INC DEL no ticker0.2%$21.2m
GWRE GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC0.2%$20.2m
VECTREN CORP no ticker0.2%$20.0m
KO COCA COLA CO0.2%$19.5m
KMX CARMAX INC0.2%$18.6m
PRU PRUDENTIAL FINL INC0.2%$18.5m
TRNO TERRENO RLTY CORP0.2%$17.8m
WWW WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC0.2%$17.7m
LASALLE HOTEL PPTYS no ticker0.2%$17.7m
MGY MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP0.1%$17.4m
GPRO GOPRO INC0.1%$16.7m
LPI1EUR LAREDO PETROLEUM INC0.1%$16.5m
TEGPUSD TALLGRASS ENERGY LP0.1%$15.8m
RCI ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC0.1%$15.6m
AIR AAR CORP0.1%$15.6m
ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORP no ticker0.1%$15.3m
SYMCEUR SYMANTEC CORP0.1%$15.2m
GLOB GLOBANT S A0.1%$14.7m
BR BROADRIDGE FINL SOLUTIONS IN0.1%$14.6m
MIMECAST LTD no ticker0.1%$14.4m
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.1%$14.3m
DEI DOUGLAS EMMETT INC0.1%$14.2m
TSN TYSON FOODS INC0.1%$14.1m
JAG2EUR JAGGED PEAK ENERGY INC0.1%$13.9m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified32.2%
  • Healthcare17.4%
  • Consumer Cyclical14.9%
  • Financial Services8.5%
  • Technology8.0%
  • Communication Services4.9%
  • Industrials4.7%
  • Basic Materials2.6%
  • Real Estate2.3%
  • Consumer Defensive2.2%
  • Energy1.1%
  • Utilities1.1%

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