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Marshall Wace, LLP 13F holdings, Q4 2020

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Marshall Wace, LLP disclosed 1686 US equity positions worth $15.8bn in its Q4 2020 13F filing. Its largest position is ZTS at 3.0% of the reported book, followed by TMO and TFX. Versus Q3 2020 it opened 788 new positions, added to 344, reduced 530 and exited 595.

$15.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
1,686
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
3.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
18.2%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
167
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 2020: 788 new, 344 added, 530 reduced, 595 exited

50 of 1,686
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare3.0%$474m2.86m+25%added
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCHealthcare2.6%$404m867,394+67%added
TFX TELEFLEX INCORPORATEDHealthcare2.3%$363m882,919+18%added
RGEN REPLIGEN CORPHealthcare1.8%$284m1.48m+63%added
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology1.6%$245m1.10m−4.3%reduced
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical1.5%$235m72,157−24%reduced
CCL CARNIVAL CORPConsumer Cyclical1.4%$226m10.43m+284%added
BIOHAVEN PHARMACTL HLDG CO L no ticker–1.4%$219m2.56m+1.1%added
TRU TRANSUNIONFinancial Services1.4%$216m2.17m+8.9%added
BIO BIO RAD LABS INCHealthcare1.4%$215m369,411+32%added
CRL CHARLES RIV LABS INTL INCHealthcare1.3%$213m852,914+4.9%added
MNST MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP NEWConsumer Defensive1.0%$159m1.72m+19%added
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical1.0%$157m675,712+2.8%added
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.9%$143m1.08m+42%added
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.9%$140m79,640−56%reduced
BIIB BIOGEN INCHealthcare0.8%$127m519,853+346%added
A AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INCHealthcare0.8%$127m1.07m−54%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.8%$126m351,991+28%added
GH GUARDANT HEALTH INCHealthcare0.8%$122m946,882+1.6%added
STLA STELLANTIS N.VConsumer Cyclical0.8%$122m6.80m–new
NSTGEUR NANOSTRING TECHNOLOGIES INC–0.8%$120m1.80m+523%added
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$115m434,097+21%added
SKAA SKECHERS U S A INC–0.7%$103m2.87m+68%added
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INCFinancial Services0.6%$98.4m420,262+338%added
SAM BOSTON BEER INCConsumer Defensive0.6%$96.4m96,923−11%reduced
ITCIEUR INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES INC–0.6%$95.9m3.02m+0.1%held
NTRA NATERA INCHealthcare0.6%$90.7m911,254–new
DHR DANAHER CORP DELHealthcare0.5%$86.2m388,258+266%added
BLDP BALLARD PWR SYS INC NEWIndustrials0.5%$84.3m3.60m+102%added
MRTXEUR MIRATI THERAPEUTICS INC–0.5%$81.4m370,606−13%reduced
RCL ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTDConsumer Cyclical0.5%$81.2m1.09m+1444%added
TMUS T-MOBILE US INCCommunication Services0.5%$79.7m590,963−43%reduced
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INCHealthcare0.5%$76.3m237,692+36%added
VCIT VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS–0.5%$76.2m784,488–new
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.5%$75.5m1.22m+229%added
TWST TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPHealthcare0.5%$74.5m527,582−10%reduced
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology0.5%$74.1m985,051–new
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.5%$74.0m42,256−50%reduced
DAVA ENDAVA PLCTechnology0.5%$73.3m955,646+56%added
ARVN ARVINAS INCHealthcare0.5%$73.3m863,107+797%added
YUMC YUM CHINA HLDGS INCConsumer Cyclical0.4%$70.7m1.24m+458%added
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services0.4%$69.3m253,623−19%reduced
DE DEERE & COIndustrials0.4%$67.5m250,999−22%reduced
CTLTEUR CATALENT INC–0.4%$64.3m617,908+23%added
LQD ISHARES TR–0.4%$64.3m465,258+96%added
EPAM EPAM SYS INCTechnology0.4%$63.8m177,908+53%added
UBS UBS GROUP AGFinancial Services0.4%$63.4m4.49m−45%reduced
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.4%$58.8m462,387−44%reduced
JNK SPDR SERIES TRUST–0.4%$57.7m529,468+173%added
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.4%$57.6m218,404−7.1%reduced

Exited since Q3 2020

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FDX FEDEX CORP0.5%$69.6m
ADSK AUTODESK INC0.3%$38.8m
BAX BAXTER INTL INC0.3%$34.4m
BC BRUNSWICK CORP0.3%$34.1m
MMM 3M CO0.2%$33.2m
ILMN ILLUMINA INC0.2%$32.6m
FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N no ticker0.2%$26.5m
GDDY GODADDY INC0.2%$23.5m
NSP INSPERITY INC0.2%$23.0m
WRIGHT MED GROUP N V no ticker0.2%$22.7m
ORI OLD REP INTL CORP0.2%$20.8m
CB CHUBB LIMITED0.1%$19.1m
HUM HUMANA INC0.1%$18.3m
SSNC SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HLDGS INC0.1%$18.1m
TOL TOLL BROTHERS INC0.1%$16.9m
FTAC Olympus Acq no ticker0.1%$16.0m
ADSW ADVANCED DISP SVCS INC DEL0.1%$15.8m
VC VISTEON CORP0.1%$15.7m
GORES HOLDINGS V no ticker0.1%$15.5m
TWC TECH HOLDING no ticker0.1%$15.2m
CCIV/U CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP IV0.1%$15.0m
HN9 HANESBRANDS INC0.1%$13.7m
IMMU IMMUNOMEDICS INC0.1%$13.7m
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES PLC no ticker0.10%$13.0m
YUM YUM BRANDS INC0.09%$12.1m
COHN ROBBINS HOLDINGS CORP no ticker0.09%$12.1m
DNLI DENALI THERAPEUTICS INC0.09%$11.7m
PAYC PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC0.08%$11.3m
NVT NVENT ELECTRIC PLC0.08%$11.1m
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC0.08%$11.0m
YETI YETI HLDGS INC0.08%$10.6m
FSLR FIRST SOLAR INC0.08%$10.5m
HOLICITY INC no ticker0.08%$10.3m
2663134D BITAUTO HLDGS LTD0.08%$10.3m
TCO TAUBMAN CTRS INC0.07%$10.2m
STARBOARD VALUE no ticker0.07%$10.1m
PWR QUANTA SVCS INC0.07%$9.9m
BLKB BLACKBAUD INC0.07%$9.9m
SAIA SAIA INC0.07%$9.6m
PZZA PAPA JOHNS INTL INC0.07%$9.5m
BROADSTONE ACQUI no ticker0.07%$9.5m
GORES HOLDINGS-A no ticker0.07%$9.3m
TAL TAL EDUCATION GROUP0.07%$9.3m
LHX L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC0.07%$9.2m
LONGVIEW ACQUI-A no ticker0.07%$9.2m
GO ACQUISITION C no ticker0.07%$9.1m
KISMET ACQUISIT no ticker0.07%$8.9m
EXLS EXLSERVICE HLDGS INC0.06%$8.7m
FORTRESS VALUE A no ticker0.06%$8.2m
Foley Trasimene no ticker0.06%$8.2m

Sector mix

  • Healthcare25.9%
  • Unclassified24.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical13.4%
  • Financial Services10.1%
  • Technology9.2%
  • Industrials4.3%
  • Consumer Defensive4.1%
  • Communication Services4.0%
  • Basic Materials1.8%
  • Energy1.2%
  • Real Estate1.0%
  • Utilities0.9%

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