15 Dow Stocks Listed and Ranked By 2022 Hedge Fund Bullishness Index

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7. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 103

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) is a diversified healthcare company based in Minnesota, which deals in healthcare insurance, health management services, and pharmacy care services.

An examination of Insider Monkey’s database revealed that 103 hedge funds were long UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) at the end of the first quarter, compared to 96 funds a quarter earlier. This made UNH the most popular healthcare stock among the 912 hedge funds which Insider Monkey tracks. UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s (NYSE:UNH) largest shareholder in the first quarter was Eagle Capital Management with a $1.48 billion stake.

Investment firm Baron Funds talked about UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) in its Q1 2022 investor letter. Here is what it had to say:

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) is a leading diversified health and wellbeing company whose divisions include insurance arm, United Healthcare and healthcare services arm, Optum, which offers care delivery and other services. Shares increased 1.8% on good fourth quarter results with revenues up 12.5% year-over-year, operating margins of 7.5% and EPS up 78% while also reaffirming its 2022 guidance. We believe UnitedHealth leads the health care industry in innovation and execution as evidenced by its strong value proposition leading to Medicare Advantage share gains, strong cost controls, and its leadership position in the shift to value-based care.”

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