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3. UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH)

Investors with Long Positions (as of June 30): 61

Aggregate Value of Investors’ Holdings (as of June 30): $2.96 Billion

Moving on, after rising by nearly 20% during the first three months of the year, shares of the largest health insurer in United States have remained in the $110-$120 range for the most part of 2015. During the second quarter, when shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) rose marginally by 3.6%, its ownership among hedge funds tracked by us climbed up by three and the aggregate value of investors’ holdings also saw a modest increase of $63 million. Several analysts, that cover the health insurance space, rate UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) better than its peers owing to its impressive debt to cash flow multiple of 2.0 and its consistent growth. For fiscal year 2015 the company expects EPS to grow by 9% and revenue to advance by 18% year-over-year and for next year it expects them to grow by 16% each. AQR Capital Management turned out to be one of the largest shareholders of UnitedHealth Group as well, having more than doubled its stake to slightly above 4 million shares during the second quarter.

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