First Pacific Advisors' Strategic Moves: Baxter International Inc. Takes Center StageMay 14, 2026
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Exploring the Latest 13F Filing and Investment Strategies
First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) recently submitted the 13F filing for the first quarter of 2026, providing insights into its investment moves during this period. First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) is a Los Angeles-based investment management firm with an emphasis on value investing. It manages the FPA Capital Fund (Trades, Portfolio), the FPA Crescent Fund, the FPA New Income Fund, the FPA Paramount Fund, the FPA Perennial Fund, and Source Capital, Inc. J. Richard Atwood serves as the firms Chief Financial Officer. The firm follows a value-oriented, research-intensive process. It runs concentrated funds to focus on the best ideas of the portfolio managers, with an emphasis on intellectual independence that does not seek validation from the broader investment community. The funds have a focus on small- and mid-cap stocks.
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Summary of New Buy
First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) added a total of 27 stocks, among them:
The most significant addition was Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX), with 6,700,925 shares, accounting for 1.61% of the portfolio and a total value of $112.58 million. The second largest addition to the portfolio was Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (NYSE:AJG), consisting of 387,687 shares, representing approximately 1.2% of the portfolio, with a total value of $83.97 million. The third largest addition was Waters Corp (NYSE:WAT), with 267,472 shares, accounting for 1.14% of the portfolio and a total value of $79.65 million.
Key Position Increases
First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) also increased stakes in a total of 22 stocks, among them:
The most notable increase was Liberty Broadband Corp (NASDAQ:LBRDK), with an additional 1,973,262 shares, bringing the total to 4,642,610 shares. This adjustment represents a significant 73.92% increase in share count, a 1.42% impact on the current portfolio, with a total value of $233.52 million. The second largest increase was Avantor Inc (NYSE:AVTR), with an additional 4,120,403 shares, bringing the total to 8,089,023. This adjustment represents a significant 103.82% increase in share count, with a total value of $63.42 million.
Summary of Sold Out
First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) completely exited 5 of the holdings in the first quarter of 2026, as detailed below:
Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHTR): First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) sold all 461,525 shares, resulting in a -1.29% impact on the portfolio. Gulfport Energy Corp (NYSE:GPOR): First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) liquidated all 127,434 shares, causing a -0.36% impact on the portfolio.
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Key Position Reduces
First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) also reduced positions in 23 stocks. The most significant changes include:
Reduced Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) by 2,743,789 shares, resulting in a -67.31% decrease in shares and a -1.01% impact on the portfolio. The stock traded at an average price of $31.25 during the quarter and has returned 2.45% over the past 3 months and 21.62% year-to-date. Reduced NCR Atleos Corp (NYSE:NATL) by 1,929,767 shares, resulting in a -94.56% reduction in shares and a -0.98% impact on the portfolio. The stock traded at an average price of $41.33 during the quarter and has returned 5.87% over the past 3 months and 17.34% year-to-date.
Portfolio Overview
At the first quarter of 2026, First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio)' portfolio included 84 stocks. The top holdings included 7.83% in Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ:ADI), 6.91% in Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), 5.6% in International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE:IFF), 5.56% in Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META), and 5.46% in Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG).First Pacific Advisors' Strategic Moves: Baxter International Inc. Takes Center Stage
The holdings are mainly concentrated in all 11 industries: Communication Services, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Industrials, Energy, Real Estate, Consumer Defensive, and Utilities.First Pacific Advisors' Strategic Moves: Baxter International Inc. Takes Center Stage
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The intravenous (IV) fluid bag market is a global market that provides sterile and flexible containers for safely delivering hydration fluids, electrolytes, medications, parenteral nutrition, and blood products in hospitals, clinics, ambulatory facilities, and home care.
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The growing number of cases of dehydration, chronic illnesses (diabetes, cancer, and kidney disease), malnutrition, and post-operative recovery requirements created by the aging demographics and lifestyle diseases and increasing divorce/surgical rates has increased the demand for IV fluid bag products. With the increasing access to healthcare and outpatient/home based infusion services around the globe, an increased number of patients will be in need of a competent, sterile IV delivery system to provide fluid replacement, medication delivery, and nutrition.
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The most significant market share can be found in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, which are the major locations of bulk purchasing, sterile storage, and high usage of IV fluid bags in acute care, surgical, and emergency units. These channels have been the choice for delivering intravenous fluid bags because they offer professional knowledge on fluid selection, compatibility checks, and administration protocols in the high-acuity settings.
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With good healthcare services infrastructure, a high chronic disease burden, high regulatory standards supporting non-PVC substitutes, and a broad usage of home-infusion electronic devices, the North American market controls the entire market of intravenous (IV) fluid bags in the world. North America is advantageous too with powerful reimbursement policies, the existence of major manufacturers and the incorporation of environment-friendly and ready-to-use solutions at an earlier stage. The increased concentration of the key players in the industries and constant innovation as well as large volumes of surgical procedures enhance the continued dominative position of North America.
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List of the prominent players in the Intravenous (IV) Fluid Bags Market:
Baxter International Inc. B. Braun Melsungen AG Fresenius Kabi AG ICU Medical Inc. Pfizer Inc. Grifols S.A. JW Life Science Corporation Technoflex Sippex IV Bag Renolit SE Others
The Intravenous (IV) Fluid Bags Market is segmented as follows:
By Material Type
PVC Bags
o DEHP-containing PVC
o DEHP-free PVC
Non-PVC Bags
o Polyolefin Bags
o EVA Bags
o Polypropylene Bags
Glass Bottles
By Chamber Type
Single-Chamber Bags Multi-Chamber Bags
o Two-Chamber Bags
o Three-Chamber Bags
By Capacity
50-100 ml 100-250 ml 250-500 ml 500-1000 ml Above 1000 ml
By Application
Fluid Therapy
o Hydration
o Electrolyte Balance
Nutrition Therapy
o Parenteral Nutrition
o Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
Drug Administration
o Antibiotics
o Chemotherapy
o Pain Management
Blood & Blood Products Other Applications
By End-User
Hospitals
o General Hospitals
o Specialty Hospitals
Ambulatory Surgical Centers Home Healthcare Clinics Others
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North America
U.S. Canada Mexico Rest of North America
Europe
Germany France U.K. Russia Italy Spain Netherlands Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific
China Japan India New Zealand Australia South Korea Taiwan Rest of Asia Pacific
The Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia UAE Egypt Kuwait South Africa Rest of the Middle East & Africa
Latin America
Brazil Argentina Rest of Latin America
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