Advisors Preferred Portfolio holdings

Advisors Preferred's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Advisors Preferred held 317 positions worth $178M, down 5.6% from $189M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

Advisors Preferred withdrew a net $12M in Q2 2015, closing 113 positions and reducing 69 holdings. Its most notable exit was VanEck Retail ETF, an estimated $3.96M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 0.43% of assets, down from 0.54% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Advisors Preferred opened a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $5.7M.

• Advisors Preferred's largest Q2 2015 buy was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 89,750 shares worth $5.7M.
• Advisors Preferred added most to First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF in Q2 2015, an estimated $12.7M increase.
• Advisors Preferred's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was ProShares Ultra QQQ, cutting an estimated $4.75M.
• Advisors Preferred fully exited VanEck Retail ETF in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $3.96M.
• Advisors Preferred's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $178M portfolio in Q2 2015.
• Advisors Preferred opened 70 new positions and closed 113 in Q2 2015.
• Advisors Preferred's portfolio value fell 5.6% quarter-over-quarter to $178M.

Based on Advisors Preferred's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 31 Jul 2015.