Advisors Preferred Portfolio holdings

Advisors Preferred's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Advisors Preferred held 311 positions worth $182M, down 4.6% from $191M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 52% of the portfolio.

Advisors Preferred deployed $13M of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 107 new positions and adding to 58 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 249,122 shares worth $16.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 93% of assets, down from 94% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund, an estimated $6.57M trimmed.

• Advisors Preferred's largest Q2 2017 buy was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 249,122 shares worth $16.2M.
• Advisors Preferred added most to iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in Q2 2017, an estimated $15.4M increase.
• Advisors Preferred's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund, cutting an estimated $6.57M.
• Advisors Preferred fully exited iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $23.7M.
• Advisors Preferred's ten largest holdings make up 52% of its $182M portfolio in Q2 2017.
• Advisors Preferred opened 107 new positions and closed 111 in Q2 2017.
• Advisors Preferred's portfolio value fell 4.6% quarter-over-quarter to $182M.

Based on Advisors Preferred's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 3 Aug 2017.