Advisors Preferred Portfolio holdings

Advisors Preferred's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Advisors Preferred held 297 positions worth $202M, up 9.7% from $184M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 61% of the portfolio.

Advisors Preferred deployed $7.22M of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 104 new positions and adding to 40 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Schwab US Large-Cap Value ETF: 1,046,664 shares worth $15.1M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 98% of assets, up from 97% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Real Estate.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF, an estimated $10.2M trimmed.

• Advisors Preferred's largest Q1 2016 buy was Schwab US Large-Cap Value ETF: 1,046,664 shares worth $15.1M.
• Advisors Preferred added most to iShares US Real Estate ETF in Q1 2016, an estimated $12.4M increase.
• Advisors Preferred's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF, cutting an estimated $10.2M.
• Advisors Preferred fully exited First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $16.6M.
• Advisors Preferred's ten largest holdings make up 61% of its $202M portfolio in Q1 2016.
• Advisors Preferred opened 104 new positions and closed 83 in Q1 2016.
• Advisors Preferred's portfolio value rose 9.7% quarter-over-quarter to $202M.

Based on Advisors Preferred's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 12 May 2016.