BlackRock Advisors Portfolio holdings
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RDS.A
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
|
+$310M |
| 2 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$269M |
| 3 |
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
|
+$249M |
| 4 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$213M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$304M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$262M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$234M |
| 4 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
American International
AIG
|
+$225M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 17.69% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 14.91% |
| 3 | Industrials | 11.65% |
| 4 | Energy | 11.06% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.94% |
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BlackRock Advisors's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2013, BlackRock Advisors held 3,733 positions worth $104B, up 4.6% from $99.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
BlackRock Advisors withdrew a net $5.03B in Q4 2013, closing 100 positions and reducing 947 holdings. Its most notable exit was GENERAL MTRS CO JR PFD CONV SER B (DE), an estimated $91.5M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.
Against the trend, BlackRock Advisors opened a new position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF worth $269M.
- BlackRock Advisors's largest Q4 2013 buy was iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: 2,357,840 shares worth $269M.
- BlackRock Advisors added most to Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A in Q4 2013, an estimated $310M increase.
- BlackRock Advisors's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $304M.
- BlackRock Advisors fully exited GENERAL MTRS CO JR PFD CONV SER B (DE) in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $91.5M.
- BlackRock Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $104B portfolio in Q4 2013.
- BlackRock Advisors opened 110 new positions and closed 100 in Q4 2013.
- BlackRock Advisors's portfolio value rose 4.6% quarter-over-quarter to $104B.
Based on BlackRock Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 12 Feb 2014.