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Blankinship & Foster Portfolio holdings

AUM $452M
1-Year Est. Return 16.63%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.37%
1 Year Est. Return
+16.63%
3 Year Est. Return
+49.59%
5 Year Est. Return
+45.7%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$158M
AUM Growth
+$22.5M
Cap. Flow
+$16.2M
Cap. Flow %
10.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
90.05%
Holding
38
New
6
Increased
13
Reduced
10
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VEU icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
+$11.8M
2
SHYD icon
VanEck Short High Yield Muni ETF
SHYD
+$1.88M
3
VUG icon
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
VUG
+$1.46M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$1.22M
5
VO icon
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
+$473K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VDC icon
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
VDC
+$1.05M
2
DBEF icon
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
+$827K
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$99.3K
4
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$85.7K
5
BSV icon
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
+$24.5K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Energy 2.69%
2 Technology 1.08%
3 Financials 0.79%
4 Communication Services 0.59%
5 Consumer Discretionary 0.35%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
IWN icon
26
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.4B
$377K 0.24%
3,000
+19
+0.6% +$2.38K
EFAV icon
27
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
EFAV
$5.4B
$334K 0.21%
+4,582
New +$330K
SCHE icon
28
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF
SCHE
$12.5B
$295K 0.19%
10,546
+771
+8% +$21.3K
VIG icon
29
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$112B
$288K 0.18%
2,824
– –
ETP
30
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
$247K 0.16%
13,806
– –
CAT icon
31
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$233K 0.15%
+1,477
New +$205K
DIA icon
32
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$45.5B
$233K 0.15%
943
– –
EFA icon
33
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$216K 0.14%
3,070
+32
+1% +$2.23K
VBR icon
34
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$37.2B
$215K 0.14%
1,619
+12
+0.7% +$1.56K
IWR icon
35
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56.1B
$209K 0.13%
+4,016
New +$204K
IJJ icon
36
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IJJ
$8.85B
$208K 0.13%
+2,600
New +$203K
BSV icon
37
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$207K 0.13%
2,617
-308
-11% -$24.5K
MNOV icon
38
MediciNova
MNOV
$66M
$102K 0.06%
15,700
– –
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Blankinship & Foster's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Blankinship & Foster held 38 positions worth $158M, up 17% from $135M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 90% of the portfolio.

Blankinship & Foster deployed $16.2M of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 6 new positions and adding to 13 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was VanEck Short High Yield Muni ETF: 77,146 shares worth $1.87M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 2.7% of assets, down from 3.1% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF, an estimated $1.05M trimmed.

  • Blankinship & Foster's largest Q4 2017 buy was VanEck Short High Yield Muni ETF: 77,146 shares worth $1.87M.
  • Blankinship & Foster added most to Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF in Q4 2017, an estimated $11.8M increase.
  • Blankinship & Foster's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF, cutting an estimated $1.05M.
  • Blankinship & Foster's ten largest holdings make up 90% of its $158M portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Blankinship & Foster opened 6 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2017.
  • Blankinship & Foster's portfolio value rose 17% quarter-over-quarter to $158M.

Based on Blankinship & Foster's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 25 Jan 2018.