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Boston Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.91B
1-Year Est. Return 6.26%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-12.73%
1 Year Est. Return
+6.26%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.82%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.87%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$1.73B
AUM Growth
-$577M
Cap. Flow
-$261M
Cap. Flow %
-15.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.82%
Holding
696
New
61
Increased
189
Reduced
327
Closed
69

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BSV icon
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
+$17.2M
2
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$13M
3
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$11.6M
4
VGIT icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
VGIT
+$11.3M
5
ICSH icon
iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
ICSH
+$10.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IWF icon
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
+$11.9M
2
IWM icon
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
+$8.34M
3
MUB icon
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
+$8.11M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$7.72M
5
SPIB icon
State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPIB
+$7.67M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 15.17%
2 Healthcare 14.22%
3 Financials 11.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.26%
5 Industrials 8.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WBA
26
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$11.7M 0.68%
171,599
+738
+0.4% +$57.2K
VGIT icon
27
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
VGIT
$41.6B
$11.5M 0.66%
+180,897
New +$11.3M
LLY icon
28
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.07T
$11.4M 0.66%
98,546
+2,173
+2% +$243K
ADBE icon
29
Adobe
ADBE
$89.5B
$11.2M 0.65%
49,411
-1,074
-2% -$259K
MPC icon
30
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$90.3B
$11.1M 0.64%
187,997
+58,649
+45% +$4M
CTAS icon
31
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$11M 0.64%
261,492
-4,616
-2% -$206K
AMGN icon
32
Amgen
AMGN
$203B
$10.8M 0.62%
55,494
+1,239
+2% +$242K
ACWX icon
33
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
$11.3B
$10.7M 0.62%
255,904
+205,381
+407% +$9.06M
MRK icon
34
Merck
MRK
$324B
$10.4M 0.6%
143,226
-3,405
-2% -$240K
VEU icon
35
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$65.6B
$10.3M 0.6%
226,703
+1,457
+0.6% +$70K
IWM icon
36
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.9B
$10.3M 0.59%
76,654
-55,896
-42% -$8.34M
CHD icon
37
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$10.2M 0.59%
155,745
-27,320
-15% -$1.73M
GLD icon
38
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$10.2M 0.59%
84,340
+2,906
+4% +$338K
BR icon
39
Broadridge
BR
$17.2B
$9.99M 0.58%
103,802
-5,174
-5% -$560K
ETR icon
40
Entergy
ETR
$54.1B
$9.89M 0.57%
229,852
-5,556
-2% -$236K
META icon
41
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.51T
$9.78M 0.57%
74,624
-3,226
-4% -$467K
ICLR icon
42
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$9.76M 0.56%
75,524
-5,974
-7% -$825K
JNJ icon
43
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$635B
$9.72M 0.56%
75,333
-653
-0.9% -$91.1K
NSC icon
44
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$9.47M 0.55%
63,361
-2,317
-4% -$381K
LLL
45
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$9.13M 0.53%
52,551
-1,659
-3% -$320K
UNP icon
46
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$9.06M 0.52%
65,519
-21,479
-25% -$3.18M
VFC icon
47
VF Corp
VFC
$6.68B
$8.47M 0.49%
126,131
-39,667
-24% -$3.03M
HSY icon
48
Hershey
HSY
$35.4B
$8.44M 0.49%
78,759
-13,788
-15% -$1.47M
XOM icon
49
ExxonMobil
XOM
$651B
$8.42M 0.49%
123,466
-6,868
-5% -$539K
UNH icon
50
UnitedHealth
UNH
$382B
$8.4M 0.49%
33,715
+1,420
+4% +$375K
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Boston Advisors's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Boston Advisors held 696 positions worth $1.73B, down 25% from $2.31B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

Boston Advisors withdrew a net $261M in Q4 2018, closing 69 positions and reducing 327 holdings. Its most notable exit was Diversified Healthcare Trust, an estimated $6.51M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, Boston Advisors opened a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF worth $11.5M.

  • Boston Advisors's largest Q4 2018 buy was Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF: 180,897 shares worth $11.5M.
  • Boston Advisors added most to Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in Q4 2018, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • Boston Advisors's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF, cutting an estimated $11.9M.
  • Boston Advisors fully exited Diversified Healthcare Trust in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $6.51M.
  • Boston Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $1.73B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Boston Advisors opened 61 new positions and closed 69 in Q4 2018.
  • Boston Advisors's portfolio value fell 25% quarter-over-quarter to $1.73B.

Based on Boston Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 16 Jan 2019.