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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
+7.31%
1 Year Est. Return
+6.26%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.82%
5 Year Est. Return
+112.87%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.31B
AUM Growth
-$1.69B
Cap. Flow
-$1.92B
Cap. Flow %
-83.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.63%
Holding
694
New
51
Increased
253
Reduced
282
Closed
59

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
QUAL icon
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
+$9.89M
2
VEA icon
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
+$9.64M
3
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$9.58M
4
OFG icon
OFG Bancorp
OFG
+$6.48M
5
HWC icon
Hancock Whitney
HWC
+$6.24M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$155M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$148M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$144M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$85.9M
5
V icon
Visa
V
+$83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 15.2%
2 Financials 14.89%
3 Healthcare 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.56%
5 Industrials 10.25%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VSH icon
101
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$5.18B
$6.39M 0.28%
314,117
-44,805
-12% -$1.06M
SUPN icon
102
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.65B
$6.39M 0.28%
126,838
+3,637
+3% +$180K
CMI icon
103
Cummins
CMI
$87.3B
$6.37M 0.28%
43,607
+22,161
+103% +$3.12M
WAFD icon
104
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$6.36M 0.28%
198,771
+1,717
+0.9% +$57.8K
TCF
105
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$6.32M 0.27%
265,473
+245,923
+1,258% +$6.24M
CATY icon
106
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.21B
$6.28M 0.27%
151,643
-2,599
-2% -$109K
MET icon
107
MetLife
MET
$62.5B
$6.28M 0.27%
134,360
+8,023
+6% +$367K
DGX icon
108
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$25.9B
$6.27M 0.27%
58,109
+862
+2% +$94.5K
CNO icon
109
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$4.99B
$6.19M 0.27%
291,684
+62,085
+27% +$1.3M
BRK.B icon
110
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$6.11M 0.26%
28,515
-1,210
-4% -$248K
FLRN icon
111
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$3.08B
$6.08M 0.26%
197,540
-3,838
-2% -$118K
CHE icon
112
Chemed
CHE
$7.1B
$6.07M 0.26%
18,989
-3,433
-15% -$1.09M
MGP
113
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
$6.06M 0.26%
205,570
+5,085
+3% +$153K
AGO icon
114
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.73B
$6.03M 0.26%
142,797
+15,094
+12% +$599K
BRKL
115
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$6.01M 0.26%
360,048
-5,100
-1% -$92.3K
SYK icon
116
Stryker
SYK
$133B
$6.01M 0.26%
33,826
+276
+0.8% +$47.1K
UNT
117
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$5.95M 0.26%
228,138
-3,540
-2% -$92K
HWC icon
118
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.14B
$5.89M 0.26%
+123,964
New +$6.24M
HDP
119
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
$5.87M 0.25%
257,464
+191,675
+291% +$4M
ATI icon
120
ATI
ATI
$24.8B
$5.87M 0.25%
198,482
-3,130
-2% -$84.2K
R icon
121
Ryder
R
$9.9B
$5.86M 0.25%
80,184
-2,239
-3% -$171K
SWX icon
122
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.54B
$5.85M 0.25%
74,057
+19,999
+37% +$1.58M
APTS
123
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
$5.8M 0.25%
330,164
-50,707
-13% -$884K
ASB icon
124
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.8B
$5.8M 0.25%
223,010
-4,400
-2% -$120K
NSA
125
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$5.78M 0.25%
227,368
+845
+0.4% +$24.1K
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5
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Boston Advisors's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Boston Advisors held 694 positions worth $2.31B, down 42% from $4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

Boston Advisors withdrew a net $1.92B in Q3 2018, closing 59 positions and reducing 282 holdings. Its most notable exit was Electronic Arts, an estimated $29.7M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Boston Advisors opened a new position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF worth $10.2M.

  • Boston Advisors's largest Q3 2018 buy was iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF: 112,555 shares worth $10.2M.
  • Boston Advisors added most to Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in Q3 2018, an estimated $9.64M increase.
  • Boston Advisors's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $155M.
  • Boston Advisors fully exited Electronic Arts in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $29.7M.
  • Boston Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $2.31B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Boston Advisors opened 51 new positions and closed 59 in Q3 2018.
  • Boston Advisors's portfolio value fell 42% quarter-over-quarter to $2.31B.

Based on Boston Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 9 Nov 2018.