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CTC Alternative Strategies Portfolio holdings

AUM $44M
1-Year Est. Return 43.15%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+2%
1 Year Est. Return
+43.15%
3 Year Est. Return
+76.07%
5 Year Est. Return
–
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$50M
AUM Growth
-$4.61M
Cap. Flow
-$4.84M
Cap. Flow %
-9.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.91%
Holding
202
New
88
Increased
9
Reduced
8
Closed
73

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NWS icon
News Corp Class B
NWS
+$1.5M
2
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$1.08M
3
O icon
Realty Income
O
+$635K
4
VTA
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
VTA
+$614K
5
GM icon
General Motors
GM
+$523K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$9.74M
2
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$1.34M
3
RFMD
RF MICRO DEVICES INC
RFMD
+$684K
4
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$495K
5
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$394K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 16.87%
2 Financials 7.88%
3 Industrials 6.51%
4 Real Estate 5.55%
5 Consumer Discretionary 2.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ESS icon
26
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.3B
$393K 0.78%
+1,900
New +$376K
TCF.WS
27
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF.WS
$376K 0.75%
144,200
– –
DE icon
28
Deere & Co
DE
$160B
$372K 0.74%
4,200
– –
DSU icon
29
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU
$593M
$370K 0.74%
+33,193
New +$373K
CSCO icon
30
Cisco
CSCO
$457B
$370K 0.74%
13,300
-2,700
-17% -$69.7K
FRA icon
31
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA
$383M
$368K 0.74%
+27,520
New +$374K
JQC icon
32
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$704M
$352K 0.7%
+40,120
New +$351K
AVNS
33
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$350K 0.7%
+7,700
New +$303K
LO
34
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
$340K 0.68%
5,400
+1,200
+29% +$74.2K
EFT
35
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
EFT
$283M
$339K 0.68%
+24,435
New +$346K
TRV icon
36
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.1B
$339K 0.68%
3,200
+300
+10% +$30.3K
MDU icon
37
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.17B
$333K 0.67%
+37,252
New +$360K
JPM icon
38
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$332K 0.66%
5,300
-1,900
-26% -$114K
CFP
39
DELISTED
CORNERSTONE PROGRESSIVE RETURN FD COM
CFP
$323K 0.64%
+21,205
New +$326K
WPG
40
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$317K 0.63%
2,044
– –
TEI
41
Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund
TEI
$314M
$313K 0.63%
+27,600
New +$340K
GNT
42
GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust
GNT
$135M
$311K 0.62%
+38,525
New +$333K
PHD
43
DELISTED
Pioneer Floating Rate Fund
PHD
$304K 0.61%
+26,700
New +$305K
ALB icon
44
Albemarle
ALB
$13.9B
$295K 0.59%
+4,900
New +$289K
BGX
45
Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund
BGX
$136M
$294K 0.59%
+18,960
New +$307K
FCT
46
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
FCT
$251M
$286K 0.57%
+21,960
New +$288K
AMZN icon
47
Amazon
AMZN
$2.92T
$284K 0.57%
+18,300
New +$285K
BLW icon
48
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
BLW
$490M
$282K 0.56%
+17,940
New +$286K
HYI
49
Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc
HYI
$133M
$281K 0.56%
+17,840
New +$290K
DCI icon
50
Donaldson
DCI
$10.9B
$274K 0.55%
+7,100
New +$282K
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CTC Alternative Strategies's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, CTC Alternative Strategies held 202 positions worth $50M, down 8.4% from $54.6M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.

CTC Alternative Strategies withdrew a net $4.84M in Q4 2014, closing 73 positions and reducing 8 holdings. Its most notable exit was Liberty Media Series C, an estimated $1.34M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 17% of assets, down from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

Against the trend, CTC Alternative Strategies opened a new position in News Corp Class B worth $1.51M.

  • CTC Alternative Strategies's largest Q4 2014 buy was News Corp Class B: 100,000 shares worth $1.51M.
  • CTC Alternative Strategies added most to Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock in Q4 2014, an estimated $520K increase.
  • CTC Alternative Strategies's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $9.74M.
  • CTC Alternative Strategies fully exited Liberty Media Series C in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $1.34M.
  • CTC Alternative Strategies's ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $50M portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • CTC Alternative Strategies opened 88 new positions and closed 73 in Q4 2014.
  • CTC Alternative Strategies's portfolio value fell 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $50M.

Based on CTC Alternative Strategies's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 29 Jan 2015.