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HighVista Strategies Portfolio holdings

AUM $362M
1-Year Est. Return 230.96%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.43%
1 Year Est. Return
+230.96%
3 Year Est. Return
+518.4%
5 Year Est. Return
+644.94%
10 Year Est. Return
+2,223.31%
AUM
$704M
AUM Growth
-$45.1M
Cap. Flow
-$79.8M
Cap. Flow %
-11.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
38.89%
Holding
181
New
34
Increased
25
Reduced
67
Closed
31

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 9%
2 Healthcare 8.25%
3 Consumer Discretionary 7.99%
4 Technology 7.59%
5 Communication Services 7.21%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
VNQ icon
1
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.9B
$164M 23.33%
2,195,827
-469,932
-18% -$34.6M
UNS
2
DELISTED
UNS ENERGY CORP COM
UNS
$12.4M 1.76%
205,410
QCOR
3
DELISTED
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
$12.4M 1.76%
134,130
FRX
4
DELISTED
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
$12.4M 1.76%
125,178
TQNT
5
DELISTED
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC
TQNT
$12.4M 1.76%
+782,459
New +$11.6M
COV
6
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
$12.3M 1.75%
136,390
+133,020
+3,947% +$9.95M
DTV
7
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$12.2M 1.73%
+143,035
New +$11.7M
HCBK
8
DELISTED
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC
HCBK
$12.1M 1.72%
1,229,866
GA
9
DELISTED
GIANT INTERACTIVE GROUP INC ADR (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
GA
$11.9M 1.69%
1,004,004
TDG icon
10
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.2B
$11.5M 1.64%
68,979
-3,643
-5% -$657K
TWC
11
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$11.4M 1.62%
77,438
FWLT
12
DELISTED
FOSTER WHEELER AG (SWITZERLAND)
FWLT
$10.6M 1.51%
311,696
+154,906
+99% +$5.24M
SWY
13
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
$10.5M 1.49%
304,563
-35,634
-10% -$1.22M
EMB icon
14
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$9.34M 1.33%
81,045
MWE
15
DELISTED
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
MWE
$9M 1.28%
+125,677
New +$8.1M
MFRM
16
DELISTED
MATTRESS FIRM HLDG CORP COM STK (DE)
MFRM
$8.8M 1.25%
184,204
-8,145
-4% -$377K
ST icon
17
Sensata Technologies
ST
$6.65B
$8.66M 1.23%
185,111
-10,653
-5% -$466K
LPLA icon
18
LPL Financial
LPLA
$26.3B
$8.32M 1.18%
167,365
+18,422
+12% +$893K
EFA icon
19
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$76.4B
$7.02M 1%
102,714
TRIP icon
20
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.59B
$6.2M 0.88%
57,088
+8,852
+18% +$814K
GDEF
21
DELISTED
GLOBAL DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS INC COM
GDEF
$6.14M 0.87%
600,000
MU icon
22
Micron Technology
MU
$1.04T
$6.08M 0.86%
184,578
-22,724
-11% -$620K
LNG icon
23
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$56.5B
$6.01M 0.85%
+83,769
New +$5.09M
ILMN icon
24
Illumina
ILMN
$29.4B
$5.89M 0.84%
+33,899
New +$5.06M
HBI
25
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$5.77M 0.82%
234,352
-31,820
-12% -$656K

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HighVista Strategies's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, HighVista Strategies held 181 positions worth $704M, down 6% from $749M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 39% of the portfolio.

HighVista Strategies withdrew a net $79.8M in Q2 2014, closing 31 positions and reducing 67 holdings. Its most notable exit was Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF, an estimated $46.4M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 9% of assets, up from 8.1% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, HighVista Strategies opened a new position in DIRECTV COM STK (DE) worth $12.2M.

  • HighVista Strategies's largest Q2 2014 buy was DIRECTV COM STK (DE): 143,035 shares worth $12.2M.
  • HighVista Strategies added most to COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND) in Q2 2014, an estimated $9.95M increase.
  • HighVista Strategies's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Vanguard Real Estate ETF, cutting an estimated $34.6M.
  • HighVista Strategies fully exited Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $46.4M.
  • HighVista Strategies's ten largest holdings make up 39% of its $704M portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • HighVista Strategies opened 34 new positions and closed 31 in Q2 2014.
  • HighVista Strategies's portfolio value fell 6% quarter-over-quarter to $704M.

Based on HighVista Strategies's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 14 Aug 2014.