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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
+10.37%
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
$763M
AUM Growth
+$20.7M
Cap. Flow
-$34M
Cap. Flow %
-4.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
41.61%
Holding
209
New
48
Increased
39
Reduced
38
Closed
61

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 12.54%
2 Consumer Discretionary 9.33%
3 Technology 8.96%
4 Consumer Staples 8.36%
5 Industrials 6.71%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
VNQ icon
1
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.9B
$148M 19.4%
1,828,229
-122,048
-6% -$9.57M
COV
2
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
$28M 3.66%
273,456
+2,838
+1% +$272K
LO
3
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
$24.4M 3.2%
387,544
DTV
4
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$24.2M 3.17%
279,356
TWC
5
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$23.9M 3.14%
157,430
+301
+0.2% +$43.4K
TQNT
6
DELISTED
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC
TQNT
$21.6M 2.82%
782,459
HCBK
7
DELISTED
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC
HCBK
$12.4M 1.63%
1,229,866
SIAL
8
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$11.9M 1.56%
86,570
CFN
9
DELISTED
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
$11.6M 1.52%
+194,919
New +$11.2M
AGN
10
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
$11.5M 1.51%
+54,195
New +$10.8M
BHI
11
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$11.4M 1.5%
+203,965
New +$11.5M
SWY
12
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
$10.7M 1.4%
304,563
EMB icon
13
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$8.89M 1.16%
81,045
CHTR icon
14
Charter Communications
CHTR
$14.7B
$8.33M 1.09%
49,999
+19,673
+65% +$3.11M
ARIA
15
DELISTED
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARIA
$8.24M 1.08%
1,200,000
MFRM
16
DELISTED
MATTRESS FIRM HLDG CORP COM STK (DE)
MFRM
$8.16M 1.07%
140,536
+483
+0.3% +$30.1K
WBC
17
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$7.88M 1.03%
+75,177
New +$7.44M
TDG icon
18
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.2B
$7.76M 1.02%
39,517
-31,611
-44% -$5.96M
CCI icon
19
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.7B
$7.45M 0.98%
+94,602
New +$7.58M
MWE
20
DELISTED
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
MWE
$7.1M 0.93%
105,682
+238
+0.2% +$16.6K
EFA icon
21
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$76.4B
$6.25M 0.82%
102,714
GDEF
22
DELISTED
GLOBAL DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS INC COM
GDEF
$6.19M 0.81%
600,000
MIK
23
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$5.81M 0.76%
+234,919
New +$4.87M
FNF icon
24
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.9B
$5.67M 0.74%
+237,260
New +$5.04M
ANGO icon
25
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$562M
$5.56M 0.73%
+292,320
New +$4.95M

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HighVista Strategies's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, HighVista Strategies held 209 positions worth $763M, up 2.8% from $743M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

HighVista Strategies withdrew a net $34M in Q4 2014, closing 61 positions and reducing 38 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shire pic, an estimated $24.8M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

Against the trend, HighVista Strategies opened a new position in Baker Hughes worth $11.4M.

  • HighVista Strategies's largest Q4 2014 buy was Baker Hughes: 203,965 shares worth $11.4M.
  • HighVista Strategies added most to Lands' End in Q4 2014, an estimated $3.16M increase.
  • HighVista Strategies's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Vanguard Real Estate ETF, cutting an estimated $9.57M.
  • HighVista Strategies fully exited Shire pic in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $24.8M.
  • HighVista Strategies's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $763M portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • HighVista Strategies opened 48 new positions and closed 61 in Q4 2014.
  • HighVista Strategies's portfolio value rose 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $763M.

Based on HighVista Strategies's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 17 Feb 2015.