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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
+7.21%
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
$625M
AUM Growth
-$138M
Cap. Flow
-$167M
Cap. Flow %
-26.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.88%
Holding
215
New
67
Increased
35
Reduced
59
Closed
36

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TLM
TALISMAN ENERGY INC
TLM
+$11.3M
2
TRW
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
+$11.3M
3
HSP
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
+$9.98M
4
CDK
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
+$9.58M
5
PCYC
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
+$8.45M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VNQ icon
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
+$150M
2
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$28M
3
TQNT
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC
TQNT
+$21.6M
4
LO
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
+$12.8M
5
CFN
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
+$11.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 12.38%
2 Technology 12.34%
3 Industrials 12.22%
4 Healthcare 11.34%
5 Energy 8.41%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DTV
1
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$23.8M 3.8%
279,356
– –
TWC
2
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$23.6M 3.77%
157,348
-82
-0.1% -$12.2K
BHI
3
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$13M 2.07%
203,965
– –
HCBK
4
DELISTED
HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC
HCBK
$12.9M 2.06%
1,229,866
– –
LO
5
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
$12.7M 2.03%
194,668
-192,876
-50% -$12.8M
SIAL
6
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$12M 1.91%
86,570
– –
TRW
7
DELISTED
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
$11.4M 1.82%
+108,591
New +$11.3M
TLM
8
DELISTED
TALISMAN ENERGY INC
TLM
$11.4M 1.82%
+1,482,047
New +$11.3M
PCYC
9
DELISTED
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
$11.2M 1.79%
+43,770
New +$8.45M
HSP
10
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
$11.2M 1.79%
+127,326
New +$9.98M
ARIA
11
DELISTED
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARIA
$9.89M 1.58%
1,200,000
– –
CDK
12
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$9.83M 1.57%
+210,169
New +$9.58M
EMB icon
13
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$9.09M 1.45%
81,045
– –
WBC
14
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$7.74M 1.24%
62,980
-12,197
-16% -$1.33M
CHTR icon
15
Charter Communications
CHTR
$14.7B
$7.58M 1.21%
39,279
-10,720
-21% -$1.86M
MWE
16
DELISTED
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
MWE
$7.42M 1.19%
112,206
+6,524
+6% +$401K
KFX
17
DELISTED
KOFAX LIMITED COM STK
KFX
$7.41M 1.18%
676,625
-88,048
-12% -$645K
TDG icon
18
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.2B
$7.29M 1.17%
33,330
-6,187
-16% -$1.3M
AEGR
19
DELISTED
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals
AEGR
$6.94M 1.11%
+265,110
New +$6.75M
SIG icon
20
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.55B
$6.79M 1.09%
48,906
+8,512
+21% +$1.05M
GDEF
21
DELISTED
GLOBAL DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS INC COM
GDEF
$6.25M 1%
600,000
– –
INFA
22
DELISTED
INFORMATICA CORP
INFA
$5.92M 0.95%
134,939
+819
+0.6% +$34.1K
FNF icon
23
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.9B
$5.74M 0.92%
225,041
-12,219
-5% -$308K
VNQ icon
24
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.9B
$5.67M 0.91%
67,190
-1,761,039
-96% -$150M
AJRD
25
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
$5.63M 0.9%
242,968
-56,657
-19% -$1.09M
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HighVista Strategies's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, HighVista Strategies held 215 positions worth $625M, down 18% from $763M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

HighVista Strategies withdrew a net $167M in Q1 2015, closing 36 positions and reducing 59 holdings. Its most notable exit was COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND), an estimated $28M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 12% of assets, up from 9.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, HighVista Strategies opened a new position in TALISMAN ENERGY INC worth $11.4M.

  • HighVista Strategies's largest Q1 2015 buy was TALISMAN ENERGY INC: 1,482,047 shares worth $11.4M.
  • HighVista Strategies added most to SLM Corp in Q1 2015, an estimated $3.09M increase.
  • HighVista Strategies's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Vanguard Real Estate ETF, cutting an estimated $150M.
  • HighVista Strategies fully exited COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND) in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $28M.
  • HighVista Strategies's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $625M portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • HighVista Strategies opened 67 new positions and closed 36 in Q1 2015.
  • HighVista Strategies's portfolio value fell 18% quarter-over-quarter to $625M.

Based on HighVista Strategies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.