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Ken Stern & Associates Portfolio holdings

AUM $230M
1-Year Est. Return 9.86%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.52%
1 Year Est. Return
+9.86%
3 Year Est. Return
+39.45%
5 Year Est. Return
–
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$149M
AUM Growth
+$20.2M
Cap. Flow
+$15.7M
Cap. Flow %
10.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
53.53%
Holding
91
New
24
Increased
34
Reduced
21
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XLV icon
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
+$6.17M
2
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$5.81M
3
VGT icon
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
+$5.17M
4
VB icon
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
+$4.4M
5
PJP icon
Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF
PJP
+$2.85M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SHY icon
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY
+$5.39M
2
XLF icon
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
+$4.67M
3
SJNK icon
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
SJNK
+$4.45M
4
VNQ icon
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
+$4.19M
5
VOO icon
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
+$4.16M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 3.26%
2 Industrials 2.05%
3 Financials 2.03%
4 Healthcare 1.55%
5 Communication Services 1.2%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BWX icon
26
State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF
BWX
$1.33B
$1M 0.67%
+38,940
New +$1.01M
JNJ icon
27
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$618B
$949K 0.64%
9,242
+192
+2% +$19.3K
CTXS
28
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$892K 0.6%
14,802
-872
-6% -$53.5K
FDX icon
29
FedEx
FDX
$72.7B
$855K 0.57%
5,737
-249
-4% -$38.5K
INTC icon
30
Intel
INTC
$455B
$853K 0.57%
24,772
+998
+4% +$33.7K
COF icon
31
Capital One
COF
$128B
$834K 0.56%
11,552
-688
-6% -$52.7K
VWO icon
32
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
$815K 0.55%
+24,900
New +$857K
CVX icon
33
Chevron
CVX
$392B
$805K 0.54%
8,952
-678
-7% -$61.1K
CB icon
34
Chubb
CB
$135B
$798K 0.54%
6,826
+296
+5% +$33.5K
QCOM icon
35
Qualcomm
QCOM
$155B
$748K 0.5%
14,954
-801
-5% -$42.7K
MU icon
36
Micron Technology
MU
$930B
$695K 0.47%
22,265
-1,362
-6% -$21.8K
VTI icon
37
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$660B
$681K 0.46%
6,531
+1,040
+19% +$110K
GOOGL icon
38
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.36T
$622K 0.42%
+16,000
New +$592K
VZ icon
39
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$592K 0.4%
12,807
-769
-6% -$34.9K
VTR icon
40
Ventas
VTR
$48B
$591K 0.4%
10,479
-876
-8% -$47.7K
DIS icon
41
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$578K 0.39%
5,505
+232
+4% +$25.9K
JPS
42
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
$572K 0.38%
62,737
+24,885
+66% +$225K
EFA icon
43
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$566K 0.38%
+9,646
New +$581K
PRF icon
44
Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF
PRF
$9.79B
$535K 0.36%
+30,805
New +$543K
RTN
45
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$534K 0.36%
4,289
+185
+5% +$22.2K
JPM icon
46
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$469K 0.31%
7,103
+255
+4% +$16.6K
BRCM
47
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
$467K 0.31%
8,057
+349
+5% +$18.8K
SDY icon
48
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$21.7B
$452K 0.3%
6,137
+3,362
+121% +$256K
ITW icon
49
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$442K 0.3%
4,768
+206
+5% +$18.7K
WFC icon
50
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$424K 0.28%
+7,807
New +$424K
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Ken Stern & Associates's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Ken Stern & Associates held 91 positions worth $149M, up 16% from $129M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 54% of the portfolio.

Ken Stern & Associates deployed $15.7M of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 24 new positions and adding to 34 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF: 87,368 shares worth $6.29M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3.3% of assets, down from 3.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $4.16M trimmed.

  • Ken Stern & Associates's largest Q4 2015 buy was State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF: 87,368 shares worth $6.29M.
  • Ken Stern & Associates added most to Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF in Q4 2015, an estimated $2.85M increase.
  • Ken Stern & Associates's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, cutting an estimated $4.16M.
  • Ken Stern & Associates fully exited iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $5.39M.
  • Ken Stern & Associates's ten largest holdings make up 54% of its $149M portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Ken Stern & Associates opened 24 new positions and closed 12 in Q4 2015.
  • Ken Stern & Associates's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $149M.

Based on Ken Stern & Associates's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.