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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
+2.81%
1 Year Est. Return
+9.86%
3 Year Est. Return
+39.45%
5 Year Est. Return
–
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$229M
AUM Growth
+$3.22M
Cap. Flow
-$2.02M
Cap. Flow %
-0.88%
Top 10 Hldgs %
57.7%
Holding
123
New
8
Increased
24
Reduced
83
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XHB icon
State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
XHB
+$6.54M
2
VEU icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
+$6M
3
BND icon
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
+$1.39M
4
AGG icon
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
+$1.1M
5
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$781K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IWD icon
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
+$6.45M
2
DBEF icon
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
+$5.82M
3
VOO icon
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
+$1.91M
4
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$662K
5
JPS
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
+$605K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Real Estate 18.52%
2 Technology 3.12%
3 Healthcare 1.96%
4 Financials 1.43%
5 Industrials 1.37%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
APLE icon
101
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$3.92B
$256K 0.11%
13,072
+2
+0% +$39
IJS icon
102
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.07B
$253K 0.11%
3,290
-10
-0.3% -$753
IDV icon
103
iShares International Select Dividend ETF
IDV
$8.41B
$250K 0.11%
7,386
-4
-0.1% -$134
COST icon
104
Costco
COST
$421B
$247K 0.11%
1,329
-321
-19% -$55.4K
MCD icon
105
McDonald's
MCD
$191B
$247K 0.11%
1,436
-4
-0.3% -$672
ISRG icon
106
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$125B
$246K 0.11%
2,025
-45
-2% -$5.63K
PFXF icon
107
VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF
PFXF
$2.4B
$243K 0.11%
12,361
+1
+0% +$20
EEM icon
108
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.8B
$228K 0.1%
4,843
+3
+0.1% +$139
DD icon
109
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
$224K 0.1%
1,243
-1
-0.1% -$180
FTEC icon
110
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
FTEC
$19.6B
$223K 0.1%
4,453
-37
-0.8% -$1.82K
RSPS icon
111
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF
RSPS
$248M
$215K 0.09%
+8,030
New +$203K
IWB icon
112
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$47.8B
$214K 0.09%
1,440
-810
-36% -$117K
TDIV icon
113
First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund
TDIV
$4.14B
$213K 0.09%
+6,056
New +$208K
IJT icon
114
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
IJT
$8.2B
$206K 0.09%
2,420
-1,380
-36% -$115K
CVS icon
115
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$201K 0.09%
2,769
-1,131
-29% -$82.2K
USO icon
116
United States Oil Fund
USO
$2.16B
$144K 0.06%
1,502
-1
-0.1% -$89
JPS
117
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
$136K 0.06%
13,381
-58,699
-81% -$605K
COF icon
118
Capital One
COF
$128B
– –
-4,010
Closed -$340K
DBEF icon
119
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
$9.17B
– –
-187,570
Closed -$5.82M
IWD icon
120
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$81.7B
– –
-54,410
Closed -$6.45M
MDIV icon
121
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund
MDIV
$427M
– –
-14,100
Closed -$270K
CTXS
122
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
– –
-3,920
Closed -$300K
BSCH
123
DELISTED
Guggenheim BulletShares 2017 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCH
– –
-23,530
Closed -$530K
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Ken Stern & Associates's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Ken Stern & Associates held 123 positions worth $229M, up 1.4% from $226M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 58% of the portfolio.

Ken Stern & Associates's Q4 2017 filing shows 8 new, 24 increased, 83 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF: 155,929 shares worth $6.9M. The largest sale was iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, an estimated $6.45M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Real Estate at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

  • Ken Stern & Associates's largest Q4 2017 buy was State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF: 155,929 shares worth $6.9M.
  • Ken Stern & Associates added most to Vanguard Total Bond Market in Q4 2017, an estimated $1.39M increase.
  • Ken Stern & Associates's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, cutting an estimated $1.91M.
  • Ken Stern & Associates fully exited iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $6.45M.
  • Ken Stern & Associates's ten largest holdings make up 58% of its $229M portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Ken Stern & Associates opened 8 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2017.
  • Ken Stern & Associates's portfolio value rose 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $229M.

Based on Ken Stern & Associates's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 8 Feb 2018.