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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 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
VOO icon
1
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$968B
$11.5M 7.74%
61,702
-22,087
-26% -$4.16M
VCSH icon
2
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$11.1M 7.42%
139,923
+7,939
+6% +$631K
RFG icon
3
Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth ETF
RFG
$343M
$10.5M 7.01%
419,240
+23,670
+6% +$603K
IVV icon
4
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$876B
$8.6M 5.77%
41,973
+3,922
+10% +$810K
BND icon
5
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
$157B
$7.41M 4.97%
91,704
+8,319
+10% +$677K
IWO icon
6
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.5B
$7.29M 4.89%
52,375
-8,775
-14% -$1.24M
XLV icon
7
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$42.1B
$6.29M 4.22%
+87,368
New +$6.17M
XLP icon
8
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.2B
$5.8M 3.89%
114,922
+4,416
+4% +$219K
BIV icon
9
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
$5.73M 3.85%
+69,021
New +$5.81M
XLY icon
10
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$21.4B
$5.61M 3.77%
143,652
+12,046
+9% +$478K
IWF icon
11
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$122B
$5.36M 3.59%
215,460
+16,792
+8% +$419K
XLK icon
12
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$115B
$5.2M 3.49%
242,674
+19,134
+9% +$412K
VGT icon
13
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
$139B
$5.13M 3.44%
+379,008
New +$5.17M
PJP icon
14
Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF
PJP
$425M
$4.71M 3.16%
67,334
+40,213
+148% +$2.85M
VB icon
15
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$4.29M 2.88%
+38,778
New +$4.4M
XHB icon
16
State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
XHB
$1.74B
$3.92M 2.63%
114,637
-2,739
-2% -$97.4K
AKRX
17
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$3.1M 2.08%
75,256
+67,527
+874% +$2.11M
IWB icon
18
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$47.7B
$1.86M 1.25%
16,406
-3,348
-17% -$383K
IVE icon
19
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$48.9B
$1.47M 0.99%
+16,601
New +$1.48M
IVW icon
20
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.5B
$1.47M 0.98%
+50,600
New +$1.47M
IJT icon
21
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
IJT
$8.22B
$1.44M 0.97%
+23,200
New +$1.47M
BIL icon
22
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
BIL
$46.8B
$1.4M 0.94%
15,288
+6,124
+67% +$560K
PFF icon
23
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.2B
$1.3M 0.87%
+33,523
New +$1.3M
IJS icon
24
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.11B
$1.17M 0.79%
+21,660
New +$1.2M
AAPL icon
25
Apple
AAPL
$4.89T
$1.06M 0.71%
40,308
+1,824
+5% +$52.1K
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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.