Kovack Advisors Portfolio holdings
Kovack Advisors is a wealth management firm that supports its client accounts through the Envestnet platform and can also hire outside money managers. Ronald Kovack, its founder and former chairman, started the firm, which has advised clients since 2004 and is wholly owned by Kovack Financial; Brian Kovack is chief executive of Kovack Financial and president of Kovack Advisors. It also provides services to independent advisory firms that serve their own clients, and shares common ownership with the brokerage Kovack Securities.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
|
+$2.34M |
| 2 |
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
|
+$764K |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
SJNK
|
+$752K |
| 4 |
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
|
+$714K |
| 5 |
ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
|
+$689K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
TBF
|
+$1.85M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$1.52M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
|
+$1.29M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
|
+$970K |
| 5 |
iShares US Financials ETF
IYF
|
+$727K |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 62.85% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.81% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 4.43% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 3.89% |
| 5 | Energy | 3.8% |
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Kovack Advisors's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, Kovack Advisors held 155 positions worth $68M, down 1.4% from $68.9M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 51% of the portfolio.
Kovack Advisors's Q3 2014 filing shows 37 new, 41 increased, 33 reduced and 30 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF: 29,160 shares worth $2.34M. The largest sale was ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF, an estimated $1.85M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 63% of assets, down from 68% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.
- Kovack Advisors's largest Q3 2014 buy was Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF: 29,160 shares worth $2.34M.
- Kovack Advisors added most to State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF in Q3 2014, an estimated $752K increase.
- Kovack Advisors's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF, cutting an estimated $1.85M.
- Kovack Advisors fully exited Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $684K.
- Kovack Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 51% of its $68M portfolio in Q3 2014.
- Kovack Advisors opened 37 new positions and closed 30 in Q3 2014.
- Kovack Advisors's portfolio value fell 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $68M.
Based on Kovack Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 4 Dec 2018.