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Kovack Advisors Portfolio holdings
AUM
$2.38B
Turnover
21.82%
1-Year Est. Return
30.08%
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.
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.28%
1 Year Est. Return
+30.08%
3 Year Est. Return
+130.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+149.14%
10 Year Est. Return
+475.79%
AUM
$358M
AUM Growth
-$40.5M
(-10%)
Cap. Flow
-$47.8M
Cap. Flow % of AUM
Cap. Flow %
-13.34%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.17%
Holding
571
New
80
Increased
137
Reduced
183
Closed
143
Avg Time Held
Equity + Options
1.4
years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
Equity + Options
1.3
years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
Equity + Options
1.1
years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.4
years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.3
years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.1
years
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$5.25M |
| 2 |
VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
FLTR
|
+$2.18M |
| 3 |
Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF
VRIG
|
+$2.17M |
| 4 |
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
RDVY
|
+$1.68M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$988K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
|
+$4.42M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
|
+$4.07M |
| 3 |
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
|
+$2.93M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
|
+$1.97M |
| 5 |
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
|
+$1.91M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 46.1% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.48% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.31% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 6.32% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 5.67% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Apple
AAPL
$5.18T
| $24.5M | 6.83% |
528,424
-40,064
| -7% | -$1.82M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.88T
| $15.2M | 4.23% |
178,320
-3,640
| -2% | -$289K |
2015 Q2
12 quarters
|
|
3
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$800B
| $12.8M | 3.59% |
47,352
-1,742
| -4% | -$470K |
2014 Q1
17 quarters
|
|
|
4
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
RDVY
$25.6B
| $9.06M | 2.53% |
302,493
+55,646
| +23% | +$1.68M |
2018 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
5
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$689B
| $6.76M | 1.89% |
48,101
+83
| +0.2% | +$11.6K |
2014 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
6
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
$12.2B
| $5.8M | 1.62% |
180,930
-17,298
| -9% | -$571K |
2016 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
|
7
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.64T
| $5.45M | 1.52% |
+96,540
| New | +$5.25M |
2018 Q2
0 quarters
|
|
8
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
| $5.27M | 1.47% |
27,129
-3,793
| -12% | -$685K |
2013 Q3
19 quarters
|
|
9
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$875B
| $5.19M | 1.45% |
18,999
+1,456
| +8% | +$396K |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
|
JPS
10
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
| $3.7M | 1.03% |
420,383
-17,127
| -4% | -$161K |
2016 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
11
State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
SRLN
$5.22B
| $3.69M | 1.03% |
78,535
+19,480
| +33% | +$921K |
2015 Q3
11 quarters
|
|
|
12
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$46B
| $3.39M | 0.95% |
13,950
-16,559
| -54% | -$4.07M |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
13
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.89T
| $3.36M | 0.94% |
34,040
-2,567
| -7% | -$249K |
2014 Q3
15 quarters
|
|
14
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$197B
| $3.3M | 0.92% |
31,799
-1,546
| -5% | -$162K |
2015 Q4
10 quarters
|
|
15
AT&T
T
$149B
| $3.16M | 0.88% |
130,090
-16,268
| -11% | -$408K |
2013 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
16
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$688B
| $2.92M | 0.81% |
24,027
-7,033
| -23% | -$877K |
2014 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
17
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$24.4B
| $2.91M | 0.81% |
54,758
+2,030
| +4% | +$107K |
2017 Q3
3 quarters
|
|
18
Alibaba
BABA
$235B
| $2.77M | 0.77% |
14,918
+929
| +7% | +$177K |
2017 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
19
Visa
V
$794B
| $2.76M | 0.77% |
20,802
+1,924
| +10% | +$248K |
2014 Q4
14 quarters
|
|
20
Home Depot
HD
$348B
| $2.64M | 0.74% |
13,540
-172
| -1% | -$32.1K |
2014 Q4
14 quarters
|
|
21
Chevron
CVX
$429B
| $2.53M | 0.71% |
20,013
-2,971
| -13% | -$369K |
2014 Q4
14 quarters
|
|
22
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF
RPG
$1.71B
| $2.33M | 0.65% |
101,465
+1,885
| +2% | +$42.8K |
2017 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
23
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$461B
| $2.31M | 0.64% |
13,454
-2,904
| -18% | -$487K |
2017 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
24
Cisco
CSCO
$377B
| $2.28M | 0.64% |
52,874
-2,046
| -4% | -$89.4K |
2014 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
|
25
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$118B
| $2.25M | 0.63% |
22,167
-19,318
| -47% | -$1.97M |
2014 Q1
17 quarters
|
|
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Kovack Advisors's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Kovack Advisors held 571 positions worth $358M, down 10% from $399M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.
Kovack Advisors withdrew a net $47.8M in Q2 2018, closing 143 positions and reducing 183 holdings. Its most notable exit was AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF, an estimated $1.56M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 46% of assets, down from 51% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Kovack Advisors opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $5.45M.
- Kovack Advisors's largest Q2 2018 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 96,540 shares worth $5.45M.
- Kovack Advisors added most to First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF in Q2 2018, an estimated $1.68M increase.
- Kovack Advisors's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $4.42M.
- Kovack Advisors fully exited AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $1.56M.
- Kovack Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $358M portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Kovack Advisors opened 80 new positions and closed 143 in Q2 2018.
- Kovack Advisors's portfolio value fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $358M.
Based on Kovack Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 1 Aug 2018.