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Mackay Shields LLC

Mackay Shields LLC Portfolio holdings

AUM $2.76B Turnover 2.83%
1-Year Est. Return 2.8%
 

MacKay Shields is a fixed income manager, wholly owned through a holding company by New York Life Insurance Company. It started in 1938 as an economic consulting firm, registered as an investment adviser in 1969, and was bought by New York Life in 1984. Separate teams each run their own investment process, offering strategies through custom accounts, mutual funds, ETFs and private funds. Its clients are mainly institutions such as insurance companies, corporate pension funds, endowments and foundations.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+0.58%
1 Year Est. Return
+2.8%
3 Year Est. Return
+8.26%
5 Year Est. Return
+14.36%
10 Year Est. Return
+115.68%
AUM
$1.81B
AUM Growth
-$170M
Cap. Flow
-$1.52B
Cap. Flow %
-83.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
30.92%
Holding
139
New
7
Increased
8
Reduced
8
Closed
24
Avg Time Held
0.7 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.6 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 95.23%
2 Consumer Discretionary 2.34%
3 Energy 1.27%
4 Financials 1.14%
5 Utilities 0.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
MLU
1
DELISTED
METLIFE, INC. COM EQUITY UNIT
MLU
$51.2M 2.82%
1,602,166
-38,236
-2% -$1.17M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
GM icon
2
General Motors
GM
$72.9B
$42.4M 2.34%
1,169,154
-70,477
-6% -$2.46M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
MTCN
3
DELISTED
ARCELORMITTAL 6% MANDATORILTY CONV SUB NT DUE 2016 (LUX)
MTCN
$20.4M 1.12%
907,200
-1,800
-0.2% -$42.5K
2013 Q4
2 quarters
OCR.PRB
4
DELISTED
OMNICARE CAP TR II SER B 4% TR PFD INCM EQTY REDM SEC PIERS
OCR.PRB
$18M 0.99%
221,090
-890
-0.4% -$67.8K
2013 Q2
4 quarters
BAC.PRL icon
5
Bank of America Series L
BAC.PRL
$3.56B
$16.2M 0.89%
13,841
+10
+0.1% +$11.6K
2013 Q2
4 quarters
BHI
6
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$14.9M 0.82%
200,500
– –
2013 Q2
4 quarters
SWU
7
DELISTED
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT
SWU
$8.78M 0.48%
66,736
-284,004
-81% -$37M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
MFL
8
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND
MFL
$7.55M 0.42%
544,256
+295,000
+118% +$4.06M
2013 Q4
2 quarters
VKI icon
9
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II
VKI
$371M
$6.94M 0.38%
611,794
+297,600
+95% +$3.35M
2013 Q4
2 quarters
BAC icon
10
Bank of America
BAC
$348B
$6.92M 0.38%
+450,000
New +$6.99M
2014 Q2
0 quarters
NPP
11
DELISTED
NUVEEN PERFORMANCE+MUN FUND
NPP
$6.14M 0.34%
418,660
+190,000
+83% +$2.78M
2013 Q4
2 quarters
UTX.PRA
12
DELISTED
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP CORP UNIT (DE)
UTX.PRA
$6.08M 0.34%
93,257
-723,430
-89% -$47.7M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
WELL.PRI icon
13
DELISTED
Welltower Inc.
WELL.PRI
$5.69M 0.31%
97,900
– –
2013 Q3
3 quarters
WFC.PRL icon
14
Wells Fargo 7.5% Non Cumv Perp Conv
WFC.PRL
$4.17B
$5.65M 0.31%
4,654
-8,758
-65% -$10.6M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
CAM icon
15
DELISTED
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
CAM
$5.42M 0.3%
80,000
– –
2013 Q2
4 quarters
AMT.PRA icon
16
DELISTED
American Tower Corporation
AMT.PRA
$5.14M 0.28%
+48,300
New +$5.18M
2014 Q2
0 quarters
MCA
17
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA QUALITY FUND, INC
MCA
$5.08M 0.28%
344,852
+99,900
+41% +$1.48M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
HYMB icon
18
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.82B
$4.95M 0.27%
176,000
+140,000
+389% +$3.89M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
MYI icon
19
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
MYI
$1.22B
$4.85M 0.27%
362,501
+149,685
+70% +$2.07M
2013 Q4
2 quarters
MUI icon
20
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$4.3M 0.24%
294,225
– –
2013 Q4
2 quarters
NPM
21
DELISTED
NUVEEN PREMIUM INCM MUNI FD II
NPM
$4.09M 0.23%
295,808
– –
2013 Q4
2 quarters
NXZ
22
DELISTED
NUVEEN DIV ADV MUNI FD-2
NXZ
$3.67M 0.2%
264,187
– –
2013 Q2
4 quarters
TIBX
23
DELISTED
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC
TIBX
$3.67M 0.2%
181,948
– –
2013 Q2
4 quarters
MUC icon
24
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
MUC
$1.24B
$3.65M 0.2%
255,050
+100,000
+64% +$1.43M
2013 Q4
2 quarters
NPT icon
25
DELISTED
NUVEEN PREM INSD MUNI FD-4 INC
NPT
$3.54M 0.2%
275,738
– –
2013 Q4
2 quarters

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Mackay Shields LLC's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Mackay Shields LLC held 139 positions worth $1.81B, down 8.6% from $1.98B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.

Mackay Shields LLC withdrew a net $1.52B in Q2 2014, closing 24 positions and reducing 8 holdings. Its most notable exit was Ford, an estimated $31.3M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 95% of assets, up from 90% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Energy.

Against the trend, Mackay Shields LLC opened a new position in Bank of America worth $6.92M.

  • Mackay Shields LLC's largest Q2 2014 buy was Bank of America: 450,000 shares worth $6.92M.
  • Mackay Shields LLC added most to BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND in Q2 2014, an estimated $4.06M increase.
  • Mackay Shields LLC's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP CORP UNIT (DE), cutting an estimated $47.7M.
  • Mackay Shields LLC fully exited Ford in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $31.3M.
  • Mackay Shields LLC's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $1.81B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Mackay Shields LLC opened 7 new positions and closed 24 in Q2 2014.
  • Mackay Shields LLC's portfolio value fell 8.6% quarter-over-quarter to $1.81B.

Based on Mackay Shields LLC's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 22 Jul 2014.