Mackay Shields LLC Portfolio holdings
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$6.99M |
| 2 |
American Tower Corporation
AMT.PRA
|
+$5.18M |
| 3 |
MFL
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND
MFL
|
+$4.06M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
|
+$3.89M |
| 5 |
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II
VKI
|
+$3.35M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UTX.PRA
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP CORP UNIT (DE)
UTX.PRA
|
+$47.7M |
| 2 |
SWU
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC CORP UNIT
SWU
|
+$37M |
| 3 |
Ford
F
|
+$31.3M |
| 4 |
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBR CO PFD CONV (OH)
GT.PRA
|
+$21M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$20.6M |
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% |
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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.