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 |
AGN.PRA
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
|
+$28M |
| 2 |
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
|
+$19.4M |
| 3 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$14.2M |
| 4 |
SWNC
Southwestern Energy Company
SWNC
|
+$12.1M |
| 5 |
NEXTERA ENERGY INC UNITS EXPIRING 09/01/2015 (FL)
NEE.PRO
|
+$10.5M |
Top Sells
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 94.97% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.61% |
| 3 | Financials | 0.94% |
| 4 | Industrials | 0.68% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.63% |
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Mackay Shields LLC's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, Mackay Shields LLC held 132 positions worth $1.95B, up 3.4% from $1.89B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.
Mackay Shields LLC withdrew a net $1.3B in Q2 2015, closing 4 positions and reducing 22 holdings. Its most notable exit was ACTAVIS PLC Pfd Conv Ser A (Irl), an estimated $27.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 95% of assets, up from 95% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, Mackay Shields LLC opened a new position in Allergan plc worth $27.9M.
- Mackay Shields LLC's largest Q2 2015 buy was Allergan plc: 26,730 shares worth $27.9M.
- Mackay Shields LLC added most to Southwestern Energy Company in Q2 2015, an estimated $12.1M increase.
- Mackay Shields LLC's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was ARCELORMITTAL 6% MANDATORILTY CONV SUB NT DUE 2016 (LUX), cutting an estimated $13.8M.
- Mackay Shields LLC fully exited ACTAVIS PLC Pfd Conv Ser A (Irl) in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $27.3M.
- Mackay Shields LLC's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $1.95B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- Mackay Shields LLC opened 5 new positions and closed 4 in Q2 2015.
- Mackay Shields LLC's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $1.95B.
Based on Mackay Shields LLC's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 3 Aug 2015.