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 |
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NEA
|
+$26.7M |
| 2 |
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund
NVG
|
+$7.95M |
| 3 |
Marriott International
MAR
|
+$6.21M |
| 4 |
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
NZF
|
+$6.2M |
| 5 |
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
|
+$5.86M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NMO
NUVEEN MUNI MARKET OPPORT FUND
NMO
|
+$10.2M |
| 2 |
NPP
NUVEEN PERFORMANCE+MUN FUND
NPP
|
+$9.8M |
| 3 |
HOT
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
|
+$8.15M |
| 4 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$5.9M |
| 5 |
Invesco Municipal Trust
VKQ
|
+$5.09M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 96.59% |
| 2 | Industrials | 1.24% |
| 3 | Energy | 1.01% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 0.7% |
| 5 | Financials | 0.47% |
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Mackay Shields LLC's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Mackay Shields LLC held 123 positions worth $2.22B, up 10% from $2.01B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.
Mackay Shields LLC withdrew a net $1.36B in Q3 2016, closing 8 positions and reducing 18 holdings. Its most notable exit was NUVEEN MUNI MARKET OPPORT FUND, an estimated $10.2M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 97% of assets, up from 96% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Energy.
Against the trend, Mackay Shields LLC opened a new position in Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund worth $26.2M.
- Mackay Shields LLC's largest Q3 2016 buy was Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund: 1,795,140 shares worth $26.2M.
- Mackay Shields LLC added most to Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund in Q3 2016, an estimated $7.95M increase.
- Mackay Shields LLC's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Invesco Municipal Trust, cutting an estimated $5.09M.
- Mackay Shields LLC fully exited NUVEEN MUNI MARKET OPPORT FUND in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $10.2M.
- Mackay Shields LLC's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $2.22B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Mackay Shields LLC opened 7 new positions and closed 8 in Q3 2016.
- Mackay Shields LLC's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $2.22B.
Based on Mackay Shields LLC's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 20 Oct 2016.