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 |
Teleflex
TFX
|
+$26.7M |
| 2 |
Crown Castle International Corp. 6.875% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A
CCI.PRA
|
+$16.7M |
| 3 |
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF
HYD
|
+$7.51M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
|
+$6.21M |
| 5 |
Bank of America Series L
BAC.PRL
|
+$5.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Encompass Health
EHC
|
+$39.6M |
| 2 |
TSNU
Tyson Foods, Inc.
TSNU
|
+$28.1M |
| 3 |
BHI
Baker Hughes
BHI
|
+$2.8M |
| 4 |
MNDT
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
|
+$1.62M |
| 5 |
ENX
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund
ENX
|
+$1.2M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 91.18% |
| 2 | Energy | 4.79% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.36% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 1.1% |
| 5 | Industrials | 0.93% |
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Mackay Shields LLC's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Mackay Shields LLC held 164 positions worth $2.69B, up 14% from $2.36B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 28% of the portfolio.
Mackay Shields LLC withdrew a net $1.61B in Q3 2017, closing 5 positions and reducing 12 holdings. Its most notable exit was Encompass Health, an estimated $39.6M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 91% of assets, down from 92% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Mackay Shields LLC opened a new position in Teleflex worth $29.6M.
- Mackay Shields LLC's largest Q3 2017 buy was Teleflex: 122,510 shares worth $29.6M.
- Mackay Shields LLC added most to Bank of America Series L in Q3 2017, an estimated $5.7M increase.
- Mackay Shields LLC's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund, cutting an estimated $1.2M.
- Mackay Shields LLC fully exited Encompass Health in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $39.6M.
- Mackay Shields LLC's ten largest holdings make up 28% of its $2.69B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Mackay Shields LLC opened 7 new positions and closed 5 in Q3 2017.
- Mackay Shields LLC's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $2.69B.
Based on Mackay Shields LLC's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 24 Oct 2017.