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Markston International Portfolio holdings

AUM $99.1M
1-Year Est. Return 27.9%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+1.54%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.9%
3 Year Est. Return
+109.38%
5 Year Est. Return
+149.86%
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$1.49B
AUM Growth
-$117M
Cap. Flow
-$133M
Cap. Flow %
-8.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.57%
Holding
216
New
2
Increased
24
Reduced
103
Closed
5

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$16.7M
2
HSP
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
+$9.37M
3
BA icon
Boeing
BA
+$5.93M
4
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$4.8M
5
VRSN icon
VeriSign
VRSN
+$4.48M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 21.31%
2 Technology 13.96%
3 Communication Services 11.42%
4 Industrials 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.18%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MRO
76
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$6.82M 0.46%
261,144
-10,251
-4% -$278K
CSX icon
77
CSX Corp
CSX
$93.4B
$6.77M 0.45%
613,359
-7,164
-1% -$82.4K
PFE icon
78
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
$6.67M 0.45%
202,012
+3,812
+2% +$121K
DUK icon
79
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.8B
$6.58M 0.44%
85,649
-28,113
-25% -$2.28M
PSX icon
80
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.9B
$6.44M 0.43%
81,946
-9,193
-10% -$675K
VZ icon
81
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$6.41M 0.43%
131,844
-4,147
-3% -$200K
ABT icon
82
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$6.38M 0.43%
137,625
-10,089
-7% -$463K
WMB icon
83
Williams Companies
WMB
$87.5B
$6.25M 0.42%
123,618
-4,282
-3% -$199K
DTV
84
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
$6.14M 0.41%
72,199
-110
-0.2% -$9.5K
J icon
85
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
$5.9M 0.4%
157,850
-2,728
-2% -$95.8K
CVC
86
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$5.73M 0.38%
312,888
+466
+0.1% +$8.93K
CVA
87
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$5.72M 0.38%
254,931
-6,649
-3% -$142K
BRK.B icon
88
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$5.68M 0.38%
39,342
+682
+2% +$100K
STRZA
89
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
$5.64M 0.38%
164,049
-55,120
-25% -$1.73M
DIS icon
90
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$5.59M 0.38%
53,322
-12,518
-19% -$1.26M
GLW icon
91
Corning
GLW
$119B
$5.58M 0.37%
246,205
-1,000
-0.4% -$23.8K
TYC
92
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
$5.46M 0.37%
121,160
-28,065
-19% -$1.25M
HSP
93
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
$5.44M 0.37%
61,924
-119,521
-66% -$9.37M
TXN icon
94
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$5.29M 0.36%
92,589
-625
-0.7% -$35.1K
OUTR
95
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$5.22M 0.35%
78,999
-14,029
-15% -$938K
OA
96
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$5.16M 0.35%
+67,327
New +$6.37M
CHK
97
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$4.67M 0.31%
1,651
+500
+43% +$1.76M
WY icon
98
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18B
$4.6M 0.31%
138,830
-15,602
-10% -$546K
NFG icon
99
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.82B
$4.46M 0.3%
73,941
-2,523
-3% -$162K
AMP icon
100
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$4.26M 0.29%
32,577
-12,867
-28% -$1.69M

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Markston International's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Markston International held 216 positions worth $1.49B, down 7.3% from $1.61B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Markston International withdrew a net $133M in Q1 2015, closing 5 positions and reducing 103 holdings. Its most notable exit was COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND), an estimated $16.7M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 21% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Markston International opened a new position in Orbital ATK, Inc. worth $5.16M.

  • Markston International's largest Q1 2015 buy was Orbital ATK, Inc.: 67,327 shares worth $5.16M.
  • Markston International added most to Medtronic in Q1 2015, an estimated $7.63M increase.
  • Markston International's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was HOSPIRA INC, cutting an estimated $9.37M.
  • Markston International fully exited COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND) in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $16.7M.
  • Markston International's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $1.49B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Markston International opened 2 new positions and closed 5 in Q1 2015.
  • Markston International's portfolio value fell 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $1.49B.

Based on Markston International's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 30 Apr 2015.