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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
LVNTA
101
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$4.22M 0.28%
100,389
-47,796
-32% -$1.86M
SNDK
102
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$3.93M 0.26%
61,702
-7,809
-11% -$635K
UNH icon
103
UnitedHealth
UNH
$376B
$3.9M 0.26%
32,976
-300
-0.9% -$33.3K
RTX icon
104
RTX Corp
RTX
$290B
$3.81M 0.26%
51,692
+644
+1% +$48.1K
D icon
105
Dominion Energy
D
$60.8B
$3.7M 0.25%
52,164
-1,000
-2% -$74.2K
AON icon
106
Aon
AON
$76.5B
$3.56M 0.24%
36,987
-23,296
-39% -$2.25M
AJRD
107
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
$3.51M 0.24%
151,348
-16,262
-10% -$314K
MRSH
108
Marsh
MRSH
$90.5B
$3.43M 0.23%
61,217
-184
-0.3% -$10.4K
CL icon
109
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$3.36M 0.23%
48,513
-4,100
-8% -$283K
LBRDA icon
110
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$4.89B
$3.33M 0.22%
58,990
-35,175
-37% -$1.78M
MDLZ icon
111
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$3.1M 0.21%
85,836
-2,249
-3% -$81.3K
JCI icon
112
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$88.8B
$3.05M 0.2%
57,744
+382
+0.7% +$19.4K
TEVA icon
113
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$40.8B
$2.93M 0.2%
47,050
-24,500
-34% -$1.42M
VAL
114
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
$2.38M 0.16%
28,320
YHOO
115
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$2.17M 0.15%
48,728
LTRPA
116
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
$2.06M 0.14%
64,924
JEF icon
117
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.6B
$2M 0.13%
100,447
-6,606
-6% -$137K
INFN
118
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$1.89M 0.13%
96,302
-13,900
-13% -$234K
TGT icon
119
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$1.1M 0.07%
13,393
-65
-0.5% -$5.02K
NTRS icon
120
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.3B
$1.09M 0.07%
15,640
YUM icon
121
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.8B
$1.03M 0.07%
18,262
SBUX icon
122
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$925K 0.06%
19,538
KR icon
123
Kroger
KR
$35.4B
$764K 0.05%
19,928
ADT
124
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
$611K 0.04%
14,716
-33,229
-69% -$1.25M
WM icon
125
Waste Management
WM
$90.6B
$604K 0.04%
11,137
-42,800
-79% -$2.28M

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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.