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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
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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 Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$7.63M
2
OA
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
+$6.37M
3
HOT
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
+$3.11M
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$2.73M
5
CHK
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
+$1.76M

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 Industrials 11.61%
4 Communication Services 11.43%
5 Healthcare 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BKH icon
176
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.37B
$8K ﹤0.01%
160
– –
KDP icon
177
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$43.1B
$8K ﹤0.01%
100
– –
AXE
178
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$8K ﹤0.01%
100
– –
ASCMA
179
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
$8K ﹤0.01%
198
– –
VOD icon
180
Vodafone
VOD
$40.1B
$7K ﹤0.01%
204
– –
WPX
181
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$7K ﹤0.01%
666
– –
HIG icon
182
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.6B
$6K ﹤0.01%
135
– –
WDR
183
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$6K ﹤0.01%
124
– –
PSEC icon
184
Prospect Capital
PSEC
$1.12B
$5K ﹤0.01%
600
+200
+50% +$1.71K
GDL.PRB.CL
185
DELISTED
The GDL Fund
GDL.PRB.CL
$5K ﹤0.01%
100
– –
FRPH icon
186
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$409M
$4K ﹤0.01%
200
– –
TDC icon
187
Teradata
TDC
$2.71B
$4K ﹤0.01%
100
– –
BKS
188
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
$4K ﹤0.01%
229
– –
AOL
189
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
$4K ﹤0.01%
95
– –
GROW icon
190
US Global Investors
GROW
$36.3M
$3K ﹤0.01%
800
– –
RDI icon
191
Reading International Class A
RDI
$47.6M
$3K ﹤0.01%
187
– –
ACCO icon
192
Acco Brands
ACCO
$388M
$2K ﹤0.01%
234
– –
KGC icon
193
Kinross Gold
KGC
$32.7B
$2K ﹤0.01%
700
– –
COWN
194
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$2K ﹤0.01%
100
– –
SSE
195
DELISTED
SEVENTY SEVEN ENERGY INC COM
SSE
$2K ﹤0.01%
582
– –
FTR
196
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$2K ﹤0.01%
22
– –
FNSR
197
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$2K ﹤0.01%
102
– –
BPOP icon
198
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.1B
$1K ﹤0.01%
18
– –
GDX icon
199
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$27.6B
$1K ﹤0.01%
50
– –
STRR
200
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$38M
$1K ﹤0.01%
20
– –
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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 Industrials.

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.