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MWNA

Marshall Wace North America Portfolio holdings

AUM $23.5B
1-Year Est. Return 46.46%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.23%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.46%
3 Year Est. Return
+109.4%
5 Year Est. Return
–
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$17.7B
AUM Growth
-$2.27B
Cap. Flow
-$3.05B
Cap. Flow %
-17.25%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.77%
Holding
1,947
New
557
Increased
335
Reduced
444
Closed
606

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VRTX icon
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
+$113M
2
BERY
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
+$106M
3
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$95.9M
4
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$85.8M
5
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$83.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$229M
2
LVS icon
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
+$150M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$131M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$130M
5
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$105M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 24.85%
2 Technology 15.39%
3 Consumer Discretionary 13.45%
4 Industrials 10.48%
5 Financials 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MDSO
1876
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
– –
-43,971
Closed -$2.76M
RTEC
1877
DELISTED
Rudolph Technologies Inc
RTEC
– –
-206,696
Closed -$5.73M
VSM
1878
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
– –
-118,143
Closed -$4.45M
BID
1879
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
– –
-31,979
Closed -$1.64M
DFRG
1880
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
– –
-34,497
Closed -$526K
SFLY
1881
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
– –
-93,203
Closed -$7.57M
BRSS
1882
DELISTED
Global Brass & Copper Hldgs, Inc
BRSS
– –
-11,403
Closed -$381K
SDLP
1883
DELISTED
SEADRILL PARTNERS LLC
SDLP
– –
-1,897
Closed -$52K
LLL
1884
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
– –
-131,328
Closed -$27.3M
HZNP
1885
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
– –
-189,843
Closed -$2.7M
MFGP
1886
DELISTED
Micro Focus International plc. American Depositary Shares, each representing One Ordinary Share
MFGP
– –
-104,495
Closed -$1.77M
USG
1887
DELISTED
Usg
USG
– –
-18,632
Closed -$753K
CMTA
1888
DELISTED
Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
CMTA
– –
-27,113
Closed -$411K
TFCFA
1889
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
– –
-17,389
Closed -$638K
SPA
1890
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
– –
-25,076
Closed -$437K
SN
1891
DELISTED
Sanchez Energy Corporation
SN
– –
-364,738
Closed -$1.14M
ORBK
1892
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
– –
-237,534
Closed -$14.8M
DNB
1893
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
– –
-52,601
Closed -$6.15M
P
1894
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
– –
-1,414,805
Closed -$7.12M
ESIO
1895
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
– –
-22,354
Closed -$432K
FBR
1896
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
– –
-71,176
Closed -$1.39M
XOXO
1897
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
– –
-34,277
Closed -$711K
COL
1898
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
– –
-11,089
Closed -$1.5M
KS
1899
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
– –
-58,781
Closed -$2.02M
PF
1900
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
– –
-40,229
Closed -$2.18M
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Marshall Wace North America's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Marshall Wace North America held 1,947 positions worth $17.7B, down 11% from $20B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

Marshall Wace North America withdrew a net $3.05B in Q2 2018, closing 606 positions and reducing 444 holdings. Its most notable exit was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $63.3M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 25% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Marshall Wace North America opened a new position in IQVIA worth $83.1M.

  • Marshall Wace North America's largest Q2 2018 buy was IQVIA: 832,159 shares worth $83.1M.
  • Marshall Wace North America added most to Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Q2 2018, an estimated $113M increase.
  • Marshall Wace North America's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $229M.
  • Marshall Wace North America fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $63.3M.
  • Marshall Wace North America's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $17.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Marshall Wace North America opened 557 new positions and closed 606 in Q2 2018.
  • Marshall Wace North America's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $17.7B.

Based on Marshall Wace North America's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.