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Marshall Wace

Marshall Wace Portfolio holdings

AUM $100B
1-Year Est. Return 35.1%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.5%
1 Year Est. Return
+35.1%
3 Year Est. Return
+111.04%
5 Year Est. Return
+146.93%
10 Year Est. Return
+631.22%
AUM
$2.15B
AUM Growth
-$119M
Cap. Flow
-$194M
Cap. Flow %
-9.03%
Top 10 Hldgs %
34.7%
Holding
462
New
161
Increased
73
Reduced
72
Closed
129

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 19.02%
2 Healthcare 18.26%
3 Technology 11.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.34%
5 Financials 8.71%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CAB
451
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
-417,541
Closed -$24.6M
WBMD
452
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
-5,842
Closed -$345K
MBLY
453
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
-452,269
Closed -$28.5M
RAI
454
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
-2,946,483
Closed -$192M
PNRA
455
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
-7,192
Closed -$2.27M
CPAAW
456
DELISTED
Conyers Park Acquisition Corp. Warrant
CPAAW
-749,979
Closed -$2.25M
DISH
457
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
-75,670
Closed -$4.77M
WOOF
458
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
-213,437
Closed -$19.6M
BLVD
459
DELISTED
Boulevard Acquisition Corp. II Class A Common Stock
BLVD
-77,269
Closed -$773K
HRG
460
DELISTED
HRG Group, Inc.
HRG
-300,937
Closed -$5.42M

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Marshall Wace's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Marshall Wace held 462 positions worth $2.15B, down 5.2% from $2.27B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 35% of the portfolio.

Marshall Wace withdrew a net $194M in Q3 2017, closing 129 positions and reducing 72 holdings. Its most notable exit was Reynolds American Inc, an estimated $192M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 19% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

Against the trend, Marshall Wace opened a new position in British American Tobacco worth $55.1M.

  • Marshall Wace's largest Q3 2017 buy was British American Tobacco: 888,496 shares worth $55.1M.
  • Marshall Wace added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q3 2017, an estimated $74.2M increase.
  • Marshall Wace's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Charter Communications, cutting an estimated $59.9M.
  • Marshall Wace fully exited Reynolds American Inc in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $192M.
  • Marshall Wace's ten largest holdings make up 35% of its $2.15B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Marshall Wace opened 161 new positions and closed 129 in Q3 2017.
  • Marshall Wace's portfolio value fell 5.2% quarter-over-quarter to $2.15B.

Based on Marshall Wace's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.