Mason Street Advisors Portfolio holdings

Mason Street Advisors's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Mason Street Advisors held 1,930 positions worth $3.3B, down 77% from $14.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

Mason Street Advisors withdrew a net $11.1B in Q1 2015, closing 414 positions and reducing 858 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $57.5M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Mason Street Advisors opened a new position in iShares MSCI India ETF worth $13.7M.

• Mason Street Advisors's largest Q1 2015 buy was iShares MSCI India ETF: 429,000 shares worth $13.7M.
• Mason Street Advisors added most to iShares Russell 2000 ETF in Q1 2015, an estimated $10.4M increase.
• Mason Street Advisors's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $932M.
• Mason Street Advisors fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $57.5M.
• Mason Street Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $3.3B portfolio in Q1 2015.
• Mason Street Advisors opened 14 new positions and closed 414 in Q1 2015.
• Mason Street Advisors's portfolio value fell 77% quarter-over-quarter to $3.3B.

Based on Mason Street Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.