NS Partners Portfolio holdings
NS Partners is a UK asset manager that runs actively managed stock portfolios across developed and emerging markets. It was founded in 1988 as New Star Institutional Managers, joined the Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group in 2011, and took its current name in 2012. NS Partners' senior management and the Connor, Clark & Lunn group are equal partners in the firm. It picks mostly large companies with a quality growth bias, and judges the market through the lens of liquidity, the belief being that the supply and demand for shares drives prices.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$4.73M |
| 2 |
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
|
+$4.47M |
| 3 |
Simon Property Group
SPG
|
+$3.87M |
| 4 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$3.6M |
| 5 |
Lennar Class A
LEN
|
+$3.18M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$5.54M |
| 2 |
Praxair Inc
PX
|
+$4.22M |
| 3 |
Tyson Foods
TSN
|
+$3.82M |
| 4 |
Pitney Bowes
PBI
|
+$3.29M |
| 5 |
Ryanair
RYAAY
|
+$2.63M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.77% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.32% |
| 3 | Financials | 14.96% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.38% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.29% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Apple
AAPL
$5.05T
| $24.1M | 4.12% |
1,010,344
+5,656
| +0.6% | +$141K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
2
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$910B
| $16.5M | 2.82% |
266,290
+25,603
| +11% | +$1.6M |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$4.03T
| $15.7M | 2.67% |
306,430
+2,385
| +0.8% | +$124K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
4
Pfizer
PFE
$166B
| $13M | 2.22% |
389,115
+30,079
| +8% | +$960K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
5
PepsiCo
PEP
$194B
| $12.6M | 2.15% |
118,919
+1,592
| +1% | +$164K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
6
Oracle
ORCL
$371B
| $12.2M | 2.09% |
298,857
+8,307
| +3% | +$332K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
7
Cisco
CSCO
$387B
| $12.1M | 2.06% |
420,329
+11,978
| +3% | +$336K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
8
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.51T
| $11.7M | 1.99% |
337,480
-1,460
| -0.4% | -$52.4K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
9
ExxonMobil
XOM
$668B
| $11.6M | 1.97% |
123,515
+1,484
| +1% | +$131K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
10
Medtronic
MDT
$129B
| $10.9M | 1.86% |
125,886
+2,259
| +2% | +$183K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
11
Honeywell
HON
$72.1B
| $10.6M | 1.81% |
101,710
-25,320
| -20% | -$2.6M |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
12
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$138B
| $10.2M | 1.74% |
41,025
+608
| +2% | +$143K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
13
TJX Companies
TJX
$150B
| $10.1M | 1.72% |
260,968
-28,156
| -10% | -$1.07M |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
|
14
Ryanair
RYAAY
$31.8B
| $10.1M | 1.72% |
361,883
-81,070
| -18% | -$2.63M |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
|
AGN
15
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
| $9.8M | 1.68% |
42,611
+13,749
| +48% | +$3.17M |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
16
CVS Health
CVS
$111B
| $9.8M | 1.67% |
102,020
+875
| +0.9% | +$87.2K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
17
Blackrock
BLK
$188B
| $9.06M | 1.54% |
26,438
-1,740
| -6% | -$611K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
18
Estee Lauder
EL
$40.6B
| $8.85M | 1.51% |
97,207
+673
| +0.7% | +$62.8K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
19
Procter & Gamble
PG
$391B
| $8.84M | 1.51% |
104,385
+33,532
| +47% | +$2.75M |
2015 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
20
Stryker
SYK
$121B
| $8.64M | 1.47% |
72,120
+1,078
| +2% | +$121K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
21
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.4B
| $8.36M | 1.43% |
37,606
+423
| +1% | +$89K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
22
SLB Ltd
SLB
$73.6B
| $8.01M | 1.37% |
101,306
+11,685
| +13% | +$896K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
23
Citigroup
C
$202B
| $7.98M | 1.36% |
188,357
+128
| +0.1% | +$5.66K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
24
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$126B
| $7.84M | 1.34% |
106,593
-13,720
| -11% | -$969K |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
25
UnitedHealth
UNH
$359B
| $7.82M | 1.33% |
55,412
+3
| +0% | +$400 |
2015 Q2
4 quarters
|
|
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NS Partners's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, NS Partners held 122 positions worth $586M, up 5.6% from $555M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
NS Partners deployed $25M of net new capital in Q2 2016, opening 6 new positions and adding to 67 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Delta Air Lines: 111,270 shares worth $4.05M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walt Disney, an estimated $5.54M trimmed.
- NS Partners's largest Q2 2016 buy was Delta Air Lines: 111,270 shares worth $4.05M.
- NS Partners added most to Simon Property Group in Q2 2016, an estimated $3.87M increase.
- NS Partners's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $5.54M.
- NS Partners fully exited Praxair Inc in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $4.22M.
- NS Partners's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $586M portfolio in Q2 2016.
- NS Partners opened 6 new positions and closed 7 in Q2 2016.
- NS Partners's portfolio value rose 5.6% quarter-over-quarter to $586M.
Based on NS Partners's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.