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 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$12.2M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$10.7M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$9.7M |
| 4 |
S&P Global
SPGI
|
+$8.52M |
| 5 |
MSCI
MSCI
|
+$7.17M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$7.95M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$7.18M |
| 3 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$6.47M |
| 4 |
Lennar Class A
LEN
|
+$4.7M |
| 5 |
Macy's
M
|
+$4.36M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 18.37% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.04% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.63% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.24% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Apple
AAPL
$5.18T
| $27.6M | 3.62% |
765,732
-215,148
| -22% | -$7.95M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
2
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$919B
| $27.6M | 3.61% |
301,422
+46,309
| +18% | +$4M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.89T
| $23.9M | 3.13% |
346,544
+60,590
| +21% | +$4.16M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
|
4
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$688B
| $20.9M | 2.74% |
158,073
+75,826
| +92% | +$9.7M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
|
5
Bank of America
BAC
$352B
| $19.8M | 2.6% |
817,081
+459,856
| +129% | +$10.7M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
6
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.66T
| $19.1M | 2.5% |
817,720
+178,740
| +28% | +$4.15M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
7
3M
MMM
$94.7B
| $16M | 2.09% |
91,663
+5,519
| +6% | +$923K |
2017 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
8
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.6T
| $15.5M | 2.03% |
340,400
+4,600
| +1% | +$211K |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
9
Crown Castle
CCI
$38.6B
| $15.4M | 2.02% |
153,984
+8,015
| +5% | +$787K |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
10
PepsiCo
PEP
$198B
| $14.9M | 1.95% |
128,672
-16,049
| -11% | -$1.84M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
11
Philip Morris
PM
$310B
| $14.7M | 1.93% |
125,551
-28,331
| -18% | -$3.28M |
2015 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
12
UnitedHealth
UNH
$365B
| $14.1M | 1.85% |
76,111
+8,548
| +13% | +$1.5M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
|
13
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $13M | 1.7% |
+84,709
| New | +$12.2M |
2017 Q2
0 quarters
|
|
14
Honeywell
HON
$70.6B
| $12.8M | 1.68% |
106,139
+4,578
| +5% | +$540K |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
15
Altria Group
MO
$131B
| $12.4M | 1.63% |
166,789
+24,092
| +17% | +$1.76M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
16
Amazon
AMZN
$2.88T
| $12.2M | 1.6% |
251,460
+960
| +0.4% | +$45.8K |
2015 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
17
Oracle
ORCL
$391B
| $12.1M | 1.58% |
240,359
+17,455
| +8% | +$796K |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
18
Stryker
SYK
$118B
| $11.8M | 1.55% |
84,945
+12,869
| +18% | +$1.77M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
19
Ryanair
RYAAY
$29.9B
| $11.7M | 1.54% |
272,360
-13,290
| -5% | -$527K |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
|
AGN
20
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
| $11.7M | 1.54% |
48,151
+2,508
| +5% | +$589K |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
21
Medtronic
MDT
$132B
| $11.7M | 1.53% |
131,577
+6,763
| +5% | +$570K |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
22
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.26T
| $11.5M | 1.51% |
67,810
-851
| -1% | -$142K |
2017 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
23
TJX Companies
TJX
$148B
| $10.5M | 1.38% |
291,658
+12,484
| +4% | +$471K |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
24
ExxonMobil
XOM
$696B
| $10.5M | 1.38% |
129,970
+12,722
| +11% | +$1.04M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
25
Cisco
CSCO
$377B
| $10.2M | 1.34% |
327,066
-83,066
| -20% | -$2.71M |
2015 Q2
8 quarters
|
|
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NS Partners's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, NS Partners held 106 positions worth $762M, up 9.8% from $695M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.
NS Partners deployed $39.9M of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 5 new positions and adding to 64 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was McDonald's: 84,709 shares worth $13M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $7.95M trimmed.
- NS Partners's largest Q2 2017 buy was McDonald's: 84,709 shares worth $13M.
- NS Partners added most to Bank of America in Q2 2017, an estimated $10.7M increase.
- NS Partners's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $7.95M.
- NS Partners fully exited Synchrony in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $6.47M.
- NS Partners's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $762M portfolio in Q2 2017.
- NS Partners opened 5 new positions and closed 8 in Q2 2017.
- NS Partners's portfolio value rose 9.8% quarter-over-quarter to $762M.
Based on NS Partners's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.