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QS Investors Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.47B
1-Year Est. Return 30.71%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.76%
1 Year Est. Return
+30.71%
3 Year Est. Return
+50.42%
5 Year Est. Return
+87.44%
10 Year Est. Return
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AUM
$10.6B
AUM Growth
-$1.7B
Cap. Flow
-$2.14B
Cap. Flow %
-20.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.64%
Holding
2,059
New
101
Increased
382
Reduced
745
Closed
86

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SCHD icon
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
SCHD
+$39.9M
2
MLPA icon
Global X MLP ETF
MLPA
+$20.9M
3
OMC icon
Omnicom Group
OMC
+$11.1M
4
ES icon
Eversource Energy
ES
+$6.71M
5
KNX icon
Knight Transportation
KNX
+$5.97M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TIP icon
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
+$173M
2
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$144M
3
CWB icon
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF
CWB
+$132M
4
IGF icon
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF
IGF
+$128M
5
BNDX icon
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
BNDX
+$119M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 56.93%
2 Technology 6.19%
3 Healthcare 5.57%
4 Financials 5.53%
5 Consumer Discretionary 4.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BND icon
1
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
$160B
$973M 9.15%
11,927,684
-12,738
-0.1% -$1.04M
IVV icon
2
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$892B
$970M 9.13%
3,609,229
-129,928
-3% -$34M
IWB icon
3
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$49.2B
$939M 8.84%
6,321,007
-176,672
-3% -$25.6M
AGG icon
4
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$408M 3.83%
3,727,374
-472,858
-11% -$51.7M
VEU icon
5
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$70.8B
$377M 3.54%
6,883,924
-36,882
-0.5% -$1.98M
LVHD icon
6
Franklin US Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF
LVHD
$624M
$226M 2.13%
7,169,505
-131,051
-2% -$4.07M
SPY icon
7
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$818B
$172M 1.62%
644,947
-53,044
-8% -$13.8M
TLT icon
8
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$46.5B
$165M 1.55%
1,301,123
-49,114
-4% -$6.17M
SCHX icon
9
Schwab US Large- Cap ETF
SCHX
$74.7B
$157M 1.48%
14,752,314
-995,616
-6% -$10.3M
BNDX icon
10
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
BNDX
$82.2B
$146M 1.38%
2,688,901
-2,164,681
-45% -$119M
EFA icon
11
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$80B
$142M 1.34%
2,021,318
-16,153
-0.8% -$1.12M
VXUS icon
12
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
VXUS
$164B
$133M 1.25%
2,340,889
-41,901
-2% -$2.34M
VEA icon
13
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$239B
$132M 1.24%
2,936,825
-170,304
-5% -$7.52M
EFAV icon
14
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
EFAV
$5.57B
$119M 1.12%
1,635,815
-376
-0% -$27.1K
VB icon
15
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$81B
$101M 0.95%
685,620
-592,918
-46% -$85.8M
AAPL icon
16
Apple
AAPL
$4.79T
$87.8M 0.83%
2,075,788
-123,292
-6% -$5.15M
USMV icon
17
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$24.4B
$73M 0.69%
1,382,539
-439,905
-24% -$22.8M
SJNK icon
18
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
SJNK
$4.79B
$60.7M 0.57%
2,201,478
-161,136
-7% -$4.47M
MSFT icon
19
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.79T
$59M 0.56%
690,156
-60,550
-8% -$4.97M
VBK icon
20
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
$23.9B
$56.5M 0.53%
351,392
-9,286
-3% -$1.46M
VBR icon
21
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$37.6B
$55.7M 0.52%
419,302
-5,100
-1% -$664K
XOM icon
22
ExxonMobil
XOM
$667B
$53M 0.5%
633,914
-24,402
-4% -$2.02M
BLV icon
23
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
BLV
$5.69B
$52.3M 0.49%
549,828
-48,642
-8% -$4.57M
PEP icon
24
PepsiCo
PEP
$191B
$51.9M 0.49%
432,810
+14,858
+4% +$1.7M
DIV icon
25
Global X SuperDividend US ETF
DIV
$791M
$50.8M 0.48%
1,983,469
+187,649
+10% +$4.77M
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QS Investors's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, QS Investors held 2,059 positions worth $10.6B, down 14% from $12.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

QS Investors withdrew a net $2.14B in Q4 2017, closing 86 positions and reducing 745 holdings. Its most notable exit was Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund, an estimated $117M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 57% of assets, down from 64% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

Against the trend, QS Investors opened a new position in Global X MLP ETF worth $21.2M.

  • QS Investors's largest Q4 2017 buy was Global X MLP ETF: 358,620 shares worth $21.2M.
  • QS Investors added most to Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF in Q4 2017, an estimated $39.9M increase.
  • QS Investors's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was iShares TIPS Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $173M.
  • QS Investors fully exited Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $117M.
  • QS Investors's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $10.6B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • QS Investors opened 101 new positions and closed 86 in Q4 2017.
  • QS Investors's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $10.6B.

Based on QS Investors's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.