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Spark Investment Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $41.6M
1-Year Est. Return 80.97%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.15%
1 Year Est. Return
+80.97%
3 Year Est. Return
+336.74%
5 Year Est. Return
+318.26%
10 Year Est. Return
+1,447.76%
AUM
$643M
AUM Growth
+$65.7M
Cap. Flow
+$50.6M
Cap. Flow %
7.88%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.12%
Holding
830
New
189
Increased
167
Reduced
152
Closed
160

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ILMN icon
Illumina
ILMN
+$4.17M
2
MUSA icon
Murphy USA
MUSA
+$3.83M
3
CSTM icon
Constellium
CSTM
+$3.31M
4
WWAV
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
+$3.29M
5
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$3.27M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NUS icon
Nu Skin
NUS
+$4.7M
2
LL
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
+$3.28M
3
IBKR icon
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
+$2.22M
4
HRC
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
+$2.05M
5
SLCA
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
+$1.93M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.01%
2 Technology 16.5%
3 Industrials 15.37%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.11%
5 Energy 6.21%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ALXN
76
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$2.36M 0.37%
15,500
-4,800
-24% -$763K
ARII
77
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$2.32M 0.36%
33,200
+9,600
+41% +$553K
OUTR
78
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
$2.32M 0.36%
+32,000
New +$2.18M
FRX
79
DELISTED
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
$2.31M 0.36%
25,000
+11,700
+88% +$944K
HY icon
80
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$665M
$2.27M 0.35%
23,300
+3,300
+17% +$310K
DISCK
81
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$2.26M 0.35%
58,600
– –
ADVS
82
DELISTED
Advent Software Inc
ADVS
$2.2M 0.34%
75,100
+27,100
+56% +$864K
SYNT
83
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$2.2M 0.34%
49,000
– –
WDC icon
84
Western Digital
WDC
$150B
$2.19M 0.34%
31,487
– –
PZZA icon
85
Papa John's
PZZA
$806M
$2.17M 0.34%
41,700
+10,900
+35% +$538K
OVTI
86
DELISTED
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
OVTI
$2.17M 0.34%
122,400
+24,100
+25% +$391K
BIIB icon
87
Biogen
BIIB
$30.7B
$2.11M 0.33%
6,900
-2,400
-26% -$762K
SCU
88
DELISTED
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SCU
$2.06M 0.32%
+14,950
New +$2.16M
JBLU icon
89
JetBlue
JBLU
$2.29B
$2.04M 0.32%
235,100
– –
EFII
90
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$2.02M 0.31%
46,600
-12,600
-21% -$531K
PRTA icon
91
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$459M
$2.01M 0.31%
52,600
+10,900
+26% +$351K
RSPP
92
DELISTED
RSP Permian, Inc.
RSPP
$2.01M 0.31%
+69,500
New +$1.75M
PPC icon
93
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.54B
$2M 0.31%
95,500
– –
SIX
94
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$1.98M 0.31%
49,400
-14,200
-22% -$550K
EOG icon
95
EOG Resources
EOG
$70.7B
$1.98M 0.31%
20,200
– –
SLXP
96
DELISTED
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
$1.92M 0.3%
18,500
+7,400
+67% +$758K
HZNP
97
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$1.91M 0.3%
126,600
-52,600
-29% -$594K
BDX icon
98
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$48.7B
$1.86M 0.29%
16,298
+1,640
+11% +$180K
MNK
99
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$1.86M 0.29%
+29,300
New +$1.85M
DST
100
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$1.85M 0.29%
39,000
+11,800
+43% +$550K
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4
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Spark Investment Management's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Spark Investment Management held 830 positions worth $643M, up 11% from $577M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.

Spark Investment Management deployed $50.6M of net new capital in Q1 2014, opening 189 new positions and adding to 167 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Murphy USA: 94,700 shares worth $3.84M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Interactive Brokers, an estimated $2.22M trimmed.

  • Spark Investment Management's largest Q1 2014 buy was Murphy USA: 94,700 shares worth $3.84M.
  • Spark Investment Management added most to Illumina in Q1 2014, an estimated $4.17M increase.
  • Spark Investment Management's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Interactive Brokers, cutting an estimated $2.22M.
  • Spark Investment Management fully exited Nu Skin in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $4.7M.
  • Spark Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $643M portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Spark Investment Management opened 189 new positions and closed 160 in Q1 2014.
  • Spark Investment Management's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $643M.

Based on Spark Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 13 May 2014.