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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
CBST
101
DELISTED
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
$1.84M 0.29%
25,200
– –
BAH icon
102
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$9.19B
$1.84M 0.29%
83,600
+50,400
+152% +$1.01M
AVG
103
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$1.84M 0.29%
87,700
-23,100
-21% -$423K
RTN
104
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$1.83M 0.28%
18,500
+8,800
+91% +$835K
LSI
105
DELISTED
LSI CORPORATION
LSI
$1.82M 0.28%
164,200
– –
PPG icon
106
PPG Industries
PPG
$26.6B
$1.8M 0.28%
18,600
– –
PGH
107
DELISTED
Pengrowth Energy Corporation
PGH
$1.79M 0.28%
295,000
+50,000
+20% +$318K
SYA
108
DELISTED
SYMETRA FINANCIAL CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SYA
$1.76M 0.27%
88,800
+22,900
+35% +$442K
BLKB icon
109
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.08B
$1.75M 0.27%
55,900
+10,400
+23% +$350K
TRGP icon
110
Targa Resources
TRGP
$55.1B
$1.75M 0.27%
+17,600
New +$1.65M
ENS icon
111
EnerSys
ENS
$7.04B
$1.7M 0.26%
24,500
– –
WHR icon
112
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.85B
$1.69M 0.26%
11,300
+5,300
+88% +$767K
UHAL icon
113
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$14.5B
$1.65M 0.26%
71,000
+22,000
+45% +$509K
TJX icon
114
TJX Companies
TJX
$179B
$1.64M 0.26%
54,200
– –
ACHC icon
115
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.91B
$1.64M 0.25%
36,300
-11,400
-24% -$562K
JCI icon
116
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$92.8B
$1.62M 0.25%
32,756
– –
NSTG
117
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
$1.62M 0.25%
+78,748
New +$1.5M
ETFC
118
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$1.61M 0.25%
+70,100
New +$1.54M
MEOH icon
119
Methanex
MEOH
$4.14B
$1.6M 0.25%
25,000
– –
CSIQ icon
120
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$1.07B
$1.58M 0.25%
49,400
– –
SXC icon
121
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$804M
$1.58M 0.25%
69,300
-800
-1% -$17.6K
ROST icon
122
Ross Stores
ROST
$81.9B
$1.56M 0.24%
43,600
– –
GM icon
123
General Motors
GM
$77B
$1.55M 0.24%
45,200
+22,400
+98% +$823K
CG icon
124
Carlyle Group
CG
$17.5B
$1.55M 0.24%
+44,200
New +$1.55M
SCOR icon
125
Comscore
SCOR
$111M
$1.55M 0.24%
2,365
-560
-19% -$338K
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5
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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.