Stephens Inc Portfolio holdings
Stephens Inc. is a family-owned investment bank that Witt Stephens started in 1933 to trade Arkansas highway bonds, which were then selling for ten cents on the dollar. His brother Jack joined in 1946 and ran the firm as chief executive until 1986, when Jack's son Warren took over. Stephens handled the 1970 stock offering of Walmart, and later those of Tyson Foods and Alltel. The firm also does research, trading, wealth management, public finance, insurance and private capital work, and is privately held through its owner, SI Holdings.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
|
+$15.3M |
| 2 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$4.35M |
| 3 |
ETP
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
|
+$3.56M |
| 4 |
United Parcel Service
UPS
|
+$3.41M |
| 5 |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
LUMN
|
+$3.41M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF
IWS
|
+$64.3M |
| 2 |
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
|
+$50.4M |
| 3 |
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
|
+$37.4M |
| 4 |
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
IWP
|
+$37.4M |
| 5 |
State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury Index ETF
SPTI
|
+$17.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 34.67% |
| 2 | Financials | 9.74% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 7.84% |
| 4 | Technology | 7.37% |
| 5 | Energy | 7.3% |
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Stephens Inc's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Stephens Inc held 737 positions worth $2.67B, down 3.4% from $2.77B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.
Stephens Inc withdrew a net $228M in Q4 2017, closing 50 positions and reducing 349 holdings. Its most notable exit was State Street SPDR S&P Insurance ETF, an estimated $1.93M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 35% of assets, down from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Staples.
Against the trend, Stephens Inc opened a new position in iShares US Basic Materials ETF worth $2.34M.
- Stephens Inc's largest Q4 2017 buy was iShares US Basic Materials ETF: 22,852 shares worth $2.34M.
- Stephens Inc added most to iShares Select Dividend ETF in Q4 2017, an estimated $15.3M increase.
- Stephens Inc's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF, cutting an estimated $64.3M.
- Stephens Inc fully exited State Street SPDR S&P Insurance ETF in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $1.93M.
- Stephens Inc's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $2.67B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Stephens Inc opened 34 new positions and closed 50 in Q4 2017.
- Stephens Inc's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $2.67B.
Based on Stephens Inc's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 5 Feb 2018.