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Waddell & Reed Financial Portfolio holdings

AUM $48.6B
1-Year Est. Return 84.78%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-14.85%
1 Year Est. Return
+84.78%
3 Year Est. Return
+132.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+281.73%
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$35.3B
AUM Growth
-$9.85B
Cap. Flow
-$2.65B
Cap. Flow %
-7.52%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.62%
Holding
592
New
49
Increased
206
Reduced
206
Closed
105

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$177M
2
BA icon
Boeing
BA
+$159M
3
CSGP icon
CoStar Group
CSGP
+$123M
4
VRSN icon
VeriSign
VRSN
+$117M
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$116M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$218M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$196M
3
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$186M
4
CME icon
CME Group
CME
+$181M
5
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$177M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 26.65%
2 Healthcare 15.91%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.6%
4 Financials 10.25%
5 Industrials 9.76%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
OLED icon
26
Universal Display
OLED
$4.19B
$261M 0.74%
2,794,458
+388,355
+16% +$39.2M
CY
27
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$260M 0.74%
20,439,483
-898,590
-4% -$11.9M
EA
28
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
$256M 0.72%
3,239,426
-78,400
-2% -$7.19M
ADBE icon
29
Adobe
ADBE
$105B
$254M 0.72%
1,124,753
-559,620
-33% -$135M
PYPL icon
30
PayPal
PYPL
$50.5B
$254M 0.72%
3,023,852
-526,980
-15% -$43.9M
JPM icon
31
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$950B
$253M 0.72%
2,593,055
-766,672
-23% -$81.7M
ISRG icon
32
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$134B
$253M 0.72%
1,583,037
-740,172
-32% -$125M
BMRN icon
33
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12.4B
$244M 0.69%
2,860,875
-376,063
-12% -$35.8M
PG icon
34
Procter & Gamble
PG
$339B
$242M 0.69%
2,633,670
+1,978,656
+302% +$177M
LMT icon
35
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$136B
$237M 0.67%
905,470
-19,220
-2% -$5.83M
META icon
36
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.51T
$223M 0.63%
1,699,949
-1,224,654
-42% -$177M
DHR icon
37
Danaher
DHR
$144B
$216M 0.61%
2,368,202
+703,766
+42% +$63.9M
HPQ icon
38
HP
HPQ
$27.5B
$210M 0.59%
10,265,677
-1,289,371
-11% -$30.1M
KO icon
39
Coca-Cola
KO
$375B
$206M 0.58%
4,345,192
-39,870
-0.9% -$1.91M
ULTA icon
40
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$24.3B
$202M 0.57%
826,811
-38,035
-4% -$10.5M
MCHP icon
41
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$46B
$202M 0.57%
5,623,792
-2,122,042
-27% -$74.9M
C icon
42
Citigroup
C
$226B
$192M 0.54%
3,692,290
+33,649
+0.9% +$2.13M
IONS icon
43
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.4B
$189M 0.54%
3,498,062
-334,649
-9% -$17.1M
WMT icon
44
Walmart Inc
WMT
$890B
$187M 0.53%
6,015,240
+213,819
+4% +$6.86M
BA icon
45
Boeing
BA
$185B
$184M 0.52%
571,267
+459,544
+411% +$159M
VZ icon
46
Verizon
VZ
$196B
$182M 0.52%
3,236,399
+1,583,580
+96% +$89.9M
VRSK icon
47
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$25B
$178M 0.5%
1,631,578
-233,142
-13% -$27.3M
VFC icon
48
VF Corp
VFC
$5.89B
$174M 0.49%
2,593,648
-429,805
-14% -$32.9M
ABMD
49
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$172M 0.49%
530,420
+24,269
+5% +$8.43M
NFLX icon
50
Netflix
NFLX
$309B
$172M 0.49%
6,430,740
-271,810
-4% -$8.13M

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Waddell & Reed Financial's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Waddell & Reed Financial held 592 positions worth $35.3B, down 22% from $45.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

Waddell & Reed Financial withdrew a net $2.65B in Q4 2018, closing 105 positions and reducing 206 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bank of America, an estimated $128M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 27% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Waddell & Reed Financial opened a new position in VeriSign worth $115M.

  • Waddell & Reed Financial's largest Q4 2018 buy was VeriSign: 778,572 shares worth $115M.
  • Waddell & Reed Financial added most to Procter & Gamble in Q4 2018, an estimated $177M increase.
  • Waddell & Reed Financial's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $218M.
  • Waddell & Reed Financial fully exited Bank of America in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $128M.
  • Waddell & Reed Financial's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $35.3B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Waddell & Reed Financial opened 49 new positions and closed 105 in Q4 2018.
  • Waddell & Reed Financial's portfolio value fell 22% quarter-over-quarter to $35.3B.

Based on Waddell & Reed Financial's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.