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WRF

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
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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
CTSH icon
101
Cognizant
CTSH
$26B
$95.3M 0.27%
1,501,626
-283,982
-16% -$19.8M
BKNG icon
102
Booking.com
BKNG
$161B
$95.2M 0.27%
1,381,525
+170,275
+14% +$12.5M
IEX icon
103
IDEX
IEX
$17.3B
$95.1M 0.27%
752,866
-62,830
-8% -$8.41M
LHX icon
104
L3Harris
LHX
$53.4B
$94.8M 0.27%
703,844
-8,502
-1% -$1.28M
ELAN icon
105
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$11.1B
$94.6M 0.27%
2,998,892
+2,063,688
+221% +$67.6M
WBD icon
106
Warner Bros
WBD
$67.1B
$93.2M 0.26%
3,765,471
-1,552,786
-29% -$47.3M
CAT icon
107
Caterpillar
CAT
$387B
$93M 0.26%
731,805
-553,378
-43% -$72M
INTC icon
108
Intel
INTC
$513B
$93M 0.26%
1,981,025
-508,520
-20% -$23.8M
QTS
109
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
$92M 0.26%
2,483,984
+11,181
+0.5% +$444K
TEL icon
110
TE Connectivity
TEL
$62.6B
$91.6M 0.26%
1,211,246
+425,190
+54% +$32.7M
TIF
111
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$91.4M 0.26%
1,135,387
-71,507
-6% -$7.29M
LOPE icon
112
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.98B
$90.9M 0.26%
945,660
+117,062
+14% +$13.6M
MS icon
113
Morgan Stanley
MS
$340B
$90.3M 0.26%
2,277,307
-94,676
-4% -$4.13M
CHTR icon
114
Charter Communications
CHTR
$18.2B
$89.5M 0.25%
313,970
+304,970
+3,389% +$95.7M
KEY icon
115
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.4B
$89.2M 0.25%
6,032,708
+112,955
+2% +$1.99M
KEYS icon
116
Keysight
KEYS
$58.3B
$88.6M 0.25%
+1,427,369
New +$85.9M
COST icon
117
Costco
COST
$420B
$87.9M 0.25%
431,666
-235,279
-35% -$52.5M
FTV icon
118
Fortive
FTV
$18.6B
$86.9M 0.25%
2,037,732
+676,759
+50% +$31.8M
MIDD icon
119
Middleby
MIDD
$6.08B
$85.2M 0.24%
829,288
-34,607
-4% -$3.94M
LAUR icon
120
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.28B
$85.1M 0.24%
5,580,996
– –
FIVN icon
121
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.54B
$84M 0.24%
1,921,908
+604,860
+46% +$24.3M
PNC icon
122
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$101B
$82.5M 0.23%
705,625
-117,550
-14% -$15M
ILMN icon
123
Illumina
ILMN
$28.4B
$82.1M 0.23%
+281,490
New +$87.2M
AXTA icon
124
Axalta
AXTA
$8.17B
$82M 0.23%
3,500,072
+10,604
+0.3% +$263K
AOS icon
125
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.7B
$81.7M 0.23%
1,913,607
+176,845
+10% +$8.14M
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5
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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.