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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
+123.87%
5 Year Est. Return
+253.91%
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$35.3B
AUM Growth
-$9.85B
Cap. Flow
-$2.64B
Cap. Flow %
-7.47%
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 27.12%
2 Healthcare 17.01%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.86%
4 Financials 10.71%
5 Industrials 9.76%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MSFT icon
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.81T
$1.67B 4.74%
16,474,889
-1,826,143
-10% -$196M
AAPL icon
2
Apple
AAPL
$4.67T
$817M 2.31%
20,724,236
-4,486,920
-18% -$218M
GOOGL icon
3
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.24T
$673M 1.91%
12,884,060
+2,144,040
+20% +$116M
AMZN icon
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.87T
$634M 1.8%
8,445,100
-459,460
-5% -$38.2M
UNH icon
5
UnitedHealth
UNH
$353B
$519M 1.47%
2,084,353
-43,178
-2% -$11.4M
V icon
6
Visa
V
$712B
$498M 1.41%
3,777,995
-509,781
-12% -$70.4M
CME icon
7
CME Group
CME
$103B
$469M 1.33%
2,491,022
-982,364
-28% -$181M
ZTS icon
8
Zoetis
ZTS
$32B
$453M 1.28%
5,289,950
-147,436
-3% -$13.3M
BABA icon
9
Alibaba
BABA
$296B
$434M 1.23%
3,169,817
-270,027
-8% -$39.9M
PFE icon
10
Pfizer
PFE
$159B
$403M 1.14%
9,740,245
-492,066
-5% -$20.4M
QCOM icon
11
Qualcomm
QCOM
$175B
$401M 1.14%
7,047,879
+1,707,744
+32% +$104M
EEFT icon
12
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$2.62B
$395M 1.12%
3,859,272
+1,943
+0.1% +$215K
GOOG icon
13
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.19T
$376M 1.07%
7,265,560
-268,920
-4% -$14.4M
VRTX icon
14
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$137B
$360M 1.02%
2,171,057
-37,421
-2% -$6.48M
MDT icon
15
Medtronic
MDT
$117B
$356M 1.01%
3,911,572
-241,367
-6% -$22.6M
AZPN
16
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$355M 1%
4,316,330
+2,484
+0.1% +$204K
MA icon
17
Mastercard
MA
$521B
$331M 0.94%
1,752,234
-936,213
-35% -$186M
ACIW icon
18
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.43B
$326M 0.92%
11,782,555
-809,096
-6% -$21.9M
WNS
19
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$321M 0.91%
7,779,730
CSGP icon
20
CoStar Group
CSGP
$13.1B
$283M 0.8%
8,398,870
+3,367,240
+67% +$123M
CERN
21
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$279M 0.79%
5,321,753
+407,628
+8% +$23.6M
MU icon
22
Micron Technology
MU
$1.05T
$276M 0.78%
8,694,546
-620,804
-7% -$23.5M
HD icon
23
Home Depot
HD
$329B
$275M 0.78%
1,598,563
-842,407
-35% -$151M
NKE icon
24
Nike
NKE
$58.7B
$269M 0.76%
3,631,112
-275,530
-7% -$20.6M
INTU icon
25
Intuit
INTU
$97.9B
$267M 0.76%
1,358,759
+41,410
+3% +$8.62M

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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 $2.64B 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 26% 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.