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Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc Historical SEC 13F Holdings & Archive (Q3 2017)
Commonwealth Equity Services, IncCIK: 0001333978
Diversified strategyMomentum followerLong-term holder
Total reported value
$16.7B
Reporting period: 2017-09-30 · Number of holdings: 2565
Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc disclosed 2565 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2017-09-30, with total reported value of $16.7B and a quarterly turnover rate of 10.6%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 2.61
- Portfolio Stability
- 10.62
- Momentum
- 99.11
- Sector conviction
- 42.39
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 60.29
Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.007 — mathematically equivalent to about 153 equally-sized positions, well below its 2565 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes vary widely across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 3.97), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
No strong tilt toward either adding to existing winners or initiating outsized new positions was observed in the latest reported quarter.
Sector classification currently covers about 23% of this portfolio's disclosed value; the remainder includes holdings (e.g. unmapped tickers, options, or other security types) not yet covered by our sector mapping.
Source and citation information
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govAdd VTI
+13.4% $45.6M
Trim AEP
-0.3% -$15.4M
Trim IWF
-2.3% $13.0M
Trim MO
+1.8% -$12.7M
Add BSV
+19.2% $19.9M
Add BRK-B
+4.6% $21.1M
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Institutional Game-State Analysis
Core Intent
Capital is rotating aggressively into mega-cap tech indices and global ETFs, evidenced by the DD position launch alongside AAPL/BRK-B adds. The near-2600 holding universe with 10.6% quarterly turnover confirms an active momentum-chasing wheel strategy over concentrated conviction bets.
Macro & Fundamentals
Betting on tech sector dominance and passive fund absorption, while underweighting utilities (0.06%) and materials (0.41%) to hedge against disinflationary pressure that squeezes industrial profit margins and reward earnings-driven growth.
Blind Spots / Risks
The 2565-position portfolio structure faces severe alpha dilution risk where excessive diversification erodes per-holding impact, compounded by turnover costs that bleed returns in choppy liquidity environments.
Produced with AI assistance from this institution's Form 13F data on SEC EDGAR. Historical only; not a personalized investment recommendation — the original filing is linked below. View the original 2017-09-30 Form 13F filing on SEC.gov
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 200 holdings (of 2565 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IWF | Ishares Russell 1000 Growth | ETF-Other | 3.04% | -0.11% | -2.34% | |
| 2 | IWD | Ishares Russell 1000 Value E | ETF-Other | 2.80% | — | -2.12% | |
| 3 | VEA | Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | ETF-Other | 2.49% | +0.03% | +2.39% | |
| 4 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 2.42% | +0.05% | +1.58% | |
| 5 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | ETF-Other | 1.78% | +0.18% | +13.44% | |
| 6 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 1.48% | +0.03% | +4.59% | |
| 7 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 1.35% | -0.01% | +1.95% | |
| 8 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 1.08% | +0.07% | +4.63% | |
| 9 | ✓ | Powershares Qqq Trust Ser 1 | Stock-Other | 1.06% | +0.02% | +2.40% | |
| 10 | XOM | Exxon Mobil CORP | Stock-Energy | 1.05% | — | +2.31% | |
| 11 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 0.98% | — | +1.58% | |
| 12 | IJR | Ishares Core S&p Small-cap E | ETF-Small Cap | 0.93% | +0.07% | +7.77% | |
| 13 | IWP | Ishares Russell Mid-cap Grow | ETF-Other | 0.91% | — | +1.73% | |
| 14 | IJH | Ishares Core S&p Midcap ETF | ETF-Other | 0.91% | +0.02% | +4.50% | |
| 15 | T | At&t Inc | Stock-Comm Services | 0.88% | +0.02% | +4.19% | |
| 16 | IWS | Ishares Russell Mid-cap Valu | ETF-Other | 0.81% | — | +2.02% | |
| 17 | VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | ETF-Other | 0.81% | +0.01% | +3.02% | |
| 18 | VZ | Verizon Communications Inc | Stock-Comm Services | 0.79% | +0.04% | +1.67% | |
| 19 | VWO | Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | ETF-Emerging Markets | 0.78% | +0.02% | +2.64% | |
| 20 | AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | Stock-Utilities | 0.76% | -0.15% | -0.34% | |
| 21 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.75% | +0.02% | +1.72% | |
| 22 | IWN | Ishares Russell 2000 Value E | ETF-Small Cap | 0.75% | +0.01% | +2.53% | |
| 23 | BSV | Vanguard Short-term Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 0.74% | +0.08% | +19.23% | |
| 24 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.74% | — | +1.74% | |
| 25 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | ETF-Other | 0.70% | +0.02% | +5.88% | |
| 26 | VIG | Vanguard Dividend Apprec ETF | ETF-Other | 0.69% | — | +3.14% | |
| 27 | VOO | Vanguard S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.69% | — | +1.66% | |
| 28 | IVW | Ishares S&p 500 Growth ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.66% | — | +0.19% | |
| 29 | IXUS | Ishares Core Intl Stock ETF | ETF-Other | 0.65% | +0.07% | +13.38% | |
| 30 | FSICUSD | Fs Kkr Capital CORP | Stock-Other | 0.63% | — | +1.80% | |
| 31 | ITOT | Ishares Core S&p Total U.s. | ETF-Other | 0.61% | +0.02% | +5.18% | |
| 32 | EFA | Ishares Msci Eafe ETF | ETF-Other | 0.58% | +0.02% | +4.14% | |
| 33 | IWO | Ishares Russell 2000 Growth | ETF-Small Cap | 0.56% | — | +1.24% | |
| 34 | SCHD | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | ETF-Other | 0.55% | — | -2.18% | |
| 35 | VYM | Vanguard High Dvd Yield ETF | ETF-Other | 0.55% | — | -0.12% | |
| 36 | USMV | Ishares Msci USA Min Vol Fac | ETF-Other | 0.55% | +0.01% | +5.76% | |
| 37 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 0.54% | +0.01% | +1.74% | |
| 38 | CVX | Chevron CORP | Stock-Energy | 0.53% | +0.03% | +1.23% | |
| 39 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.52% | +0.02% | +12.05% | |
| 40 | AGG | Ishares Core U.s. Aggregate | ETF-Other | 0.51% | — | +2.64% | |
| 41 | PFF | Ishares Preferred & Income S | ETF-Other | 0.50% | — | +2.14% | |
| 42 | TFI | Ss Spdr N Ice Muni Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 0.50% | — | +4.14% | |
| 43 | MO | Altria Group Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.49% | -0.11% | +1.78% | |
| 44 | IVE | Ishares S&p 500 Value ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.49% | — | +0.10% | |
| 45 | VB | Vanguard Small-cap ETF | ETF-Other | 0.46% | +0.01% | +5.26% | |
| 46 | SDY | Ss Spdr S&p Dividend ETF | ETF-Other | 0.45% | — | -1.22% | |
| 47 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | Stock-Comm Services | 0.45% | +0.05% | +6.94% | |
| 48 | VO | Vanguard Mid-cap ETF | ETF-Other | 0.45% | — | +1.57% | |
| 49 | PEP | Pepsico Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.44% | — | +0.33% | |
| 50 | IGSB | Ishares 1-5y Inv Grade CORP | ETF-Other | 0.43% | — | -0.21% |
1–50 of 200
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q3 | 2565 | $16.7B | 11 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 2518 | $15.7B | 10 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 2414 | $14.9B | 15 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 2318 | $13.5B | 15 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 2254 | $12.6B | 11 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 2240 | $11.9B | 12 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 2209 | $11.2B | 16 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 2194 | $10.6B | 16 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 2144 | $9.5B | 14 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 2193 | $10.1B | 12 | ||
| 2015 Q1 | 2183 | $9.6B | 15 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 2095 | $8.9B | 17 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 2092 | $8.2B | 13 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 2061 | $8.2B | 18 | ||
| 2014 Q1 | 1991 | $7.2B | 13 | ||
| 2013 Q4 | 1924 | $6.9B | 19 | ||
| 2013 Q3 | 1871 | $6.2B | 17 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 1821 | $5.7B | 0 |
Holding changes this quarter
Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc's most significant position changes for 2017-09-30: New buy: DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD); Sold out: Dow Inc. (DOW); Sold out: Duke Energy Corporation (DUK); Sold out: Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (REYN); Add: Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF (VTI) — shares +13.44%.
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | +0.2% | +13.44% | Add |
| 2 | BSV | Vanguard Short-term Bond ETF | +0.1% | +19.23% | Add |
| 3 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | +0.1% | +4.63% | Add |
| 4 | IJR | Ishares Core S&p Small-cap E | +0.1% | +7.77% | Add |
| 5 | IXUS | Ishares Core Intl Stock ETF | +0.1% | +13.38% | Add |
| 6 | BA | Boeing Co/the | +0.1% | +2.04% | Add |
| 7 | MTUM | Ishares Msci USA Momentum Fa | +0.1% | +44.56% | Add |
| 8 | AAPL | Apple Inc | +0.1% | +1.58% | Add |
| 9 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | +0.1% | +6.94% | Add |
| 10 | INTC | Intel CORP | +0.1% | +8.52% | Add |
| 11 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | +0.1% | +1.78% | Add |
| 12 | VCSH | Vanguard S/t CORP Bond ETF | +0.1% | +28.65% | Add |
| 13 | FDRR | Fidelity Div ETF Rise Rates | +0.1% | +155.85% | Add |
| 14 | VZ | Verizon Communications Inc | 0% | +1.67% | Add |
| 15 | NEE | Nextera Energy Inc | 0% | +13.34% | Add |
| 16 | EMHY | Ishares J.p. Morgan Em High | 0% | +73.05% | Add |
| 17 | BTI | British American Tob-sp Adr | 0% | +358.64% | Add |
| 18 | VEA | Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | 0% | +2.39% | Add |
| 19 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | 0% | +4.59% | Add |
| 20 | CVX | Chevron CORP | 0% | +1.23% | Add |
| 21 | HD | Home Depot Inc | 0% | +7.35% | Add |
| 22 | ✓ | Powershares Qqq Trust Ser 1 | 0% | +2.40% | Add |
| 23 | VWO | Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | 0% | +2.64% | Add |
| 24 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | 0% | +1.72% | Add |
| 25 | T | At&t Inc | 0% | +4.19% | Add |
| 26 | IJH | Ishares Core S&p Midcap ETF | 0% | +4.50% | Add |
| 27 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | 0% | +5.88% | Add |
| 28 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 0% | +12.05% | Add |
| 29 | ITOT | Ishares Core S&p Total U.s. | 0% | +5.18% | Add |
| 30 | EFA | Ishares Msci Eafe ETF | 0% | +4.14% | Add |
| 31 | HDV | Ishares Core High Dividend E | 0% | +9.34% | Add |
| 32 | GLD | Spdr Gold Shares | 0% | +12.83% | Add |
| 33 | VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | 0% | +3.02% | Add |
| 34 | IWN | Ishares Russell 2000 Value E | 0% | +2.53% | Add |
| 35 | USMV | Ishares Msci USA Min Vol Fac | 0% | +5.76% | Add |
| 36 | VB | Vanguard Small-cap ETF | 0% | +5.26% | Add |
| 37 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | 0% | +1.74% | Add |
| 38 | IWP | Ishares Russell Mid-cap Grow | — | +1.73% | Add |
| 39 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/the | — | +1.74% | Add |
| 40 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | 0% | +1.95% | Add |
| 41 | HEFA | Isha Curr Hedged Msci Eafe | -0.1% | -20.62% | Trim |
| 42 | DHS | Wisdomtree US High Dividend | -0.1% | -51.92% | Trim |
| 43 | TIP | Ishares Tips Bond ETF | -0.1% | -18.78% | Trim |
| 44 | IWF | Ishares Russell 1000 Growth | -0.1% | -2.34% | Trim |
| 45 | MO | Altria Group Inc | -0.1% | +1.78% | Add |
| 46 | AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | -0.2% | -0.34% | Trim |
| 47 | DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | — | NEW | New buy |
| 48 | DOW | Dow Inc. | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 49 | DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 50 | REYN | Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. | — | EXIT | Sold out |
Filing History
FAQ
What is Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc and what type of investor is it?
Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2017-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $16.7B, spread across 2565 disclosed positions.
What are Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc's top holdings by market value are:
1. Ishares Russell 1000 Growth (IWF) — $508.6M (3.0%)
2. Ishares Russell 1000 Value E (IWD) — $468.1M (2.8%)
3. Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF (VEA) — $416.7M (2.5%)
4. Apple Inc (AAPL) — $404.9M (2.4%)
5. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF (VTI) — $298.1M (1.8%)
What changes did Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc made 50 notable position adjustments: 1 new positions were initiated, 41 existing holdings were added to, 5 positions were partially reduced, and 3 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD); Sold out: Dow Inc. (DOW); Sold out: Duke Energy Corporation (DUK); Sold out: Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (REYN); Add: Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF (VTI) — shares +13.44%
What sectors does Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc focus on?
Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 21.9%
• Health Care: 16.3%
• Communication Services: 14.3%
• Financials: 12.9%
• Consumer Staples: 10.1%
• Consumer Discretionary: 9.1%
Investment Profile
Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc's portfolio is broadly diversified and long-term-holding.
It has added to its VTI position over the past two quarters (+$72.8M, now $298.1M), while trimming AEP over the same stretch (-$28.6M, still holding $127.2M).
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