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Cynosure Advisors, LLC Historical SEC 13F Holdings & Archive (Q3 2018)
Cynosure Advisors, LLCCIK: 0001743636
Sector-focusedMomentum followerConcentrated strategy
Total reported value
$238.4M
Reporting period: 2018-09-30 · Number of holdings: 13
CYNOSURE ADVISORS, LLC disclosed 13 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2018-09-30, with total reported value of $238.4M and a quarterly turnover rate of 50.0%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 97.53
- Portfolio Stability
- 50
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 100
- Diversification
- 26
- Sizing Uniformity
- 84.67
Cynosure Advisors, LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.244 — mathematically equivalent to about 4 equally-sized positions, well below its 13 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 1.53), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
Recent activity leans toward adding more aggressively to already-large existing positions than to newly initiated ones (a 18.9 percentage-point tilt) — a pattern consistent with a momentum-following approach.
Sector classification currently covers about 57% 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.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govAdd WFC
+18.9% $10.1M
Add AEP
+17.8% -$1.4M
Add UNP
-17.9% -$2.6M
Sold out UNH
Sold out PEP
Sold out MRK
Holdings Map
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Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WFC | Wells Fargo & Co | Stock-Financials | 37.77% | +16.04% | +18.87% | |
| 2 | AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | Stock-Utilities | 24.26% | +8.17% | +17.80% | |
| 3 | UNP | Union Pacific CORP | Stock-Industrials | 18.59% | +5.82% | -17.87% | |
| 4 | VEA | Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | ETF-Other | 6.07% | — | — | |
| 5 | VWO | Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | ETF-Emerging Markets | 4.19% | — | — | |
| 6 | IJH | Ishares Core S&p Midcap ETF | ETF-Other | 4.08% | — | — | |
| 7 | IJR | Ishares Core S&p Small-cap E | ETF-Small Cap | 1.92% | — | — | |
| 8 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 1.39% | — | — | |
| 9 | IWR | Ishares Russell Mid-cap ETF | ETF-Other | 0.54% | — | — | |
| 10 | EFA | Ishares Msci Eafe ETF | ETF-Other | 0.47% | — | — | |
| 11 | EEM | Ishares Msci Emerging Market | ETF-Emerging Markets | 0.26% | — | — | |
| 12 | IWM | Ishares Russell 2000 ETF | ETF-Small Cap | 0.24% | — | — | |
| 13 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc | Stock-Industrials | 0.23% | — | -45.19% |
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
Holding changes this quarter
Cynosure Advisors, LLC's most significant position changes for 2018-09-30: Sold out: Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH); Sold out: Pepsico Inc (PEP); Sold out: Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK); Sold out: Apple Inc (AAPL); Sold out: Becton Dickinson And Co (BDX).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WFC | Wells Fargo & Co | +16% | +18.87% | Add |
| 2 | AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | +8.2% | +17.80% | Add |
| 3 | UNP | Union Pacific CORP | +5.8% | -17.87% | Trim |
| 4 | UNH | Unitedhealth Group Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 5 | PEP | Pepsico Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 6 | MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 7 | AAPL | Apple Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 8 | BDX | Becton Dickinson And Co | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 9 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 10 | DFSEUR | Discover Financial Services | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 11 | ✓ | — | EXIT | Sold out | |
| 12 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 13 | CVX | Chevron CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 14 | TROW | T Rowe Price Group Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 15 | EMR | Emerson Electric Co | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 16 | COP | Conocophillips | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 17 | OMC | Omnicom Group | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 18 | GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 19 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 20 | INTC | Intel CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 21 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 22 | ACN | Accenture plc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 23 | PEG | Public Service Enterprise Gp | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 24 | CALM | Cal-maine Foods Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 25 | CHRW | C.h. Robinson Worldwide Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 26 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 27 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/the | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 28 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 29 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 30 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 31 | KO | Coca-cola Co/the | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 32 | ADBE | Adobe Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 33 | MS | Morgan Stanley | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 34 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 35 | EOG | Eog Resources Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 36 | CNC | Centene CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 37 | ABBV | Abbvie Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 38 | C | Citigroup Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 39 | HD | Home Depot Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 40 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 41 | DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 42 | XPO | Xpo Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 43 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 44 | SONY | Sony Group CORP - Sp Adr | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 45 | T | At&t Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 46 | DIS | Walt Disney Co/the | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 47 | IP | International Paper Co | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 48 | WU | Western Union Co | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 49 | TXN | Texas Instruments Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 50 | AES | Aes CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Cynosure Advisors, LLC and what type of investor is it?
Cynosure Advisors, LLC 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 (2018-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $238.4M, spread across 13 disclosed positions.
What are Cynosure Advisors, LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Cynosure Advisors, LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) — $90.1M (37.8%)
2. American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) — $57.8M (24.3%)
3. Union Pacific CORP (UNP) — $44.3M (18.6%)
4. Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF (VEA) — $14.5M (6.1%)
5. Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke (VWO) — $10.0M (4.2%)
What changes did Cynosure Advisors, LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Cynosure Advisors, LLC made 50 notable position adjustments: 0 new positions were initiated, 2 existing holdings were added to, 1 positions were partially reduced, and 47 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH); Sold out: Pepsico Inc (PEP); Sold out: Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK); Sold out: Apple Inc (AAPL); Sold out: Becton Dickinson And Co (BDX)
What sectors does Cynosure Advisors, LLC focus on?
Cynosure Advisors, LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Financials: 66.8%
• Industrials: 33.3%
Investment Profile
Cynosure Advisors, LLC's portfolio is concentrated and moderately active, with 66.8% of the portfolio concentrated in Financials.
Its turnover score has risen from 0 to 50 over the past 3 quarters — a shift toward more active trading.
It has added to its IJH position over the past two quarters (+$663.0K, now $9.7M), while trimming UNP over the same stretch (-$5.6M, still holding $44.3M).
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