Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. — Q1 2015 13F Holdings

Name: Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. — 13F Holdings, Q1 2015
Creator: AlphaSMO
License: https://www.sec.gov/forms

CIK: 0001653168

Total reported value

$229.8M

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Full holdings list this quarter

#	Ticker	Issuer	Asset Subclass	Weight	Weight Change	Shares Change
1	VOO	Vanguard S&p 500 ETF	ETF-Large Cap & Growth	10.09%	—	+180.21%
2	VCSH	Vanguard S/t CORP Bond ETF	ETF-Corp Bonds	7.53%	—	+5.73%
3	✓	Rydex ETF Trust	ETF-Other	7.43%	—	+6.83%
4	IJS	Ishares S&p Small-cap 600 Va	ETF-Other	6.31%	—	+10.72%
5	EFA	Ishares Msci Eafe ETF	ETF-Other	5.74%	—	+10.71%
6	SJNK	Ss Spdr Bb St Hi Yield ETF	ETF-Other	4.05%	—	-0.14%
7	XLV	Ss Health Care Select Sector	ETF-Other	3.93%	—	+8.31%
8	BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market	ETF-Other	3.82%	-0.12%	—
9	VGT	Vanguard Info Tech ETF	ETF-Tech	3.69%	+0.11%	+10.60%
10	✓	Powershares ETF Trust	ETF-Other	3.41%	—	-3.09%
11	SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	ETF-Other	3.32%	—	-1.80%
12	XLP	Ss Consumer Staples Sel Sect	ETF-Other	3.32%	—	+12.70%
13	XLK	Ss Technology Select Sector	ETF-Tech	3.26%	—	-2.42%
14	XLY	Ss Consumer Disc Select Sect	ETF-Other	3.19%	—	—
15	IYE	Ishares U.s. Energy ETF	ETF-Other	2.99%	—	—
16	XHB	Ss Spdr S&p Homebldrs ETF	ETF-Other	2.83%	—	—
17	IWB	Ishares Russell 1000 ETF	ETF-Other	2.58%	—	-18.35%
18	KMI	Kinder Morgan INC	Stock-Energy	1.29%	—	+90.06%
19	AMJEUR	Jpmorgan Alerian Mlp Index	ETF-Large Cap & Growth	1.03%	—	—
20	QCOM	Qualcomm INC	Stock-Tech	0.95%	—	-7.19%
21	FDX	Fedex CORP	Stock-Industrials	0.91%	—	-11.54%
22	CVX	Chevron CORP	Stock-Energy	0.89%	—	-12.01%
23	COF	Capital One Financial CORP	Stock-Financials	0.89%	—	-11.57%
24	AAPL	Apple INC	Stock-Tech	0.79%	+0.15%	-3.87%
25	PHM	Pultegroup INC	Stock-Consumer Disc	0.77%	—	-11.48%
26	VTR	Ventas INC	Stock-Real Estate	0.75%	—	-13.18%
27	CTXSEUR	Citrix Systems INC	Stock-Other	0.73%	—	-11.49%
28	AOS	Smith (a.o.) CORP	Stock-Industrials	0.73%	—	-11.65%
29	✓		Stock-Other	0.71%	—	-13.62%
30	VZ	Verizon Communications INC	Stock-Comm Services	0.60%	—	-12.73%
31	RJF	Raymond James Financial INC	Stock-Financials	0.60%	—	-11.55%
32	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	Stock-Healthcare	0.59%	—	+12.48%
33	MU	Micron Technology INC	Stock-Tech	0.55%	—	+133.19%
34	AMG	Affiliated Managers Group	Stock-Financials	0.54%	—	-8.37%
35	VWO	Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke	ETF-Emerging Markets	0.48%	—	—
36	SLB	Slb LTD	Stock-Energy	0.48%	—	-11.38%
37	INTC	Intel CORP	Stock-Tech	0.45%	—	+29.53%
38	FLO	Flowers Foods INC	Stock-Consumer Staples	0.44%	—	-10.57%
39	CB	Chubb Limited	Stock-Financials	0.39%	—	+40.27%
40	ABBV	Abbvie INC	Stock-Healthcare	0.35%	—	—
41	✓		Stock-Other	0.32%	—	+42.01%
42	DIS	Walt Disney Co/the	Stock-Comm Services	0.31%	—	—
43	BWX	State Street Spdr Bloomberg	ETF-Other	0.30%	—	-37.72%
44	AMAT	Applied Materials INC	Stock-Tech	0.27%	—	+23.04%
45	PG	Procter & Gamble Co/the	Stock-Consumer Staples	0.25%	—	+19.57%
46	RTN1USD	Raytheon Company	Stock-Other	0.25%	—	+44.93%
47	ITW	Illinois Tool Works	Stock-Industrials	0.24%	—	+42.04%
48	✓	Blackstone Grp LP Unit LTD	Stock-Other	0.24%	—	—
49	JPM	Jpmorgan Chase & Co	Stock-Financials	0.23%	—	+20.40%
50	XOM	Exxon Mobil CORP	Stock-Energy	0.23%	—	+26.55%

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Holding changes this quarter

Position changes disclosed by Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. for the quarter ending Q1 2015, including ticker, issuer, weight change, shares change, and action
#	Ticker	Issuer	Weight Change	Shares Change	Action
1	VOO	Vanguard S&p 500 ETF	+6.4%	+180.21%	Add
2	✓	Rydex ETF Trust	+0.8%	+6.83%	Add
3	KMI	Kinder Morgan INC	+0.8%	+90.06%	Add
4	EFA	Ishares Msci Eafe ETF	+0.6%	+10.71%	Add
5	IJS	Ishares S&p Small-cap 600 Va	+0.5%	+10.72%	Add
6	XLV	Ss Health Care Select Sector	+0.4%	+8.31%	Add
7	MU	Micron Technology INC	+0.3%	+133.19%	Add
8	VGT	Vanguard Info Tech ETF	+0.3%	+10.60%	Add
9	XLP	Ss Consumer Staples Sel Sect	+0.3%	+12.70%	Add
10	✓	Powershares ETF Trust	+0.2%	-3.09%	Trim
11	VCSH	Vanguard S/t CORP Bond ETF	+0.2%	+5.73%	Add
12	BWX	State Street Spdr Bloomberg	-0.2%	-37.72%	Trim
13	TSN	Tyson Foods Inc-cl A	-0.6%	-74.97%	Trim
14	IWB	Ishares Russell 1000 ETF	-0.7%	-18.35%	Trim
15	NAD	Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund	-1.5%	-90.39%	Trim
16	BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market	—	NEW	New buy
17	XLY	Ss Consumer Disc Select Sect	—	NEW	New buy
18	XLU	St Sr Utl Sl Se Spdr Etf-usd	—	EXIT	Sold out
19	VNQ	Vanguard Real Estate ETF	—	EXIT	Sold out
20	IYE	Ishares U.s. Energy ETF	—	NEW	New buy
21	XHB	Ss Spdr S&p Homebldrs ETF	—	NEW	New buy
22	IVW	Ishares S&p 500 Growth ETF	—	EXIT	Sold out
23	CVS	Cvs Health CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
24	XEVVX	Eaton Vance LTD Durat INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
25	LRCXEUR	Lam Research CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
26	AMJEUR	Jpmorgan Alerian Mlp Index	—	NEW	New buy
27	✓	Whole Foods Mkt INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
28	CELG	Celgene CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
29	CDNS	Cadence Design Sys INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
30	AXP	American Express Company	—	EXIT	Sold out
31	FAST	Fastenal Co	—	EXIT	Sold out
32	✓	American Tower Corp	—	EXIT	Sold out
33	ACCUSD	American Campus Communities	—	EXIT	Sold out
34	BA	Boeing Co/the	—	EXIT	Sold out
35	AES	Aes CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
36	IP	International Paper Co	—	EXIT	Sold out
37	✓	Align Technology, INC.	—	EXIT	Sold out
38	VWO	Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke	—	NEW	New buy
39	MET	Metlife INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
40	✓	Informatica CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
41	VYX	Ncr Voyix CORP	—	EXIT	Sold out
42	ABBV	Abbvie INC	—	NEW	New buy
43	QNDX	State Street SPDR Portfolio Nasdaq 100 ETF	—	EXIT	Sold out
44	DIS	Walt Disney Co/the	—	NEW	New buy
45	✓	Cabelas INC Cl-a Com	—	EXIT	Sold out
46	✓	Blackstone Grp LP Unit LTD	—	NEW	New buy
47	VIAB	Viacom Inc-class B	—	NEW	New buy
48	URI	United Rentals INC	—	NEW	New buy
49	GSK	GSK plc ADRhedged	—	NEW	New buy
50	BSV	Vanguard Short-term Bond ETF	—	NEW	New buy