Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. — Q4 2015 13F Holdings

Name: Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. — 13F Holdings, Q4 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	7.74%	—	-26.36%
2	VCSH	Vanguard S/t CORP Bond ETF	ETF-Corp Bonds	7.42%	—	+6.02%
3	✓	Rydex ETF Trust	ETF-Other	7.01%	—	+5.98%
4	IVV	Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF	ETF-Large Cap & Growth	5.77%	—	+10.31%
5	BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market	ETF-Other	4.97%	-0.12%	+9.98%
6	IWO	Ishares Russell 2000 Growth	ETF-Small Cap	4.89%	-0.09%	-14.35%
7	XLV	Ss Health Care Select Sector	ETF-Other	4.22%	—	—
8	XLP	Ss Consumer Staples Sel Sect	ETF-Other	3.89%	—	+4.00%
9	BIV	Vanguard Intermediate-term B	ETF-Other	3.85%	—	—
10	XLY	Ss Consumer Disc Select Sect	ETF-Other	3.77%	—	+9.15%
11	IWF	Ishares Russell 1000 Growth	ETF-Other	3.59%	—	+8.45%
12	XLK	Ss Technology Select Sector	ETF-Tech	3.49%	—	+8.56%
13	VGT	Vanguard Info Tech ETF	ETF-Tech	3.44%	+0.11%	—
14	✓	Powershares ETF Trust	ETF-Other	3.16%	—	+148.27%
15	VB	Vanguard Small-cap ETF	ETF-Other	2.88%	-1.30%	EXIT
16	XHB	Ss Spdr S&p Homebldrs ETF	ETF-Other	2.63%	—	-2.33%
17	AKRXEUR	Akorn INC	Stock-Other	2.08%	—	+873.68%
18	IWB	Ishares Russell 1000 ETF	ETF-Other	1.25%	—	-16.95%
19	IVE	Ishares S&p 500 Value ETF	ETF-Large Cap & Growth	0.99%	—	—
20	IVW	Ishares S&p 500 Growth ETF	ETF-Large Cap & Growth	0.98%	—	—
21	IJT	Ishares S&p Small-cap 600 Gr	ETF-Other	0.97%	—	—
22	✓	Spdr Bloomberg 1 3 Mnth T Bll ETF	ETF-Other	0.94%	—	+66.83%
23	PFF	Ishares Preferred & Income S	ETF-Other	0.87%	—	—
24	IJS	Ishares S&p Small-cap 600 Va	ETF-Other	0.79%	—	—
25	✓	UnitedHealth Group Inc.	Stock-Other	0.71%	—	—
26	AAPL	Apple INC	Stock-Tech	0.71%	+0.15%	+4.74%
27	BWX	State Street Spdr Bloomberg	ETF-Other	0.67%	—	—
28	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	Stock-Healthcare	0.64%	—	+2.12%
29	CTXSEUR	Citrix Systems INC	Stock-Other	0.60%	—	-5.56%
30	FDX	Fedex CORP	Stock-Industrials	0.57%	—	-4.16%
31	INTC	Intel CORP	Stock-Tech	0.57%	—	+4.20%
32	COF	Capital One Financial CORP	Stock-Financials	0.56%	—	-5.62%
33	VWO	Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke	ETF-Emerging Markets	0.55%	—	—
34	CVX	Chevron CORP	Stock-Energy	0.54%	—	-7.04%
35	CB	Chubb Limited	Stock-Financials	0.54%	—	+4.53%
36	QCOM	Qualcomm INC	Stock-Tech	0.50%	—	-5.08%
37	✓	Ishares Tr Lehman Aggregate	Stock-Other	0.48%	—	+164.49%
38	MU	Micron Technology INC	Stock-Tech	0.47%	—	-5.76%
39	VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF	ETF-Other	0.46%	—	+18.94%
40	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc-cl A	Stock-Comm Services	0.42%	—	—
41	VZ	Verizon Communications INC	Stock-Comm Services	0.40%	—	-5.66%
42	VTR	Ventas INC	Stock-Real Estate	0.40%	—	-7.71%
43	DIS	Walt Disney Co/the	Stock-Comm Services	0.39%	—	+4.40%
44	NAD	Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund	Stock-Other	0.38%	—	+65.74%
45	EFA	Ishares Msci Eafe ETF	ETF-Other	0.38%	—	—
46	PRFUSD	Invesco Ftse Rafi US 1000 Et	ETF-Other	0.36%	-0.31%	EXIT
47	RTN1USD	Raytheon Company	Stock-Other	0.36%	—	+4.51%
48	JPM	Jpmorgan Chase & Co	Stock-Financials	0.31%	—	+3.72%
49	AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	Stock-Tech	0.31%	—	+4.53%
50	SDY	Ss Spdr S&p Dividend ETF	ETF-Other	0.30%	—	+121.15%

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Holding changes this quarter

Position changes disclosed by Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. for the quarter ending Q4 2015, including ticker, issuer, weight change, shares change, and action
#	Ticker	Issuer	Weight Change	Shares Change	Action
1	AKRXEUR	Akorn INC	+1.9%	+873.68%	Add
2	✓	Powershares ETF Trust	+1.8%	+148.27%	Add
3	✓	Spdr Bloomberg 1 3 Mnth T Bll ETF	+0.3%	+66.83%	Add
4	✓	Ishares Tr Lehman Aggregate	+0.3%	+164.49%	Add
5	SDY	Ss Spdr S&p Dividend ETF	+0.1%	+121.15%	Add
6	IVV	Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF	+0.1%	+10.31%	Add
7	XLK	Ss Technology Select Sector	+0.1%	+8.56%	Add
8	IWF	Ishares Russell 1000 Growth	—	+8.45%	Add
9	XLY	Ss Consumer Disc Select Sect	0%	+9.15%	Add
10	XLP	Ss Consumer Staples Sel Sect	-0.2%	+4.00%	Add
11	AMG	Affiliated Managers Group	-0.2%	-52.73%	Trim
12	✓		-0.3%	-49.66%	Trim
13	BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market	-0.3%	+9.98%	Add
14	IWB	Ishares Russell 1000 ETF	-0.4%	-16.95%	Trim
15	✓	Rydex ETF Trust	-0.6%	+5.98%	Add
16	VCSH	Vanguard S/t CORP Bond ETF	-0.8%	+6.02%	Add
17	IWO	Ishares Russell 2000 Growth	-1.5%	-14.35%	Trim
18	VOO	Vanguard S&p 500 ETF	-3.7%	-26.36%	Trim
19	XLV	Ss Health Care Select Sector	—	NEW	New buy
20	BIV	Vanguard Intermediate-term B	—	NEW	New buy
21	SHY	Ishares 1-3 Year Treasury Bo	—	EXIT	Sold out
22	VGT	Vanguard Info Tech ETF	—	NEW	New buy
23	XLF	Ss Financial Select Sector	—	EXIT	Sold out
24	SJNK	Ss Spdr Bb St Hi Yield ETF	—	EXIT	Sold out
25	VB	Vanguard Small-cap ETF	—	NEW	New buy
26	VNQ	Vanguard Real Estate ETF	—	EXIT	Sold out
27	PKWUSD	Invesco Buyback Achievers Et	—	EXIT	Sold out
28	IVE	Ishares S&p 500 Value ETF	—	NEW	New buy
29	IVW	Ishares S&p 500 Growth ETF	—	NEW	New buy
30	IJT	Ishares S&p Small-cap 600 Gr	—	NEW	New buy
31	PFF	Ishares Preferred & Income S	—	NEW	New buy
32	AMJEUR	Jpmorgan Alerian Mlp Index	—	EXIT	Sold out
33	IJS	Ishares S&p Small-cap 600 Va	—	NEW	New buy
34	✓	UnitedHealth Group Inc.	—	NEW	New buy
35	BWX	State Street Spdr Bloomberg	—	NEW	New buy
36	VWO	Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke	—	NEW	New buy
37	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc-cl A	—	NEW	New buy
38	EFA	Ishares Msci Eafe ETF	—	NEW	New buy
39	PRFUSD	Invesco Ftse Rafi US 1000 Et	—	NEW	New buy
40	SLB	Slb LTD	—	EXIT	Sold out
41	WFC	Wells Fargo & Co	—	NEW	New buy
42	SPY	Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us	—	NEW	New buy
43	TSN	Tyson Foods Inc-cl A	—	EXIT	Sold out
44	LRCXEUR	Lam Research CORP	—	NEW	New buy
45	✓	St Jude Med INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
46	CVS	Cvs Health CORP	—	NEW	New buy
47	AMAT	Applied Materials INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
48	KMI	Kinder Morgan INC	—	EXIT	Sold out
49	VGK	Vanguard Ftse Europe ETF	—	NEW	New buy
50	ET	Energy Transfer LP	—	EXIT	Sold out