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Sapphire Star Partners LP Historical SEC 13F Holdings & Archive (Q4 2018)
Sapphire Star Partners LPCIK: 0001647565
Diversified strategyMomentum followerQuality / disciplined sizing
Total reported value
$74.7M
Reporting period: 2018-12-31 · Number of holdings: 236
Sapphire Star Partners LP disclosed 236 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2018-12-31, with total reported value of $74.7M and a quarterly turnover rate of 40.0%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 7.23
- Portfolio Stability
- 40.03
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 59.62
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 90.96
Sapphire Star Partners LP's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.018 — mathematically equivalent to about 55 equally-sized positions, well below its 236 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes are fairly uniform across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 0.90), suggesting a disciplined, rules-based approach to how much capital goes into each idea.
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 37% 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.govTrim ABMDEUR
-78.8% -$1.6M
Trim IVV
-48.3% -$1.6M
Add MRK
+18.9% $432.0K
Add AMGN
-3.2% -$347.0K
Add MSFT
-2.7% -$661.0K
Trim INGN
+1.9% -$859.0K
Holdings Map
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Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 100 holdings (of 236 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 5.62% | +0.75% | -2.70% | |
| 2 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 4.65% | +0.82% | -3.18% | |
| 3 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 3.38% | +0.32% | -3.81% | |
| 4 | UNP | Union Pacific CORP | Stock-Industrials | 3.22% | — | +11.53% | |
| 5 | PAYC | Paycom Software Inc | Stock-Tech | 3.18% | +0.19% | +0.96% | |
| 6 | MCD | Mcdonald's CORP | Stock-Consumer Disc | 3.04% | — | -3.74% | |
| 7 | INTC | Intel CORP | Stock-Tech | 2.85% | — | +0.45% | |
| 8 | MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | Stock-Healthcare | 2.64% | +1.10% | +18.94% | |
| 9 | FAF | First American Financial | Stock-Financials | 1.83% | — | +1.86% | |
| 10 | CBRL | Cracker Barrel Old Country | Stock-Other | 1.80% | — | +2.10% | |
| 11 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 1.74% | -1.18% | -48.27% | |
| 12 | FN | Fabrinet | Stock-Tech | 1.73% | — | +2.63% | |
| 13 | MLAB | Mesa Laboratories Inc | Stock-Other | 1.61% | — | +2.63% | |
| 14 | NVEEUSD | Nv5 Global Inc | Stock-Other | 1.46% | -0.08% | +1.28% | |
| 15 | LPLA | Lpl Financial Holdings Inc | Stock-Financials | 1.45% | — | +2.16% | |
| 16 | NOVT | Novanta Inc | Stock-Other | 1.41% | — | +2.21% | |
| 17 | WING | Wingstop Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.40% | — | +2.60% | |
| 18 | HCKT | Hackett Group Inc/the | Stock-Other | 1.38% | +0.12% | +2.76% | |
| 19 | DIS | Walt Disney Co/the | Stock-Comm Services | 1.38% | +0.11% | -13.24% | |
| 20 | CHH | Choice Hotels Intl Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.36% | — | +2.59% | |
| 21 | HTGC | Hercules Capital Inc | Stock-Financials | 1.27% | — | +0.00% | |
| 22 | INGN | Inogen Inc | Stock-Other | 1.24% | -0.55% | +1.86% | |
| 23 | CPK | Chesapeake Utilities CORP | Stock-Other | 1.23% | — | +2.61% | |
| 24 | WWEUSD | World Wrestling Entertain-a | Stock-Other | 1.22% | +1.22% | NEW | |
| 25 | MORN | Morningstar Inc | Stock-Financials | 1.20% | — | +2.59% | |
| 26 | AXP | American Express Co | Stock-Financials | 1.11% | — | -9.69% | |
| 27 | VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate ETF | ETF-Other | 1.06% | — | +0.04% | |
| 28 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 1.06% | — | -6.21% | |
| 29 | OLLI | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdi | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.05% | -0.06% | +2.06% | |
| 30 | NJR | New Jersey Resources CORP | Stock-Utilities | 1.04% | — | +2.68% | |
| 31 | MED | Medifast Inc | Stock-Other | 1.03% | — | +70.05% | |
| 32 | MLI | Mueller Industries Inc | Stock-Industrials | 1.02% | -0.06% | -12.63% | |
| 33 | SVA | Sinovac Biotech Ltd. | Stock-Other | 0.97% | — | +3.27% | |
| 34 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 0.95% | — | -6.78% | |
| 35 | CSX | Csx CORP | Stock-Industrials | 0.94% | +0.03% | -7.77% | |
| 36 | CNC | Centene CORP | Stock-Healthcare | 0.94% | +0.04% | -2.28% | |
| 37 | BIRD | Smartbird, Inc | Stock-Other | 0.93% | — | +2.65% | |
| 38 | CMD | Cantel Medical CORP | Stock-Other | 0.92% | — | +2.63% | |
| 39 | PLCE | Children's Place Inc/the | Stock-Other | 0.91% | -0.03% | +2.63% | |
| 40 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | Stock-Healthcare | 0.89% | — | -6.89% | |
| 41 | PEP | Pepsico Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.88% | — | -6.56% | |
| 42 | UVE | Universal Insurance Holdings | Stock-Other | 0.87% | +0.87% | NEW | |
| 43 | GVA | Granite Construction Inc | Stock-Industrials | 0.87% | — | -1.30% | |
| 44 | CN4 | Conn's Inc | Stock-Other | 0.85% | -0.31% | +2.60% | |
| 45 | WCGEUR | Wellcare Health Plans Inc | Stock-Other | 0.84% | -0.01% | -0.45% | |
| 46 | PLOW | Douglas Dynamics Inc | Stock-Other | 0.83% | — | +2.16% | |
| 47 | GTY | Getty Realty CORP | Stock-Other | 0.81% | — | +2.80% | |
| 48 | CRM | Salesforce Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.81% | — | — | |
| 49 | ENTA | Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc | Stock-Other | 0.79% | — | +2.47% | |
| 50 | WMT | Walmart Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.77% | — | -7.46% |
1–50 of 100
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
Holding changes this quarter
Sapphire Star Partners LP's most significant position changes for 2018-12-31: Sold out: Caterpillar Inc (CAT); Sold out: ; Sold out: Exxon Mobil CORP (XOM); Sold out: At&t Inc (T); Sold out: Phillips 66 (PSX).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | +1.1% | +18.94% | Add |
| 2 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | +0.8% | -3.18% | Trim |
| 3 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | +0.8% | -2.70% | Trim |
| 4 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | +0.3% | -3.81% | Trim |
| 5 | PAYC | Paycom Software Inc | +0.2% | +0.96% | Add |
| 6 | HCKT | Hackett Group Inc/the | +0.1% | +2.76% | Add |
| 7 | DIS | Walt Disney Co/the | +0.1% | -13.24% | Trim |
| 8 | CNC | Centene CORP | 0% | -2.28% | Trim |
| 9 | CSX | Csx CORP | 0% | -7.77% | Trim |
| 10 | WCGEUR | Wellcare Health Plans Inc | 0% | -0.45% | Trim |
| 11 | PLCE | Children's Place Inc/the | 0% | +2.63% | Add |
| 12 | OLLI | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdi | -0.1% | +2.06% | Add |
| 13 | MLI | Mueller Industries Inc | -0.1% | -12.63% | Trim |
| 14 | NVEEUSD | Nv5 Global Inc | -0.1% | +1.28% | Add |
| 15 | AAPL | Apple Inc | -0.1% | -5.75% | Trim |
| 16 | TTMI | Ttm Technologies | -0.1% | +2.58% | Add |
| 17 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | -0.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 18 | AMT | American Tower CORP | -0.3% | -84.72% | Trim |
| 19 | CN4 | Conn's Inc | -0.3% | +2.60% | Add |
| 20 | INGN | Inogen Inc | -0.6% | +1.86% | Add |
| 21 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | -1.2% | -48.27% | Trim |
| 22 | ABMDEUR | Abiomed Inc | -1.5% | -78.78% | Trim |
| 23 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 24 | ✓ | — | EXIT | Sold out | |
| 25 | XOM | Exxon Mobil CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 26 | T | At&t Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 27 | PSX | Phillips 66 | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 28 | WWEUSD | World Wrestling Entertain-a | — | NEW | New buy |
| 29 | KEY | Keycorp | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 30 | ✓ | Electro Scientific Inds Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 31 | UVE | Universal Insurance Holdings | — | NEW | New buy |
| 32 | HD | Home Depot Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 33 | GDEN | Golden Entertainment Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 34 | CGNX | Cognex CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 35 | SPYD | Ss Spdr P S&p 500 Hi Div ETF | — | NEW | New buy |
| 36 | ZAGGEUR | Zagg Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 37 | WLLEUR | Whiting Petroleum CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 38 | ILMN | Illumina Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 39 | DLTH | Duluth Holdings Inc - Cl B | — | NEW | New buy |
| 40 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 41 | ✓ | — | NEW | New buy | |
| 42 | QRVO | Qorvo Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 43 | TMUS | T-mobile US Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 44 | RACE | Ferrari N.V. | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 45 | PYPL | Paypal Holdings Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 46 | ALGN | Align Technology Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 47 | NEO | Neogenomics Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 48 | RVTY | Revvity Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 49 | HP | Helmerich & Payne | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 50 | NDSN | Nordson CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Sapphire Star Partners LP and what type of investor is it?
Sapphire Star Partners LP 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 (2018-12-31), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $74.7M, spread across 236 disclosed positions.
What are Sapphire Star Partners LP's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Sapphire Star Partners LP's top holdings by market value are:
1. Microsoft CORP (MSFT) — $4.2M (5.6%)
2. Amgen Inc (AMGN) — $3.5M (4.7%)
3. Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us (SPY) — $2.5M (3.4%)
4. Union Pacific CORP (UNP) — $2.4M (3.2%)
5. Paycom Software Inc (PAYC) — $2.4M (3.2%)
What changes did Sapphire Star Partners LP make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Sapphire Star Partners LP made 49 notable position adjustments: 7 new positions were initiated, 9 existing holdings were added to, 12 positions were partially reduced, and 21 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Caterpillar Inc (CAT); Sold out: ; Sold out: Exxon Mobil CORP (XOM); Sold out: At&t Inc (T); Sold out: Phillips 66 (PSX)
What sectors does Sapphire Star Partners LP focus on?
Sapphire Star Partners LP is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 30.5%
• Health Care: 25.9%
• Industrials: 9.8%
• Financials: 9.7%
• Consumer Discretionary: 9.3%
• Consumer Staples: 8.2%
Investment Profile
Sapphire Star Partners LP's portfolio is broadly diversified and moderately active, with 30.5% of the portfolio concentrated in Information Technology.
Its turnover score has fallen from 63 to 40 over the past 4 quarters — a shift toward longer holding periods.
It has added to its FN position over the past two quarters (+$432.0K, now $1.3M), while trimming ABMDEUR over the same stretch (-$1.9M, still holding $296.0K).
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