Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. Buys First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund, SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense, PowerShares Preferred Portfolio, Sells SPDR Series Trust Homebuilders, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond, Vanguard Total Stock Market

Investment company Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. buys First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund, SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense, PowerShares Preferred Portfolio, iShares U.S. Real Estate, Welltower Inc, Celgene Corp, First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index F, CVS Health Corp, sells SPDR Series Trust Homebuilders, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond, Vanguard Total Stock Market, Vanguard S&P 500, Verizon Communications Inc during the 3-months ended 2018-03-31, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, Ken Stern & Associates, Inc.. As of 2018-03-31, Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. owns 107 stocks with a total value of $220 million. These are the details of the buys and sells.

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These are the top 5 holdings of Ken Stern & Associates, Inc.
  1. Essex Property Trust Inc (ESS) - 170,189 shares, 18.64% of the total portfolio.
  2. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond (BIV) - 184,717 shares, 6.87% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 7.10%
  3. iShares Russell 2000 Growth (IWO) - 61,934 shares, 5.37% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 0.63%
  4. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets (VEA) - 251,899 shares, 5.07% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 2.27%
  5. Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) - 125,795 shares, 4.57% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 5.28%
New Purchase: First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund (FDN)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. initiated holding in First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund. The purchase prices were between $111.07 and $131.25, with an estimated average price of $121.05. The stock is now traded at around $132.48. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 2.92%. The holding were 53,320 shares as of 2018-03-31.

New Purchase: SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense (XAR)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. initiated holding in SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense. The purchase prices were between $81.52 and $89.95, with an estimated average price of $86.85. The stock is now traded at around $90.04. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.25%. The holding were 6,351 shares as of 2018-03-31.

New Purchase: PowerShares Preferred Portfolio (PGX)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. initiated holding in PowerShares Preferred Portfolio. The purchase prices were between $14.3 and $14.85, with an estimated average price of $14.58. The stock is now traded at around $14.33. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.16%. The holding were 24,382 shares as of 2018-03-31.

New Purchase: iShares U.S. Real Estate (IYR)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. initiated holding in iShares U.S. Real Estate. The purchase prices were between $71.79 and $80.6, with an estimated average price of $75.87. The stock is now traded at around $76.30. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.12%. The holding were 3,530 shares as of 2018-03-31.

New Purchase: Welltower Inc (WELL)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. initiated holding in Welltower Inc. The purchase prices were between $52.03 and $64.14, with an estimated average price of $56.46. The stock is now traded at around $55.18. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.12%. The holding were 4,944 shares as of 2018-03-31.

New Purchase: First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index F (MDIV)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. initiated holding in First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index F. The purchase prices were between $17.61 and $19.42, with an estimated average price of $18.6. The stock is now traded at around $18.41. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.11%. The holding were 14,100 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Added: CVS Health Corp (CVS)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. added to a holding in CVS Health Corp by 38.64%. The purchase prices were between $60.6 and $83.63, with an estimated average price of $71.75. The stock is now traded at around $65.50. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 3,839 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Sold Out: SPDR Series Trust Homebuilders (XHB)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. sold out a holding in SPDR Series Trust Homebuilders. The sale prices were between $39.89 and $46.75, with an estimated average price of $43.05.

Sold Out: iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond (AGG)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. sold out a holding in iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond. The sale prices were between $106.35 and $108.94, with an estimated average price of $107.28.

Sold Out: Realty Income Corp (O)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. sold out a holding in Realty Income Corp. The sale prices were between $47.56 and $56.62, with an estimated average price of $51.43.

Sold Out: iShares Russell 1000 (IWB)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. sold out a holding in iShares Russell 1000. The sale prices were between $143.4 and $159.28, with an estimated average price of $151.89.

Sold Out: PowerShares S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples (RHS)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. sold out a holding in PowerShares S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples . The sale prices were between $122.33 and $137.38, with an estimated average price of $130.72.

Sold Out: Nuveen Preferred Securities Income Fund (JPS)

Ken Stern & Associates, Inc. sold out a holding in Nuveen Preferred Securities Income Fund. The sale prices were between $9.3 and $10.17, with an estimated average price of $9.6.



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