Advisors Asset Management, Inc. recently filed their 13F report for the first quarter of 2022, which ended on 2022-03-31.
The 13F report details which stocks were in a guru’s equity portfolio at the end of the quarter, though investors should note that these filings are limited in scope, containing only a snapshot of long positions in U.S.-listed stocks and American depository receipts as of the quarter’s end. They are not required to include international holdings, short positions or other types of investments. Still, even this limited filing can provide valuable information.
Advisors Asset Management, Inc is an investment management company based out of Monument, Colorado. The company was established in 1979 as Fixed Income Securities Inc. by Jim Dillahunty. The company originally located in San Diego and would shift its headquarters to its current location after merging with Sterling Resources, which was founded in 1998 by Sterling Resources, forming Fixed Income Securities LLC. Advisors Asset Management was created as a division in 2003 and would become its own UIT sponsor when it acquired Matrix Unit Trust in 2004. Fixed Income Securities and Advisors Asset Management would be unified under the Advisors Asset Management in 2008. The company has expanded significantly and now has offices in 10 major locations Texas, New York, Kansas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and California with 243 employees of which 160 are investment professionals. Advisors Asset Management conducts its research both internally and externally, utilizing fundamental analysis and both a top down and bottom up investment approach. The company invests in value and growth stocks of companies, benchmarking its performance against various Barclays, S&P 500 and Russell 3000 indexes. Advisors Asset Management invests most heavily in the finance sector, which alone makes up almost a third of its total asset allocations, and the firm also invests in the energy, utilities and telecommunications, health care, information technology, industrials, consumer discretionary, and consumer staples sectors, among others to a lesser degree, in order of decreasing allocation. The company currently holds approximately $17.1 billion in assets with $10.3 billion being UIT assets, $6 billion being non-proprietary assets which Advisors Asset Management provides services for but not management, and $782 million being its proprietary managed assets. The company mainly caters to investment companies, which alone makes up almost three quarters of its entire client base, and also provides services to a variety of other clientele. The Advisors Asset Management Fund Family is typically only available to institutional clients, and the company offers sub-advised mutual funds of Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel, Cutwater Asset Management, and Hartford Investment Management Company.
As of the latest 13F report, the guru’s equity portfolio contained 1485 stocks valued at a total of $6,494,000,000. The top holdings were AMZN(3.39%), MSFT(3.27%), and AAPL(3.23%).
According to GuruFocus data, these were Advisors Asset Management, Inc.’s top five trades of the quarter.
Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund
During the quarter, Advisors Asset Management, Inc. bought 4,415 shares of NYSE:AGD for a total holding of 639,173. The trade had a 0% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $10.16.
On 05/19/2022, Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund traded for a price of $9.61 per share and a market cap of $120,789,000. The stock has returned -11.18% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 5 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 2 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund has a price-earnings ratio of 2.70, a price-book ratio of 0.75 and a price-sales ratio of 2.68.
Apple Inc
Advisors Asset Management, Inc. reduced their investment in NAS:AAPL by 121,503 shares. The trade had a 0.31% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $168.23.
On 05/19/2022, Apple Inc traded for a price of $137.25 per share and a market cap of $2,216,722,389,000. The stock has returned 13.50% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 7 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 10 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Apple Inc has a price-earnings ratio of 22.24, a price-book ratio of 32.93, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 1.57, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 17.20 and a price-sales ratio of 5.87.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.82, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 7.
Alphabet Inc
Advisors Asset Management, Inc. reduced their investment in NAS:GOOGL by 6,296 shares. The trade had a 0.26% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $2715.99.
On 05/19/2022, Alphabet Inc traded for a price of $2211.935 per share and a market cap of $1,457,702,282,000. The stock has returned -1.08% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 9 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 10 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Alphabet Inc has a price-earnings ratio of 19.98, a price-book ratio of 5.72, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.75, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 13.22 and a price-sales ratio of 5.52.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.81, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 9.
Microsoft Corp
Advisors Asset Management, Inc. reduced their investment in NAS:MSFT by 49,155 shares. The trade had a 0.24% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $300.8.
On 05/19/2022, Microsoft Corp traded for a price of $252.87 per share and a market cap of $1,889,502,930,000. The stock has returned 5.75% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 8 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 10 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Microsoft Corp has a price-earnings ratio of 26.36, a price-book ratio of 11.60, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 1.25, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 18.74 and a price-sales ratio of 9.91.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.85, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 7.
Amazon.com Inc
Advisors Asset Management, Inc. reduced their investment in NAS:AMZN by 2,579 shares. The trade had a 0.12% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $3092.09.
On 05/19/2022, Amazon.com Inc traded for a price of $2157.02 per share and a market cap of $1,097,304,990,000. The stock has returned -33.72% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 6 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 9 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Amazon.com Inc has a price-earnings ratio of 52.07, a price-book ratio of 8.19, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 1.24, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 18.99 and a price-sales ratio of 2.33.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.57, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 8.
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