Conrad Leifur
Yale University and University of Minnesota
BA, MBA Finance, CFA Charterholder
March 06, 1965
Asset Manager
Financial Services
22 years of portfolio management and investment research experience
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Designed to outperform the S&P 500 by identifying component stocks with the best potential to outperform their respective sectors. Allocates according to S&P 500 sector weightings. Always fully invested.
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Performance and Risk
Performance Summary (as at end of )
| Inception | Manager* | S&P 500 | Avg. Sub. |
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| Annualized since inception (%) | ? | ? | ? |
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| Sharpe (since inception) | n/a |
* Includes trades that fail Covestor Trading Rules
Past performance is not indicative of future performance
Strategy
Summary
Model is designed specifically to outperform the S&P 500 by identifying components stocks with the best potential to outperform their respective sectors. Minimizes the risk of significant underperformance by investing only in the largest, most liquid S&P 500 stocks and maintaining similar sector weights to that of the S&P 500. Seeks to minimize turnover and trading costs, and is always fully invested.
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings (excluding cash) (as at end of )
| Symbol | Security | Allocation(%) |
|---|---|---|
| TGT | Target Corporation | 5.52 |
| EMC | EMC Corporation | 5.26 |
| MMM | 3M Company | 5.13 |
| GPS | Gap, Inc. (The) | 5.09 |
| HNZ | H.J. Heinz Company | 4.89 |
| Top holdings total (excluding cash) | 25.88% | |
| Cash | -0.19% | |
| Total number of holdings | 24 | |
| Leverage | 1.00 |
Investment Report
August 2010
Since the model is always fully invested with sector weights that match the S&P 500, outperformance or underperformance relative to the benchmark is driven by how portfolio holdings perform relative to their sectors. In July, model performance was slightly below that of the S&P 500 benchmark due to health care holdings Stryker (SYK) and Cardinal Health (CAH), along with consumer holdings Gap (GPS) and Heinz (HNZ), each of which underperformed their respective sectors. On the positive side of the ledger were energy holdings Halliburton (HAL), Baker Hughes (BHI), and Chevron (CVX), which solidly outperformed the broader energy sectors.
The monthly rebalancing resulted in additions to Cisco (CSCO), Fifth Third (FITB), and Gap (GPS), while exposure to Halliburton (HAL) and Baker Hughes (BHI) was reduced.
Transactions
Latest Transactions (as at end of )
| Executed | Symbol | Security | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2010 | GPS | Gap, Inc. (The) | Buy | $18.00 |
| July 29, 2010 | CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | Buy | $23.25 |
| July 29, 2010 | HAL | Halliburton Company | Sell | $30.24 |
| July 29, 2010 | BHI | Baker Hughes Incorporated | Sell | $48.65 |
| July 29, 2010 | FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | Buy | $12.76 |
| June 02, 2010 | SYK | Stryker Corporation | Sell | $52.90 |
| June 02, 2010 | CVX | Chevron Corporation | Buy | $72.79 |
| June 02, 2010 | BHI | Baker Hughes Incorporated | Buy | $38.51 |




