Chart 1. Large Cap Returns 2015 Q1
The Acquirer’s Multiple screeners had a mixed start to the first quarter of 2015. The Large Cap and All Investable screeners massively outperformed– the Large Cap screener was up 9.1 percent vs 1.6 percent for the Russell 1000 TR benchmark, and the All Investable up 6.9 percent vs 1.9 percent for the Russell 3000 TR benchmark–while the Small and Micro Cap Screener underperformed, down -4 percent versus up 4 percent for the Russell 2000 TR benchmark.
Chart 2. All Investable Returns 2015 Q1
Chart 3. Small and Micro Cap Returns 2015 Q1
The big gainers for the Large Cap portfolio were Exelis Inc. (XLS) +40.9 percent, LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) +31.1 percent, and Anthem Inc. (ANTM) +29.4 percent. The big losers for the Large Cap portfolio were Alliance Resource Partners LP (ARLP) -22.4 percent, National Oilwell Varco Inc (NOV) -21.5 percent, and Copa Holdings SA (CPA) -10.2 percent.
Table 1. Large Cap Individual Portfolio Holding Returns 2015 Q1
| Ticker | Name | Starting Price | Ending Price | Return |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corp | $49.07 | $59.91 | 22.1% |
| ANTM | Anthem Inc | $125.53 | $162.43 | 29.4% |
| TEO | Telecom Argentina Stet-France SA, Buenos Aires | $18.73 | $20.88 | 11.5% |
| CNCO | Cencosud SA | $7.30 | $8.04 | 10.2% |
| YPF | Ypf Sociedad Anonima Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales | $26.22 | $29.60 | 12.9% |
| WNR | Western Refining Inc | $37.47 | $45.82 | 22.3% |
| TOT | Total | $50.26 | $52.66 | 4.8% |
| FLR | Fluor Corp | $60.27 | $58.78 | -2.5% |
| MAN | ManpowerGroup | $67.76 | $86.46 | 27.6% |
| ARLP | Alliance Resource Partners LP | $41.59 | $32.26 | -22.4% |
| BWC | Babcock & Wilcox Co (The) | $29.87 | $33.40 | 11.8% |
| NOV | National Oilwell Varco Inc | $64.74 | $50.81 | -21.5% |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | $79.32 | $104.00 | 31.1% |
| WLK | Westlake Chemical Corp | $61.43 | $69.87 | 13.7% |
| XLS | Exelis Inc | $17.45 | $24.58 | 40.9% |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | $143.72 | $176.28 | 22.7% |
| HFC | HollyFrontier Corp | $37.65 | $43.09 | 14.5% |
| MEOH | Methanex Corp | $45.56 | $58.40 | 28.2% |
| CPA | Copa Holdings SA | $102.71 | $92.22 | -10.2% |
| AET | Aetna Inc. | $88.55 | $113.02 | 27.6% |
| T | AT&T Inc | $32.88 | $34.64 | 5.3% |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corp | $89.83 | $103.46 | 15.2% |
| LEA | Lear Corp | $97.62 | $115.08 | 17.9% |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Co | $75.72 | $77.89 | 2.9% |
| KOS | Kosmos Energy Ltd | $8.42 | $9.23 | 9.6% |
| CI | Cigna Corp | $103.28 | $132.72 | 28.5% |
| TSO | Tesoro Corp | $74.45 | $91.76 | 23.3% |
| ALK | Alaska Air Group Inc. | $59.97 | $67.06 | 11.8% |
| GT | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co | $28.15 | $31.23 | 11.0% |
| OSK | Oshkosh Corp | $47.98 | $54.25 | 13.1% |
The big gainers for the All Investable portfolio were Alon USA Partners LP (ALDW) +73.0 percent, Petrobras Argentina SA (PZE) +50.2 percent, and Delek US Holdings Inc. (DK) +37.5 percent. The big losers for the All Investable portfolio were MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp (MX) -51.3 percent, Hugoton Royalty Trust (HGT) -39.2 percent, and Alliance Resource Partners LP (ARLP) -22.4 percent.
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