RIA

Signature Financial Management, Inc.

SEC Registered Investment Advisor filing as an institutional investment manager under CIK #0001542162 Mixed CIK: 0001542162
13F Score ?
12
3Y · Top 10 · Mgr Wt
13F Score ?
20
7Y · Top 10 · Mgr Wt
S&P 500 ?
80
Benchmark
$416M
AUM
-0.49%
2018 Q4
-3.63%
1-Year Return
+65.75%
Top 10 Concentration
+13.32%
Turnover
-26.55%
AUM Change
Since 2011
First Filing
160
# of Holdings

Fund Overview

13F Filed: 2019-02-13

As of 2018 Q4, Signature Financial Management, Inc. manages $416M in reported 13F assets , holds 160 positions with +65.75% top-10 concentration , and delivered a 1-year return of -3.63% on its disclosed equity portfolio. Filing 13F reports since 2011.

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Analytics Summary

Risk Profile

Official 13F Filings — SEC EDGAR Key personnel and Fund Overview may contain mistakes

Activity Summary — 2018 Q4

Q4 2018 13F Filed: Feb 13, 2019 ⚠ 88mo ago

Top Buys

% $
Stock % Impact
+5.00%
+3.75%
+2.39%
+0.65%
+0.36%
+0.18%

Top Sells

% $
Stock % Impact
-8.66%
-8.54%
-4.89%
Sold All 😨 Was: 1.97% -2.68%
-1.99%
-1.76%

Top Holdings

2018 Q4
Stock %
23.75%
Bond/Debt
7.33%
ETF
7.32%
ETF
5.21%
5.00%
Bond/Debt
4.09%
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Activity Summary

Latest
Market Value $416M
AUM Change -26.55%
New Positions 7
Increased Positions 31
Closed Positions 41
Top 10 Concentration +65.75%
Portfolio Turnover +13.32%
Alt Turnover +31.39%

Sector Allocation Trends

Quarterly History
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Holdings Analysis

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Positions Dynamics

Visualizing Top 20 holdings weight history over the last 10 quarters.

Portfolio Analytics — Latest

Signature Financial Management, Inc. risk dashboard covering volatility, beta, value-at-risk, drawdowns, concentration, factor tilts, benchmark comparison, and stress testing for the latest disclosed portfolio.

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Sector Rotation 0.38

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Underperformance Analysis — Top 10 Holdings vs SPY

Backtesting Signature Financial Management, Inc.'s top 10 holdings against SPY identified 37 underperformance periods. Worst drawdown: 2015-09 – 2015-12 (-26.3% vs SPY, 4 quarters).

Avg. lag: -5.8% vs SPY Avg. duration: 2.8 quarters
Backtest Snapshot — Top 10 Holdings (Mn-Weighted)

The ticker-level breakdown shows how each of Signature Financial Management, Inc.'s top holdings contributed to portfolio returns quarter by quarter. Strongest recent contributors inside the last 5 years of the quarterly Top 10 backtest window: HEWJ (2016 Q3 – 2018 Q3, +5.6 pts), ACWI (2014 Q4 – 2018 Q3, +3.4 pts), XLF (2016 Q4 – 2018 Q3, +3.3 pts), VOO (2014 Q1 – 2017 Q2, +3.2 pts), CB (2014 Q1 – 2015 Q4, +3.0 pts) .

Strategy ann.: 9.4% SPY ann.: 14.5% Period: 2012–2026
Best Recent Contributors — Last 5Y
All 5 recent top contributors beat SPY, which means this fund's strongest recent return drivers also outperformed the index over the same window.
2016 Q3 – 2018 Q3 • 9Q in Top 10 Beat SPY
HEWJ
+24%
Contrib
+5.6%
2014 Q4 – 2018 Q3 • 15Q in Top 10 Beat SPY
ACWI
+40%
Contrib
+3.4%
2016 Q4 – 2018 Q3 • 8Q in Top 10 Beat SPY
XLF
+16%
Contrib
+3.3%
2014 Q1 – 2017 Q2 • 14Q in Top 10 Beat SPY
VOO
+48%
Contrib
+3.2%
2014 Q1 – 2015 Q4 • 8Q in Top 10 Beat SPY
CB
+33%
Contrib
+3.0%
Stock return (green = beat SPY)   Stock return (red = lagged SPY)   SPY same period   Cumulative contribution during the last 5 years of the quarterly Mn-weighted Top 10 strategy

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Signature Financial Management, Inc. invest in?
Public narrative about Signature Financial Management, Inc.’s formal house view is limited, but the pattern of its 13F-reported holdings is consistent with a fundamentally driven, long-only Core Blend equity discipline embedded within broader multi-asset client portfolios. In practical terms, the firm’s disclosed U.S.-listed equity sleeve typically exhibits the following characteristics: - Diversification across large- and mid-cap issuers in technology, healthcare, financials, industrials, and consumer-related sectors. - Primary use of individual equities for the core of the portfolio, with selective use of exchange-traded funds where broad or targeted exposure is desired. - Emphasis on businesses with identifiable competitive advantages, recurring cash flows, and balance-sheet resilience, rather than illiquid or highly speculative names. The aggregate holdings do not clearly map to a pure growth or deep-value label. Instead, they suggest a Core Blend approach—owning companies that combine solid growth prospects with valuations that are reasonable relative to fundamentals. Sector and factor tilts at a point in time reflect bottom-up security selection and macro context rather than adherence to a rigid style box. Turnover tends to be low to moderate: a core roster of holdings often appears across successive 13F reports, while position sizes and peripheral names are adjusted incrementally as company fundamentals, valuations, and client circumstances evolve. This is characteristic of RIAs that emphasize long-term compounding, tax awareness, and planning-led portfolio construction over high-frequency trading. Within this platform, the **13F Portfolio Composition** module decomposes Signature Financial Management, Inc.’s reportable book by sector, market-capitalization band, and issuer weight. Using the Portfolio Simulator and Backtesting Service, allocators can build a rules-based historical replication of this equity sleeve and study how the firm’s observed security selection and allocation choices have translated into capital trajectories over different market environments.
What is Signature Financial Management, Inc.'s AUM?
Signature Financial Management, Inc. reported $416M in 13F assets as of 2018 Q4. Note: 13F AUM reflects only long equity positions reported to the SEC and may differ from total assets under management.
How concentrated is Signature Financial Management, Inc.'s portfolio?
Signature Financial Management, Inc. holds 160 disclosed positions. The top 10 holdings represent +65.75% of the reported portfolio, indicating a highly concentrated investment approach.
How to track Signature Financial Management, Inc. 13F filings?
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