Transforming Northstar Investment Advisors LLC's Q1 2021 Holdings into Q2 2021: Comparison, Changes and Analysis

Northstar Investment Advisors LLC recently released its 13F holding reports for Q1 2021 and Q2 2021, which disclose its balance of equity holdings for individual and institutional investors. The regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have revealed that the firm saw significant dips and rises in holdings of various stocks over the two quarters. In this blog post, we will look at the comparison of the Q1 2021 holdings with Q2 2021 and analyze the changes that have occurred.

Comparison of Q1 2021 and Q2 2021 Holdings

Northstar Investment Advisors LLC held 39 new stocks in Q1 2021 and 38 new stocks in Q2 2021. The overall value of holdings was $319,488,000 in Q1 2021 and $339,343,000 in Q2 2021, showing a substantial increase of 6.21%. The total number of shares held by the firm was 1,661,441 in Q1 and increased to 1,684,882 in Q2, which is an increment of about 1.4%.

The following table lists the top 10 stocks held by Northstar Investment Advisors LLC in Q1 2021 and Q2 2021, along with the shares held and the percentage change between the two quarters.

|Ticker|Issuer Name|Shares Q1|Shares Q2|%Change|

|------|-----------|---------|---------|------|

|MSFT|Microsoft Corporation|147,473|145,884|-1.07%|

|VTI|Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF|97,586|147,463|51.14%|

|VONE|Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF|126,883|144,047|13.52%|

|AAPL|Apple Inc.|194,029|190,937|-1.59%|

|QQQ|Invesco QQQ Trust|100,193|74,414|-25.70%|

|GOOGL|Alphabet Inc.|9,255|8,799|-4.93%|

|NVDA|NVIDIA Corporation|25,966|101,201|289.55%|

|HD|Home Depot Inc.|60,690|57,700|-4.93%|

|XLNX|Xilinx Inc.|134,696|124,422|-7.63%|

|AMZN|Amazon.com Inc.|4,743|4,709|-0.72%|

The analysis of returns highlights the performance of Northstar's Q1 2021 holdings against Q2 2021 holdings. The data shows that the highest return on investment was from Vanguard Value ETF (VTV), with a staggering return of 347.3%. The stock's value rose from $2,900,000 in Q1 to $12,973,000 in Q2. However, it is important to note that the firm increased its holdings from 22,063 shares to 93,434 shares. The second-highest return was from UnitedHealth Group (UNH), with returns of 717.1%. The value of holdings was only $659,000 in Q1 but rose to $5,385,000 in Q2, with an increase in shares from 1,772 to 13,063.

The stocks that did not perform well included Alibaba Group Holding ADR (BABA), which saw a decrease of 71.3% in returns, from $9,728,000 in Q1 to $2,788,000 in Q2. The company reduced its stake from 42,907 shares to 14,284 shares. Another stock that registered dismal returns was Nasdaq 100 Shares (QQQ), with a reduction of 15.2% in returns from $31,974,000 in Q1 to $27,129,000 in Q2.

Conclusion

Investors can learn a great deal from analyzing the Q1 2021 and Q2 2021 holdings of Northstar Investment Advisors LLC. It shows the importance of analyzing returns and profiling for optimum investments. Additionally, investors need to constantly review their portfolio to seek new investment opportunities in a rapidly changing climate.