Many stock ticker symbols are closely correlated to their company names – such as AAPL for Apple or NKE for Nike – but not all ticker symbols hint at their corresponding company. While you may be well versed in the ticker symbols for the larger, more popular components of the S&P 500, what about some of the smaller names?
EnPro Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of engineered products used in many industries such as defense, trucking, automotive, oil and gas, power generation and aerospace.
Sleep Number Corp. is a manufacturer of beds, foundations and bedding accessories and is known for its proprietary sleep technology.
Hint – the company’s ticker symbol has to do with skiing.
The company, an American motorcycle manufacturer, was originally listed on the NYSE as HDI.
Hint – the company was founded in 1981 in New Jersey and originally focused on castor oil and derivatives product lines.
Hint – this company is a provider of weight management products and services.
Delphi Technologies PLC is in the development, design and manufacturing of vehicle propulsion systems to increase vehicle efficiency. This one is tricky, since the ticker is fairly similar to the company’s name.
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Fund portfolios are actively managed, and holdings may change daily. Holdings are reported as of the most recent quarter-end. Holdings in the Holmes Macro Trends Fund as a percentage of net assets as of 9/30/2018: Apple 0.00%, Nike 0.00%, Gamestop Corporation 0.00%, Graco, Inc. 3.63%, Gap, Inc. 0.00%, GoPro, Inc. 0.00%, Newell Brands, Inc. 0.00%, EnPro Industries, Inc. 2.76%, Royal Gold Ltd. 0.00%, Gold Fields Ltd. 0.00%, Goldcorp, Inc. 0.00%, Kinross Gold Corp., Sleep Number Corp. 3.34%, Vail Resorts, Inc. 0.00%, Harley-Davidson, Inc. 0.00%, Cambrex Corp. 3.49%, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. 0.00%, Camber Energy, Inc. 0.00%, Campbell Soup Company 0.00%, NutriSystem, Inc. 2.30%, Nutrien Ltd. 0.00%, Nutanix, Inc. 0.00%, Nuvectra Corporation 0.00%, Tivity Health, Inc. 2.17%, Allegion PLC 4.42%, Delphi Technologies PLC 2.25%.
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