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Lightening Up a Position

We are selling some shares and lowering the rating on this semiconductor name, which is bucking the broader market's selloff today.
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The broader stock market averages are selling off today, following the release of disappointing July jobs data before the opening bell. However, one stock in the model portfolio that's bucking this trend is TriQuint Semiconductor (TQNT) .

After you receive this Alert, we will sell 200 of our 1,050 shares of TriQuint Semiconductor. We will also lower our rating on the company to a Two, but still hold a 5.4% position.

At $7.59, the stock is trading 33% above our average cost basis, and the company is the largest holding in the model portfolio at 6.7%. With that in mind, we believe selling shares now is a prudent move.

Even though the company beat second-quarter expectations last month, has a strong balance sheet and trades at just 10x expected 2010 earnings, we don't want to be greedy with the gains we have made. This sale also gives us the funds to add to a One-rated name like Omnova Solutions (OMN) or possibly add a new name to the model portfolio on a further market pullback.

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