Valentine Ventures 13F annual report

Valentine Ventures is an investment fund managing more than $84.9 million ran by William Valentine. There are currently 8 companies in Mr. Valentine’s portfolio. The largest investments include Schwab Strategic Tr and Vanguard Intl Equity Index F, together worth $63.4 million.

$84.9 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th October 2020, Valentine Ventures’s top holding is 885,867 shares of Schwab Strategic Tr currently worth over $47.5 million and making up 56.0% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 267,901 shares of Vanguard Intl Equity Index F worth $15.9 million. The third-largest holding is Ishares worth $4.35 million and the next is Schwab Strategic Tr worth $4.15 million, with 87,903 shares owned.

Currently, Valentine Ventures's portfolio is worth at least $84.9 million. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Valentine Ventures

The Valentine Ventures office and employees reside in Bend, Oregon. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, William Valentine serves as the Manager at Valentine Ventures.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Valentine Ventures revealed that it had opened a new position in Schwab Strategic Tr and bought 87,903 shares worth $4.15 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Valentine Ventures is getting rid of from its portfolio. Valentine Ventures closed its position in Credit Suisse Nassau Brh on 24th October 2019. It sold the previously owned 56,666 shares for $4.15 million. William Valentine also disclosed a decreased stake in Schwab Strategic Tr by 0.3%. This leaves the value of the investment at $47.5 million and 885,867 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Valentine Ventures are Chatterjee Fund Management, L.P.. (a) and Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel. They manage $84.9 million and $84.9 million respectively.


William Valentine investment strategy

Valentine Ventures’s portfolio is diversified across 2 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Finance — making up 4.6% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 12.5% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are small-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $100 million in market cap make up 13% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, large-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $0.

The complete list of Valentine Ventures trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on October 24th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Schwab Strategic Tr
32.10%
885,867
$47,534,000 55.97%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
1.46%
267,901
$15,858,000 18.67%
Ishares
0.69%
49,904
$4,350,000 5.12%
Credit Suisse Nassau Brh
Closed
56,666
$4,151,000
Schwab Strategic Tr
Opened
87,903
$4,146,000 4.88%
Schwab Strategic Tr
Closed
57,119
$4,083,000
Barclays Bk Plc
0.47%
181,845
$3,964,000 4.67%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
65.30%
166,788
$3,881,000 4.57%
Spdr Series Trust
1.94%
96,820
$2,779,000 3.27%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd Tr
1.38%
83,053
$2,421,000 2.85%
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