Global Endowment Management, L.P. 13F annual report

Global Endowment Management, L.P. is an investment fund managing more than $929 billion ran by Michael Smith. There are currently 84 companies in Mr. Smith’s portfolio. The largest investments include Vanguard Bd Index Fds and Vanguard Star Fds, together worth $340 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$929 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 6th August 2024, Global Endowment Management, L.P.’s top holding is 3,126,820 shares of Vanguard Bd Index Fds currently worth over $225 billion and making up 24.2% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 1,895,626 shares of Vanguard Star Fds worth $114 billion. The third-largest holding is Vanguard Index Fds worth $105 billion and the next is J P Morgan Exchange Traded F worth $58.5 billion, with 667,338 shares owned.

Currently, Global Endowment Management, L.P.'s portfolio is worth at least $929 billion. 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 Global Endowment Management, L.P.

The Global Endowment Management, L.P. office and employees reside in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Michael Smith serves as the Chief Investment Officer at Global Endowment Management, L.P..

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Global Endowment Management, L.P. revealed that it had opened a new position in NVIDIA Corp and bought 131,720 shares worth $16.3 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. NVIDIA Corp makes up 36.9% of the fund's Technology sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in J P Morgan Exchange Traded F by buying 1,155 additional shares. This makes their stake in J P Morgan Exchange Traded F total 667,338 shares worth $58.5 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Global Endowment Management, L.P. is getting rid of from its portfolio. Global Endowment Management, L.P. closed its position in Ishares Tr on 13th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 89,660 shares for $4.43 billion. Michael Smith also disclosed a decreased stake in Vanguard Bd Index Fds by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $225 billion and 3,126,820 shares.

One of the average hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Global Endowment Management, L.P. are Nicolet Advisory Services and Private Trust Co Na. They manage $929 billion and $929 billion respectively.


Michael Smith investment strategy

Global Endowment Management, L.P.’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 4.7% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 34.5% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 27% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 4.8% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $204 billion.

The complete list of Global Endowment Management, L.P. trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 13th 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
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
3.19%
3,126,820
$225,287,381,000 24.25%
Vanguard Star Fds
11.62%
1,895,626
$114,306,248,000 12.30%
Vanguard Index Fds
No change
503,987
$104,610,674,000 11.26%
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F
0.17%
667,338
$58,538,890,000 6.30%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
No change
103,760
$56,468,267,000 6.08%
Txo Partners Lp
4.32%
1,985,130
$40,020,221,000 4.31%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
0.97%
553,020
$39,697,283,000 4.27%
Apple Inc
No change
93,625
$19,719,297,000 2.12%
NVIDIA Corp
Opened
131,720
$16,272,689,000 1.75%
Ishares Tr
Opened
170,851
$12,440,571,000 1.34%
Vanguard Index Fds
Opened
23,862
$11,934,102,000 1.28%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
41.21%
232,236
$22,688,006,000 2.44%
Ishares Inc
27.37%
516,472
$21,867,571,000 2.35%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
No change
24,562
$9,991,822,000 1.08%
Ishares Tr
13.13%
719,530
$56,501,383,000 6.08%
Meta Platforms Inc
9.15%
16,769
$8,455,265,000 0.91%
KraneShares Trust
181.30%
368,500
$11,193,676,000 1.20%
Amazon.com Inc.
8.89%
40,432
$7,813,484,000 0.84%
Microsoft Corporation
1.99%
14,211
$6,351,607,000 0.68%
Global X Fds
No change
128,660
$6,675,575,000 0.72%
Alphabet Inc
3.59%
22,528
$4,103,475,000 0.44%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
17.24%
63,350
$3,985,349,000 0.43%
Ally Finl Inc
0.07%
98,067
$3,890,318,000 0.42%
Spdr Gold Tr
No change
17,600
$3,784,176,000 0.41%
Ishares Tr
Closed
89,660
$4,426,064,000
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
31.51%
50,000
$2,471,000,000 0.27%
Spdr Ser Tr
6.76%
69,000
$4,035,003,000 0.43%
Kaspi Kz Jsc
26.60%
16,212
$2,091,510,000 0.23%
Carvana Co.
Opened
14,734
$1,896,560,000 0.20%
Appfolio Inc
No change
7,683
$1,879,031,000 0.20%
VanEck ETF Trust
5.00%
105,000
$3,281,150,000 0.35%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
No change
85,000
$1,788,400,000 0.19%
Credit Accep Corp Mich
8.91%
3,470
$1,785,940,000 0.19%
MercadoLibre Inc
No change
990
$1,626,966,000 0.18%
Moodys Corp
14.61%
3,727
$1,568,806,000 0.17%
Adams Diversified Equity Fd
No change
67,979
$1,460,869,000 0.16%
Transdigm Group Incorporated
Closed
1,179
$1,452,056,000
First Ctzns Bancshares Inc N
2.61%
859
$1,446,221,000 0.16%
Brookfield Corp
Closed
34,079
$1,426,888,000
Virtus Equity Conv Incm Fd
No change
60,000
$1,394,400,000 0.15%
Visa Inc
12.82%
5,299
$1,390,829,000 0.15%
Vanguard Malvern Fds
43.60%
28,200
$1,368,828,000 0.15%
GE Aerospace
8.70%
8,602
$1,367,460,000 0.15%
Vanguard World Fd
No change
6,900
$1,329,147,000 0.14%
Enstar Group Limited
No change
4,152
$1,269,266,000 0.14%
Workday Inc
23.05%
5,669
$1,267,362,000 0.14%
Coupang, Inc.
47.64%
57,949
$1,214,032,000 0.13%
SEMrush Holdings, Inc.
76.68%
88,298
$1,182,310,000 0.13%
IAC Inc
No change
21,768
$1,019,831,000 0.11%
AECOM
Closed
9,900
$970,992,000
Fortrea Hldgs Inc
61.30%
39,326
$917,869,000 0.10%
Wix.com Ltd
72.21%
5,763
$916,720,000 0.10%
Gen Digital Inc
15.92%
35,105
$876,923,000 0.09%
Dbx Etf Tr
35.96%
36,500
$860,305,000 0.09%
Cogent Communications Hldgs
No change
15,209
$858,396,000 0.09%
Humana Inc.
10.53%
2,166
$809,326,000 0.09%
Royal Gold, Inc.
2.82%
6,352
$795,016,000 0.09%
Golub Cap Bdc Inc
No change
50,000
$785,500,000 0.08%
Discover Finl Svcs
Opened
5,884
$769,686,000 0.08%
Equitable Holdings, Inc.
17.87%
18,835
$769,598,000 0.08%
Interactive Brokers Group In
8.44%
6,180
$757,668,000 0.08%
Godaddy Inc
32.00%
5,388
$752,757,000 0.08%
New Amer High Income Fd Inc
No change
100,000
$733,000,000 0.08%
CRH Plc
1.25%
9,585
$718,683,000 0.08%
Kellanova Co
11.64%
12,285
$708,599,000 0.08%
Upwork Inc
39.46%
64,178
$689,914,000 0.07%
Garrett Motion Inc
8.66%
78,884
$677,614,000 0.07%
Fair Isaac Corp.
20.42%
454
$675,852,000 0.07%
Despegar.com Corp
Opened
51,025
$675,061,000 0.07%
Stellantis N.V
45.04%
33,881
$672,538,000 0.07%
Warner Bros.Discovery Inc
Closed
74,593
$651,197,000
Salesforce Inc
17.19%
2,509
$645,064,000 0.07%
Frontier Group Hldgs Inc
57.16%
128,897
$635,462,000 0.07%
Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd
9.14%
8,645
$622,440,000 0.07%
Expedia Group Inc
Closed
4,447
$612,574,000
Zoetis Inc
37.41%
3,401
$589,597,000 0.06%
Intercontinental Exchange In
14.82%
4,299
$588,490,000 0.06%
Intuit Inc
20.62%
889
$584,260,000 0.06%
Alight Inc.
Opened
74,281
$548,194,000 0.06%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Opened
984
$544,152,000 0.06%
Oscar Health, Inc.
Opened
34,032
$538,386,000 0.06%
Linde Plc.
Closed
1,149
$533,504,000
Bloomin Brands Inc
Opened
27,707
$532,806,000 0.06%
Otis Worldwide Corporation
Closed
5,205
$516,700,000
Waters Corp.
19.76%
1,764
$511,772,000 0.06%
Spdr Ser Tr
Closed
13,950
$1,284,683,000
EA Series Trust
Opened
10,000
$505,200,000 0.05%
Ansys Inc.
Closed
1,399
$485,677,000
Lauder Estee Cos Inc
36.28%
4,339
$461,670,000 0.05%
Spyre Therapeutics Inc
No change
18,184
$427,506,000 0.05%
Simplify Exchange Traded Fun
No change
8,400
$401,940,000 0.04%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
No change
4,900
$395,087,000 0.04%
VanEck ETF Trust
Closed
26,320
$365,848,000
Ishares Inc
Closed
20,000
$311,000,000
Apogee Therapeutics Inc
No change
7,797
$306,812,000 0.03%
abrdn Japan Equity Fund Inc
Closed
22,284
$138,829,000
Nuveen Sp 500 Buy-write Inc
No change
10,000
$135,000,000 0.01%
Nuveen Cr Strategies Income
Closed
20,000
$111,400,000
No transactions found
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