Asset Planning Services 13F annual report

Asset Planning Services is an investment fund managing more than $208 million ran by Richard Volpe. There are currently 32 companies in Mr. Volpe’s portfolio. The largest investments include Ishares Tr and Vanguard Index Fds, together worth $129 million.

$208 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 3rd November 2021, Asset Planning Services’s top holding is 487,954 shares of Ishares Tr currently worth over $68.9 million and making up 33.1% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 236,253 shares of Vanguard Index Fds worth $59.7 million. The third-largest holding is Vanguard Scottsdale Fds worth $12.4 million and the next is Spdr Ser Tr worth $12 million, with 333,507 shares owned.

Currently, Asset Planning Services's portfolio is worth at least $208 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 Asset Planning Services

The Asset Planning Services office and employees reside in Harleysville, Pennsylvania. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Richard Volpe serves as the President at Asset Planning Services.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Asset Planning Services revealed that it had opened a new position in Spdr Ser Tr and bought 27,288 shares worth $1.38 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Ishares Tr by buying 7,113 additional shares. This makes their stake in Ishares Tr total 487,954 shares worth $68.9 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Asset Planning Services is getting rid of from its portfolio. Asset Planning Services closed its position in Laboratory Corp Amer Hldgs on 10th November 2021. It sold the previously owned 5,006 shares for $1.38 million. Richard Volpe also disclosed a decreased stake in Vanguard Index Fds by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $59.7 million and 236,253 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Asset Planning Services are Knighthead Capital Management and Legacy Strategies. They manage $208 million and $208 million respectively.


Richard Volpe investment strategy

Asset Planning Services’s portfolio is diversified across 5 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Health Care — making up 3.8% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 18.8% 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 19% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $1.01 trillion.

The complete list of Asset Planning Services trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on November 10th 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
Ishares Tr
1.48%
487,954
$68,892,000 33.09%
Vanguard Index Fds
1.05%
236,253
$59,711,000 28.68%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
5.35%
151,640
$12,415,000 5.96%
Spdr Ser Tr
5.85%
333,507
$12,002,000 5.76%
Merck & Co Inc
7.15%
106,105
$7,970,000 3.83%
Vanguard Star Fds
0.68%
104,438
$6,607,000 3.17%
Pgim Etf Tr
8.55%
119,841
$5,954,000 2.86%
Schwab Strategic Tr
2.62%
95,311
$6,835,000 3.28%
Vanguard Tax-managed Intl Fd
12.60%
78,346
$3,956,000 1.90%
Apple Inc
0.10%
19,315
$2,733,000 1.31%
Ishares Inc
9.89%
41,011
$2,653,000 1.27%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
0.76%
103,900
$2,024,000 0.97%
Wisdomtree Tr
0.52%
25,724
$1,910,000 0.92%
Vanguard Admiral Fds Inc
No change
7,040
$1,419,000 0.68%
Laboratory Corp Amer Hldgs
Closed
5,006
$1,381,000
Spdr Ser Tr
Opened
27,288
$1,377,000 0.66%
Vanguard World Fd
2.74%
9,260
$1,614,000 0.78%
Marriott Intl Inc New
No change
6,465
$957,000 0.46%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
0.30%
31,902
$2,366,000 1.14%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
0.46%
7,129
$737,000 0.35%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
6.92%
2,517
$687,000 0.33%
Pimco Etf Tr
5.90%
6,718
$667,000 0.32%
Ishares Tr
Opened
11,800
$603,000 0.29%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
0.05%
19,772
$1,091,000 0.52%
Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr
2.08%
1,269
$544,000 0.26%
Organon & Co
4.01%
13,409
$440,000 0.21%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
0.18%
2,757
$412,000 0.20%
Vanguard Index Fds
Closed
3,923
$399,000
Tesla Inc
No change
500
$388,000 0.19%
Templeton Global Income Fd
2.03%
56,968
$306,000 0.15%
Nike, Inc.
3.42%
1,751
$254,000 0.12%
Microsoft Corporation
0.23%
887
$250,000 0.12%
Spdr Gold Tr
No change
1,388
$228,000 0.11%
Ishares Tr
Closed
2,747
$222,000
J P Morgan Exchange-traded F
0.57%
4,247
$218,000 0.10%
No transactions found
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