Braun-bostich & Associates 13F annual report

Braun-bostich & Associates is an investment fund managing more than $134 billion ran by Cassandra Kirby. There are currently 74 companies in Mrs. Kirby’s portfolio. The largest investments include Vanguard Index Fds and Ishares Tr, together worth $46.3 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$134 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 6th August 2024, Braun-bostich & Associates’s top holding is 34,338 shares of Vanguard Index Fds currently worth over $16.5 billion and making up 12.3% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 376,675 shares of Ishares Tr worth $29.9 billion. The third-largest holding is Spdr Ser Tr worth $9.56 billion and the next is Blackrock Etf Trust worth $5.97 billion, with 127,261 shares owned.

Currently, Braun-bostich & Associates's portfolio is worth at least $134 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 Braun-bostich & Associates

The Braun-bostich & Associates office and employees reside in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Cassandra Kirby serves as the CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER at Braun-bostich & Associates.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Braun-bostich & Associates revealed that it had opened a new position in First Tr Exchange-traded Fd and bought 72,652 shares worth $3.49 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard Index Fds by buying 2,887 additional shares. This makes their stake in Vanguard Index Fds total 34,338 shares worth $16.5 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Braun-bostich & Associates is getting rid of from its portfolio. Braun-bostich & Associates closed its position in Ishares Tr on 13th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 124,803 shares for $5.81 billion. Cassandra Kirby also disclosed a decreased stake in NVR by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $3.13 billion and 413 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Braun-bostich & Associates are Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management and Rivertree Advisors. They manage $134 billion and $134 billion respectively.


Cassandra Kirby investment strategy

Braun-bostich & Associates’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 6.7% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 44.6% 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 47% 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 $360 billion.

The complete list of Braun-bostich & Associates 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 Index Fds
9.18%
34,338
$16,461,197,000 12.29%
Ishares Tr
35.58%
376,675
$29,851,825,000 22.28%
Spdr Ser Tr
16.43%
145,736
$9,563,436,000 7.14%
Blackrock Etf Trust
102.71%
127,261
$5,973,631,000 4.46%
Vanguard Charlotte Fds
95.65%
83,785
$4,077,816,000 3.04%
First Tr Exchange-traded Fd
Opened
72,652
$3,490,929,000 2.61%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
0.04%
147,794
$10,427,261,000 7.78%
Blackrock Etf Trust Ii
112.54%
60,760
$3,171,672,000 2.37%
NVR Inc.
0.72%
413
$3,134,075,000 2.34%
Microsoft Corporation
22.50%
6,999
$3,128,203,000 2.33%
Ishares Tr
Closed
124,803
$5,810,530,000
First Tr Exchange-traded Fd
71.14%
53,811
$3,021,779,000 2.26%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
68.45%
9,548
$2,160,044,000 1.61%
Schwab Strategic Tr
68.63%
165,182
$5,304,958,000 3.96%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
Closed
11,215
$1,899,484,000
Ishares Inc
100.62%
29,948
$1,772,922,000 1.32%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
62.96%
39,307
$1,720,074,000 1.28%
Apple Inc
6.04%
7,904
$1,664,740,000 1.24%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
59.17%
26,712
$1,320,107,000 0.99%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
Closed
21,273
$1,247,686,000
Broadcom Inc
0.90%
772
$1,239,469,000 0.93%
NVIDIA Corp
583.58%
9,994
$1,234,659,000 0.92%
Johnson Johnson
9.45%
7,294
$1,066,091,000 0.80%
First Tr Exchng Traded Fd Vi
Closed
41,103
$1,011,134,000
Amazon.com Inc.
24.69%
5,232
$1,011,084,000 0.75%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
1.54%
8,619
$992,219,000 0.74%
First Tr Value Line Divid In
Closed
21,707
$916,687,000
Abrdn Etfs
3.29%
43,367
$881,651,000 0.66%
First Tr Exchange-traded Alp
Closed
11,440
$864,978,000
Ishares Tr
Opened
57,686
$2,989,386,000 2.23%
Jpmorgan Chase Co.
9.95%
3,482
$704,269,000 0.53%
First Tr Exchange-traded Fd
Closed
35,673
$669,582,000
Vanguard Mun Bd Fds
169.06%
12,783
$640,556,000 0.48%
Home Depot, Inc.
10.77%
1,815
$624,623,000 0.47%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
10.20%
1,462
$594,742,000 0.44%
Walmart Inc
26.95%
8,771
$593,884,000 0.44%
Alphabet Inc
17.01%
5,021
$916,883,000 0.68%
Pimco Etf Tr
Closed
5,505
$553,473,000
Meta Platforms Inc
11.66%
1,092
$550,608,000 0.41%
Procter And Gamble Co
21.38%
3,321
$547,699,000 0.41%
Tesla Inc
3.88%
2,760
$546,149,000 0.41%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
31.26%
996
$542,043,000 0.40%
Eli Lilly Co
14.70%
554
$501,581,000 0.37%
Applied Matls Inc
2.83%
2,074
$489,443,000 0.37%
Pepsico Inc
9.39%
2,843
$468,896,000 0.35%
Lam Research Corp.
0.23%
426
$453,626,000 0.34%
Merck Co Inc
15.30%
3,315
$410,397,000 0.31%
Visa Inc
16.96%
1,557
$408,666,000 0.30%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
39.38%
788
$401,297,000 0.30%
Mcdonalds Corp
10.84%
1,564
$398,570,000 0.30%
Caterpillar Inc.
10.61%
1,163
$387,395,000 0.29%
Costco Whsl Corp New
16.37%
455
$386,745,000 0.29%
Blackrock Etf Trust
Opened
6,425
$381,692,000 0.28%
Danaher Corp.
Closed
1,509
$376,827,000
Qualcomm, Inc.
4.19%
1,889
$376,251,000 0.28%
Adobe Inc
23.79%
663
$368,323,000 0.27%
ServiceNow Inc
Closed
461
$351,466,000
First Tr Exch Traded Fd Iii
Closed
17,718
$350,816,000
First Tr Exchange Trad Fd Vi
Closed
14,772
$350,392,000
Netflix Inc.
8.33%
494
$333,391,000 0.25%
Spdr Ser Tr
Closed
3,904
$323,873,000
Mastercard Incorporated
37.60%
721
$318,076,000 0.24%
Shell Plc
Opened
4,232
$305,466,000 0.23%
Abbvie Inc
1.44%
1,764
$302,561,000 0.23%
Cadence Design System Inc
Closed
954
$296,961,000
United Bankshares Inc West V
0.56%
8,956
$290,533,000 0.22%
Cisco Sys Inc
8.39%
6,049
$287,388,000 0.21%
Nike, Inc.
Closed
2,994
$281,376,000
Blackrock Inc.
1.71%
356
$280,286,000 0.21%
Monolithic Pwr Sys Inc
Closed
403
$273,000,000
Marsh Mclennan Cos Inc
Opened
1,267
$266,982,000 0.20%
Tjx Cos Inc New
Opened
2,351
$258,845,000 0.19%
Fortive Corp
Closed
2,965
$255,049,000
Coca-Cola Co
Opened
3,916
$249,253,000 0.19%
Uber Technologies Inc
19.25%
3,427
$249,074,000 0.19%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Closed
424
$246,433,000
Chevron Corp.
7.77%
1,554
$243,077,000 0.18%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Closed
1,634
$242,861,000
Pfizer Inc.
Closed
8,630
$239,483,000
Ecolab, Inc.
Closed
1,027
$237,134,000
Novartis AG
Opened
2,206
$234,851,000 0.18%
Accenture Plc Ireland
15.92%
772
$234,233,000 0.17%
Intuit Inc
46.26%
352
$231,338,000 0.17%
Marvell Technology Inc
Closed
3,261
$231,140,000
Schwab Strategic Tr
Opened
5,065
$230,863,000 0.17%
3M Co.
5.96%
2,222
$227,066,000 0.17%
CSX Corp.
3.05%
6,743
$225,553,000 0.17%
Conocophillips
Closed
1,748
$222,485,000
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Closed
76
$220,915,000
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F
Closed
4,350
$219,458,000
Philip Morris International Inc
Opened
2,154
$218,265,000 0.16%
MSCI Inc
Closed
388
$217,455,000
American Tower Corp.
Closed
1,099
$217,151,000
Verizon Communications Inc
Opened
5,128
$211,479,000 0.16%
Blackstone Inc
Closed
1,599
$210,061,000
International Business Machs
Opened
1,210
$209,270,000 0.16%
Gallagher Arthur J Co
30.84%
805
$208,745,000 0.16%
Asml Holding N V
Opened
202
$206,591,000 0.15%
Novo-nordisk A S
Opened
1,447
$206,545,000 0.15%
Idexx Labs Inc
Closed
382
$206,253,000
Verisk Analytics Inc
Closed
869
$204,849,000
Gartner, Inc.
Closed
429
$204,491,000
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
Opened
403
$203,841,000 0.15%
Sap SE
Opened
1,010
$203,727,000 0.15%
Vanguard Index Fds
Closed
888
$202,988,000
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
38.73%
2,197
$202,937,000 0.15%
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