Howard Capital Management 13F annual report

Howard Capital Management is an investment fund managing more than $752 million ran by Jason Kaplan. There are currently 96 companies in Mr. Kaplan’s portfolio. The largest investments include Microsoft and Apple Computer Inc, together worth $108 million.

$752 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th October 2020, Howard Capital Management’s top holding is 289,452 shares of Microsoft currently worth over $58.9 million and making up 7.8% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Microsoft, Howard Capital Management owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 135,157 shares of Apple Computer Inc worth $49.3 million. The third-largest holding is Amazon.com worth $46.6 million and the next is S&p 500 Equity Index Etf (spy) worth $44.8 million, with 145,405 shares owned.

Currently, Howard Capital Management's portfolio is worth at least $752 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 Howard Capital Management

The Howard Capital Management office and employees reside in Los Angeles, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Jason Kaplan serves as the Senior Managing Director at Howard Capital Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Howard Capital Management revealed that it had opened a new position in Parker-Hannifin and bought 81,480 shares worth $14.9 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Parker-Hannifin makes up 30.2% of the fund's Industrials sector allocation and has grown its share price by 20.8% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in S&p 500 Equity Index Etf (spy) by buying 7,984 additional shares. This makes their stake in S&p 500 Equity Index Etf (spy) total 145,405 shares worth $44.8 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Howard Capital Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Howard Capital Management closed its position in The Goldman Sachs on 16th July 2020. It sold the previously owned 67,269 shares for $15.5 million. Jason Kaplan also disclosed a decreased stake in Microsoft by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $58.9 million and 289,452 shares.

One of the average hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Howard Capital Management are Capital International Sarl and Fosun International Ltd. They manage $752 million and $752 million respectively.


Jason Kaplan investment strategy

Howard Capital Management’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 23.4% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 52.1% 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 48% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 4.2% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $210 billion.

The complete list of Howard Capital Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 16th 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
Microsoft Corp.
2.96%
289,452
$58,906,000 7.83%
Apple Computer Inc
7.41%
135,157
$49,305,000 6.56%
Amazon.com, Inc.
5.63%
16,906
$46,641,000 6.20%
S&p 500 Equity Index Etf (spy)
5.81%
145,405
$44,837,000 5.96%
Facebook, Inc.
3.08%
119,031
$27,028,000 3.59%
Disney Walt Co
14.51%
240,428
$26,810,000 3.57%
Alphabet, Inc.
2.54%
16,276
$23,080,000 3.07%
Accenture Plc
1.09%
104,701
$22,481,000 2.99%
Merck And Co Inc
0.06%
277,856
$21,487,000 2.86%
J P Morgan Chase And Co
30.64%
211,141
$19,860,000 2.64%
Spdr S&p Biotech (xbi)
1.97%
175,700
$19,670,000 2.62%
Intel Corp.
3.44%
323,866
$19,377,000 2.58%
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
1.31%
53,343
$19,328,000 2.57%
Costco Wholesale Corp.
1.56%
62,583
$18,976,000 2.52%
Nvidia Corp Com
2.54%
48,465
$18,412,000 2.45%
Xylem, Inc.
61.35%
276,464
$17,959,000 2.39%
Visa, Inc.
2.87%
92,590
$17,886,000 2.38%
BlackRock, Inc.
0.01%
32,288
$17,568,000 2.34%
Information Technology Sector
7.44%
61,049
$16,471,000 2.19%
Vulcan Materials Co.
33.31%
140,833
$16,315,000 2.17%
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
26.97%
176,321
$16,151,000 2.15%
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.
1.54%
112,810
$16,005,000 2.13%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Closed
67,269
$15,467,000
Ishares U.s. Medical Devices (
Closed
57,415
$15,176,000
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
Opened
81,480
$14,933,000 1.99%
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
8.32%
158,807
$14,875,000 1.98%
AMETEK, Inc.
Closed
148,675
$14,829,000
The Coca-Cola Co.
0.70%
319,066
$14,256,000 1.90%
Zoetis, Inc.
3.14%
91,146
$12,491,000 1.66%
Waste Mgmt Inc Del Com
0.93%
116,145
$12,301,000 1.64%
AptarGroup, Inc.
1.06%
108,539
$12,154,000 1.62%
FedEx Corp.
6.89%
83,981
$11,776,000 1.57%
Conagra Foods Inc
1.04%
313,952
$11,042,000 1.47%
Hudson Pacific Pptys Restric
6.62%
362,988
$9,132,000 1.21%
Biotechnology Sector Etf (ibb)
7.09%
52,781
$7,215,000 0.96%
Alphabet, Inc.
5.21%
4,605
$6,510,000 0.87%
Healthcare Sector Etf (xlv)
0.43%
57,021
$5,706,000 0.76%
Industrial Sector Etf (xli)
Closed
58,583
$4,773,000
Consumer Staples Sector Etf (x
0.69%
80,546
$4,723,000 0.63%
Financial Sector Etf (xlf)
10.58%
192,319
$4,450,000 0.59%
Consumer Discretionary Spdr (x
Closed
28,290
$3,548,000
Mcdonalds Corp
81.68%
17,160
$3,166,000 0.42%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
8.88%
69,122
$3,091,000 0.41%
Comm Serv Select Sector Spdr (
17.54%
56,175
$3,036,000 0.40%
Pfizer Inc.
0.73%
81,858
$2,677,000 0.36%
Deere & Co Com
No change
16,836
$2,646,000 0.35%
Water Infrastructure Sector Et
0.56%
67,875
$2,467,000 0.33%
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
2.39%
35,791
$2,105,000 0.28%
Johnson And Johnson Co
7.83%
14,372
$2,021,000 0.27%
Energy Sector Etf (xle)
Closed
33,333
$2,001,000
Philip Morris Intl Inc Com
0.04%
28,030
$1,964,000 0.26%
Procter And Gamble Co
No change
14,963
$1,789,000 0.24%
Union Pacific Corp.
1.78%
10,051
$1,699,000 0.23%
Invesco Qqq Trust Unit Ser 1
0.35%
6,344
$1,571,000 0.21%
Altria Group, Inc.
No change
38,285
$1,503,000 0.20%
Pepsico Inc
5.04%
10,576
$1,399,000 0.19%
Cisco Systems, Inc.
1.85%
28,565
$1,332,000 0.18%
United Technologies Corp
Closed
8,731
$1,308,000
General Mills, Inc.
No change
20,200
$1,245,000 0.17%
Amgen, Inc.
16.28%
5,144
$1,213,000 0.16%
Oaktree Strategic Income Ord S
Opened
179,586
$1,139,000 0.15%
Chevron Corp.
92.14%
12,629
$1,127,000 0.15%
International Business Machine
0.38%
9,143
$1,104,000 0.15%
Honeywell International, Inc.
3.25%
7,589
$1,097,000 0.15%
QUALCOMM, Inc.
No change
12,000
$1,095,000 0.15%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
16.68%
5,620
$1,003,000 0.13%
Check Point Software
No change
9,050
$972,000 0.13%
Standard & Poors Growth Index
0.54%
4,585
$951,000 0.13%
Mondelez International, Inc.
No change
17,583
$899,000 0.12%
NIKE, Inc.
1.07%
9,084
$891,000 0.12%
Texas Instruments Incorporated
No change
6,800
$863,000 0.11%
3M Co.
0.11%
4,357
$680,000 0.09%
AT&T Inc.
0.25%
21,184
$640,000 0.09%
Royal Dutch Shell Cl A
Closed
10,837
$639,000
Sealed Air Corp.
No change
17,800
$585,000 0.08%
Raytheon Technologies Corp.
Opened
8,929
$550,000 0.07%
Vanguard 500 Index Fd Admiral
Closed
1,809
$539,000
Principal Fds, Inc. Midcap Fd
No change
21,369
$537,000 0.07%
General Electric Co.
0.39%
77,550
$530,000 0.07%
Tesla Mtrs Inc Com
2.83%
481
$519,000 0.07%
Vanguard Growth And Income Mut
Opened
1,809
$518,000 0.07%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
No change
900
$513,000 0.07%
Wal Mart Stores Inc
5.59%
4,272
$512,000 0.07%
Schlumberger Ltd
Closed
12,365
$497,000
Sap Sponsored Adr
No change
3,400
$476,000 0.06%
The Southern Co.
1.99%
8,698
$451,000 0.06%
American Express Co.
No change
4,217
$401,000 0.05%
Bank of America Corp.
2.55%
16,606
$394,000 0.05%
Square, Inc.
41.67%
3,500
$367,000 0.05%
Tech Networking Hardware Etf (
0.89%
6,019
$298,000 0.04%
Cummins, Inc.
4.18%
1,720
$298,000 0.04%
Cigna Corp Com
Closed
1,262
$258,000
The Home Depot, Inc.
Opened
1,000
$251,000 0.03%
S&p 400 Midcap Spdrs
1.30%
760
$247,000 0.03%
Starbucks Corp.
3.68%
3,275
$241,000 0.03%
Ishares Trust S&p 500 Index Fu
Opened
736
$228,000 0.03%
Emerson Electric Co.
Closed
2,950
$225,000
The Allstate Corp.
Closed
2,000
$225,000
Verizon Communications, Inc.
21.17%
3,921
$216,000 0.03%
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.
No change
8,252
$206,000 0.03%
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
No change
10,000
$125,000 0.02%
Bion Envirnmntl Tech
14.44%
42,914
$25,000 0.00%
Searchlight Minerals Com New
Opened
46,100
$1,000 0.00%
Wealth Minerals Ltd
Opened
10,000
$1,000 0.00%
Ireland Inc Com New
Opened
55,000
$0 0.00%
Sapphire Ind Corp Uts Escrow
No change
39,000
$0 0.00%
Far East Energy Corp
Opened
10,000
$0 0.00%
BioCardia, Inc.
No change
47,618
$0 0.00%
Max Sound Corp.
Opened
484,000
$0 0.00%
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