Benson Investment Management 13F annual report

Benson Investment Management is an investment fund managing more than $241 billion ran by Robert Jr.. There are currently 45 companies in Mr. Jr.’s portfolio. The largest investments include Microsoft and Apple Inc, together worth $23.9 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$241 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 11th July 2024, Benson Investment Management’s top holding is 27,912 shares of Microsoft currently worth over $12.5 billion and making up 5.2% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Microsoft, Benson Investment Management owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 54,376 shares of Apple Inc worth $11.5 billion, whose value grew 21.3% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Alphabet Inc worth $11.1 billion and the next is Amazon.com worth $8.53 billion, with 44,122 shares owned.

Currently, Benson Investment Management's portfolio is worth at least $241 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 Benson Investment Management

The Benson Investment Management office and employees reside in Roanoke, Virginia. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Robert Jr. serves as the President at Benson Investment Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Benson Investment Management revealed that it had opened a new position in NVIDIA Corp and bought 61,260 shares worth $7.57 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. NVIDIA Corp makes up 13.1% of the fund's Technology sector allocation and has decreased its share price by 75.2% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Apple Inc by buying 689 additional shares. This makes their stake in Apple Inc total 54,376 shares worth $11.5 billion. Apple Inc soared 18.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Benson Investment Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Benson Investment Management closed its position in Palo Alto Networks Inc on 18th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 17,998 shares for $5.31 billion. Robert Jr. also disclosed a decreased stake in Microsoft by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $12.5 billion and 27,912 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Benson Investment Management are Carmichael Hill & Associates and Bishop & Co Investment Management. They manage $241 billion and $241 billion respectively.


Robert Jr. investment strategy

Benson Investment Management’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 23.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 62.2% 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 53% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 4.4% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $253 billion.

The complete list of Benson Investment Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 18th 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 Corporation
9.88%
27,912
$12,475,268,000 5.17%
Apple Inc
1.28%
54,376
$11,452,623,000 4.75%
Alphabet Inc
14.61%
60,651
$11,121,990,000 4.61%
Amazon.com Inc.
0.82%
44,122
$8,526,577,000 3.53%
NVIDIA Corp
Opened
61,260
$7,568,060,000 3.14%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
0.38%
18,189
$8,622,954,000 3.57%
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Ltd
Opened
36,178
$6,288,098,000 2.61%
International Business Machs
0.37%
36,000
$6,226,200,000 2.58%
Meta Platforms Inc
Opened
12,319
$6,211,486,000 2.57%
Novo-nordisk A S
5.86%
41,521
$5,926,708,000 2.46%
Hartford Finl Svcs Group Inc
0.53%
58,061
$5,837,453,000 2.42%
Automatic Data Processing In
Opened
24,035
$5,736,914,000 2.38%
Honeywell International Inc
17.93%
26,444
$5,646,852,000 2.34%
Corning, Inc.
Opened
141,419
$5,494,128,000 2.28%
Motorola Solutions Inc
1.51%
13,994
$5,402,384,000 2.24%
Equitable Holdings, Inc.
12.31%
130,614
$5,336,888,000 2.21%
Palo Alto Networks Inc
Closed
17,998
$5,307,250,000
AMGEN Inc.
Opened
16,754
$5,234,787,000 2.17%
Reinsurance Grp Of America I
Opened
25,258
$5,184,710,000 2.15%
American Express Co.
4.48%
21,946
$5,081,596,000 2.11%
Us Foods Hldg Corp
Opened
95,463
$5,057,630,000 2.10%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
12.58%
9,104
$5,034,512,000 2.09%
CRH Plc
1.53%
66,892
$5,015,562,000 2.08%
ITT Inc
1.10%
38,676
$4,996,166,000 2.07%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
Opened
75,843
$4,960,132,000 2.06%
Valero Energy Corp.
3.64%
31,529
$4,942,486,000 2.05%
Apollo Global Mgmt Inc
14.16%
41,648
$4,917,379,000 2.04%
General Dynamics Corp.
9.12%
16,926
$4,910,910,000 2.04%
Salesforce Inc
Closed
18,541
$4,878,879,000
L3Harris Technologies Inc
Opened
21,404
$4,806,910,000 1.99%
Arch Cap Group Ltd
0.98%
47,555
$4,797,824,000 1.99%
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
Closed
10,124
$4,664,127,000
Best Buy Co. Inc.
Opened
55,204
$4,653,145,000 1.93%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
Closed
8,789
$4,627,145,000
Marvell Technology Inc
Closed
76,661
$4,623,425,000
Mcdonalds Corp
Closed
15,569
$4,616,364,000
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Opened
19,713
$4,607,125,000 1.91%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc
Closed
57,270
$4,605,081,000
Emerson Elec Co
Opened
41,646
$4,587,723,000 1.90%
Ge Healthcare Technologies I
1.73%
58,031
$4,521,776,000 1.87%
Leidos Holdings Inc
Opened
30,748
$4,485,518,000 1.86%
Microchip Technology, Inc.
Closed
49,280
$4,444,070,000
Wells Fargo Co New
Closed
90,109
$4,435,165,000
AECOM
Opened
48,687
$4,291,272,000 1.78%
Quanta Svcs Inc
Closed
19,597
$4,229,033,000
Genuine Parts Co.
Opened
30,525
$4,222,218,000 1.75%
Smucker J M Co
Closed
33,800
$4,217,644,000
Teledyne Technologies Inc
Closed
9,349
$4,172,365,000
Enbridge Inc
Closed
112,550
$4,054,051,000
Kenvue Inc
Closed
183,774
$3,956,654,000
Schlumberger Ltd.
Closed
74,873
$3,896,391,000
Kirby Corp.
Opened
32,527
$3,894,458,000 1.61%
Carlisle Cos Inc
13.48%
9,527
$3,860,436,000 1.60%
TD Synnex Corp
Opened
33,135
$3,823,779,000 1.59%
Pepsico Inc
Closed
22,102
$3,753,804,000
RPM International, Inc.
Closed
33,444
$3,733,354,000
Alexandria Real Estate Eq In
Opened
31,879
$3,728,887,000 1.55%
Ball Corp.
Opened
61,255
$3,676,525,000 1.52%
Beacon Roofing Supply Inc
Opened
38,806
$3,511,943,000 1.46%
Chart Inds Inc
Closed
24,328
$3,316,636,000
Allegion plc
Opened
27,860
$3,291,659,000 1.36%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
No change
4,950
$1,001,187,000 0.42%
Procter And Gamble Co
No change
1,644
$271,128,000 0.11%
No transactions found
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