Birch Capital Management 13F annual report

Birch Capital Management is an investment fund managing more than $192 billion ran by Barclay Nelson. There are currently 86 companies in Mr. Nelson’s portfolio. The largest investments include Novo-nordisk A S Adr and Apple Inc, together worth $35.3 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$192 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 1st July 2024, Birch Capital Management’s top holding is 141,263 shares of Novo-nordisk A S Adr currently worth over $20.2 billion and making up 10.5% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 72,027 shares of Apple Inc worth $15.2 billion, whose value grew 22.0% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Microsoft Corp Com worth $14 billion and the next is Grainger W W Inc Com worth $13.4 billion, with 14,801 shares owned.

Currently, Birch Capital Management's portfolio is worth at least $192 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 Birch Capital Management

The Birch Capital Management office and employees reside in Dallas, Texas. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Barclay Nelson serves as the Principal at Birch Capital Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Birch Capital Management revealed that it had opened a new position in Antero Midstream Corp Com and bought 36,827 shares worth $543 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Apple Inc by buying 2 additional shares. This makes their stake in Apple Inc total 72,027 shares worth $15.2 billion. Apple Inc dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Birch Capital Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Birch Capital Management closed its position in Energy Transfer L P Com Ut Ltd Ptn on 8th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 66,045 shares for $1.04 billion. Barclay Nelson also disclosed a decreased stake in Novo-nordisk A S Adr by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $20.2 billion and 141,263 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Birch Capital Management are Flynn Zito Capital Management and Lee Johnson Capital Management. They manage $192 billion and $192 billion respectively.


Barclay Nelson investment strategy

Birch Capital Management’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Health Care — making up 10.1% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 26.7% 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 22% 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 $175 billion.

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

These positions were updated on July 8th 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
Novo-nordisk A S Adr
1.71%
141,263
$20,163,881,000 10.48%
Apple Inc
0.00%
72,027
$15,170,335,000 7.89%
Microsoft Corp Com
0.07%
31,243
$13,963,934,000 7.26%
Grainger W W Inc Com
0.18%
14,801
$13,354,428,000 6.94%
AMGEN Inc.
8.79%
21,141
$6,605,510,000 3.43%
Sp Global Inc Com
7.96%
14,739
$6,573,622,000 3.42%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
0.64%
43,965
$6,016,610,000 3.13%
Alphabet Inc Cap Stk Cl C
0.16%
30,568
$5,606,783,000 2.91%
Schwab Charles Corp Com
1.16%
73,698
$5,430,806,000 2.82%
Accenture Plc Ireland Shs Class A
2.58%
17,326
$5,256,882,000 2.73%
Resmed Inc.
3.39%
27,195
$5,205,667,000 2.71%
Cencora Inc.
1.31%
22,878
$5,154,413,000 2.68%
Enterprise Prods Partners L P Com
4.86%
168,387
$4,879,855,000 2.54%
Infosys Ltd Sponsored Adr
0.97%
258,136
$4,806,492,000 2.50%
Intercontinental Exchange Inc
3.26%
33,282
$4,555,973,000 2.37%
Cvs Health Corp Com
0.44%
69,111
$4,081,696,000 2.12%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
0.04%
7,066
$3,598,431,000 1.87%
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Ltd Sponsored Ads
18.37%
19,302
$3,354,881,000 1.74%
Fiserv, Inc.
3.14%
21,433
$3,194,374,000 1.66%
Cisco Sys Inc Com
0.64%
66,626
$3,165,401,000 1.65%
Factset Resh Sys Inc Com
4.19%
7,087
$2,893,409,000 1.50%
Becton Dickinson Co Com
1.33%
11,725
$2,740,250,000 1.42%
Johnson Johnson Com
9.51%
17,714
$2,589,078,000 1.35%
Pimco Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-traded Fund
20.32%
24,607
$2,476,650,000 1.29%
Genuine Parts Co Com
43.49%
17,788
$2,460,436,000 1.28%
Dollar Gen Corp New Com
13.50%
18,405
$2,433,693,000 1.27%
Genpact Limited Shs
104.02%
75,389
$2,426,772,000 1.26%
Illinois Tool Wks Inc Com
1.31%
9,586
$2,271,499,000 1.18%
Price T Rowe Group Inc Com
6.01%
19,601
$2,260,191,000 1.17%
Cardinal Health, Inc.
14.64%
22,255
$2,188,112,000 1.14%
Jpmorgan Ultra-short Income Etf
15.62%
40,867
$2,062,545,000 1.07%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
1.53%
29,000
$1,972,021,000 1.03%
Corpay Inc Com Shs
13.16%
7,137
$1,901,368,000 0.99%
Watsco Inc.
0.35%
4,038
$1,870,563,000 0.97%
Abbvie Inc
No change
10,649
$1,826,516,000 0.95%
Fedex Corp Com
4.87%
5,277
$1,582,256,000 0.82%
Mplx Lp Com Unit Rep Ltd
85.67%
30,710
$1,307,939,000 0.68%
Oneok Inc New Com
19.22%
15,281
$1,246,150,000 0.65%
Nvidia Corporation Com
904.99%
10,070
$1,244,048,000 0.65%
Energy Transfer L P Com Ut Ltd Ptn
Closed
66,045
$1,038,888,000
Visa Inc
20.94%
3,910
$1,026,258,000 0.53%
Global X Mlp Energy Infrastructure Etf
35.86%
17,413
$888,934,000 0.46%
Nike, Inc.
21.25%
11,485
$865,624,000 0.45%
Paychex Inc.
No change
7,066
$837,745,000 0.44%
Oracle Corp Com
20.25%
5,737
$810,064,000 0.42%
Pepsico Inc Com
9.91%
4,772
$787,046,000 0.41%
Canadian Natl Ry Co Com
20.38%
6,620
$782,021,000 0.41%
Snap-on, Inc.
27.52%
2,697
$704,969,000 0.37%
Alphabet Inc Cap Stk Cl A
4.35%
3,521
$641,350,000 0.33%
Antero Midstream Corp Com
Opened
36,827
$542,830,000 0.28%
Williams Cos Inc
Opened
11,926
$506,855,000 0.26%
Enbridge Inc
Closed
13,946
$504,566,000
Autozone Inc.
No change
163
$483,148,000 0.25%
Cheniere Energy Partners Lp Com Unit
Opened
9,078
$445,821,000 0.23%
Discover Finl Svcs Com
51.56%
3,392
$443,708,000 0.23%
Tc Energy Corp Com
Closed
9,587
$385,397,000
Abbott Labs Com
No change
3,423
$355,684,000 0.18%
Spdr Gold Minishares Trust
No change
6,013
$277,139,000 0.14%
Omnicom Group, Inc.
39.62%
2,833
$254,120,000 0.13%
Netflix Inc.
No change
350
$236,208,000 0.12%
Mccormick Co Inc Com Non Vtg
72.72%
2,703
$191,751,000 0.10%
Atmos Energy Corp Com
No change
1,518
$177,075,000 0.09%
Vanguard Mid-cap Etf
No change
569
$137,755,000 0.07%
Amazon.com Inc.
No change
680
$131,410,000 0.07%
Intuit Com
No change
197
$129,470,000 0.07%
Rpm Intl Inc Com
30.57%
1,038
$111,772,000 0.06%
Vaneck Gold Miners Etf
No change
3,035
$102,978,000 0.05%
Royal Gold, Inc.
No change
799
$100,003,000 0.05%
Clearway Energy, Inc.
No change
3,988
$98,464,000 0.05%
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
No change
3,072
$93,573,000 0.05%
Franco Nev Corp Com
No change
787
$93,275,000 0.05%
Tjx Cos Inc New Com
No change
600
$66,060,000 0.03%
Paypal Hldgs Inc Com
No change
990
$57,450,000 0.03%
Pembina Pipeline Corp Com
57.74%
712
$26,401,000 0.01%
Ishares Core Sp 500 Etf
No change
40
$21,889,000 0.01%
Travelers Companies Inc.
Closed
71
$16,340,000
Smucker J M Co Com New
No change
100
$10,904,000 0.01%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del Cl B New
No change
25
$10,170,000 0.01%
Lockheed Martin Corp Com
No change
15
$7,007,000 0.00%
Universal Hlth Svcs Inc Cl B
Closed
22
$4,014,000
Aptiv Plc Shs
No change
50
$3,521,000 0.00%
Veralto Corp Com Shs
No change
30
$2,864,000 0.00%
Seagate Technology Hldngs Plc Ord Shs
No change
24
$2,478,000 0.00%
3m Co Com
No change
23
$2,368,000 0.00%
Riot Platforms Inc
No change
200
$1,828,000 0.00%
The Trade Desk Inc Com Cl A
No change
17
$1,660,000 0.00%
Netstreit Corp Com
No change
100
$1,610,000 0.00%
Kinder Morgan Inc Del Com
98.63%
36
$715,000 0.00%
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp Com
No change
40
$145,000 0.00%
Kartoon Studios Inc. Com New
Closed
20
$27,000
Vaxart Inc Com New
No change
33
$22,000 0.00%
Ouster Inc Com New
No change
1
$10,000 0.00%
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