Northstar Advisory 13F annual report
Northstar Advisory is an investment fund managing more than $165 billion ran by Robert Kernan. There are currently 74 companies in Mr. Kernan’s portfolio. The largest investments include Ishares Tr and Microsoft, together worth $45.6 billion.
$165 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 6th May 2024, Northstar Advisory’s top holding is 281,912 shares of Ishares Tr currently worth over $35.2 billion and making up 21.3% of the portfolio value.
In addition, the fund holds 25,394 shares of Microsoft worth $10.5 billion, whose value grew 13.1% in the past six months.
The third-largest holding is Select Sector Spdr Tr worth $22.1 billion and the next is NVIDIA Corp worth $7.04 billion, with 7,929 shares owned.
Currently, Northstar Advisory's portfolio is worth at least $165 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 Northstar Advisory
The Northstar Advisory office and employees reside in Northfield, New Jersey. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Robert Kernan serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Northstar Advisory.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Northstar Advisory revealed that it had opened a new position in
Ishares Tr and bought 63,672 shares worth $5.46 billion.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Microsoft by buying
9,334 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Microsoft total 25,394 shares worth $10.5 billion.
Microsoft dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.
On the other hand, there are companies that Northstar Advisory is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Northstar Advisory closed its position in Select Sector Spdr Tr on 13th May 2024.
It sold the previously owned 78,187 shares for $13.4 billion.
Robert Kernan also disclosed a decreased stake in Ishares Tr by 0.2%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $35.2 billion and 281,912 shares.
One of the smallest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Northstar Advisory are Claybrook Capital and Gsi Capital Advisors. They manage $165 billion and $165 billion respectively.
Robert Kernan investment strategy
Northstar Advisory’s portfolio is diversified across 12 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 18.7% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
59.5% 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
57% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.7% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $246 billion.
The complete list of Northstar Advisory trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishares Tr |
24.31%
281,912
|
$35,173,889,000 | 21.31% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
58.12%
25,394
|
$10,470,482,000 | 6.34% |
| Select Sector Spdr Tr |
8.16%
357,802
|
$22,068,963,000 | 13.37% |
| Select Sector Spdr Tr |
Closed
78,187
|
$13,439,977,000 | |
| NVIDIA Corp |
24.81%
7,929
|
$7,036,927,000 | 4.26% |
| Amazon.com Inc. |
64.79%
31,895
|
$6,044,167,000 | 3.66% |
| Ishares Tr |
Opened
63,672
|
$5,459,482,000 | 3.31% |
| Vanguard Index Fds |
5.66%
19,386
|
$7,091,166,000 | 4.30% |
| Apple Inc |
5.82%
27,502
|
$5,076,022,000 | 3.08% |
| Merck Co Inc |
1,021.33%
29,592
|
$3,853,745,000 | 2.34% |
| Netflix Inc. |
16.35%
5,592
|
$3,422,873,000 | 2.07% |
| Salesforce Inc |
144.25%
10,444
|
$2,873,875,000 | 1.74% |
| Tjx Cos Inc New |
5.32%
28,977
|
$2,866,115,000 | 1.74% |
| Sysco Corp. |
Opened
37,336
|
$2,805,800,000 | 1.70% |
| Motorola Solutions Inc |
26.49%
7,052
|
$2,539,496,000 | 1.54% |
| Ishares Tr |
Closed
27,081
|
$5,808,173,000 | |
| Brixmor Ppty Group Inc |
Opened
105,997
|
$2,363,733,000 | 1.43% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
6.31%
19,725
|
$2,336,208,000 | 1.42% |
| American Express Co. |
471.46%
9,652
|
$2,308,179,000 | 1.40% |
| Ishares Inc |
Opened
40,553
|
$2,159,447,000 | 1.31% |
| Toll Brothers Inc. |
20.00%
16,848
|
$2,130,935,000 | 1.29% |
| Home Depot, Inc. |
67.82%
5,857
|
$2,034,956,000 | 1.23% |
| Stryker Corp. |
719.61%
5,934
|
$1,963,323,000 | 1.19% |
| Oracle Corp. |
170.26%
16,418
|
$1,914,996,000 | 1.16% |
| Alphabet Inc |
50.83%
12,389
|
$2,109,720,000 | 1.28% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
Opened
3,689
|
$1,680,561,000 | 1.02% |
| Stanley Black Decker Inc |
Closed
15,395
|
$1,510,250,000 | |
| Paccar Inc. |
Closed
14,774
|
$1,442,681,000 | |
| Meta Platforms Inc |
7.82%
3,004
|
$1,428,162,000 | 0.87% |
| Global Pmts Inc |
Closed
10,092
|
$1,281,684,000 | |
| DraftKings Inc. |
Opened
28,905
|
$1,272,687,000 | 0.77% |
| Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr |
Opened
2,424
|
$1,261,105,000 | 0.76% |
| Select Sector Spdr Tr |
Opened
13,644
|
$1,251,564,000 | 0.76% |
| VanEck ETF Trust |
29.23%
5,211
|
$1,146,316,000 | 0.69% |
| Broadcom Inc. |
Closed
1,007
|
$1,124,064,000 | |
| Trade Desk Inc |
Opened
12,587
|
$1,116,089,000 | 0.68% |
| Uber Technologies Inc |
Opened
15,125
|
$1,027,441,000 | 0.62% |
| Comcast Corp New |
Closed
23,106
|
$1,013,195,000 | |
| Vanguard World Fd |
78.31%
7,136
|
$940,739,000 | 0.57% |
| Eaton Vance Tax-managed Glob |
1.26%
103,121
|
$854,873,000 | 0.52% |
| Tesla Inc |
45.78%
4,248
|
$730,529,000 | 0.44% |
| Vanguard Tax-managed Fds |
0.04%
14,471
|
$728,470,000 | 0.44% |
| Valero Energy Corp. |
1.19%
4,166
|
$661,852,000 | 0.40% |
| Pepsico Inc |
10.80%
3,622
|
$644,892,000 | 0.39% |
| NextEra Energy Inc |
72.62%
8,284
|
$617,847,000 | 0.37% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
No change
1
|
$615,835,000 | 0.37% |
| Verizon Communications Inc |
23.36%
15,433
|
$614,080,000 | 0.37% |
| The Southern Co. |
2.52%
7,594
|
$594,192,000 | 0.36% |
| Procter And Gamble Co |
3.52%
3,416
|
$567,171,000 | 0.34% |
| Altria Group Inc. |
11.30%
12,593
|
$563,011,000 | 0.34% |
| Target Corp |
Opened
3,184
|
$523,195,000 | 0.32% |
| Blackrock Inc. |
23.72%
626
|
$493,995,000 | 0.30% |
| Hershey Company |
30.45%
2,442
|
$488,620,000 | 0.30% |
| MGM Resorts International |
76.22%
11,540
|
$471,409,000 | 0.29% |
| International Business Machs |
1.44%
2,821
|
$469,055,000 | 0.28% |
| Global X Fds |
5.24%
25,291
|
$446,007,000 | 0.27% |
| Philip Morris International Inc |
11.90%
4,409
|
$438,514,000 | 0.27% |
| Chevron Corp. |
9.02%
2,611
|
$431,990,000 | 0.26% |
| Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii |
4.90%
36,714
|
$422,578,000 | 0.26% |
| 3M Co. |
10.74%
3,939
|
$383,370,000 | 0.23% |
| Jpmorgan Chase Co |
No change
1,918
|
$378,805,000 | 0.23% |
| Public Svc Enterprise Grp In |
0.04%
4,970
|
$365,763,000 | 0.22% |
| Oneok Inc. |
4.27%
4,488
|
$359,175,000 | 0.22% |
| Linde Plc. |
72.78%
823
|
$353,775,000 | 0.21% |
| Applied Matls Inc |
Opened
1,645
|
$339,413,000 | 0.21% |
| Eli Lilly Co |
10.77%
439
|
$338,710,000 | 0.21% |
| Caterpillar Inc. |
No change
955
|
$335,950,000 | 0.20% |
| Adobe Inc |
Closed
514
|
$306,652,000 | |
| KLA Corp. |
No change
419
|
$297,771,000 | 0.18% |
| Vanguard World Fd |
Opened
1,426
|
$288,394,000 | 0.17% |
| Marriott Intl Inc New |
No change
1,209
|
$287,186,000 | 0.17% |
| Visa Inc |
0.88%
1,018
|
$283,638,000 | 0.17% |
| Vanguard Bd Index Fds |
Closed
3,712
|
$283,523,000 | |
| Cintas Corporation |
0.75%
398
|
$277,108,000 | 0.17% |
| Mckesson Corporation |
No change
495
|
$274,784,000 | 0.17% |
| Spdr Gold Tr |
Closed
1,403
|
$268,212,000 | |
| Electronic Arts, Inc. |
Closed
1,933
|
$264,454,000 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp. |
Closed
575
|
$260,613,000 | |
| Mcdonalds Corp |
43.90%
961
|
$257,500,000 | 0.16% |
| CSX Corp. |
No change
7,234
|
$249,573,000 | 0.15% |
| Duke Energy Corp. |
No change
2,365
|
$243,680,000 | 0.15% |
| Clorox Co. |
Opened
1,659
|
$234,848,000 | 0.14% |
| Johnson Johnson |
Closed
1,463
|
$229,311,000 | |
| Vanguard Bd Index Fds |
0.67%
2,973
|
$226,780,000 | 0.14% |
| Vanguard World Fds |
Closed
1,645
|
$225,480,000 | |
| Vanguard Intl Equity Index F |
0.37%
5,143
|
$223,042,000 | 0.14% |
| Marathon Pete Corp |
Opened
1,175
|
$214,943,000 | 0.13% |
| Realty Income Corp. |
Closed
3,500
|
$200,970,000 | |
| PBF Energy Inc |
Opened
4,019
|
$200,440,000 | 0.12% |
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