Westhill Advisors 13F annual report

Westhill Advisors is an investment fund managing more than $411 billion ran by Kirk Ludwig. There are currently 49 companies in Mr. Ludwig’s portfolio. The largest investments include Vanguard Index Fds and Vanguard Scottsdale Fds, together worth $214 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$411 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 12th July 2024, Westhill Advisors’s top holding is 222,698 shares of Vanguard Index Fds currently worth over $82.9 billion and making up 20.2% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 1,465,605 shares of Vanguard Scottsdale Fds worth $131 billion. The third-largest holding is Vanguard Tax-managed Fds worth $50.4 billion and the next is Fidelity Merrimack Str Tr worth $28.2 billion, with 627,321 shares owned.

Currently, Westhill Advisors's portfolio is worth at least $411 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 Westhill Advisors

The Westhill Advisors office and employees reside in San Rafael, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Kirk Ludwig serves as the CCO at Westhill Advisors.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Westhill Advisors revealed that it had opened a new position in Qualcomm and bought 1,493 shares worth $297 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Qualcomm makes up 4.7% of the fund's Technology sector allocation and has grown its share price by 53.9% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard Tax-managed Fds by buying 22,986 additional shares. This makes their stake in Vanguard Tax-managed Fds total 1,020,105 shares worth $50.4 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Westhill Advisors is getting rid of from its portfolio. Westhill Advisors closed its position in Nike on 19th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 4,410 shares for $479 million. Kirk Ludwig also disclosed a decreased stake in Vanguard Index Fds by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $82.9 billion and 222,698 shares.

One of the average hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Westhill Advisors are Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co and First National Corp MA adv. They manage $411 billion and $412 billion respectively.


Kirk Ludwig investment strategy

Westhill Advisors’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 2.5% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 61.2% 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 55% 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 $390 billion.

The complete list of Westhill Advisors trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 19th 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
2.03%
222,698
$82,933,509,000 20.15%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
0.69%
1,465,605
$131,268,528,000 31.90%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
2.31%
1,020,105
$50,413,595,000 12.25%
Fidelity Merrimack Str Tr
8.67%
627,321
$28,185,532,000 6.85%
Schwab Strategic Tr
6.79%
731,834
$34,680,407,000 8.43%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
7.35%
264,189
$11,560,906,000 2.81%
Ishares Tr
2.11%
208,914
$27,325,555,000 6.64%
Apple Inc
8.97%
39,413
$8,301,068,000 2.02%
Pimco Etf Tr
6.16%
61,565
$6,196,485,000 1.51%
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.
No change
283,333
$5,913,160,000 1.44%
Microsoft Corporation
9.14%
6,782
$3,031,284,000 0.74%
Dimensional Etf Trust
0.65%
117,731
$4,302,344,000 1.05%
Amazon.com Inc.
23.69%
8,934
$1,726,496,000 0.42%
Accenture Plc Ireland
481.23%
4,708
$1,428,454,000 0.35%
NVIDIA Corp
1,653.24%
10,011
$1,236,709,000 0.30%
Chevron Corp.
0.07%
5,864
$917,193,000 0.22%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
0.22%
1,863
$757,868,000 0.18%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
0.78%
3,096
$626,113,000 0.15%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
0.07%
4,451
$609,179,000 0.15%
Procter And Gamble Co
7.66%
3,195
$526,970,000 0.13%
Nike, Inc.
Closed
4,410
$478,794,000
Abbvie Inc
13.01%
2,767
$474,596,000 0.12%
Danaher Corp.
No change
1,888
$471,717,000 0.11%
Alphabet Inc
1.53%
4,377
$800,546,000 0.19%
Caterpillar Inc.
2.33%
1,386
$461,677,000 0.11%
Western Alliance Bancorp
No change
7,289
$457,895,000 0.11%
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
82.43%
2,098
$442,091,000 0.11%
PG&E Corp.
16.46%
25,258
$441,005,000 0.11%
Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr
No change
805
$438,223,000 0.11%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
No change
2,331
$378,112,000 0.09%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
0.77%
657
$363,321,000 0.09%
Visa Inc
1.33%
1,373
$360,443,000 0.09%
Eli Lilly & Co
18.28%
389
$352,193,000 0.09%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
26.41%
3,034
$349,266,000 0.08%
Meta Platforms Inc
3.00%
679
$342,365,000 0.08%
Intel Corp.
Closed
6,653
$334,319,000
Johnson & Johnson
17.56%
2,211
$323,160,000 0.08%
Pfizer Inc.
12.10%
10,711
$299,698,000 0.07%
Qualcomm, Inc.
Opened
1,493
$297,402,000 0.07%
Costco Whsl Corp New
Opened
335
$284,889,000 0.07%
Disney Walt Co
Closed
3,007
$271,461,000
Verizon Communications Inc
12.43%
6,452
$266,080,000 0.06%
Merck & Co Inc
5.25%
2,084
$258,028,000 0.06%
Boeing Co.
Closed
955
$248,930,000
Srh Total Return Fund Inc
No change
16,168
$235,244,000 0.06%
Spdr Ser Tr
No change
1,822
$231,722,000 0.06%
Fair Isaac Corp.
Opened
150
$223,299,000 0.05%
Union Pac Corp
Closed
901
$221,304,000
Unitedhealth Group Inc
Opened
434
$221,019,000 0.05%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
Closed
1,946
$217,209,000
Abbott Labs
Closed
1,937
$213,164,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Closed
4,148
$212,834,000
Ishares U S Etf Tr
No change
4,190
$210,883,000 0.05%
Cisco Sys Inc
Opened
4,363
$207,286,000 0.05%
Home Depot, Inc.
0.17%
596
$205,249,000 0.05%
Vanguard Index Fds
Closed
1,360
$203,298,000
AT&T Inc.
Closed
11,005
$184,659,000
Invesco Calif Value Mun Inco
No change
11,925
$124,259,000 0.03%
CytomX Therapeutics Inc
No change
17,082
$20,840,000 0.01%
No transactions found
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