Hst Ventures 13F annual report

Hst Ventures is an investment fund managing more than $221 billion ran by Michael Tarkan. There are currently 54 companies in Mr. Tarkan’s portfolio. The largest investments include Discover Finl Svcs and Apollo Global Mgmt Inc, together worth $38.2 billion.

$221 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th August 2024, Hst Ventures’s top holding is 154,250 shares of Discover Finl Svcs currently worth over $20.2 billion and making up 9.1% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 152,905 shares of Apollo Global Mgmt Inc worth $18.1 billion. The third-largest holding is Bread Inc worth $14.9 billion and the next is Wells Fargo Co New worth $12.3 billion, with 207,927 shares owned.

Currently, Hst Ventures's portfolio is worth at least $221 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 Hst Ventures

The Hst Ventures office and employees reside in Park City, Utah. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Michael Tarkan serves as the Member/ Chief Compliance Officer at Hst Ventures.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Hst Ventures revealed that it had opened a new position in Wells Fargo Co New and bought 207,927 shares worth $12.3 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Bread Inc by buying 268,363 additional shares. This makes their stake in Bread Inc total 334,780 shares worth $14.9 billion. Bread Inc dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Hst Ventures is getting rid of from its portfolio. Hst Ventures closed its position in KKR & Co. Inc on 14th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 158,498 shares for $15.9 billion. Michael Tarkan also disclosed a decreased stake in Discover Finl Svcs by 0.5%. This leaves the value of the investment at $20.2 billion and 154,250 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Hst Ventures are Fielder Capital and Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LL.P.. They manage $221 billion and $222 billion respectively.


Michael Tarkan investment strategy

Hst Ventures’s portfolio is diversified across 7 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Finance — making up 27.3% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 53.7% 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 26% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 1.9% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $41.7 billion.

The complete list of Hst Ventures trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 14th 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
Discover Finl Svcs
47.26%
154,250
$20,177,443,000 9.11%
Apollo Global Mgmt Inc
16.55%
152,905
$18,053,493,000 8.15%
KKR & Co. Inc
Closed
158,498
$15,941,729,000
Bread Financial Holdings Inc
404.06%
334,780
$14,917,797,000 6.74%
Wells Fargo Co New
Opened
207,927
$12,348,785,000 5.58%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
49.79%
26,993
$12,209,474,000 5.51%
Redwood Trust Inc.
11.75%
1,623,165
$10,534,341,000 4.76%
CBRE Group Inc
5.01%
108,337
$9,653,910,000 4.36%
SLM Corp.
7.54%
402,408
$8,366,062,000 3.78%
Western Alliance Bancorp
5.91%
127,785
$8,027,454,000 3.63%
Air Lease Corp
57.18%
167,627
$7,967,311,000 3.60%
Allstate Corp (The)
Closed
39,792
$6,884,414,000
Mastercard Incorporated
Opened
15,474
$6,826,510,000 3.08%
Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc
Closed
40,668
$6,571,949,000
Synchrony Financial
0.84%
138,199
$6,521,611,000 2.95%
Visa Inc
Closed
20,355
$5,680,673,000
First Horizon Corporation
57.89%
347,748
$5,483,986,000 2.48%
Boeing Co.
180.58%
29,503
$5,369,841,000 2.43%
Annaly Capital Management In
43.26%
274,118
$5,224,689,000 2.36%
Schwab Charles Corp
4.97%
69,963
$5,155,573,000 2.33%
PayPal Holdings Inc
0.07%
86,787
$5,036,250,000 2.27%
Equifax, Inc.
Opened
20,177
$4,892,115,000 2.21%
H & E Equipment Services Inc
Opened
107,774
$4,760,378,000 2.15%
Jones Lang Lasalle Inc.
Opened
20,773
$4,264,281,000 1.93%
Global Pmts Inc
Opened
41,764
$4,038,579,000 1.82%
Lennar Corp.
33.29%
25,174
$3,772,827,000 1.70%
Avis Budget Group Inc
Closed
28,705
$3,515,214,000
Henry Jack & Assoc Inc
Opened
20,133
$3,342,481,000 1.51%
D.R. Horton Inc.
Closed
19,318
$3,178,777,000
UDR Inc
Opened
76,586
$3,151,514,000 1.42%
First Amern Finl Corp
Closed
50,892
$3,106,957,000
Raymond James Finl Inc
Opened
23,436
$2,896,924,000 1.31%
Webster Finl Corp
Closed
53,639
$2,723,252,000
Herc Holdings Inc
Opened
19,163
$2,554,236,000 1.15%
Workday Inc
Closed
9,186
$2,505,482,000
Lightspeed Commerce Inc
3.90%
155,643
$2,130,753,000 0.96%
Avalonbay Cmntys Inc
38.56%
10,134
$2,096,623,000 0.95%
Blue Owl Capital Inc
Opened
116,569
$2,069,100,000 0.93%
CarGurus Inc
71.10%
74,292
$1,946,450,000 0.88%
Cars.com
21.61%
93,728
$1,846,442,000 0.83%
Us Bancorp Del
Closed
37,651
$1,683,000,000
Elme Communities
8.95%
100,249
$1,596,967,000 0.72%
EverQuote Inc
68.01%
67,998
$1,418,438,000 0.64%
Cushman Wakefield Plc
Opened
130,582
$1,358,053,000 0.61%
Mid-amer Apt Cmntys Inc
Opened
7,901
$1,126,762,000 0.51%
Globe Life Inc
Opened
13,201
$1,086,178,000 0.49%
Ladder Cap Corp
No change
95,147
$1,074,210,000 0.49%
Repay Hldgs Corp
69.16%
95,906
$1,012,767,000 0.46%
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
Closed
4,602
$1,008,989,000
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
Closed
137,931
$1,006,896,000
Camden Ppty Tr
Opened
9,112
$994,210,000 0.45%
Redfin Corp
121.55%
164,646
$989,522,000 0.45%
Compass, Inc.
Closed
261,629
$941,864,000
QuinStreet Inc
61.46%
50,783
$842,490,000 0.38%
Enova International Inc.
Closed
11,279
$708,660,000
Essex Ppty Tr Inc
74.30%
2,147
$584,413,000 0.26%
BILL Holdings Inc
Closed
7,443
$511,483,000
International Mny Express In
Opened
23,786
$495,700,000 0.22%
Brightsphere Invt Group Inc
Closed
21,691
$495,422,000
Boston Properties Inc
Opened
7,936
$488,540,000 0.22%
Ibotta Inc
Opened
5,996
$450,659,000 0.20%
RTX Corp
18.43%
4,462
$447,940,000 0.20%
Digitalbridge Group Inc
No change
30,376
$416,151,000 0.19%
L3Harris Technologies Inc
54.66%
1,091
$245,017,000 0.11%
eXp World Holdings Inc
Opened
20,644
$232,968,000 0.11%
Lockheed Martin Corp.
58.50%
481
$224,675,000 0.10%
Northrop Grumman Corp.
58.30%
487
$212,308,000 0.10%
Olo Inc
Opened
39,892
$176,323,000 0.08%
Oportun Finl Corp
Opened
58,056
$168,362,000 0.08%
Anywhere Real Estate Inc
Opened
38,432
$127,210,000 0.06%
No transactions found
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