Investments & Planning 13F annual report

Investments & Planning is an investment fund managing more than $149 billion ran by David Short. There are currently 19 companies in Mr. Short’s portfolio. The largest investments include Vanguard Index Fds and Spdr Ser Tr, together worth $84 billion.

$149 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 11th July 2024, Investments & Planning’s top holding is 225,682 shares of Vanguard Index Fds currently worth over $50.4 billion and making up 33.9% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 438,361 shares of Spdr Ser Tr worth $33.6 billion. The third-largest holding is Ishares Tr worth $25.6 billion and the next is Capital Group Growth Etf worth $7.74 billion, with 235,387 shares owned.

Currently, Investments & Planning's portfolio is worth at least $149 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 Investments & Planning

The Investments & Planning office and employees reside in Lexington, Kentucky. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, David Short serves as the CCO at Investments & Planning.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Investments & Planning revealed that it had opened a new position in Boeing Co and bought 1,141 shares worth $208 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Boeing Co makes up 100.0% of the fund's Industrials sector allocation and has decreased its share price by 12.6% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard Index Fds by buying 2,847 additional shares. This makes their stake in Vanguard Index Fds total 225,682 shares worth $50.4 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Investments & Planning is getting rid of from its portfolio. Investments & Planning closed its position in Disney Walt Co on 18th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 1,691 shares for $207 million. David Short also disclosed a decreased stake in Vanguard Intl Equity Index F by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $7.2 billion and 63,964 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Investments & Planning are Robinson Value Management and Rain Capital Management. They manage $149 billion and $149 billion respectively.


David Short investment strategy

Investments & Planning’s portfolio is diversified across 4 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 2.1% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 31.6% 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 32% 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 $819 billion.

The complete list of Investments & Planning 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
Vanguard Index Fds
1.28%
225,682
$50,429,918,000 33.86%
Spdr Ser Tr
0.60%
438,361
$33,615,741,000 22.57%
Ishares Tr
2.16%
431,405
$25,600,400,000 17.19%
Capital Group Growth Etf
2.63%
235,387
$7,741,886,000 5.20%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
0.73%
63,964
$7,204,220,000 4.84%
Ishares Inc
2.49%
46,997
$6,931,560,000 4.65%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
3.25%
78,886
$6,095,905,000 4.09%
NVIDIA Corp
910.62%
23,032
$2,845,341,000 1.91%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
3.23%
29,371
$2,199,590,000 1.48%
Vanguard Charlotte Fds
1.33%
39,664
$1,930,427,000 1.30%
Tesla Inc
3.38%
5,506
$1,089,527,000 0.73%
Apple Inc
0.03%
2,970
$625,598,000 0.42%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
5.31%
9,454
$594,727,000 0.40%
Spdr Index Shs Fds
6.44%
10,815
$379,378,000 0.25%
Amazon.com Inc.
No change
1,882
$363,697,000 0.24%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
No change
1,864
$340,273,000 0.23%
Microsoft Corporation
No change
585
$261,666,000 0.18%
Schwab Strategic Tr
0.43%
5,766
$490,396,000 0.33%
Boeing Co.
Opened
1,141
$207,673,000 0.14%
Disney Walt Co
Closed
1,691
$206,911,000
No transactions found
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