Investment Advisory 13F annual report

Investment Advisory is an investment fund managing more than $216 billion ran by Jay Richards. There are currently 81 companies in Mr. Richards’s portfolio. The largest investments include Dimensional Etf Trust and Vanguard Whitehall Fds, together worth $49.1 billion.

$216 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 24th July 2024, Investment Advisory’s top holding is 1,000,757 shares of Dimensional Etf Trust currently worth over $31.8 billion and making up 14.7% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 175,888 shares of Vanguard Whitehall Fds worth $17.3 billion. The third-largest holding is Vanguard Index Fds worth $26.4 billion and the next is Ishares Tr worth $75.2 billion, with 955,654 shares owned.

Currently, Investment Advisory's portfolio is worth at least $216 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 Investment Advisory

The Investment Advisory office and employees reside in Hanover, Massachusetts. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Jay Richards serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Investment Advisory.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Investment Advisory revealed that it had opened a new position in Fidelity Covington Trust and bought 32,731 shares worth $931 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Fidelity Covington Trust makes up 81.2% of the fund's Miscellaneous sector allocation and has grown its share price by 32.8% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Dimensional Etf Trust by buying 44,659 additional shares. This makes their stake in Dimensional Etf Trust total 1,000,757 shares worth $31.8 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Investment Advisory is getting rid of from its portfolio. Investment Advisory closed its position in Vanguard Mun Bd Fds on 31st July 2024. It sold the previously owned 19,388 shares for $933 million. Jay Richards also disclosed a decreased stake in Apple Inc by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $6.31 billion and 32,771 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Investment Advisory are Naman Capital Ltda and Ark & Tlk Investments. They manage $256 billion and $256 billion respectively.


Jay Richards investment strategy

Investment Advisory’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 5.4% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 46.9% 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 41% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 3.7% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $296 billion.

The complete list of Investment Advisory trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 31st 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
Dimensional Etf Trust
4.67%
1,000,757
$31,785,408,000 14.73%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
0.71%
175,888
$17,287,292,000 8.01%
Vanguard Index Fds
2.17%
120,684
$26,360,166,000 12.21%
Ishares Tr
3.79%
955,654
$75,198,754,000 34.84%
Apple Inc
2.32%
32,771
$6,309,369,000 2.92%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
0.04%
26,250
$4,473,019,000 2.07%
Microsoft Corporation
0.24%
11,019
$4,143,561,000 1.92%
Amazon.com Inc.
0.82%
22,350
$3,395,934,000 1.57%
Procter And Gamble Co
1.49%
22,184
$3,250,869,000 1.51%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
12.00%
60,212
$3,993,425,000 1.85%
Spdr Sp Midcap 400 Etf Tr
No change
3,660
$1,857,162,000 0.86%
Schwab Strategic Tr
2.71%
24,165
$1,839,719,000 0.85%
Realty Income Corp.
0.23%
26,709
$1,533,622,000 0.71%
Tesla Inc
0.42%
5,865
$1,457,392,000 0.68%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
14.93%
13,602
$1,359,950,000 0.63%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
0.62%
3,203
$1,142,382,000 0.53%
Alphabet Inc
0.69%
12,469
$1,750,942,000 0.81%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
2.44%
30,368
$1,320,360,000 0.61%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
23.87%
21,399
$1,481,427,000 0.69%
Vanguard Star Fds
42.64%
17,115
$991,995,000 0.46%
Prologis Inc
No change
7,226
$963,226,000 0.45%
Meta Platforms Inc
3.57%
2,673
$946,135,000 0.44%
Vanguard Mun Bd Fds
Closed
19,388
$932,563,000
Johnson Johnson
3.78%
5,883
$922,147,000 0.43%
Ishares U S Etf Tr
4.93%
17,723
$895,366,000 0.41%
Vanguard Admiral Fds Inc
0.62%
2,774
$751,129,000 0.35%
Fidelity Covington Trust
Opened
32,731
$930,677,000 0.43%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
22.72%
1,388
$659,848,000 0.31%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
1.16%
24,366
$1,229,918,000 0.57%
Fidelity Merrimack Str Tr
174.79%
13,726
$631,961,000 0.29%
Jpmorgan Chase Co
0.89%
3,683
$626,529,000 0.29%
Verizon Communications Inc
4.59%
16,015
$603,765,000 0.28%
Spdr Ser Tr
2.02%
11,424
$878,224,000 0.41%
AMGEN Inc.
0.05%
2,037
$586,697,000 0.27%
Abbvie Inc
0.45%
3,749
$580,912,000 0.27%
Dimensional Etf Trust
Opened
13,010
$551,625,000 0.26%
Spdr Gold Tr
2.55%
2,871
$548,849,000 0.25%
NVIDIA Corp
12.00%
1,027
$508,350,000 0.24%
Ishares Inc
16.30%
9,951
$503,338,000 0.23%
Welltower Inc.
No change
4,958
$447,063,000 0.21%
Ametek Inc
No change
2,707
$446,357,000 0.21%
Intel Corp.
3.60%
8,460
$425,116,000 0.20%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
6.88%
8,518
$408,004,000 0.19%
Att Inc
5.42%
24,126
$404,839,000 0.19%
Vmware Inc.
Closed
2,415
$402,049,000
American Centy Etf Tr
No change
7,950
$369,914,000 0.17%
International Business Machs
3.77%
2,247
$367,525,000 0.17%
Eli Lilly Co
1.76%
614
$358,137,000 0.17%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Opened
809
$329,174,000 0.15%
RTX Corp
24.24%
3,890
$327,327,000 0.15%
Abbott Labs
0.28%
2,896
$318,799,000 0.15%
Repligen Corp.
0.06%
1,720
$309,256,000 0.14%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
0.15%
2,012
$296,589,000 0.14%
Fortinet Inc
0.04%
5,008
$293,118,000 0.14%
Altria Group Inc.
5.31%
7,201
$290,488,000 0.13%
Waste Mgmt Inc Del
0.31%
1,615
$289,228,000 0.13%
Wells Fargo Co New
1.81%
5,847
$287,812,000 0.13%
CVS Health Corp
No change
3,517
$277,737,000 0.13%
Cisco Sys Inc
0.11%
5,384
$271,977,000 0.13%
Starbucks Corp.
0.32%
2,787
$267,555,000 0.12%
Chevron Corp.
1.12%
1,764
$263,081,000 0.12%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
0.27%
3,383
$257,954,000 0.12%
Parsons Corp
No change
4,006
$251,216,000 0.12%
Disney Walt Co
2.60%
2,738
$247,202,000 0.11%
RLI Corp.
2.42%
1,852
$246,538,000 0.11%
Boeing Co.
Opened
923
$240,589,000 0.11%
Dimensional Etf Trust
Closed
5,183
$240,388,000
Unitedhealth Group Inc
7.52%
455
$239,366,000 0.11%
Pepsico Inc
No change
1,384
$234,987,000 0.11%
Honeywell International Inc
8.55%
1,101
$230,828,000 0.11%
Mastercard Incorporated
No change
533
$227,444,000 0.11%
Home Depot, Inc.
2.83%
653
$226,129,000 0.10%
Merck Co Inc
11.80%
2,063
$224,908,000 0.10%
Bank America Corp
Opened
6,648
$223,846,000 0.10%
Visa Inc
Opened
858
$223,437,000 0.10%
Seagen Inc
Closed
1,050
$222,758,000
Pfizer Inc.
Closed
6,626
$219,789,000
Schwab Strategic Tr
Opened
2,645
$219,429,000 0.10%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
Opened
2,800
$217,560,000 0.10%
Fidelity Covington Trust
No change
3,328
$215,318,000 0.10%
Ishares Tr
Closed
2,033
$208,454,000
Coca-Cola Co
3.80%
3,495
$205,954,000 0.10%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
Closed
9,103
$203,640,000
Ishares Gold Tr
Opened
5,193
$202,683,000 0.09%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
Opened
2,628
$202,400,000 0.09%
Nuveen Floating Rate Income
0.01%
17,999
$147,948,000 0.07%
Fs Credit Opportunities Corp
Closed
11,004
$59,640,000
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.
No change
21,500
$23,435,000 0.01%
Workhorse Group Inc
No change
10,150
$3,654,000 0.00%
No transactions found
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