Blackston Advisory 13F annual report

Blackston Advisory is an investment fund managing more than $176 billion ran by Kiah Seymour. There are currently 82 companies in Seymour’s portfolio. The largest investments include Vanguard Index Fds and Vanguard World Fd, together worth $83.6 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$176 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 10th July 2024, Blackston Advisory’s top holding is 155,977 shares of Vanguard Index Fds currently worth over $46.3 billion and making up 26.4% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 145,595 shares of Vanguard World Fd worth $37.3 billion. The third-largest holding is Vanguard Scottsdale Fds worth $12 billion and the next is Vanguard Specialized Funds worth $12 billion, with 65,505 shares owned.

Currently, Blackston Advisory's portfolio is worth at least $176 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 Blackston Advisory

The Blackston Advisory office and employees reside in The Villages, Florida. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Kiah Seymour serves as the Compliance Officer at Blackston Advisory.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Blackston Advisory revealed that it had opened a new position in Vanguard Index Fds and bought 155,977 shares worth $46.3 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard World Fd by buying 138,122 additional shares. This makes their stake in Vanguard World Fd total 145,595 shares worth $37.3 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Blackston Advisory is getting rid of from its portfolio. Blackston Advisory closed its position in Vanguard Mega Cap Growthetf on 17th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 62,328 shares for $17.9 billion. Kiah Seymour also disclosed a decreased stake in Vanguard Specialized Funds by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $12 billion and 65,505 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Blackston Advisory are Wc Walker & Associates and Colonial River Wealth Management. They manage $176 billion and $176 billion respectively.


Kiah Seymour investment strategy

Blackston Advisory’s portfolio is diversified across 12 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 6.3% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 52.4% 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 51% 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 $265 billion.

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

These positions were updated on July 17th 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
Opened
155,977
$46,287,143,000 26.36%
Vanguard World Fd
1,848.28%
145,595
$37,264,628,000 21.22%
Vanguard Mega Cap Growthetf
Closed
62,328
$17,863,694,000
Vanguard Total Stock Market Etf
Closed
54,901
$14,268,692,000
Vanguard Sp 500 Etf
Closed
29,567
$14,213,222,000
Vanguard Large Cap Etf
Closed
51,216
$12,279,627,000
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
Opened
65,922
$12,019,885,000 6.84%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
9.29%
65,505
$11,957,902,000 6.81%
Vanguard Consumer Staples Etf
Closed
52,169
$10,649,746,000
Vanguard Russell 1000 Etf
Closed
42,800
$10,200,184,000
Vanguard Mid Cap Etf
Closed
28,707
$7,172,841,000
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
7.44%
56,197
$6,664,939,000 3.80%
Caterpillar Inc.
Opened
15,009
$4,999,587,000 2.85%
Apple Inc
46.14%
23,028
$4,850,123,000 2.76%
Ishares Tr
Opened
41,879
$4,565,720,000 2.60%
Microsoft Corporation
37.21%
9,145
$4,087,267,000 2.33%
Vanguard Information Technology Etf
Closed
5,684
$2,979,902,000
Select Sector Spdr Tr
209.17%
23,577
$2,835,470,000 1.61%
Tesla Inc
2.15%
13,804
$2,731,536,000 1.56%
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Etf
Closed
29,431
$2,550,864,000
Vanguard Health Care Etf
Closed
8,359
$2,261,419,000
NVIDIA Corp
5,937.93%
17,510
$2,163,191,000 1.23%
Amazon.com Inc.
146.59%
9,945
$1,921,871,000 1.09%
Vanguard Admiral Fds Inc
5.69%
5,664
$1,888,505,000 1.08%
Ishares Sp 500 Growth Etf
Closed
21,328
$1,800,944,000
Procter And Gamble Co
65.09%
8,258
$1,361,952,000 0.78%
Vanguard Mega Cap Etf
Closed
6,973
$1,302,999,000
Spdr Ser Tr
Opened
11,527
$1,288,939,000 0.73%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
4.19%
2,190
$1,191,631,000 0.68%
First Tr Nasdaq 100 Tech Ind
3.37%
5,707
$1,126,942,000 0.64%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
194.68%
2,767
$1,125,615,000 0.64%
Walmart Inc
15.90%
16,189
$1,096,183,000 0.62%
Home Depot, Inc.
104.17%
3,134
$1,078,999,000 0.61%
Meta Platforms Inc
261.33%
2,121
$1,069,509,000 0.61%
Jpmorgan Chase Co.
367.37%
5,085
$1,028,448,000 0.59%
Alphabet Inc
Opened
4,670
$850,725,000 0.48%
Merck Co Inc
232.32%
6,477
$801,855,000 0.46%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Opened
6,891
$793,302,000 0.45%
Abbvie Inc
275.99%
4,275
$733,207,000 0.42%
Vanguard Mid Cap Growth Etf
Closed
3,046
$718,140,000
Us Bancorp Del
29.19%
17,896
$710,457,000 0.40%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
1.38%
5,068
$693,568,000 0.39%
Pepsico Inc
204.08%
4,099
$676,007,000 0.38%
Technology Select Sectorspdr Etf
Closed
3,201
$666,602,000
Johnson Johnson
201.91%
4,275
$624,828,000 0.36%
Select Sector Health Care Spdr Etf
Closed
4,012
$592,752,000
Spdr Msci Usa Strategicfactors Etf
Closed
3,861
$562,298,000
Energy Select Sector Spdr Etf
Closed
5,847
$552,052,000
Ishares Msci Usa Momntumfct Etf
Closed
2,829
$530,074,000
Mcdonalds Corp
Opened
1,990
$507,250,000 0.29%
Ishares 20 Pls Year Treasury Bnd Etf
Closed
5,193
$491,362,000
Ishares Semiconductor Etf Iv
Closed
2,136
$482,565,000
Cisco Sys Inc
Opened
10,141
$481,817,000 0.27%
Verizon Communications Inc
95.13%
11,491
$473,900,000 0.27%
Ishares Us Healthcare Etf
Closed
7,355
$455,257,000
Vanguard Small Cap Growth Etf
Closed
1,678
$437,495,000
Oneok Inc.
97.17%
5,357
$436,890,000 0.25%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Opened
2,879
$435,661,000 0.25%
Duke Energy Corp.
Opened
4,161
$417,098,000 0.24%
Qualcomm, Inc.
Opened
2,047
$407,807,000 0.23%
International Business Machs
70.70%
2,313
$400,014,000 0.23%
Allete, Inc.
No change
5,969
$372,160,000 0.21%
Blackstone Inc
Opened
2,983
$369,258,000 0.21%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
Opened
3,069
$345,697,000 0.20%
Phillips 66
41.44%
2,444
$344,998,000 0.20%
Spdr Sp Biotech Etf
Closed
3,620
$343,502,000
Lamar Advertising Co
Opened
2,854
$341,170,000 0.19%
Idex Corporation
Opened
1,686
$339,246,000 0.19%
Wisdomtree Tr
Opened
7,435
$338,971,000 0.19%
Wisdomtree Inter Hdg Qlydiv Grt Etf
Closed
6,871
$315,643,000
Ishares Biotechnology Etf
Closed
2,296
$315,057,000
Mccormick Co Inc
No change
4,408
$312,704,000 0.18%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Opened
563
$311,339,000 0.18%
Union Pac Corp
Opened
1,345
$304,421,000 0.17%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
0.99%
1,017
$303,503,000 0.17%
CVS Health Corp
Opened
4,939
$291,686,000 0.17%
Intercontinental Exchange In
Opened
2,119
$290,055,000 0.17%
Garmin Ltd
Opened
1,744
$284,099,000 0.16%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
Opened
547
$278,714,000 0.16%
Paychex Inc.
Opened
2,323
$275,381,000 0.16%
Salesforce Inc
Opened
1,070
$275,097,000 0.16%
Waste Mgmt Inc Del
Opened
1,268
$270,438,000 0.15%
Parsons Corp
No change
3,276
$268,010,000 0.15%
AMGEN Inc.
Opened
848
$265,006,000 0.15%
Spdr Sp Health Care Equipment Etf
Closed
3,000
$263,793,000
Emerson Elec Co
Opened
2,337
$257,480,000 0.15%
Comcast Corp New
Opened
6,483
$253,874,000 0.14%
Visa Inc
Opened
944
$247,782,000 0.14%
Agilent Technologies Inc.
Opened
1,911
$247,723,000 0.14%
3M Co.
Opened
2,402
$245,424,000 0.14%
Eli Lilly Co
Opened
269
$243,554,000 0.14%
Sp Global Inc
Opened
539
$240,417,000 0.14%
CSX Corp.
Opened
7,177
$240,079,000 0.14%
Ford Mtr Co Del
80.30%
19,103
$239,546,000 0.14%
Dnp Select Income Fd Inc
0.62%
28,989
$238,291,000 0.14%
Prologis Inc
Opened
2,119
$238,027,000 0.14%
Att Inc
Opened
12,268
$234,438,000 0.13%
Aflac Inc.
Opened
2,612
$233,305,000 0.13%
RTX Corp
Opened
2,317
$232,563,000 0.13%
Digital Rlty Tr Inc
Opened
1,517
$230,641,000 0.13%
Fiserv, Inc.
Opened
1,542
$229,820,000 0.13%
Hunt J B Trans Svcs Inc
Opened
1,428
$228,480,000 0.13%
Qorvo Inc
Opened
1,931
$224,073,000 0.13%
Tjx Cos Inc New
Opened
2,024
$222,859,000 0.13%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Opened
488
$220,791,000 0.13%
Vanguard Wellington Fd
Opened
1,608
$215,609,000 0.12%
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc
Opened
1,350
$213,300,000 0.12%
Exelon Corp.
Opened
5,976
$206,832,000 0.12%
Vanguard Energy Etf
Closed
1,567
$206,423,000
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