Forge First Asset Management 13F annual report

Forge First Asset Management is an investment fund managing more than $219 billion ran by Phong Liao. There are currently 32 companies in Mr. Liao’s portfolio. The largest investments include Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii and TopBuild Corp, together worth $56.1 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$219 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 2nd August 2024, Forge First Asset Management’s top holding is 1,842,500 shares of Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii currently worth over $38.7 billion and making up 17.7% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 45,024 shares of TopBuild Corp worth $17.4 billion, whose value fell 4.6% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Canadian Pacific Kansas City worth $16.3 billion and the next is Apple Inc worth $12.2 billion, with 57,700 shares owned.

Currently, Forge First Asset Management's portfolio is worth at least $219 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 Forge First Asset Management

The Forge First Asset Management office and employees reside in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (federal Level). According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Phong Liao serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Forge First Asset Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Forge First Asset Management revealed that it had opened a new position in Apple Inc and bought 57,700 shares worth $12.2 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Apple Inc makes up 54.5% of the fund's Consumer Discretionary sector allocation and has grown its share price by 17.8% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in TopBuild Corp by buying 8,300 additional shares. This makes their stake in TopBuild Corp total 45,024 shares worth $17.4 billion. TopBuild Corp soared 26.0% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Forge First Asset Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Forge First Asset Management closed its position in Hess on 9th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 113,500 shares for $17.3 billion. Phong Liao also disclosed a decreased stake in Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii by 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $38.7 billion and 1,842,500 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Forge First Asset Management are Kaye Capital Management and Kensington Investment Counsel. They manage $219 billion and $219 billion respectively.


Phong Liao investment strategy

Forge First Asset Management’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Materials — making up 11.5% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 50.0% 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 38% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 3.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $325 billion.

The complete list of Forge First Asset Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 9th 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
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
11.94%
1,842,500
$38,747,775,000 17.68%
TopBuild Corp
22.60%
45,024
$17,366,657,000 7.93%
Hess Corporation
Closed
113,500
$17,321,235,000
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
159.55%
206,600
$16,267,467,000 7.42%
Apple Inc
Opened
57,700
$12,152,197,000 5.55%
Canadian Nat Res Ltd
Closed
143,800
$10,968,066,000
Cenovus Energy Inc
Opened
547,300
$10,756,462,000 4.91%
Amazon.com Inc.
10.06%
52,500
$10,149,300,000 4.63%
Skyline Champion Corp
Closed
110,478
$9,398,363,000
Pulte Group Inc
Opened
83,206
$9,143,507,000 4.17%
Cboe Global Mkts Inc
Opened
51,800
$8,811,698,000 4.02%
Helix Energy Solutions Grp I
Closed
717,961
$7,782,697,000
Pioneer Nat Res Co
Closed
29,400
$7,716,030,000
Argan, Inc.
Opened
98,022
$7,160,507,000 3.27%
Primo Water Corporation
Closed
372,900
$6,792,009,000
CME Group Inc
Closed
31,500
$6,781,320,000
Franco Nev Corp
Closed
56,600
$6,741,039,000
Global Pmts Inc
15.23%
68,100
$6,585,951,000 3.01%
Brookfield Infrast Partners
17.77%
237,431
$6,515,605,000 2.97%
Rogers Communications Inc.
Opened
169,222
$6,254,797,000 2.85%
Adobe Inc
Closed
12,300
$6,207,072,000
Corpay Inc
Closed
19,800
$6,109,092,000
Nuvei Corporation
Closed
191,864
$6,066,018,000
Mastercard Incorporated
715.15%
13,450
$5,931,719,000 2.71%
Atkore Inc
137.85%
43,400
$5,862,472,000 2.68%
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd
Closed
66,400
$5,735,882,000
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Ltd
24.51%
32,640
$5,674,138,000 2.59%
Visa Inc
1,387.70%
20,798
$5,455,731,000 2.49%
Hudbay Minerals Inc.
Opened
570,200
$5,157,504,000 2.35%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Closed
102,300
$4,816,782,000
MYR Group Inc
Opened
34,654
$4,699,429,000 2.14%
Broadcom Inc
56.65%
2,883
$4,628,224,000 2.11%
Microsoft Corporation
50.34%
9,075
$4,054,892,000 1.85%
IES Holdings Inc
35.80%
26,991
$3,760,386,000 1.72%
Installed Bldg Prods Inc
630.88%
18,272
$3,753,434,000 1.71%
Brookfield Corp
Closed
82,800
$3,462,934,000
Fiserv, Inc.
4.10%
22,200
$3,307,467,000 1.51%
Tri Pointe Homes Inc.
Closed
81,636
$3,156,048,000
Palo Alto Networks Inc
373.68%
9,000
$3,052,620,000 1.39%
Builders Firstsource Inc
Opened
20,000
$2,766,000,000 1.26%
Telus Intl Cda Inc
Closed
326,091
$2,757,936,000
Discover Finl Svcs
79.37%
21,000
$2,745,750,000 1.25%
Agnc Invt Corp
Closed
266,700
$2,636,330,000
Open Text Corp
Closed
59,400
$2,304,983,000
Hewlett Packard Enterprise C
Opened
99,200
$2,099,072,000 0.96%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Closed
42,800
$2,010,958,000
Ishares Inc
Opened
35,500
$2,010,365,000 0.92%
RB Global Inc
Closed
25,800
$1,965,186,000
Vale S.A.
Closed
152,600
$1,859,813,000
Barrick Gold Corp.
Closed
111,300
$1,851,441,000
Alphabet Inc
88.81%
9,800
$1,797,222,000 0.82%
TFI International Inc
Closed
10,018
$1,596,891,000
GFL Environmental Inc.
93.42%
37,775
$1,470,760,000 0.67%
Shift4 Pmts Inc
Closed
18,800
$1,242,304,000
Meta Platforms Inc
Closed
2,550
$1,238,000,000
Astera Labs Inc
Closed
15,400
$1,142,526,000
Triple Flag Precious Metal
Closed
51,100
$736,519,000
Qualcomm, Inc.
Opened
3,500
$696,290,000 0.32%
NVIDIA Corp
60.07%
2,410
$297,418,000 0.14%
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc
Closed
10,000
$119,200,000
No transactions found
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