Connective Capital Management 13F annual report

Connective Capital Management is an investment fund managing more than $63.4 billion ran by Robert Romero. There are currently 19 companies in Mr. Romero’s portfolio. The largest investments include Intuitive Surgical Inc and Microsoft, together worth $17 billion.

$63.4 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 9th May 2024, Connective Capital Management’s top holding is 23,237 shares of Intuitive Surgical Inc currently worth over $9.27 billion and making up 14.6% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Intuitive Surgical Inc, Connective Capital Management owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 18,309 shares of Microsoft worth $7.7 billion, whose value grew 12.5% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Ishares Tr Russell 2000 worth $7.33 billion and the next is Apple Inc worth $4.69 billion, with 27,356 shares owned.

Currently, Connective Capital Management's portfolio is worth at least $63.4 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 Connective Capital Management

The Connective Capital Management office and employees reside in Palo Alto, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Robert Romero serves as the Managing Member at Connective Capital Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Connective Capital Management revealed that it had opened a new position in Intuitive Surgical Inc and bought 23,237 shares worth $9.27 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Intuitive Surgical Inc makes up 96.2% of the fund's Health Care sector allocation and has grown its share price by 30.3% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Apple Inc by buying 13,984 additional shares. This makes their stake in Apple Inc total 27,356 shares worth $4.69 billion. Apple Inc soared 10.3% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Connective Capital Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Connective Capital Management closed its position in Ishares Tr on 16th May 2024. It sold the previously owned 12,673 shares for $3.26 million. Robert Romero also disclosed a decreased stake in Ishares Tr Russell 2000 by 0.6%. This leaves the value of the investment at $7.33 billion and 34,842 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Connective Capital Management are Blackrock Advisors and Timelo Investment Management. They manage $63.2 billion and $62.9 billion respectively.


Robert Romero investment strategy

Connective Capital Management’s portfolio is diversified across 5 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 22.6% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 42.1% 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 37% 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 $481 billion.

The complete list of Connective Capital Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on May 16th 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
Intuitive Surgical Inc
Opened
23,237
$9,273,654,000 14.64%
Microsoft Corporation
Opened
18,309
$7,702,962,000 12.16%
Ishares Tr Russell 2000
55.85%
34,842
$7,327,273,000 11.57%
Apple Inc
104.58%
27,356
$4,691,007,000 7.40%
Proshares Ultra Qqq
Opened
52,959
$4,632,853,000 7.31%
Cameco Corp.
Opened
98,623
$4,272,348,000 6.74%
Asml Holding N V
Opened
4,185
$4,061,417,000 6.41%
Ansys Inc.
13.10%
11,323
$3,930,893,000 6.20%
Ishares Tr Rus 2000 Grw
Opened
13,453
$3,643,072,000 5.75%
Amazon.com Inc.
Opened
15,565
$2,807,615,000 4.43%
Alphabet Inc
459.08%
17,818
$2,689,271,000 4.24%
Ishares Tr Micro-cap
26.94%
20,066
$2,431,799,000 3.84%
MercadoLibre Inc
Opened
1,426
$2,156,055,000 3.40%
NexGen Energy Ltd
Opened
158,131
$1,228,678,000 1.94%
Uranium Energy Corp
Opened
124,007
$837,047,000 1.32%
Denison Mines Corp
Opened
308,785
$602,131,000 0.95%
Heritage Global Inc
Opened
203,938
$538,396,000 0.85%
Simulations Plus Inc.
Opened
8,835
$363,560,000 0.57%
Fathom Holdings Inc
Opened
81,293
$161,773,000 0.26%
Ishares Tr
Closed
12,673
$3,261,000
Aqua Metals Inc
Closed
171,927
$2,024,000
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Closed
20,163
$1,376,000
Baidu Inc
Closed
6,316
$1,043,000
Vaneck Vectors Etf Tr
Closed
33,374
$976,000
ChemoCentryx Inc
Closed
191,881
$861,000
Hollysys Automation Technolo
Closed
39,475
$686,000
Green Plains Inc
Closed
34,255
$676,000
Everyday Health Inc
Closed
68,565
$541,000
Hydrogenics Corp New
Closed
72,664
$501,000
Viveve Med Inc
Closed
112,637
$461,000
TripAdvisor Inc.
Closed
6,592
$424,000
Resonant Inc
Closed
90,000
$394,000
Renewable Energy Group Inc
Closed
38,961
$345,000
Pointer Telocation Ltd
Closed
47,996
$270,000
No transactions found
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