Optimist Retirement 13F annual report

Optimist Retirement is an investment fund managing more than $187 billion ran by Ryan Palmer. There are currently 95 companies in Mr. Palmer’s portfolio. The largest investments include Paccar and Spdr Ser Tr, together worth $83.7 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$187 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 5th August 2024, Optimist Retirement’s top holding is 378,457 shares of Paccar currently worth over $39 billion and making up 20.8% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Paccar, Optimist Retirement owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 652,586 shares of Spdr Ser Tr worth $44.8 billion. The third-largest holding is Spdr Index Shs Fds worth $11.1 billion and the next is Vanguard Index Fds worth $7.06 billion, with 29,790 shares owned.

Currently, Optimist Retirement's portfolio is worth at least $187 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 Optimist Retirement

The Optimist Retirement office and employees reside in Bellevue, Washington. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Ryan Palmer serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Optimist Retirement.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Optimist Retirement revealed that it had opened a new position in 3M Co and bought 21,556 shares worth $2.2 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. 3M Co makes up 4.9% of the fund's Industrials sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Spdr Index Shs Fds by buying 2,567 additional shares. This makes their stake in Spdr Index Shs Fds total 304,875 shares worth $11.1 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Optimist Retirement is getting rid of from its portfolio. Optimist Retirement closed its position in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on 12th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 38,663 shares for $2.1 billion. Ryan Palmer also disclosed a decreased stake in Paccar by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $39 billion and 378,457 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Optimist Retirement are Baron Wealth Management and Lindenwold Advisors, Inc. They manage $187 billion and $187 billion respectively.


Ryan Palmer investment strategy

Optimist Retirement’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Industrials — making up 23.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 60.0% 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 44% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 1.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $94 billion.

The complete list of Optimist Retirement trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 12th 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
Paccar Inc.
0.05%
378,457
$38,958,332,000 20.82%
Spdr Ser Tr
0.35%
652,586
$44,768,422,000 23.93%
Spdr Index Shs Fds
0.85%
304,875
$11,071,415,000 5.92%
Vanguard Index Fds
1.70%
29,790
$7,056,822,000 3.77%
Broadcom Inc
21.72%
1,647
$2,645,038,000 1.41%
Qualcomm, Inc.
13.30%
13,048
$2,598,975,000 1.39%
Microsoft Corporation
13.55%
5,638
$2,519,850,000 1.35%
Block H R Inc
9.18%
45,436
$2,464,020,000 1.32%
KLA Corp.
10.22%
2,970
$2,448,899,000 1.31%
Eli Lilly Co
13.70%
2,633
$2,383,808,000 1.27%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
2.08%
17,217
$2,379,333,000 1.27%
Abbvie Inc
1.89%
13,549
$2,323,890,000 1.24%
HP Inc
3.21%
65,098
$2,279,743,000 1.22%
Verizon Communications Inc
2.24%
55,175
$2,275,420,000 1.22%
Alliance Resource Partners L
0.97%
91,771
$2,244,715,000 1.20%
3M Co.
Opened
21,556
$2,202,808,000 1.18%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Closed
38,663
$2,096,680,000
Unilever plc
6.80%
38,125
$2,096,482,000 1.12%
Kellanova Co
0.20%
36,168
$2,086,142,000 1.11%
International Business Machs
4.14%
12,053
$2,084,496,000 1.11%
Pfizer Inc.
12.48%
73,845
$2,066,179,000 1.10%
Novartis AG
Opened
19,147
$2,038,390,000 1.09%
British Amern Tob Plc
8.98%
63,866
$1,975,380,000 1.06%
Altria Group Inc.
5.14%
42,920
$1,954,995,000 1.04%
Lockheed Martin Corp.
3.12%
4,094
$1,912,285,000 1.02%
Bhp Group Ltd
32.16%
33,391
$1,906,292,000 1.02%
Enterprise Prods Partners L
0.73%
64,928
$1,881,619,000 1.01%
GSK Plc
10.61%
47,764
$1,838,926,000 0.98%
Philip Morris International Inc
11.67%
18,109
$1,835,012,000 0.98%
Lyondellbasell Industries N
2.56%
19,111
$1,828,176,000 0.98%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
No change
3,285
$1,787,763,000 0.96%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
8.43%
25,843
$1,773,066,000 0.95%
3M Co.
Closed
16,624
$1,763,308,000
Vector Group Ltd
15.83%
166,487
$1,759,768,000 0.94%
Mcdonalds Corp
4.50%
6,876
$1,752,324,000 0.94%
Genuine Parts Co.
3.26%
12,464
$1,723,953,000 0.92%
Diageo plc
16.49%
13,488
$1,700,594,000 0.91%
General Mls Inc
7.23%
23,834
$1,507,757,000 0.81%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
3.51%
25,543
$1,262,318,000 0.67%
Ishares Tr
0.07%
9,988
$1,792,075,000 0.96%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
3.48%
1,784
$725,731,000 0.39%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
6.59%
14,157
$900,698,000 0.48%
Artisan Partners Asset Mgmt
Opened
10,026
$413,773,000 0.22%
Paychex Inc.
No change
3,409
$404,171,000 0.22%
Buckle, Inc.
No change
10,554
$389,865,000 0.21%
Novo-nordisk A S
12.85%
2,635
$376,120,000 0.20%
Medifast Inc
Closed
9,404
$360,351,000
Hanesbrands Inc
Closed
61,570
$357,106,000
Booking Holdings Inc
14.10%
89
$352,574,000 0.19%
Nutanix Inc
62.34%
6,026
$342,578,000 0.18%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
2.43%
2,399
$328,303,000 0.18%
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc
Closed
2,983
$317,726,000
Best Buy Co. Inc.
Opened
3,487
$293,919,000 0.16%
Netapp Inc
49.55%
2,167
$279,110,000 0.15%
Palo Alto Networks Inc
3.04%
814
$275,954,000 0.15%
Prospect Cap Corp
Closed
48,176
$265,932,000
Kontoor Brands Inc
32.47%
3,983
$263,475,000 0.14%
Whirlpool Corp.
Opened
2,550
$260,610,000 0.14%
AMGEN Inc.
23.81%
829
$259,021,000 0.14%
Lci Inds
Closed
2,069
$254,611,000
Travel Plus Leisure Co
No change
5,655
$254,362,000 0.14%
Wendys Co
Opened
14,951
$253,569,000 0.14%
Western Un Co
Opened
20,476
$250,217,000 0.13%
Godaddy Inc
1.38%
1,787
$249,662,000 0.13%
Royal Caribbean Group
1.27%
1,561
$248,870,000 0.13%
Abercrombie Fitch Co
23.15%
1,391
$247,375,000 0.13%
Wingstop Inc
3.62%
585
$247,256,000 0.13%
Wix.com Ltd
2.34%
1,528
$243,059,000 0.13%
Fair Isaac Corp.
2.40%
163
$242,652,000 0.13%
Spotify Technology S.A.
0.26%
773
$242,560,000 0.13%
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
Opened
1,823
$242,514,000 0.13%
Lantheus Holdings Inc
6.79%
3,005
$241,271,000 0.13%
Vertiv Holdings Co
0.29%
2,753
$238,327,000 0.13%
Viad Corp.
Closed
6,021
$237,769,000
Lyft Inc
Closed
12,256
$237,154,000
NVIDIA Corp
449.86%
1,919
$237,073,000 0.13%
Dell Technologies Inc
14.27%
1,694
$233,620,000 0.12%
Pinterest Inc
9.66%
5,293
$233,263,000 0.12%
Innovator ETFs Trust
No change
10,566
$460,064,000 0.25%
Medpace Holdings Inc
2.74%
562
$231,460,000 0.12%
Lennox International Inc
0.93%
432
$231,111,000 0.12%
Wayfair Inc
14.90%
4,379
$230,905,000 0.12%
American Coastal Ins Corp
3.02%
21,783
$229,811,000 0.12%
frontdoor, inc.
2.60%
6,793
$229,535,000 0.12%
DocuSign Inc
5.64%
4,255
$227,643,000 0.12%
PDD Holdings Inc
Opened
1,710
$227,345,000 0.12%
MercadoLibre Inc
2.24%
137
$225,146,000 0.12%
HCI Group Inc
29.14%
2,442
$225,079,000 0.12%
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
20.53%
2,501
$223,840,000 0.12%
Brinker International, Inc.
30.11%
3,069
$222,165,000 0.12%
Vanguard World Fd
3.41%
1,729
$220,570,000 0.12%
Ameriprise Finl Inc
No change
515
$220,003,000 0.12%
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc
Opened
1,391
$219,778,000 0.12%
Griffon Corp.
Closed
2,995
$219,653,000
Gartner, Inc.
17.26%
489
$219,590,000 0.12%
Upbound Group Inc
29.08%
7,075
$217,203,000 0.12%
Omnicom Group, Inc.
19.77%
2,386
$214,024,000 0.11%
Guess Inc.
Opened
10,406
$212,282,000 0.11%
Vanguard World Fd
Opened
1,842
$415,967,000 0.22%
Celsius Holdings Inc
Closed
2,555
$211,861,000
Super Micro Computer Inc
27.09%
258
$211,392,000 0.11%
Expedia Group Inc
Closed
1,511
$208,140,000
Pegasystems Inc.
5.05%
3,434
$207,860,000 0.11%
Manhattan Associates, Inc.
4.87%
840
$207,211,000 0.11%
Novavax, Inc.
Opened
16,285
$206,168,000 0.11%
Cimpress plc
Opened
2,333
$204,394,000 0.11%
Marriott Intl Inc New
3.11%
830
$200,669,000 0.11%
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