Villere St Denis J & Co 13F annual report

Villere St Denis J & Co is an investment fund managing more than $1.18 trillion ran by George Young. There are currently 79 companies in Mr. Young’s portfolio. The largest investments include Stryker and JPMorgan Chase & Co, together worth $94.4 billion.

$1.18 trillion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 30th July 2024, Villere St Denis J & Co’s top holding is 142,437 shares of Stryker currently worth over $48.5 billion and making up 4.1% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Stryker, Villere St Denis J & Co owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 226,961 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co worth $45.9 billion, whose value fell 2.2% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Hunt J B Trans Svcs Inc worth $42.7 billion and the next is Pool worth $42.2 billion, with 137,413 shares owned.

Currently, Villere St Denis J & Co's portfolio is worth at least $1.18 trillion. 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 Villere St Denis J & Co

The Villere St Denis J & Co office and employees reside in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, George Young serves as the LLC Member at Villere St Denis J & Co.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Villere St Denis J & Co revealed that it had opened a new position in Lamb Weston Inc and bought 208,171 shares worth $17.5 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Lamb Weston Inc makes up 16.8% of the fund's Consumer Staples sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Hunt J B Trans Svcs Inc by buying 2,095 additional shares. This makes their stake in Hunt J B Trans Svcs Inc total 266,705 shares worth $42.7 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Villere St Denis J & Co is getting rid of from its portfolio. Villere St Denis J & Co closed its position in CVS Health Corp on 6th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 355,157 shares for $28.3 billion. George Young also disclosed a decreased stake in Stryker by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $48.5 billion and 142,437 shares.

One of the largest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Villere St Denis J & Co are Fragasso and Ribbit Management. They manage $1.18 trillion and $1.18 trillion respectively.


George Young investment strategy

Villere St Denis J & Co’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Health Care — making up 15.0% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 53.2% 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 48% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 1.3% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $234 billion.

The complete list of Villere St Denis J & Co trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 6th 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
Stryker Corp.
1.74%
142,437
$48,464,189,000 4.10%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1.70%
226,961
$45,905,183,000 3.88%
Hunt J B Trans Svcs Inc
0.79%
266,705
$42,672,800,000 3.61%
Pool Corporation
1.63%
137,413
$42,231,412,000 3.57%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.39%
483,913
$40,774,509,000 3.45%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
1.64%
838,033
$40,728,403,000 3.45%
Roper Technologies Inc
1.75%
69,231
$39,022,745,000 3.30%
On Hldg Ag
1.60%
948,720
$36,810,336,000 3.11%
Teleflex Incorporated
6.26%
174,858
$36,777,883,000 3.11%
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc
0.80%
1,811,245
$36,098,112,000 3.05%
Visa Inc
2.02%
137,246
$36,023,022,000 3.05%
Chevron Corp.
0.71%
219,281
$34,300,090,000 2.90%
Palomar Holdings, Inc.
37.56%
421,086
$34,171,128,000 2.89%
Monster Beverage Corp.
1.58%
663,194
$33,126,540,000 2.80%
Uber Technologies Inc
1.34%
444,538
$32,309,021,000 2.73%
Option Care Health Inc
1.55%
1,120,667
$31,042,475,000 2.63%
Caesars Entertainment Inc Ne
2.20%
778,455
$30,935,801,000 2.62%
Idexx Labs Inc
8.46%
63,011
$30,698,959,000 2.60%
Microchip Technology, Inc.
1.32%
334,680
$30,623,220,000 2.59%
Euronet Worldwide Inc
2.46%
290,098
$30,025,143,000 2.54%
Lockheed Martin Corp.
0.73%
63,442
$29,633,758,000 2.51%
ON Semiconductor Corp.
1.20%
430,695
$29,524,142,000 2.50%
CVS Health Corp
Closed
355,157
$28,327,322,000
Progressive Corp.
2.64%
136,062
$28,261,438,000 2.39%
Abbott Labs
0.01%
256,324
$26,634,626,000 2.25%
Microsoft Corporation
1.04%
57,723
$25,799,294,000 2.18%
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
0.02%
265,691
$25,782,654,000 2.18%
Pepsico Inc
0.98%
154,678
$25,511,042,000 2.16%
Bank America Corp
0.97%
21,147
$25,295,195,000 2.14%
Steris Plc
1.69%
112,149
$24,621,191,000 2.08%
Mondelez International Inc.
0.50%
363,661
$23,797,975,000 2.01%
Apple Inc
1.00%
99,195
$20,892,450,000 1.77%
Johnson & Johnson
2.84%
139,161
$20,339,771,000 1.72%
Verizon Communications Inc
10.01%
457,764
$18,878,226,000 1.60%
First Hawaiian INC
2.15%
864,982
$17,957,026,000 1.52%
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc
Opened
208,171
$17,503,017,000 1.48%
First Intst Bancsystem Inc
Opened
575,114
$15,970,915,000 1.35%
Republic Svcs Inc
Opened
62,922
$12,228,261,000 1.03%
Paramount Global
2.26%
1,020,374
$10,601,685,000 0.90%
Reynolds Consumer Prods Inc
2.11%
321,335
$8,990,953,000 0.76%
Omniab Inc
1.08%
2,055,787
$7,709,204,000 0.65%
Kearny Finl Corp Md
13.13%
873,943
$5,374,749,000 0.45%
Pfizer Inc.
0.92%
185,283
$5,184,218,000 0.44%
Newell Brands Inc.
1.03%
582,629
$3,734,651,000 0.32%
Collplant Biotechnologies Lt
6.24%
389,867
$1,937,638,000 0.16%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
15.52%
21,767
$1,075,725,000 0.09%
Alphabet Inc
No change
8,186
$1,494,223,000 0.13%
Texas Pacific Land Corporati
6.94%
1,340
$983,921,000 0.08%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
1.67%
8,201
$944,099,000 0.08%
Schwab Strategic Tr
0.09%
18,751
$720,413,000 0.06%
Travelers Companies Inc.
2.77%
3,338
$678,748,000 0.06%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
No change
1,553
$631,760,000 0.05%
Ishares Tr
14.12%
26,387
$2,795,619,000 0.24%
Ishares Inc
No change
9,099
$487,122,000 0.04%
Amazon.com Inc.
No change
2,500
$483,125,000 0.04%
Universal Technical Inst Inc
No change
30,000
$471,900,000 0.04%
Home Depot, Inc.
14.25%
1,354
$466,100,000 0.04%
Vanguard Index Fds
No change
3,323
$717,085,000 0.06%
Shell Plc
No change
5,000
$360,900,000 0.03%
Spdr Ser Tr
No change
7,794
$356,575,000 0.03%
Norfolk Southn Corp
8.70%
1,575
$338,136,000 0.03%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
No change
525
$290,325,000 0.02%
NextEra Energy Inc
11.24%
3,950
$279,699,000 0.02%
Shattuck Labs, Inc.
261.00%
72,200
$278,692,000 0.02%
Costco Whsl Corp New
No change
312
$265,196,000 0.02%
Blackrock Inc.
4.29%
335
$263,752,000 0.02%
First Horizon Corporation
No change
15,540
$245,065,000 0.02%
Merck & Co Inc
No change
1,974
$244,381,000 0.02%
Honeywell International Inc
No change
1,093
$233,399,000 0.02%
Walmart Inc
1.01%
3,447
$233,396,000 0.02%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
No change
5,153
$225,495,000 0.02%
Charles Schwab Corp.
No change
3,000
$221,070,000 0.02%
Linde Plc.
No change
499
$219,404,000 0.02%
OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited
No change
14,147
$217,439,000 0.02%
Enterprise Prods Partners L
No change
7,402
$214,509,000 0.02%
Sun Life Financial, Inc.
No change
4,177
$204,631,000 0.02%
Lindblad Expeditions Hldgs I
No change
13,743
$132,619,000 0.01%
Gulf Is Fabrication Inc
Opened
20,000
$121,400,000 0.01%
Frequency Electrs Inc
No change
13,200
$120,252,000 0.01%
Amtech Sys Inc
No change
20,000
$117,200,000 0.01%
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