Investment Advisory 13F annual report

Investment Advisory is an investment fund managing more than $256 billion ran by Jay Richards. There are currently 93 companies in Mr. Richards’s portfolio. The largest investments include Dimensional Etf Trust and Vanguard Index Fds, together worth $70.5 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$256 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 24th July 2024, Investment Advisory’s top holding is 1,086,884 shares of Dimensional Etf Trust currently worth over $38.7 billion and making up 15.1% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 127,322 shares of Vanguard Index Fds worth $31.8 billion. The third-largest holding is Vanguard Whitehall Fds worth $20.3 billion and the next is Ishares Tr worth $83.7 billion, with 1,017,417 shares owned.

Currently, Investment Advisory's portfolio is worth at least $256 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 Investment Advisory

The Investment Advisory office and employees reside in Hanover, Massachusetts. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Jay Richards serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Investment Advisory.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Investment Advisory revealed that it had opened a new position in Dimensional Etf Trust and bought 43,834 shares worth $2.31 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Dimensional Etf Trust by buying 73,117 additional shares. This makes their stake in Dimensional Etf Trust total 1,086,884 shares worth $38.7 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Investment Advisory is getting rid of from its portfolio. Investment Advisory closed its position in Ishares Tr on 31st July 2024. It sold the previously owned 3,134 shares for $279 million. Jay Richards also disclosed a decreased stake in Apple Inc by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $6.89 billion and 32,723 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Investment Advisory are Naman Capital Ltda and Ark & Tlk Investments. They manage $256 billion and $256 billion respectively.


Jay Richards investment strategy

Investment Advisory’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 5.1% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 43.0% 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 40% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 3.2% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $297 billion.

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

These positions were updated on July 31st 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
Dimensional Etf Trust
7.21%
1,086,884
$38,690,270,000 15.09%
Vanguard Index Fds
5.50%
127,322
$31,842,241,000 12.42%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
11.35%
195,846
$20,324,886,000 7.93%
Ishares Tr
6.81%
1,017,417
$83,727,852,000 32.66%
Apple Inc
0.15%
32,723
$6,892,083,000 2.69%
Microsoft Corporation
9.44%
12,059
$5,389,816,000 2.10%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
2.93%
27,018
$4,932,145,000 1.92%
Amazon.com Inc.
2.95%
23,010
$4,446,681,000 1.73%
Procter And Gamble Co
1.60%
21,828
$3,599,947,000 1.40%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
13.34%
68,246
$4,484,157,000 1.75%
Spdr Sp Midcap 400 Etf Tr
2.81%
3,557
$1,903,026,000 0.74%
Schwab Strategic Tr
5.87%
25,235
$2,009,988,000 0.78%
Dimensional Etf Trust
Opened
43,834
$2,307,572,000 0.90%
NVIDIA Corp
1,092.02%
12,242
$1,512,318,000 0.59%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
3.43%
13,135
$1,512,127,000 0.59%
Alphabet Inc
1.38%
12,641
$2,312,151,000 0.90%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
5.93%
3,393
$1,380,272,000 0.54%
Meta Platforms Inc
3.97%
2,567
$1,294,093,000 0.50%
Realty Income Corp.
8.46%
24,449
$1,291,376,000 0.50%
Fidelity Merrimack Str Tr
109.06%
28,696
$1,289,325,000 0.50%
Tesla Inc
5.97%
6,215
$1,229,869,000 0.48%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
Opened
10,601
$1,541,695,000 0.60%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
4.61%
31,768
$1,461,649,000 0.57%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
7.87%
23,084
$1,576,719,000 0.62%
Vanguard Star Fds
9.87%
18,805
$1,133,965,000 0.44%
Jpmorgan Chase Co.
26.99%
4,677
$946,065,000 0.37%
Vanguard Admiral Fds Inc
0.07%
2,776
$925,779,000 0.36%
Ishares U S Etf Tr
2.26%
18,123
$912,131,000 0.36%
Prologis Inc
No change
7,226
$811,552,000 0.32%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
7.42%
1,491
$811,174,000 0.32%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
11.69%
27,215
$1,437,709,000 0.56%
Fidelity Covington Trust
11.99%
40,384
$1,434,090,000 0.56%
Johnson Johnson
13.48%
5,090
$743,943,000 0.29%
Verizon Communications Inc
0.79%
15,888
$655,210,000 0.26%
Abbvie Inc
0.40%
3,764
$645,523,000 0.25%
AMGEN Inc.
0.20%
2,041
$637,710,000 0.25%
Spdr Gold Tr
No change
2,871
$617,294,000 0.24%
Spdr Ser Tr
17.71%
13,447
$939,805,000 0.37%
Waters Corp.
Opened
2,062
$598,208,000 0.23%
Eli Lilly Co
1.63%
624
$565,364,000 0.22%
Proshares Tr
Opened
5,350
$514,344,000 0.20%
Welltower Inc.
2.26%
4,846
$505,196,000 0.20%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
19.56%
10,184
$503,285,000 0.20%
International Business Machs
26.97%
2,853
$493,352,000 0.19%
Ishares Inc
8.66%
9,089
$486,513,000 0.19%
Att Inc
0.52%
24,252
$463,457,000 0.18%
Ametek Inc
0.18%
2,712
$452,118,000 0.18%
Walmart Inc
Opened
6,056
$410,028,000 0.16%
Pimco Etf Tr
Opened
7,063
$670,016,000 0.26%
American Centy Etf Tr
No change
7,950
$365,859,000 0.14%
RTX Corp
9.87%
3,506
$351,922,000 0.14%
Wells Fargo Co New
0.62%
5,883
$349,400,000 0.14%
Waste Mgmt Inc Del
0.74%
1,627
$347,082,000 0.14%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
12.11%
711
$333,260,000 0.13%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
0.65%
2,025
$328,475,000 0.13%
Altria Group Inc.
4.86%
6,851
$312,063,000 0.12%
Abbott Labs
2.76%
2,976
$309,221,000 0.12%
Bank America Corp
15.90%
7,705
$306,445,000 0.12%
Fortinet Inc
0.36%
5,026
$302,917,000 0.12%
Schwab Strategic Tr
Opened
7,866
$302,202,000 0.12%
Mastercard Incorporated
24.77%
665
$293,489,000 0.11%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
7.18%
3,140
$290,042,000 0.11%
Spdr Index Shs Fds
Opened
4,842
$280,459,000 0.11%
Stryker Corp.
Opened
821
$279,346,000 0.11%
Ishares Tr
Closed
3,134
$279,111,000
CVS Health Corp
Closed
3,517
$277,737,000
Chevron Corp.
3.51%
1,702
$266,188,000 0.10%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
No change
2,800
$264,473,000 0.10%
RLI Corp.
0.11%
1,854
$260,839,000 0.10%
Merck Co Inc
0.82%
2,080
$257,504,000 0.10%
Cisco Sys Inc
0.54%
5,413
$257,152,000 0.10%
Parsons Corp
Closed
4,006
$251,216,000
Public Storage Oper Co
Opened
856
$246,228,000 0.10%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
6.15%
483
$245,993,000 0.10%
Oracle Corp.
Opened
1,709
$241,311,000 0.09%
Boeing Co.
Closed
923
$240,589,000
Intel Corp.
8.30%
7,758
$240,260,000 0.09%
Pepsico Inc
4.99%
1,453
$239,613,000 0.09%
Workday Inc
Opened
1,042
$232,950,000 0.09%
Ishares Gold Tr
No change
5,193
$228,128,000 0.09%
Home Depot, Inc.
1.07%
660
$227,031,000 0.09%
Visa Inc
0.58%
863
$226,624,000 0.09%
Disney Walt Co
18.52%
2,231
$221,536,000 0.09%
Ishares Silver Tr
Opened
8,205
$218,007,000 0.09%
Repligen Corp.
No change
1,720
$216,823,000 0.08%
Fidelity Covington Trust
Opened
7,025
$214,953,000 0.08%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Opened
2,348
$214,039,000 0.08%
Honeywell International Inc
10.26%
988
$211,084,000 0.08%
Novo-nordisk A S
Opened
1,450
$206,973,000 0.08%
Analog Devices Inc.
Opened
906
$206,821,000 0.08%
Coca-Cola Co
7.53%
3,232
$205,738,000 0.08%
American Centy Etf Tr
Opened
3,600
$204,255,000 0.08%
Boston Scientific Corp.
Opened
2,650
$204,076,000 0.08%
Vanguard Index Fds
Opened
885
$203,161,000 0.08%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
Closed
2,628
$202,400,000
Starbucks Corp.
7.25%
2,585
$201,268,000 0.08%
Nuveen Floating Rate Income
No change
17,999
$155,694,000 0.06%
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.
No change
21,500
$27,305,000 0.01%
Workhorse Group Inc
Closed
10,150
$3,654,000
No transactions found
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