Ironsides Asset Advisors 13F annual report

Ironsides Asset Advisors is an investment fund managing more than $301 billion ran by E. Gibson. There are currently 46 companies in Gibson’s portfolio. The largest investments include Lowes Cos Inc and Ishares Tr, together worth $175 billion.

$301 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th August 2024, Ironsides Asset Advisors’s top holding is 481,051 shares of Lowes Cos Inc currently worth over $106 billion and making up 35.3% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 651,276 shares of Ishares Tr worth $69 billion. The third-largest holding is Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr worth $28.4 billion and the next is Vanguard Index Fds worth $45.2 billion, with 151,045 shares owned.

Currently, Ironsides Asset Advisors's portfolio is worth at least $301 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 Ironsides Asset Advisors

The Ironsides Asset Advisors office and employees reside in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, E. Gibson serves as the Manager at Ironsides Asset Advisors.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Ironsides Asset Advisors revealed that it had opened a new position in Ishares Tr and bought 103,068 shares worth $11 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Ishares Tr by buying 132,374 additional shares. This makes their stake in Ishares Tr total 651,276 shares worth $69 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Ironsides Asset Advisors is getting rid of from its portfolio. Ironsides Asset Advisors closed its position in Shell Plc on 14th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 11,845 shares for $794 million. E. Gibson also disclosed a decreased stake in Lowes Cos Inc by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $106 billion and 481,051 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Ironsides Asset Advisors are Graniteshares Advisors and Beam Wealth Advisors, Inc. They manage $300 billion and $300 billion respectively.


E. Gibson investment strategy

Ironsides Asset Advisors’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Energy — making up 0.7% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 32.6% 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 35% 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 $375 billion.

The complete list of Ironsides Asset Advisors trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 14th 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
Lowes Cos Inc
0.95%
481,051
$106,052,537,000 35.29%
Ishares Tr
25.51%
651,276
$69,004,591,000 22.96%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
0.31%
52,150
$28,380,897,000 9.44%
Vanguard Index Fds
8.88%
151,045
$45,212,215,000 15.04%
Ishares Tr
Opened
103,068
$10,993,233,000 3.66%
Ishares Inc
0.96%
100,389
$5,373,798,000 1.79%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds Inc
1.52%
35,448
$4,204,116,000 1.40%
Bank America Corp
1.65%
102,152
$4,062,586,000 1.35%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
0.14%
56,103
$4,115,776,000 1.37%
Global X Fds
4.93%
88,919
$3,360,025,000 1.12%
Simplify Exchange Traded Fun
2.61%
64,938
$2,278,727,000 0.76%
First Tr Exchange Traded Fd
5.13%
23,486
$1,325,080,000 0.44%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
85.29%
19,770
$1,474,020,000 0.49%
Microsoft Corporation
12.99%
2,746
$1,227,325,000 0.41%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Opened
10,167
$926,722,000 0.31%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Opened
7,873
$906,340,000 0.30%
Shell Plc
Closed
11,845
$794,089,000
Chevron Corp.
0.23%
4,381
$685,351,000 0.23%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
34.00%
1,650
$671,220,000 0.22%
Blackstone Inc
No change
5,300
$656,201,000 0.22%
NVIDIA Corp
1,512.62%
5,112
$631,536,000 0.21%
Fiserv, Inc.
1.62%
3,635
$541,760,000 0.18%
Vaneck Vectors Etf Tr
32.82%
15,805
$536,278,000 0.18%
Pioneer Nat Res Co
Closed
2,005
$526,313,000
Bunge Limited
21.36%
4,898
$522,959,000 0.17%
Blackrock Municipal Income
Closed
42,865
$516,952,000
Blackrock Cap Allocation Tr
Closed
29,133
$485,356,000
Novo-nordisk A S
No change
3,268
$466,474,000 0.16%
Martin Marietta Matls Inc
No change
856
$463,781,000 0.15%
Apple Inc
18.59%
2,190
$461,258,000 0.15%
Alps Etf Tr
Closed
7,961
$429,505,000
United Sts Commodity Index F
Opened
15,734
$428,122,000 0.14%
IQVIA Holdings Inc
No change
2,000
$422,880,000 0.14%
Nuveen Municipal Credit Inc
Closed
33,520
$410,285,000
First Bancorp N C
No change
12,572
$401,298,000 0.13%
Skechers U S A, Inc.
23.86%
5,585
$386,035,000 0.13%
Att Inc
45.63%
18,721
$357,758,000 0.12%
Nutrien Ltd
14.63%
6,944
$353,519,000 0.12%
Lockheed Martin Corp.
No change
740
$345,654,000 0.12%
Aflac Inc.
No change
3,733
$333,374,000 0.11%
Vaneck Vectors Etf Tr
Closed
6,435
$330,502,000
Vaneck Vectors Etf Trust
Closed
4,399
$330,497,000
Unitedhealth Group Inc
No change
646
$329,134,000 0.11%
Vanguard World Fds
37.97%
1,225
$325,850,000 0.11%
Costco Whsl Corp New
No change
366
$311,096,000 0.10%
Coupang, Inc.
25.28%
14,778
$309,599,000 0.10%
Waste Mgmt Inc Del
31.43%
1,309
$279,262,000 0.09%
Ishares Tr
Closed
2,335
$274,106,000
Pgim Global High Yield Fd Fo
Closed
21,299
$254,736,000
Western Asset Emerging Mkts
Closed
25,942
$249,303,000
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
24.15%
3,140
$247,212,000 0.08%
Amazon.com Inc.
32.00%
1,275
$246,394,000 0.08%
Blackrock Muniyield Quality
Closed
21,247
$243,491,000
Alliancebernstein Natl Mun I
Closed
21,814
$239,736,000
Duke Energy Corp.
14.58%
2,344
$234,971,000 0.08%
The Southern Co.
Closed
3,268
$234,446,000
Western Asset Managed Muns F
Closed
20,803
$217,391,000
Spdr Gold Tr
No change
1,000
$215,010,000 0.07%
Palo Alto Networks Inc
Opened
612
$207,474,000 0.07%
Cisco Sys Inc
Closed
4,114
$205,332,000
Pgim Short Dur Hig Yld Opp F
Closed
13,258
$203,908,000
Range Res Corp
Opened
6,000
$201,180,000 0.07%
Nuveen Quality Muncp Income
Closed
15,443
$176,977,000
Morgan Stanley Emerging Mkts
Closed
37,017
$175,831,000
Blackrock Muniholdings Fd In
Closed
14,051
$169,736,000
Dws Mun Income Tr
Closed
18,751
$169,322,000
Blackrock Munivest Fd Inc
Closed
23,011
$162,458,000
Blackstone Strategic Cred 20
Closed
13,260
$157,794,000
Nuveen Cr Strategies Income
Closed
27,679
$154,172,000
Blackrock Muniyield Fd Inc
Closed
13,271
$146,777,000
Blackrock Mun Income Tr
Closed
14,150
$146,170,000
Blackrock Muni Income Tr Ii
Closed
10,896
$118,331,000
Pioneer Municipal High Incom
Closed
13,040
$115,274,000
Invesco Quality Mun Income T
Closed
10,915
$105,657,000
Bny Mellon Strategic Mun Bd
Closed
16,889
$98,970,000
Mfs Mun Income Tr
Closed
15,500
$83,235,000
Bny Mellon High Yield Strate
Closed
32,199
$77,922,000
Morgan Stanley Emkt Dbt Fd I
Closed
10,254
$74,136,000
Western Asset High Income Op
Closed
13,470
$52,533,000
Aberdeen Asia-pacific Income
78.00%
17,793
$47,685,000 0.02%
Mfs Inter High Income Fd
Closed
10,980
$18,940,000
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