Menlo Advisors 13F annual report
Menlo Advisors is an investment fund managing more than $180 million ran by Tracey Seymour. There are currently 32 companies in Mrs. Seymour’s portfolio. The largest investments include Berkshire Hathaway and Alphabet Inc, together worth $41 million.
$180 million Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 2nd August 2024, Menlo Advisors’s top holding is 65,169 shares of Berkshire Hathaway currently worth over $26.5 million and making up 14.7% of the portfolio value.
Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Berkshire Hathaway, Menlo Advisors owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company.
In addition, the fund holds 79,063 shares of Alphabet Inc worth $14.5 million, whose value grew 9.1% in the past six months.
The third-largest holding is Microsoft worth $12.6 million and the next is Alphabet Inc worth $12.1 million, with 66,410 shares owned.
Currently, Menlo Advisors's portfolio is worth at least $180 million. 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 Menlo Advisors
The Menlo Advisors office and employees reside in Menlo Park, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Tracey Seymour serves as the cfo at Menlo Advisors.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Menlo Advisors revealed that it had opened a new position in
Royalty Pharma Plc F Class A and bought 147,885 shares worth $3.9 million.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Spdr Gold Shares Etf by buying
105 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Spdr Gold Shares Etf total 53,921 shares worth $11.6 million.
On the other hand, there are companies that Menlo Advisors is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Menlo Advisors closed its position in Kimberly-Clark on 9th August 2024.
It sold the previously owned 17,737 shares for $2.29 million.
Tracey Seymour also disclosed a decreased stake in Berkshire Hathaway by approximately 0.1%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $26.5 million and 65,169 shares.
One of the smallest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Menlo Advisors are Tieton Capital Management and Elm Advisors. They manage $180 million and $180 million respectively.
Tracey Seymour investment strategy
Menlo Advisors’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 24.4% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
50.0% 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
47% 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 $568 billion.
The complete list of Menlo Advisors trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on August 9th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
0.37%
65,169
|
$26,510,000 | 14.71% |
| Alphabet Inc |
0.55%
79,063
|
$14,501,000 | 8.05% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
0.02%
28,117
|
$12,567,000 | 6.97% |
| Alphabet Inc |
No change
66,410
|
$12,096,000 | 6.71% |
| Spdr Gold Shares Etf |
0.20%
53,921
|
$11,593,000 | 6.43% |
| Apple Inc |
No change
54,411
|
$11,460,000 | 6.36% |
| Alpha Archtct Us Quntv Val Etf |
0.29%
248,610
|
$10,657,000 | 5.91% |
| Vaneck Gold Miners Etf |
No change
235,615
|
$7,994,000 | 4.44% |
| KKR & Co. Inc |
0.27%
74,955
|
$7,888,000 | 4.38% |
| Abbott Laboratories |
0.14%
69,492
|
$7,220,000 | 4.01% |
| Abbvie Inc |
0.51%
38,902
|
$6,672,000 | 3.70% |
| Energy Select Sector Spdr Etf |
7.44%
67,395
|
$6,143,000 | 3.41% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp. |
No change
12,380
|
$5,782,000 | 3.21% |
| CVS Health Corp |
3.84%
79,359
|
$4,686,000 | 2.60% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
1.20%
95,119
|
$4,519,000 | 2.51% |
| Tesla Inc |
No change
22,369
|
$4,426,000 | 2.46% |
| Sprott Uranium Miners Etf |
3.02%
87,599
|
$4,313,000 | 2.39% |
| Pacer Us Small Cap Cash Cows 1 |
7.62%
91,561
|
$3,988,000 | 2.21% |
| Royalty Pharma Plc F Class A |
Opened
147,885
|
$3,899,000 | 2.16% |
| Royce Small Cap Trust Cf |
0.03%
201,044
|
$2,909,000 | 1.61% |
| Southwestern Energy Company |
6.16%
430,280
|
$2,895,000 | 1.61% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
Closed
17,737
|
$2,294,000 | |
| Wisdomtree Us Qlt Div Grw Etf |
0.36%
28,060
|
$2,190,000 | 1.22% |
| Walt Disney Co (The) |
No change
20,063
|
$1,992,000 | 1.11% |
| Howard Hughes Holding Co |
No change
15,386
|
$997,000 | 0.55% |
| Liberty Media Corp. |
Closed
30,410
|
$903,000 | |
| Schwab Fundamntl Intrnl Eqt Et |
Opened
15,403
|
$539,000 | 0.30% |
| Direxion Daily Aapl Bear 1x Et |
No change
18,500
|
$337,000 | 0.19% |
| Global X Mlp & Energy Infrastr |
Opened
5,805
|
$296,000 | 0.16% |
| Spdr S&p 500 Etf |
No change
470
|
$255,000 | 0.14% |
| Qualcomm, Inc. |
Opened
1,125
|
$224,000 | 0.12% |
| Home Depot, Inc. |
No change
636
|
$218,000 | 0.12% |
| Sprott Physical Gold Etv |
Opened
12,000
|
$216,000 | 0.12% |
| Crowdstrike Hldgs Inc Class A |
Opened
561
|
$214,000 | 0.12% |
| Accuray Inc |
Closed
10,000
|
$24,000 | |
| No transactions found | |||
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