Northstar Advisory 13F annual report

Northstar Advisory is an investment fund managing more than $165 billion ran by Robert Kernan. There are currently 74 companies in Mr. Kernan’s portfolio. The largest investments include Ishares Tr and Microsoft, together worth $45.6 billion.

$165 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 6th May 2024, Northstar Advisory’s top holding is 281,912 shares of Ishares Tr currently worth over $35.2 billion and making up 21.3% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 25,394 shares of Microsoft worth $10.5 billion, whose value grew 13.1% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Select Sector Spdr Tr worth $22.1 billion and the next is NVIDIA Corp worth $7.04 billion, with 7,929 shares owned.

Currently, Northstar Advisory's portfolio is worth at least $165 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 Northstar Advisory

The Northstar Advisory office and employees reside in Northfield, New Jersey. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Robert Kernan serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Northstar Advisory.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Northstar Advisory revealed that it had opened a new position in Ishares Tr and bought 63,672 shares worth $5.46 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Microsoft by buying 9,334 additional shares. This makes their stake in Microsoft total 25,394 shares worth $10.5 billion. Microsoft dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Northstar Advisory is getting rid of from its portfolio. Northstar Advisory closed its position in Select Sector Spdr Tr on 13th May 2024. It sold the previously owned 78,187 shares for $13.4 billion. Robert Kernan also disclosed a decreased stake in Ishares Tr by 0.2%. This leaves the value of the investment at $35.2 billion and 281,912 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Northstar Advisory are Claybrook Capital and Gsi Capital Advisors. They manage $165 billion and $165 billion respectively.


Robert Kernan investment strategy

Northstar Advisory’s portfolio is diversified across 12 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 18.7% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 59.5% 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 57% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.7% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $246 billion.

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

These positions were updated on May 13th 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
Ishares Tr
24.31%
281,912
$35,173,889,000 21.31%
Microsoft Corporation
58.12%
25,394
$10,470,482,000 6.34%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
8.16%
357,802
$22,068,963,000 13.37%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Closed
78,187
$13,439,977,000
NVIDIA Corp
24.81%
7,929
$7,036,927,000 4.26%
Amazon.com Inc.
64.79%
31,895
$6,044,167,000 3.66%
Ishares Tr
Opened
63,672
$5,459,482,000 3.31%
Vanguard Index Fds
5.66%
19,386
$7,091,166,000 4.30%
Apple Inc
5.82%
27,502
$5,076,022,000 3.08%
Merck Co Inc
1,021.33%
29,592
$3,853,745,000 2.34%
Netflix Inc.
16.35%
5,592
$3,422,873,000 2.07%
Salesforce Inc
144.25%
10,444
$2,873,875,000 1.74%
Tjx Cos Inc New
5.32%
28,977
$2,866,115,000 1.74%
Sysco Corp.
Opened
37,336
$2,805,800,000 1.70%
Motorola Solutions Inc
26.49%
7,052
$2,539,496,000 1.54%
Ishares Tr
Closed
27,081
$5,808,173,000
Brixmor Ppty Group Inc
Opened
105,997
$2,363,733,000 1.43%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
6.31%
19,725
$2,336,208,000 1.42%
American Express Co.
471.46%
9,652
$2,308,179,000 1.40%
Ishares Inc
Opened
40,553
$2,159,447,000 1.31%
Toll Brothers Inc.
20.00%
16,848
$2,130,935,000 1.29%
Home Depot, Inc.
67.82%
5,857
$2,034,956,000 1.23%
Stryker Corp.
719.61%
5,934
$1,963,323,000 1.19%
Oracle Corp.
170.26%
16,418
$1,914,996,000 1.16%
Alphabet Inc
50.83%
12,389
$2,109,720,000 1.28%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Opened
3,689
$1,680,561,000 1.02%
Stanley Black Decker Inc
Closed
15,395
$1,510,250,000
Paccar Inc.
Closed
14,774
$1,442,681,000
Meta Platforms Inc
7.82%
3,004
$1,428,162,000 0.87%
Global Pmts Inc
Closed
10,092
$1,281,684,000
DraftKings Inc.
Opened
28,905
$1,272,687,000 0.77%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
Opened
2,424
$1,261,105,000 0.76%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Opened
13,644
$1,251,564,000 0.76%
VanEck ETF Trust
29.23%
5,211
$1,146,316,000 0.69%
Broadcom Inc.
Closed
1,007
$1,124,064,000
Trade Desk Inc
Opened
12,587
$1,116,089,000 0.68%
Uber Technologies Inc
Opened
15,125
$1,027,441,000 0.62%
Comcast Corp New
Closed
23,106
$1,013,195,000
Vanguard World Fd
78.31%
7,136
$940,739,000 0.57%
Eaton Vance Tax-managed Glob
1.26%
103,121
$854,873,000 0.52%
Tesla Inc
45.78%
4,248
$730,529,000 0.44%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
0.04%
14,471
$728,470,000 0.44%
Valero Energy Corp.
1.19%
4,166
$661,852,000 0.40%
Pepsico Inc
10.80%
3,622
$644,892,000 0.39%
NextEra Energy Inc
72.62%
8,284
$617,847,000 0.37%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
No change
1
$615,835,000 0.37%
Verizon Communications Inc
23.36%
15,433
$614,080,000 0.37%
The Southern Co.
2.52%
7,594
$594,192,000 0.36%
Procter And Gamble Co
3.52%
3,416
$567,171,000 0.34%
Altria Group Inc.
11.30%
12,593
$563,011,000 0.34%
Target Corp
Opened
3,184
$523,195,000 0.32%
Blackrock Inc.
23.72%
626
$493,995,000 0.30%
Hershey Company
30.45%
2,442
$488,620,000 0.30%
MGM Resorts International
76.22%
11,540
$471,409,000 0.29%
International Business Machs
1.44%
2,821
$469,055,000 0.28%
Global X Fds
5.24%
25,291
$446,007,000 0.27%
Philip Morris International Inc
11.90%
4,409
$438,514,000 0.27%
Chevron Corp.
9.02%
2,611
$431,990,000 0.26%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
4.90%
36,714
$422,578,000 0.26%
3M Co.
10.74%
3,939
$383,370,000 0.23%
Jpmorgan Chase Co
No change
1,918
$378,805,000 0.23%
Public Svc Enterprise Grp In
0.04%
4,970
$365,763,000 0.22%
Oneok Inc.
4.27%
4,488
$359,175,000 0.22%
Linde Plc.
72.78%
823
$353,775,000 0.21%
Applied Matls Inc
Opened
1,645
$339,413,000 0.21%
Eli Lilly Co
10.77%
439
$338,710,000 0.21%
Caterpillar Inc.
No change
955
$335,950,000 0.20%
Adobe Inc
Closed
514
$306,652,000
KLA Corp.
No change
419
$297,771,000 0.18%
Vanguard World Fd
Opened
1,426
$288,394,000 0.17%
Marriott Intl Inc New
No change
1,209
$287,186,000 0.17%
Visa Inc
0.88%
1,018
$283,638,000 0.17%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
Closed
3,712
$283,523,000
Cintas Corporation
0.75%
398
$277,108,000 0.17%
Mckesson Corporation
No change
495
$274,784,000 0.17%
Spdr Gold Tr
Closed
1,403
$268,212,000
Electronic Arts, Inc.
Closed
1,933
$264,454,000
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Closed
575
$260,613,000
Mcdonalds Corp
43.90%
961
$257,500,000 0.16%
CSX Corp.
No change
7,234
$249,573,000 0.15%
Duke Energy Corp.
No change
2,365
$243,680,000 0.15%
Clorox Co.
Opened
1,659
$234,848,000 0.14%
Johnson Johnson
Closed
1,463
$229,311,000
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
0.67%
2,973
$226,780,000 0.14%
Vanguard World Fds
Closed
1,645
$225,480,000
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
0.37%
5,143
$223,042,000 0.14%
Marathon Pete Corp
Opened
1,175
$214,943,000 0.13%
Realty Income Corp.
Closed
3,500
$200,970,000
PBF Energy Inc
Opened
4,019
$200,440,000 0.12%
No transactions found
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