Guidance 13F annual report

Guidance is an investment fund managing more than $151 billion ran by Christoph Bussche. There are currently 44 companies in Mr. Bussche’s portfolio. The largest investments include Schwab Strategic Tr and J P Morgan Exchange Traded F, together worth $28.6 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$151 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 31st July 2024, Guidance’s top holding is 217,471 shares of Schwab Strategic Tr currently worth over $16.9 billion and making up 11.2% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 207,111 shares of J P Morgan Exchange Traded F worth $11.7 billion. The third-largest holding is Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr worth $10.5 billion and the next is Spdr Index Shs Fds worth $9.39 billion, with 125,574 shares owned.

Currently, Guidance's portfolio is worth at least $151 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 Guidance

The Guidance office and employees reside in Palm Harbor, Florida. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Christoph Bussche serves as the CEO/CCO at Guidance.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Guidance revealed that it had opened a new position in Etf Ser Solutions and bought 237,152 shares worth $7.57 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in J P Morgan Exchange Traded F by buying 7,241 additional shares. This makes their stake in J P Morgan Exchange Traded F total 207,111 shares worth $11.7 billion.

On the other hand, Christoph Bussche disclosed a decreased stake in Schwab Strategic Tr by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $16.9 billion and 217,471 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Guidance are Kapstone Advisors and Guardian Partners. They manage $151 billion and $151 billion respectively.


Christoph Bussche investment strategy

Guidance’s portfolio is diversified across 5 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Industrials — making up 2.4% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 15.9% 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 11% 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 $625 billion.

The complete list of Guidance trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 7th 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
Schwab Strategic Tr
8.17%
217,471
$16,910,529,000 11.21%
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F
3.62%
207,111
$11,732,290,000 7.78%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
10.34%
19,383
$10,548,857,000 6.99%
Spdr Index Shs Fds
6.56%
125,574
$9,385,395,000 6.22%
First Tr Exchng Traded Fd Vi
6.84%
736,660
$23,710,029,000 15.72%
Pacer Fds Tr
24.51%
118,046
$6,432,322,000 4.26%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
1.65%
67,837
$6,183,373,000 4.10%
Vanguard Mun Bd Fds
6.66%
89,241
$4,471,843,000 2.96%
Spdr Ser Tr
9.94%
156,133
$9,965,656,000 6.61%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
11.78%
19,766
$3,608,283,000 2.39%
Vanguard Index Fds
19.96%
25,364
$4,031,519,000 2.67%
World Gold Tr
6.80%
75,740
$3,490,857,000 2.31%
Etf Ser Solutions
Opened
237,152
$7,569,003,000 5.02%
Ark Etf Tr
16.38%
39,080
$3,049,412,000 2.02%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
Opened
13,601
$2,234,372,000 1.48%
BondBloxx ETF Trust
16.72%
47,729
$2,371,027,000 1.57%
Spdr Gold Tr
4.54%
8,584
$1,845,646,000 1.22%
Pimco Etf Tr
32.04%
17,969
$1,808,580,000 1.20%
First Tr Exchng Traded Fd Vi
Opened
53,280
$1,540,858,000 1.02%
Graniteshares Gold Tr
9.44%
63,737
$1,463,402,000 0.97%
Apple Inc
60.82%
6,738
$1,419,158,000 0.94%
Microsoft Corporation
No change
3,118
$1,393,590,000 0.92%
BondBloxx ETF Trust
Opened
25,127
$1,230,469,000 0.82%
Ishares Tr
8.20%
35,441
$4,504,976,000 2.99%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
Opened
22,992
$1,006,141,000 0.67%
Spdr Ser Tr
Opened
14,633
$936,516,000 0.62%
Amazon.com Inc.
No change
4,440
$858,030,000 0.57%
Global X Fds
Opened
20,787
$740,641,000 0.49%
Vanguard World Fd
13.52%
1,241
$715,548,000 0.47%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
No change
10,534
$914,339,000 0.61%
Spdr Dow Jones Indl Average
No change
1,406
$549,929,000 0.36%
Bentley Sys Inc
No change
10,300
$508,408,000 0.34%
Rbb Fd Inc
3.21%
15,506
$763,874,000 0.51%
Global Pmts Inc
No change
4,690
$453,523,000 0.30%
NVIDIA Corp
900.00%
3,600
$444,744,000 0.29%
Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc
No change
2,071
$321,999,000 0.21%
HCA Healthcare Inc
Opened
861
$276,486,000 0.18%
Vanguard Charlotte Fds
1.12%
5,394
$262,526,000 0.17%
Waste Mgmt Inc Del
No change
1,092
$232,967,000 0.15%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
4.21%
4,582
$226,442,000 0.15%
Vanguard Index Fds
Opened
444
$222,058,000 0.15%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
No change
5,120
$218,470,000 0.14%
Bank America Corp
No change
5,485
$218,138,000 0.14%
Alpha Tau Medical Ltd
83.72%
21,945
$55,521,000 0.04%
No transactions found
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