Advantage 13F annual report

Advantage is an investment fund managing more than $112 billion ran by Diana Schneider. There are currently 34 companies in Mrs. Schneider’s portfolio. The largest investments include Spdr Gold Tr and Ishares Tr, together worth $22 billion.

$112 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 1st August 2023, Advantage’s top holding is 62,681 shares of Spdr Gold Tr currently worth over $11.2 billion and making up 10.0% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 33,114 shares of Ishares Tr worth $10.8 billion. The third-largest holding is Alphabet Inc worth $7.38 billion and the next is Bristol-Myers Squibb Co worth $5.39 billion, with 84,230 shares owned.

Currently, Advantage's portfolio is worth at least $112 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 Advantage

The Advantage office and employees reside in Columbia, Maryland. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Diana Schneider serves as the Office Manager at Advantage.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Advantage revealed that it had increased its stake in Spdr Gold Tr and bought 274 additional shares worth around .

On the other hand, there are companies that Advantage is getting rid of from its portfolio. Advantage closed its position in Berkshire Hathaway on 8th August 2023. It sold the previously owned 1 shares for $466 million. Diana Schneider also disclosed a decreased stake in Tjx Cos Inc New by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $5.25 billion and 61,874 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Advantage are Brogan Financial, Inc and Dopkins Wealth Management. They manage $112 billion and $112 billion respectively.


Diana Schneider investment strategy

Advantage’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Health Care — making up 10.3% 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 $297 billion.

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

These positions were updated on August 8th 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
Spdr Gold Tr
0.44%
62,681
$11,174,142,000 9.99%
Ishares Tr
0.76%
33,114
$10,801,882,000 9.66%
Alphabet Inc
1.84%
61,033
$7,383,162,000 6.60%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
1.33%
84,230
$5,386,509,000 4.82%
Tjx Cos Inc New
0.85%
61,874
$5,246,296,000 4.69%
Disney Walt Co
0.69%
56,343
$5,030,303,000 4.50%
Booking Holdings Inc
1.85%
1,759
$4,749,880,000 4.25%
F.N.B. Corp.
0.16%
396,493
$4,535,880,000 4.06%
Cisco Sys Inc
0.40%
84,788
$4,386,931,000 3.92%
Raytheon Technologies Corp
1.49%
40,173
$3,935,347,000 3.52%
Kinder Morgan Inc
1.32%
224,736
$3,869,954,000 3.46%
Arch Cap Group Ltd
0.64%
47,565
$3,560,240,000 3.18%
Smucker J M Co
1.11%
23,462
$3,464,634,000 3.10%
The Southern Co.
1.27%
48,101
$3,379,095,000 3.02%
Medtronic Plc
1.63%
35,795
$3,153,540,000 2.82%
Spdr Ser Tr
1.93%
37,164
$3,092,072,000 2.77%
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
0.54%
21,496
$3,021,478,000 2.70%
Union Pac Corp
0.55%
14,377
$2,941,822,000 2.63%
Fox Corporation
0.85%
84,563
$2,875,142,000 2.57%
Sysco Corp.
1.21%
38,125
$2,828,875,000 2.53%
Global Pmts Inc
1.71%
26,640
$2,624,573,000 2.35%
Us Bancorp Del
0.01%
78,431
$2,591,360,000 2.32%
Ares Capital Corp
1.00%
132,917
$2,497,510,000 2.23%
Regency Ctrs Corp
0.28%
34,992
$2,161,456,000 1.93%
AT&T, Inc.
1.61%
106,957
$1,705,964,000 1.53%
3M Co.
2.09%
16,839
$1,685,416,000 1.51%
Apple Inc
No change
4,299
$833,877,000 0.75%
Hartford Fds Exchange Traded
No change
15,570
$520,505,000 0.47%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
No change
4,823
$517,267,000 0.46%
Caterpillar Inc.
No change
1,910
$469,956,000 0.42%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Closed
1
$465,600,000
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
No change
7,164
$552,422,000 0.49%
NextEra Energy Inc
No change
4,128
$306,298,000 0.27%
Vanguard Index Fds
No change
1,422
$288,268,000 0.26%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
No change
750
$255,750,000 0.23%
No transactions found
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