Planning Directions Inc 13F annual report

Planning Directions Inc is an investment fund managing more than $147 billion ran by Matthew Ellis. There are currently 46 companies in Mr. Ellis’s portfolio. The largest investments include Schwab Strategic Tr and Vanguard Bd Index Fds, together worth $48.4 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$147 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 2nd August 2024, Planning Directions Inc’s top holding is 357,744 shares of Schwab Strategic Tr currently worth over $27.5 billion and making up 18.8% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 287,590 shares of Vanguard Bd Index Fds worth $20.9 billion. The third-largest holding is Vanguard Specialized Funds worth $14.6 billion and the next is Apple Inc worth $9.25 billion, with 43,899 shares owned.

Currently, Planning Directions Inc's portfolio is worth at least $147 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 Planning Directions Inc

The Planning Directions Inc office and employees reside in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Matthew Ellis serves as the President/Chief Compliance Officer at Planning Directions Inc.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Planning Directions Inc revealed that it had opened a new position in Fidelity Merrimack Str Tr and bought 77,724 shares worth $3.88 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Schwab Strategic Tr by buying 68,766 additional shares. This makes their stake in Schwab Strategic Tr total 357,744 shares worth $27.5 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Planning Directions Inc is getting rid of from its portfolio. Planning Directions Inc closed its position in Vanguard World Fds on 9th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 1,945 shares for $248 thousand. Matthew Ellis also disclosed a decreased stake in Vanguard Bd Index Fds by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $20.9 billion and 287,590 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Planning Directions Inc are Charles Schwab Trust Bank and Bck Capital Management L.P.. They manage $147 billion and $147 billion respectively.


Matthew Ellis investment strategy

Planning Directions Inc’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 7.4% 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 30% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.2% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $490 billion.

The complete list of Planning Directions Inc 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
Schwab Strategic Tr
23.80%
357,744
$27,525,412,000 18.75%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
8.67%
287,590
$20,891,540,000 14.23%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
10.56%
79,846
$14,575,880,000 9.93%
Apple Inc
0.07%
43,899
$9,246,112,000 6.30%
Vanguard World Fd
15.27%
62,635
$8,855,891,000 6.03%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
21.63%
82,974
$6,411,850,000 4.37%
Vanguard Index Fds
9.61%
73,158
$17,417,003,000 11.87%
Fidelity Merrimack Str Tr
Opened
77,724
$3,879,192,000 2.64%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
71.53%
28,539
$3,214,371,000 2.19%
Spdr Ser Tr
48.92%
27,135
$3,495,252,000 2.38%
Ishares Tr
7.10%
78,352
$7,815,652,000 5.32%
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F
Opened
58,062
$3,265,407,000 2.22%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
53.14%
28,749
$2,137,004,000 1.46%
Victory Portfolios II
Opened
32,411
$1,491,210,000 1.02%
Microsoft Corporation
2.43%
3,290
$1,470,668,000 1.00%
Ishares Inc
7.32%
13,531
$1,415,891,000 0.96%
NVIDIA Corp
976.85%
9,767
$1,206,567,000 0.82%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
47.31%
34,906
$1,068,460,000 0.73%
Amazon.com Inc.
20.82%
5,030
$972,048,000 0.66%
Walmart Inc
196.21%
10,619
$718,984,000 0.49%
Mcdonalds Corp
0.57%
2,806
$715,024,000 0.49%
Home Depot, Inc.
1.24%
1,878
$646,463,000 0.44%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
3.18%
5,484
$631,356,000 0.43%
First Tr Value Line Divid In
54.51%
13,262
$540,419,000 0.37%
Pepsico Inc
2.37%
2,921
$481,716,000 0.33%
Palo Alto Networks Inc
0.36%
1,373
$465,461,000 0.32%
Boeing Co.
18.34%
2,507
$456,296,000 0.31%
Applied Matls Inc
Opened
1,925
$454,197,000 0.31%
Novo-nordisk A S
4.14%
2,920
$416,778,000 0.28%
Procter And Gamble Co
11.72%
2,403
$396,329,000 0.27%
Lowes Cos Inc
2.35%
1,655
$364,836,000 0.25%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
0.16%
624
$339,703,000 0.23%
Costco Whsl Corp New
2.58%
397
$337,348,000 0.23%
Alphabet Inc
16.94%
1,809
$329,519,000 0.22%
Constellation Brands Inc
46.24%
1,259
$324,009,000 0.22%
Eli Lilly Co
Opened
345
$312,174,000 0.21%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
0.97%
731
$297,371,000 0.20%
Global X Fds
1.53%
7,980
$295,403,000 0.20%
Constellation Energy Corp
Opened
1,473
$294,963,000 0.20%
Ishares Tr
Opened
1,864
$280,487,000 0.19%
Deere Co
27.92%
724
$270,594,000 0.18%
CorMedix Inc
No change
50,000
$216,500,000 0.15%
Waste Mgmt Inc Del
Opened
1,013
$216,202,000 0.15%
Caterpillar Inc.
Opened
637
$212,238,000 0.14%
American Express Co.
Opened
907
$209,932,000 0.14%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
Opened
1,704
$202,056,000 0.14%
Vanguard World Fds
Closed
1,945
$248,000
Victory Portfolios II
Closed
3,515
$239,000
Merck & Co Inc
Closed
2,307
$237,000
Exelon Corp.
Closed
5,318
$201,000
Pimco Etf Tr
Closed
2,141
$201,000
Ciso Global Inc
Closed
250,262
$35,000
No transactions found
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