Portfolio Solutions 13F annual report

Portfolio Solutions is an investment fund managing more than $783 million ran by John Bergmann. There are currently 54 companies in Mr. Bergmann’s portfolio. The largest investments include Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Etf and Ishares S&p Small-cap 600 Value Index Etf, together worth $403 million.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$783 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 8th August 2022, Portfolio Solutions’s top holding is 1,603,340 shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Etf currently worth over $302 million and making up 38.6% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 1,133,513 shares of Ishares S&p Small-cap 600 Value Index Etf worth $101 million. The third-largest holding is Vanguard Tax-exempt Bond Etf worth $83 million and the next is Vanguard Ftse Pacific Index Etf worth $55.9 million, with 880,627 shares owned.

Currently, Portfolio Solutions's portfolio is worth at least $783 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 Portfolio Solutions

The Portfolio Solutions office and employees reside in Troy, Michigan. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, John Bergmann serves as the President at Portfolio Solutions.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Portfolio Solutions revealed that it had opened a new position in Ishares Core International Aggregate Bond Fund and bought 194,047 shares worth $9.67 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard Tax-exempt Bond Etf by buying 1,454,249 additional shares. This makes their stake in Vanguard Tax-exempt Bond Etf total 1,661,653 shares worth $83 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Portfolio Solutions is getting rid of from its portfolio. Portfolio Solutions closed its position in Amazon.com on 15th August 2022. It sold the previously owned 95 shares for $310 thousand. John Bergmann also disclosed a decreased stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Etf by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $302 million and 1,603,340 shares.

One of the average hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Portfolio Solutions are Ghisallo Capital Management and Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. They manage $783 million and $783 million respectively.


John Bergmann investment strategy

Portfolio Solutions’s portfolio is diversified across 3 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Miscellaneous — making up 1.1% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 1.9% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are small-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $100 million in market cap make up 6% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, large-cap stocks make up only 1.9% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $493 billion.

The complete list of Portfolio Solutions trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 15th 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
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Etf
1.19%
1,603,340
$302,422,000 38.61%
Ishares S&p Small-cap 600 Value Index Etf
2.34%
1,133,513
$100,917,000 12.88%
Vanguard Tax-exempt Bond Etf
701.17%
1,661,653
$82,950,000 10.59%
Vanguard Ftse Pacific Index Etf
0.66%
880,627
$55,902,000 7.14%
Vanguard Ftse Europe Index Etf
0.91%
1,016,497
$53,691,000 6.86%
Vanguard Real Estate Index Etf
3.96%
389,489
$35,486,000 4.53%
Vanguard Total Bond Index Etf
175.02%
180,597
$13,592,000 1.74%
Ishares S&p Nat Amt-free Mun
42.60%
126,829
$13,490,000 1.72%
Vanguard Total International Bond Etf
115.60%
224,558
$11,125,000 1.42%
Ishares Core International Aggregate Bond Fund
Opened
194,047
$9,665,000 1.23%
Schwab U.s. Tips Etf
305.66%
169,933
$9,482,000 1.21%
Ishares Core Msci Europe Etf
3.44%
182,727
$8,215,000 1.05%
Ishares Core U.s. Aggregate Bond Etf
Opened
76,725
$7,801,000 1.00%
Schwab International Small-cap Equity Etf
0.82%
212,455
$6,635,000 0.85%
Schwab U.s. Broad Market Etf
3.40%
145,900
$6,447,000 0.82%
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity Etf
4.03%
220,724
$5,602,000 0.72%
Ishares Broad Usd High Yield Corporate Bond Etf
301.64%
151,145
$5,233,000 0.67%
Ishares Core S&p Total U.s. Stock Market Etf
1,854.52%
61,802
$5,178,000 0.66%
Schwab Us Aggregate Bond Etf
3.10%
105,079
$5,030,000 0.64%
Ishares Core Msci Pacific Etf
2.15%
93,148
$4,843,000 0.62%
Schwab U.s. Small-cap Etf
1.95%
117,422
$4,578,000 0.58%
Vanguard Intermediate-term B
841.49%
58,551
$4,546,000 0.58%
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Opened
77,710
$4,432,000 0.57%
Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
182.00%
164,350
$3,806,000 0.49%
Vanguard Short-term Bond Index Fund
1,218.35%
46,999
$3,609,000 0.46%
Avantis International Small Cap Value Etf
152.84%
50,326
$2,655,000 0.34%
Invesco Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Etf
30.21%
87,296
$1,471,000 0.19%
Ishares Short-term National Muni Bond Etf
211.29%
13,373
$1,400,000 0.18%
Ishares California Muni Bond Etf
60.61%
22,776
$1,286,000 0.16%
Schwab International Equity Etf
0.36%
40,699
$1,280,000 0.16%
Blackrock Ultra Short-term Bond Etf
62.14%
19,313
$966,000 0.12%
Spdr Tr Unit Ser 1
No change
2,153
$812,000 0.10%
Ishares S&p 100 Etf
No change
4,512
$778,000 0.10%
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
0.24%
14,830
$708,000 0.09%
Raytheon Tech Corp
13.25%
7,205
$692,000 0.09%
Ishares Msci All Country Asia Ex Japan Index Fund
No change
9,142
$633,000 0.08%
Vanguard Total International Stock Etf
76.50%
11,534
$595,000 0.08%
Jpmorgan Betabuilders Europe Etf
No change
11,246
$518,000 0.07%
Schwab U.s. Large-cap Value Etf
0.60%
8,233
$514,000 0.07%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del Cl B New
No change
1,507
$411,000 0.05%
Spdr Barclays Etf 1-3 Year Us Corp Investm
Opened
13,362
$397,000 0.05%
Ishares Dow Jones U.s. Etf
No change
4,000
$369,000 0.05%
Amazon.com Inc.
Closed
95
$310,000
Vanguard Ultra-short Bond Etf
Opened
6,066
$298,000 0.04%
Ishares Russell 3000 Etf
No change
1,293
$281,000 0.04%
Schwab U.s. Reit Etf
1.09%
13,032
$275,000 0.04%
Chevron Corp New Com
2.65%
1,839
$266,000 0.03%
M & T Bk Corp Com
Opened
1,655
$264,000 0.03%
Vanguard Ftse All-world Ex-us Small-cap Index Fund
No change
2,531
$261,000 0.03%
Ishares 0-5 Year Tips Bond Etf
Opened
2,536
$257,000 0.03%
Dimensional U.s. Equity Etf
1.27%
6,244
$254,000 0.03%
Apple Inc
Opened
1,769
$242,000 0.03%
Schwab U.s. Large-cap Growth Etf
0.12%
4,075
$236,000 0.03%
Vanguard Esg U.s. Stock Etf
Closed
2,868
$233,000
Ishares Tr Msci Eafe Fd Msci Eafe Index Fu
No change
3,650
$228,000 0.03%
Vanguard Emerging Market
No change
5,088
$212,000 0.03%
Ishares Core High Dividend Etf
Closed
1,965
$210,000
No transactions found
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