Blue Grotto Capital 13F annual report
Blue Grotto Capital is an investment fund managing more than $498 billion ran by Greg Deese. There are currently 23 companies in Mr. Deese’s portfolio. The largest investments include Sea Ltd and Meta Platforms Inc, together worth $84 billion.
$498 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 6th August 2024, Blue Grotto Capital’s top holding is 634,227 shares of Sea Ltd currently worth over $45.3 billion and making up 9.1% of the portfolio value.
Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Sea Ltd, Blue Grotto Capital owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company.
In addition, the fund holds 76,800 shares of Meta Platforms Inc worth $38.7 billion, whose value grew 12.1% in the past six months.
The third-largest holding is Tko Group Holdings Inc worth $36 billion and the next is Despegar.com Corp worth $35.5 billion, with 2,683,013 shares owned.
Currently, Blue Grotto Capital's portfolio is worth at least $498 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 Blue Grotto Capital
The Blue Grotto Capital office and employees reside in Atlanta, Georgia. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Greg Deese serves as the Chief Operating and Financial Officer at Blue Grotto Capital.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Blue Grotto Capital revealed that it had opened a new position in
CRH Plc and bought 200,000 shares worth $15 billion.
This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company.
CRH Plc makes up
100.0%
of the fund's Materials sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Meta Platforms Inc by buying
37,861 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Meta Platforms Inc total 76,800 shares worth $38.7 billion.
Meta Platforms Inc dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.
On the other hand, there are companies that Blue Grotto Capital is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Blue Grotto Capital closed its position in Willis Towers Watson Plc Ltd on 13th August 2024.
It sold the previously owned 60,000 shares for $16.5 billion.
Greg Deese also disclosed a decreased stake in Sea Ltd by 0.1%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $45.3 billion and 634,227 shares.
One of the average hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Blue Grotto Capital are Blue Owl Capital L.P. and Fractal Investments. They manage $498 billion and $498 billion respectively.
Greg Deese investment strategy
Blue Grotto Capital’s portfolio is diversified across 7 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 24.0% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
52.2% 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 approximately 0.1% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $121 billion.
The complete list of Blue Grotto Capital trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Ltd |
12.89%
634,227
|
$45,296,493,000 | 9.10% |
| Meta Platforms Inc |
97.23%
76,800
|
$38,724,096,000 | 7.78% |
| Tko Group Holdings Inc |
5.18%
333,680
|
$36,034,104,000 | 7.24% |
| Despegar.com Corp |
53.32%
2,683,013
|
$35,496,263,000 | 7.13% |
| Mitek Sys Inc |
10.48%
3,172,011
|
$35,463,082,000 | 7.12% |
| NICE Ltd |
71.38%
197,100
|
$33,895,287,000 | 6.81% |
| Amazon.com Inc. |
60.53%
160,529
|
$31,022,230,000 | 6.23% |
| Caci International Inc. |
13.11%
62,208
|
$26,757,527,000 | 5.38% |
| Viad Corp. |
3.77%
762,720
|
$25,932,480,000 | 5.21% |
| News Corp |
1.52%
812,135
|
$22,390,562,000 | 4.50% |
| Canadian Nat Res Ltd |
101.70%
605,148
|
$21,543,269,000 | 4.33% |
| Applovin Corp |
40.96%
251,752
|
$20,950,802,000 | 4.21% |
| Live Nation Entertainment In |
1.41%
188,500
|
$17,669,990,000 | 3.55% |
| Veeco Instrs Inc Del |
22.39%
369,512
|
$17,259,905,000 | 3.47% |
| Willis Towers Watson Plc Ltd |
Closed
60,000
|
$16,500,000,000 | |
| CRH Plc |
Opened
200,000
|
$14,996,000,000 | 3.01% |
| Generac Holdings Inc |
47.12%
100,000
|
$13,221,999,000 | 2.66% |
| Mks Instrs Inc |
17.39%
95,000
|
$12,405,101,000 | 2.49% |
| Visa Inc |
Closed
43,396
|
$12,110,955,000 | |
| Alphabet Inc |
72.73%
60,000
|
$11,005,200,000 | 2.21% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp. |
Opened
100,000
|
$10,958,000,000 | 2.20% |
| Nutanix Inc |
Opened
160,000
|
$9,096,000,000 | 1.83% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. |
Closed
50,000
|
$9,024,501,000 | |
| LendingTree Inc. |
53.10%
148,860
|
$6,191,087,000 | 1.24% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co |
30.00%
70,000
|
$6,059,900,000 | 1.22% |
| Verra Mobility Corporation |
25.93%
200,000
|
$5,440,001,000 | 1.09% |
| Perficient Inc. |
Closed
90,000
|
$5,066,099,000 | |
| Franklin Covey Co. |
Closed
100,000
|
$3,926,000,000 | |
| No transactions found | |||
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