Paul John Balson 13F annual report
Paul John Balson is an investment fund managing more than $266 million ran by Paul Balson. There are currently 71 companies in Mr. Balson’s portfolio. The largest investments include Apple and Invesco QQQ Trust, together worth $185 million.
$266 million Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 7th October 2020, Paul John Balson’s top holding is 486,473 shares of Apple currently worth over $177 million and making up 66.7% of the portfolio value.
Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Apple, Paul John Balson owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company.
In addition, the fund holds 29,115 shares of Invesco QQQ Trust worth $7.21 million, whose value grew 39.0% in the past six months.
The third-largest holding is Amazon.com worth $6.97 million and the next is Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr worth $5.66 million, with 18,365 shares owned.
Currently, Paul John Balson's portfolio is worth at least $266 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 Paul John Balson
The Paul John Balson office and employees reside in Marina Del Rey, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Paul Balson serves as the Proprietor at Paul John Balson.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Paul John Balson revealed that it had opened a new position in
Ark Etf Trust and bought 24,915 shares worth $1.26 million.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Apple by buying
11,753 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Apple total 486,473 shares worth $177 million.
Apple soared 105.4% in the past year.
On the other hand, there are companies that Paul John Balson is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Paul John Balson closed its position in Ishares Cohen And Steers Reit Etf on 13th August 2020.
It sold the previously owned 3,504 shares for $321 thousand.
Paul Balson also disclosed a decreased stake in Invesco QQQ Trust by approximately 0.1%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $7.21 million and 29,115 shares.
One of the smaller hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Paul John Balson are Filament and Beaconlight Capital. They manage $266 million and $266 million respectively.
Paul Balson investment strategy
Paul John Balson’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 69.4% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
39.4% 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
41% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.8% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $331 billion.
The complete list of Paul John Balson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple, Inc. |
2.48%
486,473
|
$177,465,000 | 66.74% |
| Invesco QQQ Trust |
1.51%
29,115
|
$7,209,000 | 2.71% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. |
3.14%
2,526
|
$6,969,000 | 2.62% |
| Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr |
0.38%
18,365
|
$5,663,000 | 2.13% |
| Microsoft Corp. |
6.89%
27,538
|
$5,604,000 | 2.11% |
| Mongo Db Inc |
67.88%
19,976
|
$4,521,000 | 1.70% |
| Spdr Dow Jones Indl Avrg Etf |
0.74%
20,392
|
$4,471,000 | 1.68% |
| Twilio, Inc. |
43.58%
11,652
|
$2,557,000 | 0.96% |
| Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Etf |
2.94%
21,069
|
$2,469,000 | 0.93% |
| Vanguard Mid Cap Etf |
2.76%
14,107
|
$2,312,000 | 0.87% |
| Ishares Russell Mid Cap Etf |
2.32%
42,171
|
$2,260,000 | 0.85% |
| Vanguard Growth Etf |
6.72%
10,416
|
$2,105,000 | 0.79% |
| Ishares Russell 2000 Etf |
0.17%
14,369
|
$2,057,000 | 0.77% |
| Spdr Sp Dividend Etf Tr |
0.51%
21,616
|
$1,971,000 | 0.74% |
| Ishares Us Healthcare Etf |
5.45%
8,448
|
$1,822,000 | 0.69% |
| Tesla Motors Inc |
13.40%
1,680
|
$1,814,000 | 0.68% |
| Ishres Russell 1000 Etf |
0.17%
10,303
|
$1,769,000 | 0.67% |
| iShares Select Dividend ETF |
0.71%
18,944
|
$1,529,000 | 0.58% |
| Ishares Core Sp Mid Cap Etf |
13.98%
8,306
|
$1,477,000 | 0.56% |
| Vanguard Value Etf |
10.15%
14,770
|
$1,471,000 | 0.55% |
| Ark Etf Trust |
2.90%
19,543
|
$1,394,000 | 0.52% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
36.93%
7,387
|
$1,585,000 | 0.60% |
| Ishares Msci Eafe Etf |
2.23%
17,555
|
$1,069,000 | 0.40% |
| Vanguard Small Cap Value Etf |
22.03%
9,895
|
$1,058,000 | 0.40% |
| The Walt Disney Co. |
No change
9,038
|
$1,008,000 | 0.38% |
| Ishares Expanded Tech Stw Sctr Etf |
41.03%
3,516
|
$1,000,000 | 0.38% |
| Ishares Russell Mid Cap Growth Etf |
0.10%
6,226
|
$984,000 | 0.37% |
| Vanguard Mega Cap Etf |
19.61%
8,539
|
$935,000 | 0.35% |
| Shopify, Inc. |
6.82%
924
|
$877,000 | 0.33% |
| Invesco Sp 500 Low Volatility Etf |
0.19%
17,021
|
$846,000 | 0.32% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
No change
2,656
|
$783,000 | 0.29% |
| Mastercard, Inc. |
2.75%
2,504
|
$740,000 | 0.28% |
| NVIDIA Corp. |
36.10%
1,889
|
$718,000 | 0.27% |
| Teladoc Inc |
6.84%
3,591
|
$685,000 | 0.26% |
| Alphabet, Inc. |
No change
469
|
$663,000 | 0.25% |
| Square, Inc. |
No change
5,660
|
$594,000 | 0.22% |
| Invesco Ftse Rafi Us 1000 Etf |
No change
5,376
|
$582,000 | 0.22% |
| salesforce.com, inc. |
No change
3,094
|
$580,000 | 0.22% |
| Proshares Sp500 Div Aristocrat Etf |
No change
8,367
|
$564,000 | 0.21% |
| Ishares Nasdaq Biotech Fund |
97.51%
4,039
|
$552,000 | 0.21% |
| Ishares Us Utilities Etf |
21.00%
3,821
|
$536,000 | 0.20% |
| Ark Etf Trust |
Opened
24,915
|
$1,263,000 | 0.47% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. |
Opened
5,080
|
$509,000 | 0.19% |
| Ishares Msci Emerging Mkts Etf |
7.46%
12,685
|
$507,000 | 0.19% |
| Vangaurd Small Cap Etf |
Opened
3,186
|
$464,000 | 0.17% |
| Vanguard Small Cap Growth Etf |
15.48%
2,190
|
$437,000 | 0.16% |
| Spdr Gold Shares |
Opened
2,578
|
$432,000 | 0.16% |
| Vanguard High Dividend Yield Etf |
0.93%
5,341
|
$421,000 | 0.16% |
| Okta, Inc. |
Opened
2,070
|
$414,000 | 0.16% |
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. |
No change
2,287
|
$398,000 | 0.15% |
| Visa, Inc. |
0.15%
1,981
|
$383,000 | 0.14% |
| Adobe Sys Inc |
No change
856
|
$373,000 | 0.14% |
| Intuit, Inc. |
0.27%
1,108
|
$328,000 | 0.12% |
| Ishares Cohen And Steers Reit Etf |
Closed
3,504
|
$321,000 | |
| Spdr Select Sector Industrials Etf |
0.09%
4,483
|
$308,000 | 0.12% |
| Vanguard Mid Cap Growth Etf |
No change
1,833
|
$303,000 | 0.11% |
| Cerner Corp. |
0.23%
4,404
|
$302,000 | 0.11% |
| Spdr Sp Semiconductor Etf |
0.12%
2,578
|
$288,000 | 0.11% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
0.16%
1,920
|
$286,000 | 0.11% |
| Illumina, Inc. |
No change
752
|
$279,000 | 0.10% |
| Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
Opened
1,091
|
$277,000 | 0.10% |
| Facebook, Inc. |
No change
1,222
|
$277,000 | 0.10% |
| The Trade Desk, Inc. |
Opened
665
|
$270,000 | 0.10% |
| Datadog, Inc. |
Opened
3,047
|
$265,000 | 0.10% |
| Becton Dickinson Co |
0.28%
1,078
|
$258,000 | 0.10% |
| Netflix, Inc. |
Opened
557
|
$253,000 | 0.10% |
| Vanguard Total World Stock Etf |
11.78%
3,324
|
$249,000 | 0.09% |
| Johnson Johnson |
0.17%
1,749
|
$246,000 | 0.09% |
| DexCom, Inc. |
Opened
573
|
$232,000 | 0.09% |
| Ishares Iboxx Invt Grade Bond Etf |
Closed
1,789
|
$221,000 | |
| Jp Morgan Chase Co |
Closed
2,423
|
$218,000 | |
| Waters Corp. |
43.35%
1,163
|
$210,000 | 0.08% |
| Vanguard Mid Cap Value Etf |
Opened
2,162
|
$207,000 | 0.08% |
| Paycom Software, Inc. |
Opened
662
|
$205,000 | 0.08% |
| General Electric Co. |
Closed
11,242
|
$89,000 | |
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