Dupree 13F annual report

Dupree is an investment fund managing more than $225 billion ran by William Ambrose. There are currently 57 companies in Mr. Ambrose’s portfolio. The largest investments include Berkshire Hathaway and Agnc Invt Corp, together worth $39.8 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$225 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 12th April 2024, Dupree’s top holding is 50,808 shares of Berkshire Hathaway currently worth over $21.4 billion and making up 9.5% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Berkshire Hathaway, Dupree owns less than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 1,859,633 shares of Agnc Invt Corp worth $18.4 billion. The third-largest holding is Enbridge Inc worth $18.1 billion and the next is El Paso Energy Cap Tr I worth $13 billion, with 708,174 shares owned.

Currently, Dupree's portfolio is worth at least $225 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 Dupree

The Dupree office and employees reside in Lexington, Kentucky. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, William Ambrose serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Dupree.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Dupree revealed that it had opened a new position in El Paso Energy Cap Tr I and bought 708,174 shares worth $13 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Berkshire Hathaway by buying 12,532 additional shares. This makes their stake in Berkshire Hathaway total 50,808 shares worth $21.4 billion. Berkshire Hathaway soared 21.4% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Dupree is getting rid of from its portfolio. Dupree closed its position in Kinder Morgan Inc on 19th April 2024. It sold the previously owned 707,347 shares for $12.5 billion. William Ambrose also disclosed a decreased stake in Agnc Invt Corp by 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $18.4 billion and 1,859,633 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Dupree are Jvl Associates LLC and Webs Creek Capital Management L.P.. They manage $225 billion and $224 billion respectively.


William Ambrose investment strategy

Dupree’s portfolio is diversified across 12 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Energy — making up 16.2% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 35.1% 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 33% 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 $291 billion.

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

These positions were updated on April 19th 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
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
32.74%
50,808
$21,365,637,000 9.51%
Agnc Invt Corp
14.63%
1,859,633
$18,410,366,000 8.20%
Enbridge Inc
0.38%
499,079
$18,056,679,000 8.04%
El Paso Energy Cap Tr I
Opened
708,174
$12,987,917,000 5.78%
Kinder Morgan Inc
Closed
707,347
$12,477,605,000
Cincinnati Finl Corp
0.13%
88,988
$11,049,687,000 4.92%
Chevron Corp.
1.90%
61,805
$9,749,182,000 4.34%
British Amern Tob Plc
0.06%
264,827
$8,077,237,000 3.60%
Old Rep Intl Corp
0.11%
258,642
$7,945,476,000 3.54%
Annaly Capital Management In
17.17%
394,332
$7,764,397,000 3.46%
Schwab Strategic Tr
0.72%
201,521
$7,176,174,000 3.19%
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Ltd
0.27%
50,790
$6,909,993,000 3.08%
EQT Corp
Opened
177,309
$6,572,852,000 2.93%
Canadian Nat Res Ltd
1.19%
81,410
$6,213,240,000 2.77%
Blackstone Mtg Tr Inc
Closed
268,530
$5,711,626,000
MercadoLibre Inc
Opened
3,694
$5,585,180,000 2.49%
Att Inc
0.05%
314,264
$5,531,045,000 2.46%
Everest Group Ltd
0.05%
13,706
$5,448,255,000 2.43%
Wp Carey Inc
0.55%
96,169
$5,427,777,000 2.42%
Ishares Tr
12.09%
63,935
$7,094,973,000 3.16%
Eog Res Inc
3.20%
41,325
$5,283,052,000 2.35%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
1.71%
30,105
$5,098,811,000 2.27%
Costco Whsl Corp New
28.97%
6,748
$4,944,071,000 2.20%
Realty Income Corp.
1.05%
88,624
$4,794,582,000 2.13%
Amazon.com Inc.
1.34%
25,978
$4,685,939,000 2.09%
NextEra Energy Inc
0.41%
67,938
$4,341,908,000 1.93%
Spdr Ser Tr
Closed
73,069
$3,831,027,000
Apple Inc
0.77%
20,567
$3,526,750,000 1.57%
3M Co.
1,146.18%
26,444
$2,804,892,000 1.25%
Beyond Inc
Opened
74,936
$2,690,952,000 1.20%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
3.18%
13,956
$2,548,557,000 1.13%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
178.54%
10,529
$1,223,923,000 0.54%
City Hldg Co
No change
10,566
$1,101,189,000 0.49%
Microsoft Corporation
4.48%
1,959
$824,190,000 0.37%
CSX Corp.
No change
18,639
$690,948,000 0.31%
Merck Co Inc
No change
4,511
$595,277,000 0.27%
Spdr Index Shs Fds
2.55%
9,242
$535,379,000 0.24%
Pepsico Inc
No change
2,936
$513,829,000 0.23%
Vanguard Index Fds
3.81%
2,016
$740,548,000 0.33%
Jpmorgan Chase Co
No change
2,173
$435,252,000 0.19%
Procter And Gamble Co
0.23%
2,649
$429,849,000 0.19%
Eli Lilly Co
No change
551
$428,656,000 0.19%
Valvoline Inc
No change
8,984
$400,417,000 0.18%
Home Depot, Inc.
No change
1,043
$400,095,000 0.18%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
5.49%
8,976
$378,082,000 0.17%
General Electric Co
No change
1,916
$336,329,000 0.15%
Ashland Inc
No change
3,273
$318,692,000 0.14%
Marathon Pete Corp
No change
1,570
$316,355,000 0.14%
BP plc
Opened
8,182
$308,366,000 0.14%
Papa Johns Intl Inc
No change
4,232
$281,851,000 0.13%
Blackstone Inc
Opened
2,086
$274,070,000 0.12%
Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc
No change
1,664
$268,902,000 0.12%
Vanguard World Fd
4.42%
1,082
$264,173,000 0.12%
International Business Machs
Opened
1,193
$227,815,000 0.10%
Brown-Forman Corporation
61.13%
4,398
$226,999,000 0.10%
Netflix Inc.
21.32%
347
$210,744,000 0.09%
Spire Inc.
No change
3,391
$208,106,000 0.09%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
1.14%
2,692
$206,261,000 0.09%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Opened
345
$200,517,000 0.09%
Kirklands Inc
Opened
72,500
$174,725,000 0.08%
Chimera Invt Corp
Closed
11,523
$57,500,000
No transactions found
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