Capstone Advisors 13F annual report
Capstone Advisors is an investment fund managing more than $1.51 trillion ran by Drew Ahrens. There are currently 128 companies in Mr. Ahrens’s portfolio. The largest investments include Vanguard Index Fds and Ishares Tr, together worth $617 billion.
$1.51 trillion Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 6th August 2024, Capstone Advisors’s top holding is 883,172 shares of Vanguard Index Fds currently worth over $237 billion and making up 15.6% of the portfolio value.
In addition, the fund holds 3,153,976 shares of Ishares Tr worth $380 billion.
The third-largest holding is Dimensional Etf Trust worth $244 billion and the next is Vanguard Bd Index Fds worth $110 billion, with 1,528,731 shares owned.
Currently, Capstone Advisors's portfolio is worth at least $1.51 trillion. 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 Capstone Advisors
The Capstone Advisors office and employees reside in Downers Grove, Illinois. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Drew Ahrens serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Capstone Advisors.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Capstone Advisors revealed that it had opened a new position in
Microstrategy and bought 540 shares worth $744 million.
This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company.
Microstrategy makes up
3.3%
of the fund's Technology sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard Index Fds by buying
8,226 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Vanguard Index Fds total 883,172 shares worth $237 billion.
On the other hand, there are companies that Capstone Advisors is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Capstone Advisors closed its position in Yum Brands on 13th August 2024.
It sold the previously owned 2,338 shares for $324 million.
Drew Ahrens also disclosed a decreased stake in Ishares Tr by approximately 0.1%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $380 billion and 3,153,976 shares.
One of the largest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Capstone Advisors are Main Street Research and Advocates Investment Management. They manage $1.52 trillion and $1.52 trillion respectively.
Drew Ahrens investment strategy
Capstone Advisors’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 3.0% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
46.1% 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
38% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 1.6% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $210 billion.
The complete list of Capstone Advisors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Index Fds |
0.94%
883,172
|
$236,638,449,000 | 15.64% |
| Ishares Tr |
2.81%
3,153,976
|
$380,119,240,000 | 25.12% |
| Dimensional Etf Trust |
1.10%
8,184,992
|
$244,219,769,000 | 16.14% |
| Vanguard Bd Index Fds |
4.69%
1,528,731
|
$110,145,075,000 | 7.28% |
| Flexshares Tr |
0.97%
2,431,024
|
$161,760,963,000 | 10.69% |
| Vanguard Star Fds |
2.29%
1,527,558
|
$92,111,766,000 | 6.09% |
| Mcdonalds Corp |
1.11%
223,342
|
$56,916,349,000 | 3.76% |
| Vanguard Charlotte Fds |
3.48%
962,416
|
$46,840,778,000 | 3.10% |
| Apple Inc |
3.09%
160,247
|
$33,751,207,000 | 2.23% |
| American Centy Etf Tr |
741.73%
295,193
|
$12,167,858,000 | 0.80% |
| Jpmorgan Chase Co. |
0.44%
53,193
|
$10,758,768,000 | 0.71% |
| Spdr Sp Midcap 400 Etf Tr |
0.08%
16,216
|
$8,676,731,000 | 0.57% |
| Amazon.com Inc. |
1.96%
40,889
|
$7,901,769,000 | 0.52% |
| Vanguard Specialized Funds |
8.21%
42,616
|
$7,779,611,000 | 0.51% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
0.36%
14,470
|
$6,467,547,000 | 0.43% |
| Grainger W W Inc |
0.13%
6,182
|
$5,577,648,000 | 0.37% |
| NVIDIA Corp |
797.95%
42,455
|
$5,244,893,000 | 0.35% |
| Vanguard Scottsdale Fds |
0.78%
72,552
|
$9,217,572,000 | 0.61% |
| Vanguard Mun Bd Fds |
1.05%
96,286
|
$4,824,888,000 | 0.32% |
| CME Group Inc |
0.01%
20,149
|
$3,961,332,000 | 0.26% |
| Qualcomm, Inc. |
0.55%
17,760
|
$3,537,384,000 | 0.23% |
| Costco Whsl Corp New |
2.50%
3,661
|
$3,111,945,000 | 0.21% |
| Spdr Index Shs Fds |
1.01%
65,860
|
$2,735,163,000 | 0.18% |
| Tri Contl Corp |
No change
75,513
|
$2,338,638,000 | 0.15% |
| Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr |
4.41%
3,858
|
$2,099,752,000 | 0.14% |
| Accenture Plc Ireland |
7.20%
5,697
|
$1,728,527,000 | 0.11% |
| Eaton Corp Plc |
No change
5,400
|
$1,693,170,000 | 0.11% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
0.62%
3,993
|
$1,624,353,000 | 0.11% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
1.39%
12,793
|
$1,472,681,000 | 0.10% |
| Unilever plc |
0.82%
25,487
|
$1,401,555,000 | 0.09% |
| Cigna Group (The) |
0.24%
4,177
|
$1,380,825,000 | 0.09% |
| General Mls Inc |
No change
21,469
|
$1,358,129,000 | 0.09% |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc |
1.06%
107,060
|
$1,294,888,000 | 0.09% |
| Johnson Johnson |
0.10%
8,782
|
$1,283,549,000 | 0.08% |
| Merck Co Inc |
2.04%
10,142
|
$1,255,584,000 | 0.08% |
| Meta Platforms Inc |
8.64%
2,189
|
$1,103,715,000 | 0.07% |
| Cboe Global Mkts Inc |
0.06%
6,413
|
$1,090,660,000 | 0.07% |
| Coca-Cola Co |
0.12%
16,968
|
$1,080,013,000 | 0.07% |
| Alphabet Inc |
0.43%
7,773
|
$1,418,505,000 | 0.09% |
| Lamb Weston Holdings Inc |
No change
12,385
|
$1,041,345,000 | 0.07% |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill |
5,176.87%
16,200
|
$1,014,931,000 | 0.07% |
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
No change
6,617
|
$1,001,285,000 | 0.07% |
| Caterpillar Inc. |
0.60%
2,807
|
$934,939,000 | 0.06% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
1.44%
22,457
|
$932,622,000 | 0.06% |
| International Business Machs |
0.10%
5,066
|
$876,219,000 | 0.06% |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
5.45%
23,112
|
$843,375,000 | 0.06% |
| Tesla Inc |
6.36%
4,214
|
$833,865,000 | 0.06% |
| Adams Diversified Equity Fd |
0.12%
38,433
|
$825,929,000 | 0.05% |
| Vanguard World Fd |
0.65%
9,069
|
$1,160,447,000 | 0.08% |
| Intel Corp. |
11.57%
25,157
|
$779,103,000 | 0.05% |
| Microstrategy Inc. |
Opened
540
|
$743,840,000 | 0.05% |
| Intercontinental Exchange In |
0.65%
5,225
|
$715,246,000 | 0.05% |
| Alaska Air Group Inc. |
No change
15,972
|
$645,269,000 | 0.04% |
| Eli Lilly Co |
10.19%
692
|
$626,150,000 | 0.04% |
| Pepsico Inc |
7.85%
3,779
|
$623,304,000 | 0.04% |
| Vanguard Intl Equity Index F |
0.42%
10,446
|
$612,575,000 | 0.04% |
| J P Morgan Exchange Traded F |
3.61%
21,877
|
$1,168,711,000 | 0.08% |
| AMGEN Inc. |
0.16%
1,928
|
$602,455,000 | 0.04% |
| Trump Media Technology Gro |
Opened
17,600
|
$576,400,000 | 0.04% |
| Abbvie Inc |
11.73%
3,258
|
$558,793,000 | 0.04% |
| Wisdomtree Tr |
1.07%
12,527
|
$538,148,000 | 0.04% |
| Procter And Gamble Co |
0.13%
3,199
|
$527,576,000 | 0.03% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc |
No change
1,371
|
$525,354,000 | 0.03% |
| Vanguard Tax-managed Fds |
9.79%
10,521
|
$519,965,000 | 0.03% |
| Elastic N.V |
No change
4,481
|
$510,431,000 | 0.03% |
| Schwab Strategic Tr |
1.26%
7,905
|
$496,968,000 | 0.03% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
5.54%
5,066
|
$491,605,000 | 0.03% |
| Chevron Corp. |
4.38%
3,122
|
$488,275,000 | 0.03% |
| Boeing Co. |
No change
2,357
|
$428,998,000 | 0.03% |
| Doubleline Income Solutions |
No change
34,224
|
$428,485,000 | 0.03% |
| EA Series Trust |
71.76%
11,250
|
$393,413,000 | 0.03% |
| Ford Mtr Co Del |
0.15%
30,990
|
$388,617,000 | 0.03% |
| Doubleline Yield Opportuniti |
No change
24,144
|
$380,993,000 | 0.03% |
| Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Ov |
0.01%
15,046
|
$377,352,000 | 0.02% |
| Byline Bancorp Inc |
No change
15,871
|
$376,778,000 | 0.02% |
| Lam Research Corp. |
Opened
347
|
$369,196,000 | 0.02% |
| Carmax Inc |
No change
5,000
|
$366,700,000 | 0.02% |
| Portillos Inc |
47.02%
37,508
|
$364,578,000 | 0.02% |
| Nuveen Sp 500 Buy-write Inc |
No change
26,423
|
$356,711,000 | 0.02% |
| Abbott Labs |
4.74%
3,419
|
$355,257,000 | 0.02% |
| Mastercard Incorporated |
No change
802
|
$353,681,000 | 0.02% |
| Home Depot, Inc. |
0.39%
1,017
|
$349,929,000 | 0.02% |
| Archer Daniels Midland Co. |
1.61%
5,755
|
$347,908,000 | 0.02% |
| Disney Walt Co |
0.23%
3,473
|
$344,831,000 | 0.02% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. |
9.31%
13,449
|
$340,664,000 | 0.02% |
| Unitedhealth Group Inc |
21.09%
666
|
$339,168,000 | 0.02% |
| Marathon Pete Corp |
1.91%
1,900
|
$329,612,000 | 0.02% |
| Yum Brands Inc. |
Closed
2,338
|
$324,164,000 | |
| Verizon Communications Inc |
0.08%
7,795
|
$321,475,000 | 0.02% |
| Netflix Inc. |
3.79%
466
|
$314,495,000 | 0.02% |
| Franklin Templeton Digital H |
Opened
8,650
|
$301,193,000 | 0.02% |
| GE Aerospace |
No change
1,865
|
$296,493,000 | 0.02% |
| Broadcom Inc |
Opened
181
|
$290,818,000 | 0.02% |
| Arrow Electrs Inc |
14.93%
2,405
|
$290,428,000 | 0.02% |
| Godaddy Inc |
No change
2,000
|
$279,420,000 | 0.02% |
| Att Inc |
1.75%
14,580
|
$278,616,000 | 0.02% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. |
0.18%
1,713
|
$277,866,000 | 0.02% |
| Pfizer Inc. |
0.62%
9,924
|
$277,682,000 | 0.02% |
| Fair Isaac Corp. |
2.11%
186
|
$276,891,000 | 0.02% |
| Select Sector Spdr Tr |
18.09%
1,854
|
$270,235,000 | 0.02% |
| CSX Corp. |
No change
7,593
|
$253,986,000 | 0.02% |
| Enterprise Prods Partners L |
0.60%
8,756
|
$253,747,000 | 0.02% |
| Allstate Corp (The) |
No change
1,568
|
$250,374,000 | 0.02% |
| Vanguard Scottsdale Fds |
Closed
4,167
|
$246,854,000 | |
| Ryanair Holdings Plc |
No change
2,000
|
$232,880,000 | 0.02% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc |
Opened
683
|
$231,544,000 | 0.02% |
| Honeywell International Inc |
0.37%
1,079
|
$230,362,000 | 0.02% |
| Visa Inc |
3.72%
828
|
$217,366,000 | 0.01% |
| Select Sector Spdr Tr |
Opened
2,255
|
$205,567,000 | 0.01% |
| Lumen Technologies, Inc. |
90.10%
180,686
|
$198,755,000 | 0.01% |
| Energy Transfer L P |
No change
12,041
|
$195,313,000 | 0.01% |
| Joint Corp |
No change
12,000
|
$168,720,000 | 0.01% |
| Lyft Inc |
Opened
11,331
|
$159,768,000 | 0.01% |
| Grupo Televisa S A B |
No change
40,000
|
$110,800,000 | 0.01% |
| Vinci Partners Invts Ltd |
No change
10,000
|
$109,000,000 | 0.01% |
| Pimco Income Strategy Fd Ii |
No change
14,526
|
$104,152,000 | 0.01% |
| Hertz Global Holdings Inc. |
Opened
20,000
|
$70,600,000 | 0.00% |
| Thoughtworks Holding Inc |
No change
20,000
|
$56,800,000 | 0.00% |
| Amc Entmt Hldgs Inc |
Opened
10,864
|
$54,103,000 | 0.00% |
| FIGS, Inc. |
Opened
10,000
|
$53,300,000 | 0.00% |
| Abrdn Asia Pacific Income Fu |
No change
19,000
|
$50,920,000 | 0.00% |
| Zevia PBC |
75.18%
65,000
|
$43,888,000 | 0.00% |
| The One Group Hospitality In |
No change
10,000
|
$42,500,000 | 0.00% |
| loanDepot, Inc. |
No change
25,000
|
$41,250,000 | 0.00% |
| Noodles Co |
No change
25,000
|
$39,500,000 | 0.00% |
| Vimeo Inc |
No change
10,000
|
$37,300,000 | 0.00% |
| Compass, Inc. |
No change
10,000
|
$36,000,000 | 0.00% |
| SelectQuote, Inc. |
Closed
15,000
|
$30,000,000 | |
| Gulf Res Inc |
No change
20,000
|
$20,600,000 | 0.00% |
| Finance Of America Compan |
Closed
25,000
|
$18,378,000 | |
| Tmc The Metals Company Inc |
No change
10,000
|
$13,500,000 | 0.00% |
| Cineverse Corp |
No change
10,000
|
$8,900,000 | 0.00% |
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