Westport Asset Management Inc 13F annual report
Westport Asset Management Inc is an investment fund managing more than $200 billion ran by Jennifer Knuth. There are currently 74 companies in Mrs. Knuth’s portfolio. The largest investments include Synopsys and Willis Towers Watson Plc, together worth $48.5 billion.
$200 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 5th August 2024, Westport Asset Management Inc’s top holding is 51,000 shares of Synopsys currently worth over $30.3 billion and making up 15.2% of the portfolio value.
Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Synopsys, Westport Asset Management Inc owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company.
In addition, the fund holds 69,234 shares of Willis Towers Watson Plc worth $18.1 billion.
The third-largest holding is Universal Health Services worth $12 billion and the next is Zebra Technologies worth $10.6 billion, with 34,335 shares owned.
Currently, Westport Asset Management Inc's portfolio is worth at least $200 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 Westport Asset Management Inc
The Westport Asset Management Inc office and employees reside in Southport, Connecticut. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Jennifer Knuth serves as the CCO at Westport Asset Management Inc.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Westport Asset Management Inc revealed that it had opened a new position in
Verint Systems and bought 17,500 shares worth $564 million.
This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company.
Verint Systems makes up
0.8%
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 Akamai Technologies Inc by buying
10,000 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Akamai Technologies Inc total 25,000 shares worth $2.25 billion.
Akamai Technologies Inc dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.
On the other hand, there are companies that Westport Asset Management Inc is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Westport Asset Management Inc closed its position in Livent Corp on 12th August 2024.
It sold the previously owned 18,706 shares for $309 million.
One of the smallest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Westport Asset Management Inc are Monaco Asset Management Sam and Mill Road Capital Management. They manage $200 billion and $200 billion respectively.
Jennifer Knuth investment strategy
Westport Asset Management Inc’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 33.5% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
73.0% 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
50% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.7% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $72.1 billion.
The complete list of Westport Asset Management Inc trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on August 12th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synopsys, Inc. |
No change
51,000
|
$30,348,060,000 | 15.19% |
| Willis Towers Watson Plc |
No change
69,234
|
$18,149,001,000 | 9.08% |
| Universal Health Services, Inc. |
No change
65,059
|
$12,031,361,000 | 6.02% |
| Zebra Technologies Corp. |
No change
34,335
|
$10,607,112,000 | 5.31% |
| MGIC Investment Corp |
No change
439,013
|
$9,460,730,000 | 4.73% |
| Adtalem Global Education Inc |
No change
125,759
|
$8,578,021,000 | 4.29% |
| IPG Photonics Corp |
No change
77,500
|
$6,540,225,000 | 3.27% |
| PTC Inc |
No change
31,100
|
$5,649,937,000 | 2.83% |
| Oracle Corp. |
No change
38,000
|
$5,365,600,000 | 2.69% |
| Check Point Software Technolog |
No change
32,300
|
$5,329,500,000 | 2.67% |
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
No change
35,000
|
$5,296,200,000 | 2.65% |
| United Rentals, Inc. |
No change
8,000
|
$5,173,840,000 | 2.59% |
| EOG Resources, Inc. |
No change
38,889
|
$4,894,958,000 | 2.45% |
| Uber Technologies Inc |
No change
62,577
|
$4,548,096,000 | 2.28% |
| Alphabet Inc |
No change
24,000
|
$4,402,080,000 | 2.20% |
| Ishares Msci Emerging Markets |
No change
100,000
|
$4,259,000,000 | 2.13% |
| Radian Group, Inc. |
No change
130,371
|
$4,054,538,000 | 2.03% |
| Linde Plc. |
No change
9,000
|
$3,949,290,000 | 1.98% |
| Carrier Global Corporation |
No change
52,400
|
$3,305,392,000 | 1.65% |
| Republic Services, Inc. |
No change
15,000
|
$2,915,100,000 | 1.46% |
| Rogers Corp. |
No change
22,656
|
$2,732,540,000 | 1.37% |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties I |
No change
25,000
|
$2,496,500,000 | 1.25% |
| Rockwell Automation Inc |
No change
9,000
|
$2,477,520,000 | 1.24% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. |
No change
17,000
|
$2,470,440,000 | 1.24% |
| Charter Communications Inc. |
No change
7,559
|
$2,259,839,000 | 1.13% |
| Akamai Technologies Inc |
66.67%
25,000
|
$2,252,000,000 | 1.13% |
| Timberland Bancorp Inc/wa |
No change
80,909
|
$2,191,825,000 | 1.10% |
| Caci International Inc. |
No change
5,000
|
$2,150,650,000 | 1.08% |
| Union Pacific Corp. |
No change
8,800
|
$1,991,088,000 | 1.00% |
| Eagle Materials Inc. |
No change
8,000
|
$1,739,680,000 | 0.87% |
| International Business Machine |
No change
10,000
|
$1,729,500,000 | 0.87% |
| Amazon.com Inc. |
No change
8,720
|
$1,685,140,000 | 0.84% |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. |
No change
6,000
|
$1,288,140,000 | 0.64% |
| Texas Instruments Inc. |
No change
6,026
|
$1,172,238,000 | 0.59% |
| Astrazeneca plc |
No change
15,000
|
$1,169,850,000 | 0.59% |
| CVS Health Corp |
No change
17,772
|
$1,049,614,000 | 0.53% |
| Skechers U S A, Inc. |
No change
15,000
|
$1,036,800,000 | 0.52% |
| FMC Corp. |
No change
15,000
|
$863,250,000 | 0.43% |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. |
50.00%
3,000
|
$819,330,000 | 0.41% |
| National Western Life Group In |
No change
1,542
|
$766,281,000 | 0.38% |
| Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. |
No change
95,800
|
$712,752,000 | 0.36% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
No change
10,000
|
$686,100,000 | 0.34% |
| Air Products & Chemicals Inc. |
No change
2,500
|
$645,125,000 | 0.32% |
| AT&T Inc. |
No change
31,919
|
$609,972,000 | 0.31% |
| Nutrien Ltd |
No change
11,150
|
$567,647,000 | 0.28% |
| Verint Systems, Inc. |
Opened
17,500
|
$563,500,000 | 0.28% |
| Four Corners Property Trust In |
No change
19,998
|
$493,351,000 | 0.25% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc |
No change
9,500
|
$483,740,000 | 0.24% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
No change
8,135
|
$493,000,000 | 0.25% |
| Archer Daniels Midland Co. |
No change
7,500
|
$453,375,000 | 0.23% |
| Abbott Laboratories |
No change
4,000
|
$415,640,000 | 0.21% |
| Raytheon Technologies Corp |
No change
4,127
|
$414,310,000 | 0.21% |
| Interpublic Group Of Cos Inc/t |
No change
14,000
|
$407,260,000 | 0.20% |
| Zoetis Inc |
No change
2,000
|
$346,720,000 | 0.17% |
| Cognyte Software Ltd |
No change
45,000
|
$343,800,000 | 0.17% |
| Ansys Inc. |
No change
1,000
|
$321,500,000 | 0.16% |
| Livent Corp |
Closed
18,706
|
$308,836,000 | |
| Sentinelone Inc |
Opened
12,500
|
$263,125,000 | 0.13% |
| Big Lots Inc |
No change
150,927
|
$261,104,000 | 0.13% |
| Teradata Corp |
No change
7,500
|
$259,200,000 | 0.13% |
| Coherent Corp |
No change
3,500
|
$253,610,000 | 0.13% |
| Newmont Mining Corp |
No change
5,505
|
$230,494,000 | 0.12% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd |
No change
2,884
|
$227,057,000 | 0.11% |
| Catalent Inc. |
No change
4,000
|
$224,920,000 | 0.11% |
| Broadcom Inc |
No change
1,312
|
$210,646,000 | 0.11% |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp. |
No change
1,000
|
$133,030,000 | 0.07% |
| MDU Resources Group Inc |
No change
5,000
|
$125,500,000 | 0.06% |
| Halliburton Co. |
No change
3,444
|
$116,338,000 | 0.06% |
| Graham Holdings Co. |
No change
150
|
$104,933,000 | 0.05% |
| Vodafone Group plc |
No change
8,989
|
$79,732,000 | 0.04% |
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
No change
1,000
|
$59,390,000 | 0.03% |
| Cable One Inc |
No change
150
|
$53,100,000 | 0.03% |
| Verizon Communications Inc |
No change
862
|
$35,549,000 | 0.02% |
| Arcadium Lithium Plc |
Opened
4,499
|
$15,117,000 | 0.01% |
| Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
No change
540
|
$5,999,000 | 0.00% |
| No transactions found | |||
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