New Vernon Investment Management 13F annual report

New Vernon Investment Management is an investment fund managing more than $77 billion ran by Steven Shapiro. There are currently 39 companies in Mr. Shapiro’s portfolio. The largest investments include Arch Cap Group Ltd and Progressive, together worth $12.6 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$77 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th August 2024, New Vernon Investment Management’s top holding is 71,542 shares of Arch Cap Group Ltd currently worth over $7.22 billion and making up 9.4% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 25,697 shares of Progressive worth $5.34 billion, whose value grew 18.3% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Corebridge Finl Inc worth $4.7 billion and the next is Hartford Finl Svcs Group Inc worth $3.99 billion, with 39,682 shares owned.

Currently, New Vernon Investment Management's portfolio is worth at least $77 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 New Vernon Investment Management

The New Vernon Investment Management office and employees reside in Highland Park, Illinois. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Steven Shapiro serves as the Managing Member at New Vernon Investment Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, New Vernon Investment Management revealed that it had opened a new position in Essent Ltd and bought 39,519 shares worth $2.22 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Essent Ltd makes up 10.1% of the fund's Finance sector allocation and has grown its share price by 12.8% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Fidelis Insurance Holdings L by buying 508 additional shares. This makes their stake in Fidelis Insurance Holdings L total 28,563 shares worth $466 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that New Vernon Investment Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. New Vernon Investment Management closed its position in Sentinelone Inc on 14th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 31,850 shares for $742 million. Steven Shapiro also disclosed a decreased stake in Arch Cap Group Ltd by 0.4%. This leaves the value of the investment at $7.22 billion and 71,542 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to New Vernon Investment Management are Indaba Capital Management, L.P. and Capital Impact Advisors. They manage $77 billion and $76.9 billion respectively.


Steven Shapiro investment strategy

New Vernon Investment Management’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Finance — making up 28.5% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 43.6% 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 44% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 5.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $252 billion.

The complete list of New Vernon Investment Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 14th 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
Arch Cap Group Ltd
43.64%
71,542
$7,217,872,000 9.37%
Progressive Corp.
42.12%
25,697
$5,337,524,000 6.93%
Corebridge Finl Inc
38.68%
161,509
$4,703,142,000 6.11%
Hartford Finl Svcs Group Inc
50.00%
39,682
$3,989,628,000 5.18%
Prudential Finl Inc
50.00%
33,053
$3,873,481,000 5.03%
Chubb Limited
50.00%
14,071
$3,589,231,000 4.66%
American Intl Group Inc
50.00%
45,366
$3,367,972,000 4.37%
Everest Group Ltd
50.00%
8,757
$3,336,592,000 4.33%
Berkley W R Corp
50.00%
40,980
$3,220,208,000 4.18%
Gallagher Arthur J & Co
50.00%
12,141
$3,148,283,000 4.09%
Equitable Holdings Inc
12.50%
76,555
$3,128,037,000 4.06%
Renaissancere Hldgs Ltd
50.00%
13,763
$3,076,168,000 4.00%
Travelers Companies Inc.
43.30%
14,505
$2,949,447,000 3.83%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
No change
19,850
$2,285,132,000 2.97%
Essent Group Ltd
Opened
39,519
$2,220,573,000 2.88%
Microsoft Corporation
No change
4,042
$1,806,572,000 2.35%
Broadcom Inc
No change
1,100
$1,766,083,000 2.29%
Blackstone Inc
No change
13,201
$1,634,284,000 2.12%
Nxp Semiconductors N V
No change
5,700
$1,533,813,000 1.99%
Alphabet Inc
No change
7,200
$1,320,624,000 1.72%
Oreilly Automotive Inc
No change
1,200
$1,267,272,000 1.65%
Intl Gnrl Insurance Hldngs L
30.00%
79,023
$1,106,322,000 1.44%
Amazon.com Inc.
No change
4,809
$929,339,000 1.21%
Teck Resources Ltd
Opened
19,300
$924,470,000 1.20%
Home Depot, Inc.
No change
2,500
$860,600,000 1.12%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
No change
4,253
$860,212,000 1.12%
Morgan Stanley
No change
8,550
$830,975,000 1.08%
NMI Holdings Inc
Opened
24,296
$827,036,000 1.07%
Sentinelone Inc
Closed
31,850
$742,424,000
Stryker Corp.
No change
2,160
$734,940,000 0.95%
Qualcomm, Inc.
No change
3,525
$702,110,000 0.91%
Union Pac Corp
No change
2,985
$675,386,000 0.88%
Abbott Labs
No change
5,918
$614,939,000 0.80%
Medtronic Plc
No change
7,313
$575,606,000 0.75%
Visa Inc
No change
2,180
$572,185,000 0.74%
Fedex Corp
No change
1,600
$479,744,000 0.62%
Enterprise Prods Partners L
No change
16,271
$471,534,000 0.61%
Fidelis Insurance Holdings L
1.81%
28,563
$465,863,000 0.61%
Nu Hldgs Ltd
No change
27,624
$356,073,000 0.46%
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd
30.00%
14,000
$233,100,000 0.30%
No transactions found
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