Boxwood Ventures 13F annual report

Boxwood Ventures is an investment fund managing more than $62.3 billion ran by Catherine O'brien. There are currently 24 companies in Mrs. O'brien’s portfolio. The largest investments include Spdr S&p 500 Etf and Microsoft, together worth $19.4 billion.

$62.3 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th August 2024, Boxwood Ventures’s top holding is 19,549 shares of Spdr S&p 500 Etf currently worth over $10.7 billion and making up 17.1% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 19,474 shares of Microsoft worth $8.7 billion, whose value grew 1.1% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Apple Inc worth $7.95 billion and the next is Alphabet Inc Cap Stk worth $4.47 billion, with 24,545 shares owned.

Currently, Boxwood Ventures's portfolio is worth at least $62.3 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 Boxwood Ventures

The Boxwood Ventures office and employees reside in Chicago, Illinois. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Catherine O'brien serves as the Secretary and Treasurer at Boxwood Ventures.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Boxwood Ventures revealed that it had opened a new position in PBF Inc and bought 12,507 shares worth $576 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. PBF Inc makes up 100.0% of the fund's Energy sector allocation and has decreased its share price by 26.5% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Federated Hermes Inc by buying 30,901 additional shares. This makes their stake in Federated Hermes Inc total 47,266 shares worth $1.55 billion. Federated Hermes Inc dropped 1.9% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Boxwood Ventures is getting rid of from its portfolio. Boxwood Ventures closed its position in Viatris on 14th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 18,304 shares for $219 million. Catherine O'brien also disclosed a decreased stake in Spdr S&p 500 Etf by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $10.7 billion and 19,549 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Boxwood Ventures are Atomvest Ltd and Coury Firm Asset Management. They manage $62.1 billion and $62.6 billion respectively.


Catherine O'brien investment strategy

Boxwood Ventures’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 22.0% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 45.8% 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 25% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 4.2% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $391 billion.

The complete list of Boxwood Ventures 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
Spdr S&p 500 Etf
0.01%
19,549
$10,673,710,000 17.14%
Microsoft Corporation
No change
19,474
$8,703,904,000 13.98%
Apple Inc
No change
37,745
$7,949,852,000 12.77%
Alphabet Inc Cap Stk
No change
24,545
$4,470,872,000 7.18%
Amazon.com Inc.
No change
22,420
$4,332,665,000 6.96%
Vanguard Energy Etf
No change
27,720
$3,562,530,000 5.72%
Vanguard Total World Stock Etf
No change
26,192
$2,950,005,000 4.74%
Johnson Johnson
No change
13,467
$1,968,337,000 3.16%
Merck Co. Inc Com
No change
13,563
$1,689,543,000 2.71%
MetLife, Inc.
No change
23,459
$1,646,587,000 2.64%
Wal-mart
No change
23,991
$1,624,431,000 2.61%
Federated Hermes Inc
188.82%
47,266
$1,554,106,000 2.50%
NextEra Energy Inc
No change
21,124
$1,495,790,000 2.40%
Grand Canyon Ed Inc
No change
10,321
$1,444,011,000 2.32%
Copart, Inc.
No change
26,528
$1,436,756,000 2.31%
Schneider Natl Inc Wis Cl B Cl B
109.61%
58,633
$1,422,143,000 2.28%
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
No change
22,643
$1,263,026,000 2.03%
Vanguard Tax-exempt Bond Etf
No change
20,380
$1,021,242,000 1.64%
Cisco Systems, Inc.
No change
14,538
$690,700,000 1.11%
PBF Energy Inc
Opened
12,507
$575,572,000 0.92%
Roundhill Magnificent Seven Etf
No change
12,000
$541,320,000 0.87%
Unum Group
No change
10,412
$532,157,000 0.85%
Kraft Heinz Co Com
No change
14,347
$462,260,000 0.74%
Invesco Cef Income Composite Etf
2.34%
13,683
$257,525,000 0.41%
Viatris Inc.
Closed
18,304
$218,550,000
No transactions found
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