Whitcomb & Hess 13F annual report

Whitcomb & Hess is an investment fund managing more than $321 billion ran by Ryan Gilmer. There are currently 32 companies in Mr. Gilmer’s portfolio. The largest investments include Spdr Ser Tr and Vanguard Tax-managed Fds, together worth $114 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$321 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 4th July 2024, Whitcomb & Hess’s top holding is 1,342,333 shares of Spdr Ser Tr currently worth over $76.7 billion and making up 23.9% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 750,459 shares of Vanguard Tax-managed Fds worth $37.1 billion. The third-largest holding is EA Series Trust worth $23 billion and the next is Ishares Tr worth $40.9 billion, with 520,387 shares owned.

Currently, Whitcomb & Hess's portfolio is worth at least $321 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 Whitcomb & Hess

The Whitcomb & Hess office and employees reside in Ashland, Ohio. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Ryan Gilmer serves as the CCO at Whitcomb & Hess.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Whitcomb & Hess revealed that it had opened a new position in EA Series Trust and bought 213,178 shares worth $23 billion. This means they effectively own 0.1% of the company. EA Series Trust makes up 56.2% of the fund's Miscellaneous sector allocation and has grown its share price by 4.8% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard Tax-managed Fds by buying 21,050 additional shares. This makes their stake in Vanguard Tax-managed Fds total 750,459 shares worth $37.1 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Whitcomb & Hess is getting rid of from its portfolio. Whitcomb & Hess closed its position in Goldman Sachs Etf Tr on 11th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 196,816 shares for $19.9 billion. Ryan Gilmer also disclosed a decreased stake in Spdr Ser Tr by 0.2%. This leaves the value of the investment at $76.7 billion and 1,342,333 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Whitcomb & Hess are Verabank, N.a and Hound Partners. They manage $321 billion and $321 billion respectively.


Ryan Gilmer investment strategy

Whitcomb & Hess’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Miscellaneous — making up 12.7% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 21.9% 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 16% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 9.4% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $432 billion.

The complete list of Whitcomb & Hess trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 11th 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 Ser Tr
21.84%
1,342,333
$76,723,003,000 23.92%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
2.89%
750,459
$37,087,687,000 11.56%
EA Series Trust
Opened
213,178
$22,983,789,000 7.17%
Goldman Sachs Etf Tr
Closed
196,816
$19,856,755,000
Ishares Tr
3.03%
520,387
$40,882,930,000 12.75%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
3.08%
349,447
$15,291,805,000 4.77%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
4.05%
582,069
$29,703,850,000 9.26%
Spdr Ser Tr
Opened
402,110
$12,405,094,000 3.87%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
4.02%
577,726
$11,271,437,000 3.51%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
1.71%
95,437
$8,699,077,000 2.71%
VanEck ETF Trust
4.73%
658,294
$17,896,867,000 5.58%
Ishares Inc
6.70%
1,157,679
$30,750,050,000 9.59%
Global X Fds
5.30%
177,501
$6,888,814,000 2.15%
Schwab Strategic Tr
0.05%
85,943
$2,894,046,000 0.90%
Microsoft Corporation
14.78%
1,908
$852,985,000 0.27%
Apple Inc
1.69%
3,540
$745,645,000 0.23%
Dbx Etf Tr
4.38%
18,787
$666,181,000 0.21%
Vanguard Index Fds
No change
1,934
$517,303,000 0.16%
Vanguard Star Fds
0.12%
7,473
$450,627,000 0.14%
Columbia Seligm Prem Tech Gr
No change
12,591
$419,154,000 0.13%
Liberty All Star Equity Fd
Closed
57,501
$411,132,000
Vanguard Admiral Fds Inc
No change
4,160
$408,554,000 0.13%
Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr
4.66%
741
$403,168,000 0.13%
Pentair plc
No change
4,193
$321,468,000 0.10%
nVent Electric plc
No change
4,192
$321,149,000 0.10%
Abbvie Inc
3.32%
1,837
$315,036,000 0.10%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
43.08%
1,452
$293,772,000 0.09%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
2.45%
3,966
$285,740,000 0.09%
Cambria Etf Tr
No change
12,934
$270,967,000 0.08%
Merck & Co Inc
4.05%
1,952
$241,715,000 0.08%
Spdr Dow Jones Indl Average
No change
597
$233,434,000 0.07%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
Closed
3,120
$205,537,000
Chevron Corp.
0.93%
1,309
$204,736,000 0.06%
Wendys Co
1.45%
11,240
$190,635,000 0.06%
Liquidia Corp
Opened
10,525
$126,300,000 0.04%
No transactions found
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