Alesco Advisors 13F annual report
Alesco Advisors is an investment fund managing more than $3.05 trillion ran by Benton Kircher. There are currently 85 companies in Mr. Kircher’s portfolio. The largest investments include Ishares Tr and Schwab Strategic Tr, together worth $2.1 trillion.
$3.05 trillion Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 6th August 2024, Alesco Advisors’s top holding is 20,601,589 shares of Ishares Tr currently worth over $1.94 trillion and making up 63.7% of the portfolio value.
In addition, the fund holds 3,197,699 shares of Schwab Strategic Tr worth $161 billion.
The third-largest holding is Ishares Inc worth $144 billion and the next is Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr worth $123 billion, with 226,396 shares owned.
Currently, Alesco Advisors's portfolio is worth at least $3.05 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 Alesco Advisors
The Alesco Advisors office and employees reside in Pittsford, New York. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Benton Kircher serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Alesco Advisors.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Alesco Advisors revealed that it had opened a new position in
NVIDIA Corp and bought 2,646 shares worth $327 million.
This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company.
NVIDIA Corp makes up
3.9%
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 Ishares Tr by buying
233,117 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Ishares Tr total 20,601,589 shares worth $1.94 trillion.
On the other hand, there are companies that Alesco Advisors is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Alesco Advisors closed its position in Microchip Technology on 13th August 2024.
It sold the previously owned 4,833 shares for $434 million.
Benton Kircher also disclosed a decreased stake in Ishares Inc by approximately 0.1%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $144 billion and 2,738,315 shares.
One of the largest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Alesco Advisors are Aquatic Capital Management and Martin Currie Ltd. They manage $3.05 trillion and $3.05 trillion respectively.
Benton Kircher investment strategy
Alesco Advisors’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 0.3% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
42.4% 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
39% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.4% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $306 billion.
The complete list of Alesco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishares Tr |
1.14%
20,601,589
|
$1,944,016,874,000 | 63.70% |
| Schwab Strategic Tr |
1.57%
3,197,699
|
$160,950,922,000 | 5.27% |
| Ishares Inc |
1.58%
2,738,315
|
$144,024,699,000 | 4.72% |
| Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr |
3.20%
226,396
|
$123,209,152,000 | 4.04% |
| Vanguard Bd Index Fds |
6.66%
1,689,478
|
$121,844,385,000 | 3.99% |
| Vanguard Malvern Fds |
0.35%
1,783,406
|
$86,566,505,000 | 2.84% |
| Dimensional Etf Trust |
3.67%
3,113,780
|
$97,113,257,000 | 3.18% |
| American Centy Etf Tr |
0.10%
2,065,522
|
$149,030,456,000 | 4.88% |
| Vanguard Tax-managed Fds |
1.23%
958,509
|
$47,369,524,000 | 1.55% |
| Vanguard Intl Equity Index F |
1.16%
601,609
|
$26,274,922,000 | 0.86% |
| Spdr Ser Tr |
2.59%
1,323,169
|
$53,641,050,000 | 1.76% |
| Vanguard Index Fds |
0.21%
145,537
|
$30,585,192,000 | 1.00% |
| Apple Inc |
5.57%
31,507
|
$6,636,106,000 | 0.22% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
0.79%
10,791
|
$4,823,073,000 | 0.16% |
| Vanguard Scottsdale Fds |
13.30%
91,847
|
$10,309,918,000 | 0.34% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
0.06%
8,165
|
$3,321,522,000 | 0.11% |
| Vanguard Mun Bd Fds |
17.07%
65,963
|
$3,305,406,000 | 0.11% |
| Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. |
3.97%
148,799
|
$2,361,440,000 | 0.08% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
2.24%
7,289
|
$1,474,287,000 | 0.05% |
| Goldman Sachs Etf Tr |
106.29%
14,298
|
$1,430,944,000 | 0.05% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
14.72%
11,388
|
$1,310,987,000 | 0.04% |
| Xylem Inc |
No change
9,108
|
$1,235,318,000 | 0.04% |
| Ishares Gold Tr |
No change
27,162
|
$1,193,227,000 | 0.04% |
| Global X Fds |
No change
30,628
|
$1,566,821,000 | 0.05% |
| Lowes Cos Inc |
9.08%
5,319
|
$1,172,627,000 | 0.04% |
| Vanguard Whitehall Fds |
No change
9,685
|
$1,148,641,000 | 0.04% |
| Paychex Inc. |
9.69%
9,552
|
$1,132,522,000 | 0.04% |
| Ashland Inc |
No change
11,639
|
$1,099,769,000 | 0.04% |
| Spdr Index Shs Fds |
5.53%
48,097
|
$1,934,143,000 | 0.06% |
| Visa Inc |
No change
3,882
|
$1,018,909,000 | 0.03% |
| Pimco Etf Tr |
No change
16,711
|
$862,956,000 | 0.03% |
| Spdr S&p Midcap 400 Etf Tr |
No change
1,604
|
$858,268,000 | 0.03% |
| Alphabet Inc |
6.50%
7,858
|
$1,435,359,000 | 0.05% |
| Amazon.com Inc. |
10.03%
4,346
|
$839,865,000 | 0.03% |
| Johnson & Johnson |
2.14%
5,268
|
$769,971,000 | 0.03% |
| Oracle Corp. |
No change
5,124
|
$723,509,000 | 0.02% |
| VanEck ETF Trust |
6.04%
15,240
|
$698,602,000 | 0.02% |
| Wisdomtree Tr |
No change
12,905
|
$649,251,000 | 0.02% |
| Chemung Finl Corp |
No change
13,214
|
$634,272,000 | 0.02% |
| Trane Technologies plc |
No change
1,725
|
$567,404,000 | 0.02% |
| Select Sector Spdr Tr |
No change
2,379
|
$538,201,000 | 0.02% |
| Pepsico Inc |
1.66%
2,852
|
$470,380,000 | 0.02% |
| Broadcom Inc |
30.59%
286
|
$459,148,000 | 0.02% |
| Microchip Technology, Inc. |
Closed
4,833
|
$433,529,000 | |
| Accenture Plc Ireland |
No change
1,358
|
$412,031,000 | 0.01% |
| Spdr Dow Jones Indl Average |
13.22%
1,019
|
$398,561,000 | 0.01% |
| Disney Walt Co |
1.93%
3,971
|
$394,288,000 | 0.01% |
| Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T |
32.35%
4,715
|
$393,325,000 | 0.01% |
| Allstate Corp (The) |
37.46%
2,362
|
$377,117,000 | 0.01% |
| Caterpillar Inc. |
2.55%
1,127
|
$375,404,000 | 0.01% |
| Procter And Gamble Co |
7.66%
2,267
|
$373,874,000 | 0.01% |
| Spdr Gold Tr |
No change
1,685
|
$362,292,000 | 0.01% |
| Constellation Brands Inc |
12.66%
1,407
|
$361,918,000 | 0.01% |
| Sherwin-Williams Co. |
No change
1,200
|
$358,116,000 | 0.01% |
| J P Morgan Exchange Traded F |
2.64%
8,670
|
$354,343,000 | 0.01% |
| NVIDIA Corp |
Opened
2,646
|
$326,887,000 | 0.01% |
| Automatic Data Processing In |
33.63%
1,362
|
$325,096,000 | 0.01% |
| Home Depot, Inc. |
14.93%
940
|
$323,668,000 | 0.01% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. |
19.40%
554
|
$306,362,000 | 0.01% |
| Mcdonalds Corp |
28.04%
1,147
|
$292,301,000 | 0.01% |
| Tjx Cos Inc New |
Closed
2,676
|
$271,400,000 | |
| Unitedhealth Group Inc |
9.24%
532
|
$270,926,000 | 0.01% |
| Emerson Elec Co |
9.09%
2,400
|
$264,384,000 | 0.01% |
| Meta Platforms Inc |
Opened
521
|
$262,748,000 | 0.01% |
| Abbvie Inc |
15.45%
1,457
|
$249,905,000 | 0.01% |
| Abbott Labs |
No change
2,365
|
$245,785,000 | 0.01% |
| Merck & Co Inc |
16.12%
1,974
|
$244,381,000 | 0.01% |
| Eli Lilly & Co |
Opened
268
|
$242,642,000 | 0.01% |
| Cigna Group (The) |
No change
729
|
$240,986,000 | 0.01% |
| Boeing Co. |
0.38%
1,319
|
$240,071,000 | 0.01% |
| Spdr Ser Tr |
Closed
7,970
|
$237,267,000 | |
| American Express Co. |
11.67%
1,005
|
$232,708,000 | 0.01% |
| GE Aerospace |
0.21%
1,454
|
$231,142,000 | 0.01% |
| Deere & Co. |
No change
604
|
$225,673,000 | 0.01% |
| Intel Corp. |
0.03%
7,230
|
$223,913,000 | 0.01% |
| Cintas Corporation |
No change
310
|
$217,081,000 | 0.01% |
| M & T Bk Corp |
Opened
1,405
|
$212,661,000 | 0.01% |
| Starbucks Corp. |
Closed
2,311
|
$211,236,000 | |
| Danaher Corp. |
Opened
840
|
$209,874,000 | 0.01% |
| Costco Whsl Corp New |
Opened
244
|
$207,398,000 | 0.01% |
| Toyota Motor Corporation |
Closed
823
|
$207,133,000 | |
| Adobe Inc |
Opened
368
|
$204,446,000 | 0.01% |
| Nuveen Quality Muncp Income |
No change
14,434
|
$169,455,000 | 0.01% |
| Nuveen Amt Free Mun Cr Inc F |
No change
13,165
|
$164,036,000 | 0.01% |
| Blackrock Muniyield Quality |
No change
14,300
|
$159,874,000 | 0.01% |
| Nuveen Arizona Qlty Mun Inc |
No change
14,300
|
$159,588,000 | 0.01% |
| Blackrock Muniyild Qult Fd I |
No change
12,387
|
$152,112,000 | 0.00% |
| Neuberger Berman Mun Fd Inc |
No change
13,639
|
$145,665,000 | 0.00% |
| Invesco Tr Invt Grade Muns |
No change
11,000
|
$112,970,000 | 0.00% |
| Vuzix Corporation |
No change
10,000
|
$13,500,000 | 0.00% |
| No transactions found | |||
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