Van Strum & Towne Inc 13F annual report

Van Strum & Towne Inc is an investment fund managing more than $237 billion ran by Lynda Seaman. There are currently 85 companies in Mrs. Seaman’s portfolio. The largest investments include Microsoft and Vanguard Scottsdale Fds, together worth $42 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$237 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 1st November 2023, Van Strum & Towne Inc’s top holding is 70,290 shares of Microsoft currently worth over $22.2 billion and making up 9.4% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Microsoft, Van Strum & Towne Inc owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 262,289 shares of Vanguard Scottsdale Fds worth $19.8 billion. The third-largest holding is Vanguard Malvern Fds worth $14.1 billion and the next is Automatic Data Processing In worth $13.3 billion, with 55,422 shares owned.

Currently, Van Strum & Towne Inc's portfolio is worth at least $237 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 Van Strum & Towne Inc

The Van Strum & Towne Inc office and employees reside in San Francisco, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Lynda Seaman serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Van Strum & Towne Inc.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Van Strum & Towne Inc revealed that it had opened a new position in Spdr Ser Tr and bought 80,340 shares worth $1.71 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard Scottsdale Fds by buying 1,367 additional shares. This makes their stake in Vanguard Scottsdale Fds total 262,289 shares worth $19.8 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Van Strum & Towne Inc is getting rid of from its portfolio. Van Strum & Towne Inc closed its position in SVB on 8th November 2023. It sold the previously owned 16,877 shares for $3.88 billion. Lynda Seaman also disclosed a decreased stake in Microsoft by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $22.2 billion and 70,290 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Van Strum & Towne Inc are Auour Investments and Colony Family Offices. They manage $237 billion and $237 billion respectively.


Lynda Seaman investment strategy

Van Strum & Towne Inc’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 17.5% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 43.5% 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 46% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $290 billion.

The complete list of Van Strum & Towne Inc trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on November 8th 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
Microsoft Corporation
0.97%
70,290
$22,194,068,000 9.36%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
0.52%
262,289
$19,764,118,000 8.34%
Vanguard Malvern Fds
17.66%
298,971
$14,135,350,000 5.96%
Automatic Data Processing In
0.63%
55,422
$13,333,425,000 5.63%
Vanguard Index Fds
2.61%
54,902
$17,033,728,000 7.19%
AMGEN Inc.
1.01%
33,964
$9,128,165,000 3.85%
Alphabet Inc
0.71%
60,665
$7,938,623,000 3.35%
Procter And Gamble Co
0.03%
52,265
$7,623,374,000 3.22%
Johnson Johnson
0.24%
47,367
$7,377,411,000 3.11%
Pepsico Inc
0.35%
41,233
$6,986,520,000 2.95%
Ecolab, Inc.
0.75%
36,513
$6,185,302,000 2.61%
Jpmorgan Chase Co
3.24%
39,565
$5,737,717,000 2.42%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
10.70%
42,447
$4,990,864,000 2.11%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
1.14%
53,810
$4,863,886,000 2.05%
Abbvie Inc
1.85%
32,100
$4,784,827,000 2.02%
Salesforce Inc
3.88%
23,164
$4,697,197,000 1.98%
Emerson Elec Co
0.86%
47,593
$4,596,057,000 1.94%
Disney Walt Co
4.22%
50,535
$4,095,862,000 1.73%
SVB Financial Group
Closed
16,877
$3,884,073,000
International Business Machs
1.58%
27,362
$3,838,889,000 1.62%
HP Inc
0.21%
142,719
$3,667,878,000 1.55%
Omnicom Group, Inc.
Closed
39,119
$3,190,937,000
Schlumberger Ltd
8.38%
53,890
$3,141,788,000 1.33%
Eli Lilly Co
No change
5,475
$2,940,787,000 1.24%
Schwab Strategic Tr
24.48%
149,686
$7,428,205,000 3.13%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
0.95%
72,889
$2,857,978,000 1.21%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
0.72%
35,312
$2,646,282,000 1.12%
Chevron Corp.
30.61%
15,626
$2,634,920,000 1.11%
Capital One Finl Corp
2.98%
26,871
$2,607,831,000 1.10%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise C
4.35%
141,339
$2,455,978,000 1.04%
Ishares Tr
0.00%
28,890
$4,482,938,000 1.89%
Pfizer Inc.
0.16%
61,509
$2,040,256,000 0.86%
Spdr Ser Tr
Opened
80,340
$1,706,422,000 0.72%
Texas Instrs Inc
0.47%
10,570
$1,680,736,000 0.71%
Qualcomm, Inc.
6.91%
13,312
$1,478,431,000 0.62%
Moodys Corp
No change
4,000
$1,264,680,000 0.53%
RTX Corp
No change
15,967
$1,149,145,000 0.48%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
2.30%
3,181
$1,114,305,000 0.47%
American Express Co.
No change
7,140
$1,065,217,000 0.45%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
0.23%
17,642
$1,023,943,000 0.43%
General Electric Co.
1.15%
9,169
$1,012,718,000 0.43%
Apple Inc
22.14%
5,452
$933,438,000 0.39%
Schwab Strategic Tr
Opened
28,317
$897,083,000 0.38%
Nutrien Ltd
0.25%
14,176
$875,510,000 0.37%
Mastercard Incorporated
No change
2,000
$791,820,000 0.33%
Marriott Intl Inc New
1.23%
4,000
$786,240,000 0.33%
Merck Co Inc
No change
7,593
$781,700,000 0.33%
Intuit Inc
No change
1,486
$759,257,000 0.32%
Caterpillar Inc.
54.88%
2,460
$671,580,000 0.28%
Mcdonalds Corp
No change
2,400
$632,256,000 0.27%
Union Pac Corp
No change
2,903
$591,059,000 0.25%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
No change
945
$476,460,000 0.20%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
No change
6,808
$471,659,000 0.20%
Costco Whsl Corp New
24.92%
812
$458,673,000 0.19%
Cadence Design System Inc
No change
1,924
$450,794,000 0.19%
Ishares Tr
Opened
14,525
$437,929,000 0.18%
Vanguard World Fds
No change
2,169
$396,211,000 0.17%
Adobe Inc
0.52%
774
$394,663,000 0.17%
Phillips 66
Opened
3,281
$394,213,000 0.17%
Amazon.com Inc.
6.78%
3,095
$393,437,000 0.17%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
No change
765
$387,221,000 0.16%
Abbott Labs
No change
3,827
$370,645,000 0.16%
Fedex Corp
No change
1,365
$361,616,000 0.15%
Walmart Inc
No change
2,247
$359,363,000 0.15%
Home Depot, Inc.
No change
1,180
$356,550,000 0.15%
Intel Corp.
5.19%
9,910
$352,301,000 0.15%
Ppg Inds Inc
No change
2,650
$343,970,000 0.15%
Lowes Cos Inc
No change
1,640
$340,858,000 0.14%
Wells Fargo Co New
3.50%
8,264
$337,668,000 0.14%
Comcast Corp New
No change
7,524
$333,615,000 0.14%
Intercontinental Exchange In
No change
3,000
$330,060,000 0.14%
Ameriprise Finl Inc
No change
1,000
$329,680,000 0.14%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
6.90%
2,700
$326,295,000 0.14%
Bio-Techne Corp
No change
4,000
$272,280,000 0.11%
Bank America Corp
No change
9,824
$268,982,000 0.11%
NextEra Energy Inc
Closed
3,120
$260,832,000
Illinois Tool Wks Inc
No change
1,090
$251,038,000 0.11%
Vanguard World Fds
Opened
603
$250,185,000 0.11%
Danaher Corp.
No change
980
$243,138,000 0.10%
Allstate Corp (The)
Closed
1,780
$241,368,000
Trane Technologies plc
Closed
1,422
$239,024,000
Zebra Technologies Corporati
No change
1,000
$236,530,000 0.10%
3M Co.
Closed
1,908
$228,807,000
Schwab Charles Corp
No change
4,100
$225,090,000 0.09%
Wintrust Finl Corp
No change
2,870
$216,685,000 0.09%
Bank New York Mellon Corp
No change
5,000
$213,250,000 0.09%
Travelers Companies Inc.
No change
1,304
$212,957,000 0.09%
Nike, Inc.
Closed
1,800
$210,618,000
Vanguard Specialized Funds
No change
1,348
$209,453,000 0.09%
Target Corp
No change
1,820
$201,238,000 0.08%
Novartis AG
Opened
1,972
$200,868,000 0.08%
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Opened
2,304
$200,034,000 0.08%
No transactions found
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