Bck Partners 13F annual report
Bck Partners is an investment fund managing more than $187 billion ran by James Kaffenbarger. There are currently 20 companies in Mr. Kaffenbarger’s portfolio. The largest investments include Vanguard Index Fds and Vanguard Scottsdale Fds, together worth $145 billion.
$187 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 24th April 2024, Bck Partners’s top holding is 326,047 shares of Vanguard Index Fds currently worth over $103 billion and making up 55.2% of the portfolio value.
In addition, the fund holds 540,169 shares of Vanguard Scottsdale Fds worth $41.8 billion.
The third-largest holding is Ishares Tr worth $20 billion and the next is Schwab Strategic Tr worth $12.3 billion, with 351,651 shares owned.
Currently, Bck Partners's portfolio is worth at least $187 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 Bck Partners
The Bck Partners office and employees reside in Corning, New York. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, James Kaffenbarger serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Bck Partners.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Bck Partners revealed that it had opened a new position in
Alphabet Inc and bought 1,484 shares worth $224 million.
This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company.
Alphabet Inc makes up
12.8%
of the fund's Technology sector allocation and has grown its share price by 51.8% in the past year.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard Scottsdale Fds by buying
21,703 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Vanguard Scottsdale Fds total 540,169 shares worth $41.8 billion.
On the other hand, James Kaffenbarger disclosed a decreased stake in Vanguard Index Fds by approximately 0.1%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $103 billion and 326,047 shares.
One of the smallest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Bck Partners are Wealthcare Investment Partners and Arvin Capital Management L.P.. They manage $187 billion and $187 billion respectively.
James Kaffenbarger investment strategy
Bck Partners’s portfolio is diversified across 7 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Health Care — making up 0.9% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
60.0% 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
60% 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 $647 billion.
The complete list of Bck Partners trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on April 30th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Index Fds |
0.71%
326,047
|
$103,138,812,000 | 55.19% |
| Vanguard Scottsdale Fds |
4.19%
540,169
|
$41,760,465,000 | 22.35% |
| Ishares Tr |
5.09%
376,093
|
$20,041,428,000 | 10.73% |
| Schwab Strategic Tr |
1.99%
351,651
|
$12,269,212,000 | 6.57% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
0.90%
3,569
|
$1,500,836,000 | 0.80% |
| Corning, Inc. |
1.77%
32,229
|
$1,062,257,000 | 0.57% |
| Spdr Index Shs Fds |
7.95%
19,633
|
$703,647,000 | 0.38% |
| Apple Inc |
3.07%
3,828
|
$656,425,000 | 0.35% |
| Unitedhealth Group Inc |
2.17%
1,269
|
$627,774,000 | 0.34% |
| Johnson & Johnson |
7.48%
3,763
|
$595,269,000 | 0.32% |
| Spdr Ser Tr |
26.46%
38,338
|
$1,450,009,000 | 0.78% |
| Amazon.com Inc. |
22.29%
2,666
|
$480,893,000 | 0.26% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
5.70%
1,113
|
$468,261,000 | 0.25% |
| Norfolk Southn Corp |
No change
1,575
|
$401,420,000 | 0.21% |
| Applied Matls Inc |
No change
1,788
|
$368,739,000 | 0.20% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
No change
2,930
|
$340,583,000 | 0.18% |
| AMGEN Inc. |
No change
1,022
|
$290,575,000 | 0.16% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. |
6.04%
439
|
$255,151,000 | 0.14% |
| NextEra Energy Inc |
No change
3,552
|
$227,008,000 | 0.12% |
| Alphabet Inc |
Opened
1,484
|
$223,980,000 | 0.12% |
| No transactions found | |||
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