Lfs Asset Management 13F annual report
Lfs Asset Management is an investment fund managing more than $99.1 million ran by John Lau. There are currently 48 companies in Mr. Lau’s portfolio. The largest investments include Ishares Preferred Income Sec Etf and Ishares U S Consumer Staples Etf, together worth $20.3 million.
$99.1 million Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 28th November 2022, Lfs Asset Management’s top holding is 392,223 shares of Ishares Preferred Income Sec Etf currently worth over $12.4 million and making up 12.5% of the portfolio value.
In addition, the fund holds 43,726 shares of Ishares U S Consumer Staples Etf worth $7.86 million.
The third-largest holding is Unitedhealth Grp Inc worth $5.6 million and the next is Mcdonalds Corp worth $5.28 million, with 22,896 shares owned.
Currently, Lfs Asset Management's portfolio is worth at least $99.1 million. 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 Lfs Asset Management
The Lfs Asset Management office and employees reside in San Ramon, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, John Lau serves as the Managing Member at Lfs Asset Management.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Lfs Asset Management revealed that it had opened a new position in
Unitedhealth Grp Inc and bought 11,078 shares worth $5.6 million.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Ishares Preferred Income Sec Etf by buying
385,634 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Ishares Preferred Income Sec Etf total 392,223 shares worth $12.4 million.
On the other hand, there are companies that Lfs Asset Management is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Lfs Asset Management closed its position in Vanguard Short Inflation Prot Etf Iv on 5th December 2022.
It sold the previously owned 390,325 shares for $19.6 million.
John Lau also disclosed a decreased stake in W.R. Berkley by approximately 0.1%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $4.17 million and 64,580 shares.
One of the smallest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Lfs Asset Management are Nucleo Capital Ltda and Warren Street Wealth Advisors. They manage $99.1 million and $99.1 million respectively.
John Lau investment strategy
Lfs Asset Management’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Miscellaneous — making up 5.8% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
31.3% 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
29% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 6.3% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $390 billion.
The complete list of Lfs Asset Management trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on December 5th 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 Short Inflation Prot Etf Iv |
Closed
390,325
|
$19,563,000 | |
| Ishares Preferred Income Sec Etf |
5,852.69%
392,223
|
$12,422,000 | 12.53% |
| Ishares U S Consumer Staples Etf |
7.31%
43,726
|
$7,863,000 | 7.93% |
| Unitedhealth Grp Inc |
Opened
11,078
|
$5,595,000 | 5.65% |
| Coca-Cola Co |
Closed
87,654
|
$5,514,000 | |
| Mcdonalds Corp |
Opened
22,896
|
$5,283,000 | 5.33% |
| Proshares Short Qqq Etf |
Closed
366,276
|
$5,274,000 | |
| Ishares Core Moderate Allocatin Etf |
12.83%
128,460
|
$4,703,000 | 4.75% |
| Ishares Us Insurance Etf |
Closed
54,346
|
$4,509,000 | |
| Proshares Short Russell 2000 Etf |
Opened
162,164
|
$4,275,000 | 4.31% |
| Apple Inc |
132.56%
30,745
|
$4,249,000 | 4.29% |
| W.R. Berkley Corp. |
0.75%
64,580
|
$4,171,000 | 4.21% |
| FolioBeyond Rising Rates ETF |
3.46%
131,435
|
$4,146,000 | 4.18% |
| Invsc Actvly Mng Optm Yd Dvrs Etf |
13.96%
251,190
|
$4,064,000 | 4.10% |
| Wisdomtree Japan Hedged Equity Etf |
Opened
55,062
|
$3,396,000 | 3.43% |
| Invesco S&p 500 High Dividend Low Volatility Etf |
Closed
75,861
|
$3,349,000 | |
| iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF |
Closed
189,782
|
$3,012,000 | |
| Microsoft Corporation |
35.91%
12,643
|
$2,945,000 | 2.97% |
| Invsc Sp 500 Eql Wght Cnsmr Stpl Etf |
Opened
18,843
|
$2,898,000 | 2.92% |
| Ishares Treasury Floatng Rate Bd Etf |
7.45%
56,046
|
$2,830,000 | 2.86% |
| Brclys Ipth Blmg Grn Sbnx Srs B Etn |
Closed
33,343
|
$2,619,000 | |
| Proshares Ultrashort S&p 500 Etf |
9.46%
44,275
|
$2,416,000 | 2.44% |
| Halliburton Co Hldg |
Closed
74,211
|
$2,327,000 | |
| Conocophillips |
Opened
22,100
|
$2,262,000 | 2.28% |
| Ishares Core Conservative Allocation |
0.47%
64,681
|
$2,110,000 | 2.13% |
| Union Pacific Corp. |
17.56%
10,800
|
$2,104,000 | 2.12% |
| Global X Msci China Energy Etf |
11.03%
136,423
|
$2,065,000 | 2.08% |
| Auto Data Processing |
30.29%
8,736
|
$1,976,000 | 1.99% |
| Abrdn Blmbrg All Cm Sg K 1 Fr Etf |
Opened
65,559
|
$1,693,000 | 1.71% |
| Proshres Ultrasht 20 Pls Yr Trsy Etf |
Opened
47,287
|
$1,504,000 | 1.52% |
| Flexshares Iboxx 3 Yr Tips Idx Etf |
62.18%
57,964
|
$1,355,000 | 1.37% |
| ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ |
Opened
21,773
|
$1,335,000 | 1.35% |
| Virtus Infrcp Us Prerd Stck Etf |
Opened
53,763
|
$1,024,000 | 1.03% |
| Ishares Expanded Tech Stw Sctr Etf |
8.98%
3,590
|
$898,000 | 0.91% |
| Pepsico Inc |
19.04%
4,774
|
$779,000 | 0.79% |
| Ishares Core Aggressive Allocati Etf |
12.28%
12,785
|
$709,000 | 0.72% |
| California BanCorp |
No change
33,698
|
$681,000 | 0.69% |
| Ishares Msci Indonesia Etf |
145.70%
28,698
|
$669,000 | 0.67% |
| United Parcel Srvc Class B |
No change
3,927
|
$634,000 | 0.64% |
| First Trust Gbl Ttcl Comdty Stra Etf |
26.72%
24,887
|
$631,000 | 0.64% |
| Invesco S&p 500 Equal Weight Etf |
Closed
4,394
|
$590,000 | |
| Home Depot, Inc. |
Closed
2,027
|
$556,000 | |
| Alphabet Inc |
3,047.73%
5,540
|
$533,000 | 0.54% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
4.79%
6,040
|
$527,000 | 0.53% |
| Ishares Convertible Bond Etf |
3.26%
7,265
|
$501,000 | 0.51% |
| Adobe Inc |
No change
1,703
|
$469,000 | 0.47% |
| Chevron Corp. |
85.14%
3,050
|
$438,000 | 0.44% |
| Ishr Etf Gsci Cmd Dyn Str Etf |
Closed
10,122
|
$414,000 | |
| AMGEN Inc. |
37.52%
1,807
|
$407,000 | 0.41% |
| Visa Inc |
75.17%
1,982
|
$352,000 | 0.36% |
| Grtshrs Blmbrg Cmdt Strt No K 1 Etf |
Closed
9,686
|
$293,000 | |
| American Express Co. |
7.83%
2,066
|
$279,000 | 0.28% |
| Spdr Fund Consumer Discre Select Etf |
0.21%
1,928
|
$275,000 | 0.28% |
| S&P Global Inc |
Closed
800
|
$270,000 | |
| DTE Energy Co. |
0.71%
2,284
|
$263,000 | 0.27% |
| Vanguard Value Etf |
95.66%
2,057
|
$254,000 | 0.26% |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp. |
0.48%
1,042
|
$253,000 | 0.26% |
| Wisdomtree Europe Hedged Eqty Etf |
Closed
3,855
|
$253,000 | |
| Uscf Sumrhvn Dyna Com Str No K 1 Etf |
Closed
10,091
|
$238,000 | |
| Costco Wholesale Corp |
17.86%
495
|
$234,000 | 0.24% |
| Baxter Interntnl |
Closed
3,636
|
$234,000 | |
| Simon Ppty Group Reit |
93.73%
2,464
|
$221,000 | 0.22% |
| Spdr S&p 500 Etf |
44.90%
616
|
$220,000 | 0.22% |
| Energy Select Sector Spdr Etf |
Closed
3,026
|
$216,000 | |
| Ishares Morgstar Mid Cap Gro Etf |
Closed
4,012
|
$208,000 | |
| Vaneck Semiconductor Etf |
Closed
1,023
|
$208,000 | |
| Caterpillar Inc. |
Closed
1,135
|
$203,000 | |
| Amazon.com Inc. |
Opened
1,800
|
$203,000 | 0.20% |
| No transactions found | |||
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