Westport Asset Management Inc 13F annual report

Westport Asset Management Inc is an investment fund managing more than $200 billion ran by Jennifer Knuth. There are currently 74 companies in Mrs. Knuth’s portfolio. The largest investments include Synopsys and Willis Towers Watson Plc, together worth $48.5 billion.

$200 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 5th August 2024, Westport Asset Management Inc’s top holding is 51,000 shares of Synopsys currently worth over $30.3 billion and making up 15.2% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Synopsys, Westport Asset Management Inc owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 69,234 shares of Willis Towers Watson Plc worth $18.1 billion. The third-largest holding is Universal Health Services worth $12 billion and the next is Zebra Technologies worth $10.6 billion, with 34,335 shares owned.

Currently, Westport Asset Management Inc's portfolio is worth at least $200 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 Westport Asset Management Inc

The Westport Asset Management Inc office and employees reside in Southport, Connecticut. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Jennifer Knuth serves as the CCO at Westport Asset Management Inc.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Westport Asset Management Inc revealed that it had opened a new position in Verint Systems and bought 17,500 shares worth $564 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Verint Systems makes up 0.8% 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 Akamai Technologies Inc by buying 10,000 additional shares. This makes their stake in Akamai Technologies Inc total 25,000 shares worth $2.25 billion. Akamai Technologies Inc dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Westport Asset Management Inc is getting rid of from its portfolio. Westport Asset Management Inc closed its position in Livent Corp on 12th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 18,706 shares for $309 million.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Westport Asset Management Inc are Monaco Asset Management Sam and Mill Road Capital Management. They manage $200 billion and $200 billion respectively.


Jennifer Knuth investment strategy

Westport Asset Management Inc’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 33.5% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 73.0% 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 50% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.7% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $72.1 billion.

The complete list of Westport Asset Management Inc trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 12th 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
Synopsys, Inc.
No change
51,000
$30,348,060,000 15.19%
Willis Towers Watson Plc
No change
69,234
$18,149,001,000 9.08%
Universal Health Services, Inc.
No change
65,059
$12,031,361,000 6.02%
Zebra Technologies Corp.
No change
34,335
$10,607,112,000 5.31%
MGIC Investment Corp
No change
439,013
$9,460,730,000 4.73%
Adtalem Global Education Inc
No change
125,759
$8,578,021,000 4.29%
IPG Photonics Corp
No change
77,500
$6,540,225,000 3.27%
PTC Inc
No change
31,100
$5,649,937,000 2.83%
Oracle Corp.
No change
38,000
$5,365,600,000 2.69%
Check Point Software Technolog
No change
32,300
$5,329,500,000 2.67%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
No change
35,000
$5,296,200,000 2.65%
United Rentals, Inc.
No change
8,000
$5,173,840,000 2.59%
EOG Resources, Inc.
No change
38,889
$4,894,958,000 2.45%
Uber Technologies Inc
No change
62,577
$4,548,096,000 2.28%
Alphabet Inc
No change
24,000
$4,402,080,000 2.20%
Ishares Msci Emerging Markets
No change
100,000
$4,259,000,000 2.13%
Radian Group, Inc.
No change
130,371
$4,054,538,000 2.03%
Linde Plc.
No change
9,000
$3,949,290,000 1.98%
Carrier Global Corporation
No change
52,400
$3,305,392,000 1.65%
Republic Services, Inc.
No change
15,000
$2,915,100,000 1.46%
Rogers Corp.
No change
22,656
$2,732,540,000 1.37%
Ryman Hospitality Properties I
No change
25,000
$2,496,500,000 1.25%
Rockwell Automation Inc
No change
9,000
$2,477,520,000 1.24%
Ross Stores, Inc.
No change
17,000
$2,470,440,000 1.24%
Charter Communications Inc.
No change
7,559
$2,259,839,000 1.13%
Akamai Technologies Inc
66.67%
25,000
$2,252,000,000 1.13%
Timberland Bancorp Inc/wa
No change
80,909
$2,191,825,000 1.10%
Caci International Inc.
No change
5,000
$2,150,650,000 1.08%
Union Pacific Corp.
No change
8,800
$1,991,088,000 1.00%
Eagle Materials Inc.
No change
8,000
$1,739,680,000 0.87%
International Business Machine
No change
10,000
$1,729,500,000 0.87%
Amazon.com Inc.
No change
8,720
$1,685,140,000 0.84%
Norfolk Southern Corp.
No change
6,000
$1,288,140,000 0.64%
Texas Instruments Inc.
No change
6,026
$1,172,238,000 0.59%
Astrazeneca plc
No change
15,000
$1,169,850,000 0.59%
CVS Health Corp
No change
17,772
$1,049,614,000 0.53%
Skechers U S A, Inc.
No change
15,000
$1,036,800,000 0.52%
FMC Corp.
No change
15,000
$863,250,000 0.43%
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
50.00%
3,000
$819,330,000 0.41%
National Western Life Group In
No change
1,542
$766,281,000 0.38%
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
No change
95,800
$712,752,000 0.36%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
No change
10,000
$686,100,000 0.34%
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
No change
2,500
$645,125,000 0.32%
AT&T Inc.
No change
31,919
$609,972,000 0.31%
Nutrien Ltd
No change
11,150
$567,647,000 0.28%
Verint Systems, Inc.
Opened
17,500
$563,500,000 0.28%
Four Corners Property Trust In
No change
19,998
$493,351,000 0.25%
Lumentum Holdings Inc
No change
9,500
$483,740,000 0.24%
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
No change
8,135
$493,000,000 0.25%
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
No change
7,500
$453,375,000 0.23%
Abbott Laboratories
No change
4,000
$415,640,000 0.21%
Raytheon Technologies Corp
No change
4,127
$414,310,000 0.21%
Interpublic Group Of Cos Inc/t
No change
14,000
$407,260,000 0.20%
Zoetis Inc
No change
2,000
$346,720,000 0.17%
Cognyte Software Ltd
No change
45,000
$343,800,000 0.17%
Ansys Inc.
No change
1,000
$321,500,000 0.16%
Livent Corp
Closed
18,706
$308,836,000
Sentinelone Inc
Opened
12,500
$263,125,000 0.13%
Big Lots Inc
No change
150,927
$261,104,000 0.13%
Teradata Corp
No change
7,500
$259,200,000 0.13%
Coherent Corp
No change
3,500
$253,610,000 0.13%
Newmont Mining Corp
No change
5,505
$230,494,000 0.12%
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd
No change
2,884
$227,057,000 0.11%
Catalent Inc.
No change
4,000
$224,920,000 0.11%
Broadcom Inc
No change
1,312
$210,646,000 0.11%
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
No change
1,000
$133,030,000 0.07%
MDU Resources Group Inc
No change
5,000
$125,500,000 0.06%
Halliburton Co.
No change
3,444
$116,338,000 0.06%
Graham Holdings Co.
No change
150
$104,933,000 0.05%
Vodafone Group plc
No change
8,989
$79,732,000 0.04%
Wells Fargo & Co.
No change
1,000
$59,390,000 0.03%
Cable One Inc
No change
150
$53,100,000 0.03%
Verizon Communications Inc
No change
862
$35,549,000 0.02%
Arcadium Lithium Plc
Opened
4,499
$15,117,000 0.01%
Lee Enterprises, Inc.
No change
540
$5,999,000 0.00%
No transactions found
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