Tilson 13F annual report

Tilson is an investment fund managing more than $99 million ran by Ashleigh Swayze. There are currently 20 companies in Mrs. Swayze’s portfolio. The largest investments include Dimensional Etf Trust and Spdr Ser Tr, together worth $73.5 million.

$99 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 18th July 2024, Tilson’s top holding is 1,347,194 shares of Dimensional Etf Trust currently worth over $46.2 million and making up 46.7% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 809,914 shares of Spdr Ser Tr worth $27.3 million. The third-largest holding is Ssga Active Etf Tr worth $6.8 million and the next is Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr worth $6.2 million, with 11,390 shares owned.

Currently, Tilson's portfolio is worth at least $99 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 Tilson

The Tilson office and employees reside in New Providence, New Jersey. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Ashleigh Swayze serves as the Counsel at Tilson.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Tilson revealed that it had opened a new position in Ishares Tr and bought 2,421 shares worth $241 thousand.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Dimensional Etf Trust by buying 126,389 additional shares. This makes their stake in Dimensional Etf Trust total 1,347,194 shares worth $46.2 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Tilson is getting rid of from its portfolio. Tilson closed its position in Vanguard Index Fds on 25th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 54,332 shares for $17.9 million. Ashleigh Swayze also disclosed a decreased stake in Spdr Ser Tr by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $27.3 million and 809,914 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Tilson are Coe Capital Management and Markston International. They manage $98.9 million and $99.1 million respectively.


Ashleigh Swayze investment strategy

Tilson’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Energy — making up 3.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 30.0% 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 25% 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 $557 billion.

The complete list of Tilson trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 25th 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
Closed
54,332
$17,874,000
Dimensional Etf Trust
10.35%
1,347,194
$46,203,000 46.67%
Vanguard Malvern Fds
Closed
303,735
$17,809,000
Spdr Ser Tr
4.92%
809,914
$27,255,000 27.53%
Ishares Tr
Closed
203,760
$23,134,000
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
Closed
58,543
$7,083,000
Ssga Active Etf Tr
2.34%
245,965
$6,796,000 6.86%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
Closed
124,136
$6,228,000
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
15.98%
11,390
$6,199,000 6.26%
Vanguard Mun Bd Fds
Closed
107,586
$5,444,000
Exxon Mobil Corp.
0.25%
33,126
$3,814,000 3.85%
Ishares Inc
Closed
35,763
$3,765,000
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Closed
22,894
$3,403,000
Spdr Index Shs Fds
0.22%
68,691
$2,480,000 2.51%
Apple Inc
7.44%
6,656
$1,402,000 1.42%
Microsoft Corporation
Closed
2,159
$909,000
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
Closed
18,913
$790,000
Public Svc Enterprise Grp In
Closed
10,456
$698,000
Vanguard Star Fds
Closed
10,954
$661,000
Merck Co Inc
15.13%
4,817
$596,000 0.60%
Ishares Tr
No change
11,259
$569,000 0.57%
ConnectOne Bancorp Inc.
0.96%
28,185
$532,000 0.54%
Becton Dickinson Co
0.04%
2,252
$526,000 0.53%
Bank America Corp
0.41%
11,512
$458,000 0.46%
Oracle Corp.
No change
3,060
$432,000 0.44%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Closed
6,344
$344,000
Wisdomtree Tr
No change
3,463
$293,000 0.30%
Verizon Communications Inc
13.14%
6,907
$285,000 0.29%
Lam Research Corp.
Closed
285
$277,000
Repligen Corp.
Closed
1,500
$276,000
Jpmorgan Chase Co.
0.08%
1,283
$259,000 0.26%
Johnson Johnson
Closed
1,593
$252,000
Meta Platforms Inc
8.33%
494
$249,000 0.25%
Ishares Tr
Opened
2,421
$241,000 0.24%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Closed
541
$226,000
Dimensional Etf Trust
Closed
6,815
$218,000
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
No change
5,445
$207,000 0.21%
Dimensional Etf Trust
Opened
3,352
$200,000 0.20%
No transactions found
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