Clayton Partners 13F annual report
Clayton Partners is an investment fund managing more than $118 billion ran by Aryn Sands. There are currently 35 companies in Sands’s portfolio. The largest investments include Ishares Tr and Bristow Group Inc, together worth $22.9 billion.
$118 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 7th May 2024, Clayton Partners’s top holding is 197,568 shares of Ishares Tr currently worth over $13.4 billion and making up 11.4% of the portfolio value.
In addition, the fund holds 346,181 shares of Bristow Group Inc worth $9.42 billion.
The third-largest holding is Flex Ltd worth $8.06 billion and the next is California Res Corp worth $6.8 billion, with 123,497 shares owned.
Currently, Clayton Partners's portfolio is worth at least $118 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 Clayton Partners
The Clayton Partners office and employees reside in Berkeley, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Aryn Sands serves as the Agent at Clayton Partners.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Clayton Partners revealed that it had opened a new position in
Tko Group Holdings Inc and bought 35,380 shares worth $3.06 billion.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Ishares Tr by buying
237 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Ishares Tr total 197,568 shares worth $13.4 billion.
On the other hand, there are companies that Clayton Partners is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Clayton Partners closed its position in Cannae Inc on 14th May 2024.
It sold the previously owned 299,984 shares for $5.85 billion.
Aryn Sands also disclosed a decreased stake in Flex Ltd by 0.2%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $8.06 billion and 281,876 shares.
One of the smallest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Clayton Partners are Invera Wealth Advisors and Axim Planning & Wealth. They manage $118 billion and $118 billion respectively.
Aryn Sands investment strategy
Clayton Partners’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 18.9% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
37.1% 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
26% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 8.6% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $129 billion.
The complete list of Clayton Partners trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on May 14th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishares Tr |
0.12%
197,568
|
$13,446,206,000 | 11.42% |
| Bristow Group Inc |
17.47%
346,181
|
$9,416,123,000 | 8.00% |
| Flex Ltd |
24.76%
281,876
|
$8,064,472,000 | 6.85% |
| California Res Corp |
3.04%
123,497
|
$6,804,669,000 | 5.78% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
19.65%
15,758
|
$6,626,554,000 | 5.63% |
| Cannae Holdings Inc |
Closed
299,984
|
$5,852,688,000 | |
| Wells Fargo Co New |
4.46%
90,798
|
$5,262,639,000 | 4.47% |
| Ncr Voyix Corporation |
Closed
284,097
|
$4,804,080,000 | |
| Alphabet Inc |
16.91%
30,121
|
$4,586,223,000 | 3.90% |
| Fiserv, Inc. |
2.47%
28,115
|
$4,493,339,000 | 3.82% |
| Fluor Corp New |
3.00%
105,196
|
$4,447,687,000 | 3.78% |
| National Health Invs Inc |
3.51%
69,879
|
$4,390,475,000 | 3.73% |
| Abbvie Inc |
16.05%
20,471
|
$3,727,703,000 | 3.17% |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc |
0.07%
16,049
|
$3,420,042,000 | 2.91% |
| AES Corp. |
32.50%
185,574
|
$3,327,341,000 | 2.83% |
| Network-1 Technologies Inc |
5.06%
1,507,786
|
$3,121,117,000 | 2.65% |
| Sixth Street Specialty Lendi |
0.10%
143,403
|
$3,073,119,000 | 2.61% |
| Tko Group Holdings Inc |
Opened
35,380
|
$3,057,186,000 | 2.60% |
| Twilio Inc |
Opened
49,618
|
$3,034,141,000 | 2.58% |
| Portman Ridge Fin Corp |
22.24%
153,490
|
$2,913,241,000 | 2.47% |
| Fedex Corp |
0.08%
9,869
|
$2,859,393,000 | 2.43% |
| Nextracker Inc |
Opened
45,766
|
$2,575,253,000 | 2.19% |
| Astrazeneca plc |
Opened
36,874
|
$2,498,214,000 | 2.12% |
| Distribution Solutions Grp I |
Closed
77,274
|
$2,438,767,000 | |
| Vanguard Star Fds |
0.07%
39,685
|
$2,393,006,000 | 2.03% |
| Epsilon Energy Ltd. |
2.43%
342,861
|
$1,884,021,000 | 1.60% |
| Barrick Gold Corp. |
0.07%
109,996
|
$1,830,333,000 | 1.55% |
| Joint Corp |
Opened
135,000
|
$1,763,100,000 | 1.50% |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Closed
58,585
|
$1,686,652,000 | |
| Array Technologies, Inc. |
Opened
108,033
|
$1,610,772,000 | 1.37% |
| Acacia Resh Corp |
48.61%
295,489
|
$1,574,956,000 | 1.34% |
| Spruce Power Holding Corp |
Opened
383,400
|
$1,518,128,000 | 1.29% |
| Investment Managers Ser Tr I |
Closed
50,000
|
$1,298,000,000 | |
| Spruce Power Holding Corp |
Closed
285,000
|
$1,259,700,000 | |
| KraneShares Trust |
0.33%
39,196
|
$1,122,965,000 | 0.95% |
| Mfa Finl Inc |
Closed
95,000
|
$1,070,650,000 | |
| Ameresco Inc. |
0.32%
35,683
|
$861,031,000 | 0.73% |
| Perella Weinberg Partners |
Opened
56,503
|
$798,387,000 | 0.68% |
| Great Elm Group Inc |
3.22%
360,244
|
$691,668,000 | 0.59% |
| Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. |
Opened
449,136
|
$336,852,000 | 0.29% |
| Transalta Corp. |
3.21%
19,142
|
$123,083,000 | 0.10% |
| Ferroglobe Plc |
19.86%
14,700
|
$73,206,000 | 0.06% |
| No transactions found | |||
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