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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