Client First Investment Management 13F annual report

Client First Investment Management is an investment fund managing more than $129 billion ran by Paul Zarling. There are currently 19 companies in Mr. Zarling’s portfolio. The largest investments include Series Portfolios Tr and Proshares Tr, together worth $88.1 billion.

$129 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 6th August 2024, Client First Investment Management’s top holding is 1,923,240 shares of Series Portfolios Tr currently worth over $58.2 billion and making up 45.2% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 340,482 shares of Proshares Tr worth $29.9 billion. The third-largest holding is Pacer Fds Tr worth $8.25 billion and the next is EA Series Trust worth $6.5 billion, with 60,254 shares owned.

Currently, Client First Investment Management's portfolio is worth at least $129 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 Client First Investment Management

The Client First Investment Management office and employees reside in West Bend, Wisconsin. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Paul Zarling serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Client First Investment Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Client First Investment Management revealed that it had opened a new position in Proshares Tr and bought 71,318 shares worth $5.84 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Series Portfolios Tr by buying 69,548 additional shares. This makes their stake in Series Portfolios Tr total 1,923,240 shares worth $58.2 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Client First Investment Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Client First Investment Management closed its position in Proshares Tr on 13th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 159,828 shares for $8.15 billion. Paul Zarling also disclosed a decreased stake in Proshares Tr by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $29.9 billion and 340,482 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Client First Investment Management are Clarity Capital Advisors and Community Bank Of Raymore. They manage $129 billion and $129 billion respectively.


Paul Zarling investment strategy

Client First Investment Management’s portfolio is diversified across 4 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Miscellaneous — making up 5.0% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 10.5% 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 11% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 5.3% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $772 billion.

The complete list of Client First Investment Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 13th 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
Series Portfolios Tr
3.75%
1,923,240
$58,183,400,000 45.19%
Proshares Tr
7.24%
340,482
$29,881,077,000 23.21%
Pacer Fds Tr
85.50%
173,588
$8,254,109,000 6.41%
EA Series Trust
31.68%
60,254
$6,496,286,000 5.05%
Proshares Tr
Opened
71,318
$5,844,871,000 4.54%
Proshares Tr
Closed
159,828
$8,147,729,000
Janus Detroit Str Tr
Opened
64,530
$3,173,585,000 2.46%
Eli Lilly & Co
0.12%
2,449
$2,217,489,000 1.72%
Microsoft Corporation
No change
4,400
$1,966,580,000 1.53%
Spdr Ser Tr
41.94%
32,874
$3,159,314,000 2.45%
Abrdn Gold Etf Trust
Closed
74,622
$1,584,971,000
First Tr Exchange-traded Fd
Opened
21,629
$1,477,477,000 1.15%
Graniteshares Etf Tr
9.28%
20,618
$1,433,982,000 1.11%
First Tr Exchng Traded Fd Vi
4.62%
105,770
$1,417,318,000 1.10%
Bank Montreal Medium
Opened
18,829
$1,385,626,000 1.08%
Direxion Shs Etf Tr
Closed
53,568
$2,449,942,000
Wisdomtree Tr
Closed
48,932
$1,282,018,000
Pgim Etf Tr
10.03%
17,914
$890,320,000 0.69%
Direxion Shs Etf Tr
Opened
32,505
$1,469,078,000 1.14%
Volatility Shs Tr
Closed
16,447
$875,803,000
Global X Fds
Opened
13,733
$619,496,000 0.48%
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F
14.81%
6,208
$313,318,000 0.24%
First Tr Exchange-traded Fd
16.03%
5,225
$311,432,000 0.24%
Visa Inc
No change
1,015
$266,407,000 0.21%
No transactions found
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