Stokes Capital Advisors 13F annual report

Stokes Capital Advisors is an investment fund managing more than $360 billion ran by Taylor Stokes. There are currently 71 companies in Mr. Stokes’s portfolio. The largest investments include Microsoft and Tjx Cos Inc New, together worth $29.1 billion.

$360 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 12th July 2024, Stokes Capital Advisors’s top holding is 36,918 shares of Microsoft currently worth over $16.5 billion and making up 4.6% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Microsoft, Stokes Capital Advisors owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 114,414 shares of Tjx Cos Inc New worth $12.6 billion. The third-largest holding is Costco Whsl Corp New worth $11.1 billion and the next is Broadcom worth $10.9 billion, with 6,798 shares owned.

Currently, Stokes Capital Advisors's portfolio is worth at least $360 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 Stokes Capital Advisors

The Stokes Capital Advisors office and employees reside in Greenwood, South Carolina. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Taylor Stokes serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Stokes Capital Advisors.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Stokes Capital Advisors revealed that it had opened a new position in Abbvie Inc and bought 35,101 shares worth $6.02 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Abbvie Inc makes up 19.7% of the fund's Health Care sector allocation and has grown its share price by 24.3% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Microsoft by buying 2,879 additional shares. This makes their stake in Microsoft total 36,918 shares worth $16.5 billion. Microsoft soared 24.0% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Stokes Capital Advisors is getting rid of from its portfolio. Stokes Capital Advisors closed its position in Medtronic Plc on 19th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 42,388 shares for $3.73 billion. Taylor Stokes also disclosed a decreased stake in Costco Whsl Corp New by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $11.1 billion and 13,111 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Stokes Capital Advisors are Vertex Planning Partners and Shulman Demeo Asset Management. They manage $360 billion and $360 billion respectively.


Taylor Stokes investment strategy

Stokes Capital Advisors’s portfolio is diversified across 12 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 10.4% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 50.7% 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 51% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 1.4% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $227 billion.

The complete list of Stokes Capital Advisors trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 19th 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
Microsoft Corporation
8.46%
36,918
$16,500,605,000 4.59%
Tjx Cos Inc New
11.22%
114,414
$12,596,982,000 3.50%
Costco Whsl Corp New
1.29%
13,111
$11,144,573,000 3.10%
Broadcom Inc.
0.67%
6,798
$10,914,589,000 3.04%
Pimco Etf Tr
34.19%
111,490
$10,960,708,000 3.05%
Apple Inc
2.55%
48,592
$10,234,465,000 2.85%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
14.96%
19,716
$10,040,772,000 2.79%
Stryker Corp.
28.30%
26,900
$9,152,725,000 2.55%
Jpmorgan Chase Co.
2.63%
44,299
$8,959,916,000 2.49%
Visa Inc
7.04%
32,773
$8,601,930,000 2.39%
Mcdonalds Corp
27.03%
32,665
$8,324,349,000 2.32%
Texas Instrs Inc
15.38%
42,363
$8,240,892,000 2.29%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
38.77%
44,384
$8,102,379,000 2.25%
Williams Cos Inc
0.80%
188,909
$8,028,612,000 2.23%
Marsh Mclennan Cos Inc
14.29%
37,376
$7,875,871,000 2.19%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
11.31%
26,030
$7,768,133,000 2.16%
American Express Co.
26.81%
33,203
$7,688,155,000 2.14%
Honeywell International Inc
27.03%
35,608
$7,603,733,000 2.12%
Procter And Gamble Co
1.10%
45,864
$7,563,958,000 2.10%
Pepsico Inc
26.43%
45,161
$7,448,404,000 2.07%
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
0.14%
74,410
$7,220,747,000 2.01%
Home Depot, Inc.
15.43%
19,828
$6,825,591,000 1.90%
Accenture Plc Ireland
39.78%
22,346
$6,780,000,000 1.89%
Chubb Limited
9.22%
26,206
$6,684,627,000 1.86%
Northrop Grumman Corp.
1.17%
14,830
$6,465,139,000 1.80%
L3Harris Technologies Inc
9.55%
28,345
$6,365,721,000 1.77%
Coca-Cola Co
5.57%
98,910
$6,295,622,000 1.75%
Mastercard Incorporated
19.37%
14,043
$6,195,210,000 1.72%
Linde Plc.
7.18%
14,057
$6,168,353,000 1.72%
Canadian Natl Ry Co
7.11%
51,570
$6,091,965,000 1.69%
Abbvie Inc
Opened
35,101
$6,020,524,000 1.67%
Johnson Johnson
9.01%
41,025
$5,996,214,000 1.67%
Union Pac Corp
12.48%
26,043
$5,892,490,000 1.64%
Lockheed Martin Corp.
4.59%
12,613
$5,891,533,000 1.64%
Canadian Nat Res Ltd
Opened
160,107
$5,699,810,000 1.59%
NextEra Energy Inc
65.70%
80,391
$5,692,487,000 1.58%
Hess Midstream LP
14.25%
145,306
$5,294,951,000 1.47%
Abbott Labs
87.76%
50,455
$5,242,780,000 1.46%
Cheniere Energy Inc.
21.67%
28,720
$5,021,118,000 1.40%
Merck Co Inc
25.27%
39,206
$4,853,703,000 1.35%
Automatic Data Processing In
687.49%
20,081
$4,793,134,000 1.33%
Nike, Inc.
12.50%
63,362
$4,775,594,000 1.33%
Danaher Corp.
30.16%
18,022
$4,502,797,000 1.25%
Medtronic Plc
Closed
42,388
$3,734,383,000
United Parcel Service, Inc.
6.25%
27,118
$3,711,099,000 1.03%
American Tower Corp.
6.81%
18,881
$3,670,089,000 1.02%
Enbridge Inc
10.02%
103,076
$3,668,475,000 1.02%
Intuit Inc
Opened
5,444
$3,577,852,000 1.00%
Ishares Tr
101.70%
80,769
$5,925,376,000 1.65%
Tractor Supply Co.
Closed
14,369
$3,176,986,000
Kinder Morgan Inc
42.88%
152,794
$3,036,017,000 0.84%
Target Corp
Closed
15,835
$2,088,637,000
Novo-nordisk A S
122.74%
12,785
$1,824,931,000 0.51%
TC Energy Corporation
Closed
32,474
$1,312,275,000
Vanguard Index Fds
15.85%
2,325
$1,162,803,000 0.32%
Ishares Tr
Closed
10,385
$1,108,392,000
Roper Technologies Inc
0.93%
1,919
$1,081,664,000 0.30%
Enterprise Prods Partners L
No change
36,778
$1,065,827,000 0.30%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
24.20%
12,991
$1,003,880,000 0.28%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
44.20%
13,180
$987,051,000 0.27%
Ameriprise Finl Inc
22.64%
1,582
$675,815,000 0.19%
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
13.33%
1,300
$657,553,000 0.18%
AMGEN Inc.
21.15%
1,845
$576,471,000 0.16%
The Southern Co.
0.80%
6,794
$527,011,000 0.15%
Cintas Corporation
18.42%
673
$471,275,000 0.13%
Managed Portfolio Series
30.28%
15,493
$446,664,000 0.12%
Pimco Etf Tr
Closed
8,862
$438,935,000
Energy Transfer L P
No change
24,846
$403,003,000 0.11%
Church Dwight Co Inc
23.31%
3,750
$388,800,000 0.11%
Oneok Inc.
Opened
3,908
$318,698,000 0.09%
Factset Resh Sys Inc
No change
779
$318,043,000 0.09%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
41.35%
3,418
$277,816,000 0.08%
Duke Energy Corp.
15.37%
2,754
$276,034,000 0.08%
Lowes Cos Inc
52.27%
1,250
$275,575,000 0.08%
Magellan Midstream Prtnrs Lp
Closed
4,171
$259,937,000
Schwab Strategic Tr
Closed
16,033
$443,212,000
Olin Corp.
No change
5,000
$235,750,000 0.07%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
46.45%
4,501
$222,440,000 0.06%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
Closed
5,210
$211,943,000
Pfizer Inc.
Opened
7,325
$204,954,000 0.06%
No transactions found
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