Merlin Capital, Inc 13F annual report

Merlin Capital, Inc is an investment fund managing more than $33.5 billion ran by Michael Obuchowski. There are currently 52 companies in Mr. Obuchowski’s portfolio. The largest investments include Asml Holding N V and NVIDIA Corp, together worth $1.87 billion.

$33.5 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 6th May 2024, Merlin Capital, Inc’s top holding is 968 shares of Asml Holding N V currently worth over $939 million and making up 2.8% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 1,033 shares of NVIDIA Corp worth $933 million, whose value grew 84.9% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Amazon.com worth $916 million and the next is Chipotle Mexican Grill worth $916 million, with 315 shares owned.

Currently, Merlin Capital, Inc's portfolio is worth at least $33.5 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 Merlin Capital, Inc

The Merlin Capital, Inc office and employees reside in Newport, Rhode Island. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Michael Obuchowski serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Merlin Capital, Inc.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Merlin Capital, Inc revealed that it had opened a new position in Nextracker Inc and bought 16,163 shares worth $909 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Amazon.com by buying 38 additional shares. This makes their stake in Amazon.com total 5,080 shares worth $916 million. Amazon.com dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Merlin Capital, Inc is getting rid of from its portfolio. Merlin Capital, Inc closed its position in Tesla Inc on 13th May 2024. It sold the previously owned 2,054 shares for $510 million. Michael Obuchowski also disclosed a decreased stake in Asml Holding N V by 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $939 million and 968 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Merlin Capital, Inc are Corundum Trust , Inc and Windsor Advisory. They manage $33.5 billion and $33.6 billion respectively.


Michael Obuchowski investment strategy

Merlin Capital, Inc’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 36.8% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 69.2% 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 54% 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 $210 billion.

The complete list of Merlin Capital, Inc trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on May 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
Asml Holding N V
11.11%
968
$939,415,000 2.80%
NVIDIA Corp
33.10%
1,033
$933,377,000 2.78%
Amazon.com Inc.
0.75%
5,080
$916,330,000 2.73%
Chipotle Mexican Grill
No change
315
$915,633,000 2.73%
Nextracker Inc
Opened
16,163
$909,492,000 2.71%
Meta Platforms Inc
16.70%
1,866
$906,092,000 2.70%
Deckers Outdoor Corp.
0.11%
946
$890,432,000 2.66%
Marriott Intl Inc New
2.08%
3,527
$889,897,000 2.65%
Applied Matls Inc
5.36%
4,312
$889,264,000 2.65%
Booking Holdings Inc
2.51%
245
$888,831,000 2.65%
Ralph Lauren Corp
13.08%
4,600
$863,696,000 2.58%
Tapestry Inc
No change
18,156
$862,047,000 2.57%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2.27%
2,027
$847,306,000 2.53%
UiPath, Inc.
2.97%
36,930
$837,203,000 2.50%
Alphabet Inc
3.14%
5,458
$831,035,000 2.48%
ServiceNow Inc
No change
1,073
$818,055,000 2.44%
Cadence Design System Inc
0.80%
2,609
$812,130,000 2.42%
Quanta Svcs Inc
2.57%
2,990
$776,802,000 2.32%
Nxp Semiconductors N V
No change
3,132
$776,016,000 2.32%
PTC Inc
1.93%
4,005
$756,705,000 2.26%
Apple Inc
1.96%
4,259
$730,333,000 2.18%
Ferrari N.V.
31.48%
1,643
$716,249,000 2.14%
Lam Research Corp.
2.08%
737
$716,047,000 2.14%
ON Semiconductor Corp.
8.71%
9,706
$713,876,000 2.13%
Monolithic Pwr Sys Inc
1.45%
1,017
$688,936,000 2.06%
Micron Technology Inc.
0.97%
5,836
$688,006,000 2.05%
Oracle Corp.
Opened
5,403
$678,671,000 2.02%
Exelixis Inc
15.71%
28,444
$674,976,000 2.01%
Microsoft Corporation
No change
1,557
$655,061,000 1.95%
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Ltd
4.00%
4,634
$630,456,000 1.88%
Visa Inc
1.11%
2,190
$611,185,000 1.82%
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
0.52%
8,879
$605,193,000 1.81%
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
4.30%
5,479
$593,485,000 1.77%
Synopsys, Inc.
1.40%
1,015
$580,073,000 1.73%
Wolfspeed Inc
23.60%
19,408
$572,536,000 1.71%
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
No change
3,488
$556,755,000 1.66%
Allegro Microsystems Inc
1.54%
20,573
$554,648,000 1.65%
Tesla Inc
Closed
2,054
$510,378,000
Adobe Inc
1.32%
1,001
$505,105,000 1.51%
Intellia Therapeutics Inc
33.95%
17,724
$487,587,000 1.45%
Mastercard Incorporated
No change
997
$480,125,000 1.43%
Accenture Plc Ireland
No change
1,288
$446,434,000 1.33%
Intel Corp.
6.19%
10,051
$443,953,000 1.32%
Lumentum Holdings Inc
No change
9,295
$440,118,000 1.31%
Cisco Sys Inc
No change
8,358
$417,148,000 1.24%
Liberty Media Corp.
No change
6,231
$408,754,000 1.22%
Honeywell International Inc
Closed
1,919
$402,433,000
Texas Instrs Inc
No change
2,299
$400,509,000 1.19%
Open Text Corp
3.28%
10,212
$396,532,000 1.18%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
Closed
748
$393,800,000
Nike, Inc.
0.53%
3,767
$354,023,000 1.06%
Incyte Corp.
6.97%
3,914
$222,981,000 0.67%
Infinera Corp.
0.20%
20,873
$125,864,000 0.38%
Cambium Networks Corp
0.67%
22,630
$97,535,000 0.29%
DZS Inc
9.27%
50,324
$66,428,000 0.20%
No transactions found
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