Taylor 13F annual report

Taylor is an investment fund managing more than $129 billion ran by John Taylor. There are currently 78 companies in Mr. Taylor’s portfolio. The largest investments include Vanguard Index Fds and Norfolk Southn Corp, together worth $43.1 billion.

$129 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 24th July 2024, Taylor’s top holding is 72,564 shares of Vanguard Index Fds currently worth over $25 billion and making up 19.4% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 84,202 shares of Norfolk Southn Corp worth $18.1 billion. The third-largest holding is Fiserv worth $4.21 billion and the next is Apple Inc worth $3.94 billion, with 18,703 shares owned.

Currently, Taylor'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 Taylor

The Taylor office and employees reside in Roanoke, Virginia. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, John Taylor serves as the President at Taylor.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Taylor revealed that it had opened a new position in GE Aerospace and bought 4,548 shares worth $723 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. GE Aerospace makes up 8.2% of the fund's Industrials sector allocation and has grown its share price by 42.5% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard Index Fds by buying 2,384 additional shares. This makes their stake in Vanguard Index Fds total 72,564 shares worth $25 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Taylor is getting rid of from its portfolio. Taylor closed its position in General Electric Co on 31st July 2024. It sold the previously owned 4,548 shares for $798 million. John Taylor also disclosed a decreased stake in Norfolk Southn Corp by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $18.1 billion and 84,202 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Taylor are Community Bank Of Raymore and Richardson Capital Management. They manage $129 billion and $129 billion respectively.


John Taylor investment strategy

Taylor’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 8.4% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 59.0% 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 58% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.6% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $276 billion.

The complete list of Taylor trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 31st 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 Index Fds
3.40%
72,564
$25,036,722,000 19.44%
Norfolk Southn Corp
0.08%
84,202
$18,077,368,000 14.03%
Fiserv, Inc.
0.35%
28,242
$4,209,188,000 3.27%
Apple Inc
No change
18,703
$3,939,226,000 3.06%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
No change
9,593
$3,902,432,000 3.03%
Microsoft Corporation
1.17%
7,199
$3,217,593,000 2.50%
Oracle Corp.
1.84%
21,894
$3,091,383,000 2.40%
Home Depot, Inc.
No change
8,673
$2,985,594,000 2.32%
Eli Lilly & Co
1.59%
3,148
$2,850,136,000 2.21%
Microchip Technology, Inc.
2.58%
26,072
$2,385,588,000 1.85%
Ishares Tr
7.09%
200,108
$15,053,207,000 11.69%
Capital Group Core Balanced
9.52%
71,624
$2,129,382,000 1.65%
Ssga Active Etf Tr
9.84%
47,768
$2,065,011,000 1.60%
Blackstone Inc
0.98%
15,153
$1,875,941,000 1.46%
Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr
0.03%
2,992
$1,628,306,000 1.26%
Pepsico Inc
1.40%
9,806
$1,617,304,000 1.26%
Lockheed Martin Corp.
0.03%
3,299
$1,540,963,000 1.20%
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
No change
2,413
$1,220,267,000 0.95%
Marriott Intl Inc New
0.46%
4,954
$1,197,729,000 0.93%
Truist Finl Corp
0.31%
30,508
$1,185,233,000 0.92%
Spdr S&p Midcap 400 Etf Tr
No change
2,099
$1,123,133,000 0.87%
Elevance Health Inc
No change
2,065
$1,118,941,000 0.87%
Amazon.com Inc.
No change
5,545
$1,071,571,000 0.83%
Ppg Inds Inc
3.34%
8,285
$1,042,999,000 0.81%
Danaher Corp.
No change
3,950
$986,908,000 0.77%
AT&T Inc.
0.03%
50,741
$969,660,000 0.75%
Verizon Communications Inc
0.45%
22,810
$940,684,000 0.73%
Lowes Cos Inc
No change
3,976
$876,549,000 0.68%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
No change
7,280
$838,034,000 0.65%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
No change
4,041
$817,333,000 0.63%
General Electric Co
Closed
4,548
$798,223,000
Spdr Ser Tr
0.19%
6,214
$790,297,000 0.61%
Paychex Inc.
1.97%
6,331
$750,603,000 0.58%
GE Aerospace
Opened
4,548
$722,916,000 0.56%
Qualcomm, Inc.
No change
3,611
$719,239,000 0.56%
CSX Corp.
16.53%
21,147
$707,367,000 0.55%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
No change
4,923
$673,713,000 0.52%
Mcdonalds Corp
6.60%
2,405
$612,763,000 0.48%
Caterpillar Inc.
No change
1,805
$601,246,000 0.47%
Atlantic Un Bankshares Corp
28.86%
17,732
$582,496,000 0.45%
Intel Corp.
7.15%
18,543
$574,277,000 0.45%
Costco Whsl Corp New
No change
645
$548,244,000 0.43%
Genuine Parts Co.
No change
3,904
$540,001,000 0.42%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
No change
2,705
$533,183,000 0.41%
Rockwell Automation Inc
No change
1,903
$523,858,000 0.41%
Atmos Energy Corp.
No change
4,465
$520,842,000 0.40%
Trane Technologies plc
No change
1,552
$510,499,000 0.40%
Netflix Inc.
No change
746
$503,460,000 0.39%
Steel Dynamics Inc.
0.03%
3,639
$471,251,000 0.37%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
No change
1,040
$470,413,000 0.37%
Disney Walt Co
9.12%
4,685
$465,174,000 0.36%
Honeywell International Inc
No change
2,135
$455,908,000 0.35%
Procter And Gamble Co
No change
2,614
$431,101,000 0.33%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
3.26%
3,058
$422,616,000 0.33%
Fedex Corp
No change
1,358
$407,183,000 0.32%
Pfizer Inc.
23.52%
14,175
$396,617,000 0.31%
Air Prods & Chems Inc
No change
1,472
$379,850,000 0.29%
Johnson & Johnson
0.04%
2,598
$379,724,000 0.29%
Alphabet Inc
No change
2,070
$379,679,000 0.29%
American Elec Pwr Co Inc
No change
4,310
$378,158,000 0.29%
Altria Group Inc.
No change
7,174
$326,779,000 0.25%
Tesla Inc
1.51%
1,628
$322,149,000 0.25%
CVS Health Corp
9.32%
4,711
$278,232,000 0.22%
Fastenal Co.
0.05%
4,309
$270,799,000 0.21%
Meta Platforms Inc
No change
518
$261,186,000 0.20%
Martin Marietta Matls Inc
No change
475
$257,355,000 0.20%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
No change
505
$257,176,000 0.20%
Abbvie Inc
0.07%
1,399
$239,956,000 0.19%
Ishares Tr
Closed
10,791
$452,241,000
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
No change
3,496
$233,428,000 0.18%
Walmart Inc
Opened
3,315
$224,459,000 0.17%
International Business Machs
No change
1,275
$220,511,000 0.17%
RTX Corp
No change
2,166
$217,445,000 0.17%
Abbott Labs
6.12%
2,071
$215,198,000 0.17%
Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc
0.07%
1,342
$208,654,000 0.16%
Salesforce Inc
Closed
685
$206,308,000
Dow Inc
No change
3,863
$204,932,000 0.16%
Alphabet Inc
Opened
1,122
$204,372,000 0.16%
Eaton Corp Plc
2.40%
650
$203,808,000 0.16%
Deere & Co.
No change
545
$203,628,000 0.16%
WD-40 Co.
Closed
800
$202,648,000
Merck & Co Inc
Closed
1,528
$201,619,000
Enbridge Inc
Closed
5,555
$200,970,000
Tilray Brands Inc
No change
10,000
$16,600,000 0.01%
No transactions found
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