Apertura Capital 13F annual report

Apertura Capital is an investment fund managing more than $123 million ran by Daniel Moon. There are currently 24 companies in Mr. Moon’s portfolio. The largest investments include Amazon.com and Restaurant Brands International, together worth $23.1 million.

$123 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th October 2020, Apertura Capital’s top holding is 8,000 shares of Amazon.com currently worth over $14.8 million and making up 12.0% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Amazon.com, Apertura Capital owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 130,000 shares of Restaurant Brands International worth $8.29 million, whose value grew 38.5% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Alphabet worth $8.04 million and the next is Facebook worth $7.59 million, with 37,000 shares owned.

Currently, Apertura Capital's portfolio is worth at least $123 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 Apertura Capital

The Apertura Capital office and employees reside in Dallas, Texas. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Daniel Moon serves as the Chief Investment Officer at Apertura Capital.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Apertura Capital revealed that it had opened a new position in Restaurant Brands International and bought 130,000 shares worth $8.29 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Restaurant Brands International makes up 21.7% of the fund's Consumer Discretionary sector allocation and has decreased its share price by 15.8% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Pepsico Inc by buying 26,200 additional shares. This makes their stake in Pepsico Inc total 50,000 shares worth $6.83 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Apertura Capital is getting rid of from its portfolio. Apertura Capital closed its position in Colgate-Palmolive Co on 10th February 2020. It sold the previously owned 219,000 shares for $16.1 million. Daniel Moon also disclosed a decreased stake in Amazon.com by 0.3%. This leaves the value of the investment at $14.8 million and 8,000 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Apertura Capital are Sloane Robinson LL.P. and Red Spruce Capital. They manage $123 million and $123 million respectively.


Daniel Moon investment strategy

Apertura Capital’s portfolio is diversified across 5 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 46.1% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 75.0% 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 67% 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 $194 billion.

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

These positions were updated on February 10th 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
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Closed
219,000
$16,099,000
Amazon.com, Inc.
29.82%
8,000
$14,783,000 12.02%
Booking Holdings, Inc.
Closed
6,000
$11,776,000
Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd
Closed
57,000
$9,532,000
Kohls Corp
Closed
190,000
$9,435,000
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.
Opened
130,000
$8,290,000 6.74%
Boston Beer Co., Inc.
Closed
22,271
$8,108,000
Alphabet, Inc.
75.81%
6,000
$8,036,000 6.54%
Facebook, Inc.
76.85%
37,000
$7,594,000 6.18%
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Closed
136,800
$7,239,000
Pepsico Inc
110.08%
50,000
$6,834,000 5.56%
Tesla, Inc.
Closed
25,700
$6,190,000
VMware, Inc.
Closed
41,000
$6,152,000
Nutanix, Inc.
Opened
195,000
$6,096,000 4.96%
Micron Technology, Inc.
60.85%
110,000
$5,916,000 4.81%
Cheesecake Factory, Inc.
Opened
150,000
$5,829,000 4.74%
Uber Technologies, Inc.
Opened
195,000
$5,799,000 4.72%
Workday Inc
Opened
35,000
$5,756,000 4.68%
Thor Inds Inc
Closed
100,000
$5,664,000
Electronic Arts, Inc.
Closed
57,000
$5,576,000
Dunkin Brands Group Inc
Opened
70,000
$5,288,000 4.30%
Hasbro, Inc.
Opened
50,000
$5,281,000 4.30%
Snap, Inc.
Opened
300,000
$4,899,000 3.98%
Lyft, Inc.
64.91%
100,000
$4,302,000 3.50%
Wayfair, Inc.
Opened
45,000
$4,067,000 3.31%
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
Closed
95,000
$3,889,000
Monster Beverage Corp.
Opened
60,000
$3,813,000 3.10%
PagSeguro Digital Ltd.
Opened
110,000
$3,758,000 3.06%
International Flavors&fragra
Closed
30,000
$3,681,000
Netflix, Inc.
87.50%
10,000
$3,236,000 2.63%
Macys Inc
Opened
185,000
$3,145,000 2.56%
Cerence, Inc.
Opened
125,000
$2,829,000 2.30%
Pinterest, Inc.
Opened
150,000
$2,796,000 2.27%
MGM Resorts International
Closed
95,000
$2,633,000
Western Digital Corp.
Opened
30,000
$1,904,000 1.55%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
95.57%
40,000
$1,834,000 1.49%
Cloudflare, Inc.
Opened
50,000
$853,000 0.69%
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
Closed
7,672
$781,000
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