Williams 13F annual report

Williams is an investment fund managing more than $150 billion ran by James Williams. There are currently 13 companies in Mr. Williams’s portfolio. The largest investments include Spdr Ser Tr and Ishares Tr, together worth $76.8 billion.

$150 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 1st August 2024, Williams’s top holding is 689,786 shares of Spdr Ser Tr currently worth over $33.6 billion and making up 22.4% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 503,794 shares of Ishares Tr worth $43.2 billion. The third-largest holding is Vanguard Bd Index Fds worth $21.8 billion and the next is Schwab Strategic Tr worth $18.8 billion, with 388,299 shares owned.

Currently, Williams's portfolio is worth at least $150 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 Williams

The Williams office and employees reside in Bennington, Vermont. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, James Williams serves as the CEO at Williams.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Williams revealed that it had opened a new position in Schwab Strategic Tr and bought 4,326 shares worth $205 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Spdr Ser Tr by buying 3,756 additional shares. This makes their stake in Spdr Ser Tr total 689,786 shares worth $33.6 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Williams is getting rid of from its portfolio. Williams closed its position in Lockheed Martin on 8th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 2,084 shares for $948 million. James Williams also disclosed a decreased stake in Ishares Tr by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $43.2 billion and 503,794 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Williams are Alliance Wealth Advisors and Sutton Place Investors. They manage $150 billion and $150 billion respectively.


James Williams investment strategy

Williams’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Energy — making up 0.5% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 38.5% 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 38% 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 $270 billion.

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

These positions were updated on August 8th 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
Spdr Ser Tr
0.55%
689,786
$33,620,163,000 22.38%
Ishares Tr
0.30%
503,794
$43,202,946,000 28.76%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
0.34%
291,424
$21,824,710,000 14.53%
Schwab Strategic Tr
0.19%
388,299
$18,843,370,000 12.54%
Dbx Etf Tr
0.12%
371,381
$15,390,035,000 10.25%
Dimensional Etf Trust
0.79%
185,903
$11,169,055,000 7.44%
Wisdomtree Tr
2.67%
96,106
$4,162,345,000 2.77%
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Closed
2,084
$947,949,000
Exxon Mobil Corp.
0.88%
6,084
$700,434,000 0.47%
CVS Health Corp
No change
6,707
$396,127,000 0.26%
Sysco Corp.
3.53%
3,693
$263,675,000 0.18%
Ishares Tr
Closed
4,789
$225,370,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
13.75%
533
$216,824,000 0.14%
Amazon.com Inc.
12.42%
1,107
$213,928,000 0.14%
Schwab Strategic Tr
Opened
4,326
$205,272,000 0.14%
Blackrock Etf Trust
Closed
3,550
$203,806,000
No transactions found
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