Investment Counsel 13F annual report
Investment Counsel is an investment fund managing more than $142 million ran by Chris Walker. There are currently 49 companies in Mr. Walker’s portfolio. The largest investments include Vanguard Scottsdale Fds and Apple Inc, together worth $38.7 million.
$142 million Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 5th April 2021, Investment Counsel’s top holding is 386,189 shares of Vanguard Scottsdale Fds currently worth over $31.9 million and making up 22.4% of the portfolio value.
In addition, the fund holds 55,578 shares of Apple Inc worth $6.79 million, whose value grew 6.9% in the past six months.
The third-largest holding is Microsoft worth $5.78 million and the next is Nike worth $5.65 million, with 42,476 shares owned.
Currently, Investment Counsel's portfolio is worth at least $142 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 Investment Counsel
The Investment Counsel office and employees reside in Petoskey, Michigan. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Chris Walker serves as the President at Investment Counsel.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Investment Counsel revealed that it had increased its stake in
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds and bought 2,200 additional shares worth around .
On the other hand, there are companies that Investment Counsel is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Investment Counsel closed its position in Church & Dwight Co on 12th April 2021.
It sold the previously owned 3,365 shares for $294 thousand.
Chris Walker also disclosed a decreased stake in Apple Inc by approximately 0.1%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $6.79 million and 55,578 shares.
One of the smallest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Investment Counsel are Affinia Financial Group and Next Capital Management. They manage $142 million and $142 million respectively.
Chris Walker investment strategy
Investment Counsel’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Health Care — making up 12.8% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
59.2% 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
59% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 6.1% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $359 billion.
The complete list of Investment Counsel trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on April 12th 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 Scottsdale Fds |
0.57%
386,189
|
$31,861,000 | 22.42% |
| Apple Inc |
7.10%
55,578
|
$6,789,000 | 4.78% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
10.58%
24,523
|
$5,782,000 | 4.07% |
| Nike, Inc. |
5.22%
42,476
|
$5,645,000 | 3.97% |
| Intel Corp. |
4.66%
70,572
|
$4,517,000 | 3.18% |
| Johnson & Johnson |
8.99%
26,953
|
$4,430,000 | 3.12% |
| Automatic Data Processing In |
4.86%
23,501
|
$4,429,000 | 3.12% |
| Alphabet Inc |
2.26%
2,376
|
$4,912,000 | 3.46% |
| Illinois Tool Wks Inc |
5.54%
18,765
|
$4,157,000 | 2.92% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
4.39%
27,194
|
$4,140,000 | 2.91% |
| Procter And Gamble Co |
4.79%
29,787
|
$4,034,000 | 2.84% |
| Mcdonalds Corp |
2.00%
17,159
|
$3,846,000 | 2.71% |
| Abbott Labs |
No change
31,549
|
$3,781,000 | 2.66% |
| Home Depot, Inc. |
2.26%
11,693
|
$3,569,000 | 2.51% |
| Blackrock Inc. |
4.07%
4,718
|
$3,557,000 | 2.50% |
| Walmart Inc |
9.65%
23,397
|
$3,178,000 | 2.24% |
| Pepsico Inc |
13.40%
19,047
|
$2,694,000 | 1.90% |
| Air Prods & Chems Inc |
8.59%
9,272
|
$2,609,000 | 1.84% |
| Merck & Co Inc |
18.06%
31,206
|
$2,406,000 | 1.69% |
| Waters Corp. |
33.57%
8,155
|
$2,317,000 | 1.63% |
| Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr |
0.17%
5,807
|
$2,302,000 | 1.62% |
| 3M Co. |
10.42%
11,782
|
$2,270,000 | 1.60% |
| Coca-Cola Co |
0.64%
42,516
|
$2,241,000 | 1.58% |
| American Express Co. |
No change
15,458
|
$2,186,000 | 1.54% |
| AMGEN Inc. |
7.14%
7,151
|
$1,779,000 | 1.25% |
| Medtronic Plc |
0.73%
13,590
|
$1,605,000 | 1.13% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
0.86%
11,462
|
$1,594,000 | 1.12% |
| CVS Health Corp |
9.01%
20,200
|
$1,520,000 | 1.07% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
0.45%
22,157
|
$1,399,000 | 0.98% |
| Applied Matls Inc |
12.97%
10,450
|
$1,396,000 | 0.98% |
| Stanley Black & Decker Inc |
5.02%
6,625
|
$1,323,000 | 0.93% |
| Amazon.com Inc. |
13.89%
410
|
$1,269,000 | 0.89% |
| Sysco Corp. |
28.94%
15,901
|
$1,252,000 | 0.88% |
| The Southern Co. |
7.62%
18,175
|
$1,130,000 | 0.80% |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc |
4.86%
5,397
|
$1,094,000 | 0.77% |
| Stryker Corp. |
33.15%
3,932
|
$958,000 | 0.67% |
| Unitedhealth Group Inc |
No change
2,575
|
$958,000 | 0.67% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
No change
3,740
|
$955,000 | 0.67% |
| Fiserv, Inc. |
22.98%
7,225
|
$860,000 | 0.61% |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc |
15.73%
5,305
|
$849,000 | 0.60% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
15.72%
15,175
|
$847,000 | 0.60% |
| AT&T Inc. |
8.78%
19,537
|
$591,000 | 0.42% |
| BP plc |
17.94%
19,885
|
$484,000 | 0.34% |
| Spdr Ser Tr |
6.60%
4,433
|
$482,000 | 0.34% |
| Disney Walt Co |
34.07%
2,467
|
$455,000 | 0.32% |
| Vanguard Index Fds |
No change
2,082
|
$430,000 | 0.30% |
| Verizon Communications Inc |
1.53%
6,450
|
$375,000 | 0.26% |
| Ishares Tr |
No change
3,113
|
$574,000 | 0.40% |
| International Business Machs |
No change
2,247
|
$299,000 | 0.21% |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. |
Closed
3,365
|
$294,000 | |
| Chevron Corp. |
Closed
3,462
|
$292,000 | |
| General Mls Inc |
Closed
4,087
|
$240,000 | |
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