Planning Center 13F annual report

Planning Center is an investment fund managing more than $765 billion ran by Eric Kies. There are currently 42 companies in Mr. Kies’s portfolio. The largest investments include Dimensional Etf Trust and Dimensional Etf Trust, together worth $722 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$765 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 1st August 2024, Planning Center’s top holding is 4,280,454 shares of Dimensional Etf Trust currently worth over $212 billion and making up 27.7% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 15,486,698 shares of Dimensional Etf Trust worth $511 billion. The third-largest holding is Apple Inc worth $7.53 billion and the next is Deere Co worth $5.79 billion, with 15,504 shares owned.

Currently, Planning Center's portfolio is worth at least $765 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 Planning Center

The Planning Center office and employees reside in Moline, Illinois. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Eric Kies serves as the CEO, President, and Chief Compliance Officer at Planning Center.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Planning Center revealed that it had opened a new position in Dimensional Etf Trust and bought 4,280,454 shares worth $212 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Dimensional Etf Trust by buying 2,843,362 additional shares. This makes their stake in Dimensional Etf Trust total 15,486,698 shares worth $511 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Planning Center is getting rid of from its portfolio. Planning Center closed its position in Vanguard Index Fds on 8th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 4,446 shares for $979 million. Eric Kies also disclosed a decreased stake in Apple Inc by 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $7.53 billion and 35,743 shares.

One of the average hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Planning Center are Alera Investment Advisors and Intel Corp. They manage $765 billion and $765 billion respectively.


Eric Kies investment strategy

Planning Center’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 1.4% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 50.0% 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 50% 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 $480 billion.

The complete list of Planning Center 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
Dimensional Etf Trust
Opened
4,280,454
$211,703,231,000 27.66%
Dimensional Etf Trust
22.49%
15,486,698
$510,713,137,000 66.73%
Apple Inc
13.35%
35,743
$7,528,183,000 0.98%
Deere Co
1.48%
15,504
$5,792,760,000 0.76%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
3.89%
7,296
$2,968,013,000 0.39%
Microsoft Corporation
9.55%
4,386
$1,960,496,000 0.26%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
5.30%
10,657
$1,945,506,000 0.25%
Amazon.com Inc.
24.38%
9,310
$1,799,158,000 0.24%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
0.03%
2,927
$1,490,644,000 0.19%
Home Depot, Inc.
3.98%
3,277
$1,128,074,000 0.15%
Ishares Tr
27.28%
15,251
$2,772,561,000 0.36%
Vanguard Wellington Fd
Opened
11,127
$1,113,479,000 0.15%
Procter And Gamble Co
16.52%
6,468
$1,066,730,000 0.14%
Vanguard Index Fds
Closed
4,446
$979,365,000
Jpmorgan Chase Co.
1.51%
4,653
$941,186,000 0.12%
Schwab Strategic Tr
Opened
13,758
$1,204,091,000 0.16%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
60.61%
1,521
$827,576,000 0.11%
NVIDIA Corp
Opened
6,614
$817,110,000 0.11%
Oracle Corp.
12.11%
5,655
$798,493,000 0.10%
Vanguard Index Fds
Opened
4,235
$679,272,000 0.09%
Intuitive Surgical Inc
0.50%
1,201
$534,265,000 0.07%
Eli Lilly Co
0.36%
560
$507,013,000 0.07%
Caterpillar Inc.
3.62%
1,463
$487,325,000 0.06%
Schwab Strategic Tr
0.08%
7,357
$462,532,000 0.06%
Visa Inc
6.48%
1,742
$457,223,000 0.06%
Union Pac Corp
1.93%
1,956
$442,677,000 0.06%
Ishares Tr
Closed
13,439
$1,512,220,000
Walmart Inc
194.83%
5,988
$405,447,000 0.05%
Coca-Cola Co
22.57%
6,329
$402,810,000 0.05%
Danaher Corp.
9.18%
1,582
$395,263,000 0.05%
Alphabet Inc
35.87%
3,528
$645,417,000 0.08%
Johnson Johnson
2.70%
2,418
$353,415,000 0.05%
Starbucks Corp.
0.07%
4,486
$349,198,000 0.05%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
Closed
4,161
$302,463,000
WEC Energy Group Inc
Closed
3,406
$300,545,000
International Business Machs
12.78%
1,625
$281,079,000 0.04%
T-Mobile US Inc
2.28%
1,583
$278,893,000 0.04%
Pepsico Inc
Closed
1,487
$275,494,000
Merck Co Inc
1.86%
2,163
$267,820,000 0.03%
United Sec Bancshares Calif
Opened
36,025
$261,181,000 0.03%
Hormel Foods Corp.
Closed
6,369
$256,161,000
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
2.31%
4,321
$250,575,000 0.03%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
Closed
4,238
$248,601,000
Costco Whsl Corp New
Closed
452
$243,348,000
Wells Fargo Co New
Closed
5,686
$242,678,000
Boeing Co.
5.61%
1,295
$235,701,000 0.03%
3M Co.
Closed
2,317
$231,909,000
Vanguard Malvern Fds
Closed
4,733
$224,439,000
Abbvie Inc
Opened
1,293
$221,775,000 0.03%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
Opened
1,820
$215,852,000 0.03%
Meta Platforms Inc
Opened
425
$214,110,000 0.03%
Stryker Corp.
Closed
694
$211,717,000
Vanguard Index Fds
51.35%
413
$206,329,000 0.03%
Xcel Energy Inc.
40.57%
3,805
$203,225,000 0.03%
Piedmont Office Realty Tr In
Closed
11,698
$85,044,000
No transactions found
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