Etfidea 13F annual report

Etfidea is an investment fund managing more than $259 billion ran by William Kriesel. There are currently 56 companies in Mr. Kriesel’s portfolio. The largest investments include Ishares Tr and Vanguard Index Fds, together worth $179 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$259 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 16th January 2024, Etfidea’s top holding is 1,468,194 shares of Ishares Tr currently worth over $131 billion and making up 50.6% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 221,346 shares of Vanguard Index Fds worth $48.6 billion. The third-largest holding is Spdr Ser Tr worth $15.3 billion and the next is Select Sector Spdr Tr worth $8.15 billion, with 60,076 shares owned.

Currently, Etfidea's portfolio is worth at least $259 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 Etfidea

The Etfidea office and employees reside in Syracuse, New York. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, William Kriesel serves as the Member, Chief Compliance Officer at Etfidea.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Etfidea revealed that it had opened a new position in Ishares Tr and bought 15,706 shares worth $1.34 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard Index Fds by buying 9,981 additional shares. This makes their stake in Vanguard Index Fds total 221,346 shares worth $48.6 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Etfidea is getting rid of from its portfolio. Etfidea closed its position in Vanguard Malvern Fds on 23rd January 2024. It sold the previously owned 20,009 shares for $946 million. William Kriesel also disclosed a decreased stake in Ishares Tr by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $131 billion and 1,468,194 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Etfidea are Northwest Capital Management Inc and Insigneo Advisory Services. They manage $259 billion and $259 billion respectively.


William Kriesel investment strategy

Etfidea’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 1.6% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 25.0% 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 23% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 1.8% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $443 billion.

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

These positions were updated on January 23rd 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
Ishares Tr
0.65%
1,468,194
$130,831,815,000 50.59%
Vanguard Index Fds
4.72%
221,346
$48,601,758,000 18.79%
Spdr Ser Tr
4.25%
179,384
$15,273,408,000 5.91%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
0.86%
60,076
$8,149,218,000 3.15%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
No change
54,761
$6,112,970,000 2.36%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
No change
50,154
$3,913,015,000 1.51%
First Tr Exchange Traded Fd
5.39%
49,234
$3,395,166,000 1.31%
Apple Inc
0.28%
15,775
$3,037,134,000 1.17%
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F
3.37%
101,300
$5,290,319,000 2.05%
Vanguard World Fds
3.71%
4,890
$2,366,849,000 0.92%
First Tr Exchange-traded Fd
4.57%
11,390
$2,124,805,000 0.82%
First Trust Lrgcp Gwt Alphad
4.19%
15,419
$1,689,306,000 0.65%
Vanguard World Fd
45.71%
6,350
$1,647,889,000 0.64%
Schwab Strategic Tr
196.28%
21,969
$1,360,765,000 0.53%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
0.33%
40,090
$2,478,971,000 0.96%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
3.09%
2,481
$1,179,244,000 0.46%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
No change
3,233
$1,153,095,000 0.45%
Lowes Cos Inc
No change
4,731
$1,052,913,000 0.41%
Legg Mason Etf Invt
0.74%
34,927
$966,073,000 0.37%
Procter And Gamble Co
No change
6,579
$964,104,000 0.37%
Vanguard Malvern Fds
Closed
20,009
$946,026,000
Walmart Inc
0.81%
5,740
$904,911,000 0.35%
First Tr Lrg Cp Vl Alphadex
No change
12,571
$890,530,000 0.34%
Amazon.com Inc.
0.91%
5,526
$839,567,000 0.32%
Ishares Tr
Opened
15,706
$1,343,378,000 0.52%
Vanguard Admiral Fds Inc
No change
7,760
$762,265,000 0.29%
Microsoft Corporation
2.56%
2,006
$754,336,000 0.29%
VanEck ETF Trust
0.75%
18,267
$879,916,000 0.34%
Spdr Dow Jones Indl Average
10.44%
1,613
$607,891,000 0.24%
Wisdomtree Tr
2.19%
16,111
$805,626,000 0.31%
Vanguard Wellington Fd
34.50%
5,155
$580,814,000 0.22%
Sysco Corp.
No change
7,371
$539,059,000 0.21%
Honeywell International Inc
0.41%
2,460
$515,887,000 0.20%
Ishares Tr
Closed
22,452
$784,635,000
Vanguard World Fds
Closed
5,988
$480,956,000
Investment Managers Ser Tr I
4.17%
14,355
$476,830,000 0.18%
General Mls Inc
No change
7,002
$456,121,000 0.18%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Opened
3,117
$425,096,000 0.16%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
13.08%
2,394
$407,938,000 0.16%
Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc.
10.33%
16,300
$404,729,000 0.16%
Lockheed Martin Corp.
No change
849
$384,948,000 0.15%
Fs Kkr Cap Corp
No change
18,543
$370,304,000 0.14%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
0.04%
2,335
$367,060,000 0.14%
Chevron Corp.
0.05%
2,214
$330,209,000 0.13%
Jpmorgan Chase Co
5.44%
1,937
$329,484,000 0.13%
First Tr Multi Cp Val Alpha
No change
4,215
$328,920,000 0.13%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
9.93%
2,049
$323,332,000 0.13%
Costco Whsl Corp New
4.08%
459
$302,977,000 0.12%
International Business Machs
3.06%
1,850
$302,568,000 0.12%
Ishares Inc
0.82%
15,139
$544,278,000 0.21%
Boeing Co.
No change
1,139
$296,892,000 0.11%
Spdr Sp Midcap 400 Etf Tr
No change
561
$284,640,000 0.11%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
0.31%
2,577
$257,612,000 0.10%
Home Depot, Inc.
Opened
642
$222,485,000 0.09%
Vanguard Admiral Fds Inc
Opened
2,022
$217,567,000 0.08%
Vanguard World Fds
Opened
855
$214,349,000 0.08%
Vanguard Index Fds
Opened
479
$209,279,000 0.08%
Pimco Etf Tr
Closed
2,326
$204,455,000
Manager Directed Portfolios
Opened
11,772
$117,249,000 0.05%
Omega Therapeutics Inc
Opened
13,050
$39,281,000 0.02%
No transactions found
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