Watchman 13F annual report

Watchman is an investment fund managing more than $313 billion ran by Deana Webb. There are currently 79 companies in Mrs. Webb’s portfolio. The largest investments include Dfa Us Core Equity 2 Etf and Ishares Trust 1-3 Yr Treasury Index Fd Etf, together worth $55.8 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$313 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th August 2024, Watchman’s top holding is 879,979 shares of Dfa Us Core Equity 2 Etf currently worth over $28.4 billion and making up 9.1% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 335,896 shares of Ishares Trust 1-3 Yr Treasury Index Fd Etf worth $27.4 billion. The third-largest holding is Simplify Mbs Etf worth $25.9 billion and the next is Dfa Us Targeted Value Etf worth $23.8 billion, with 457,985 shares owned.

Currently, Watchman's portfolio is worth at least $313 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 Watchman

The Watchman office and employees reside in Plano, Texas. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Deana Webb serves as the Operations Manager at Watchman.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Watchman revealed that it had opened a new position in Live Oak Bancshares Inc and bought 82,027 shares worth $2.88 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Live Oak Bancshares Inc makes up 21.9% of the fund's Finance sector allocation and has grown its share price by 8.0% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Dfa Us Core Equity 2 Etf by buying 12,489 additional shares. This makes their stake in Dfa Us Core Equity 2 Etf total 879,979 shares worth $28.4 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Watchman is getting rid of from its portfolio. Watchman closed its position in Dimensional Etf Trust on 14th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 409,798 shares for $11 billion. Deana Webb also disclosed a decreased stake in Intuit Inc by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $5.37 billion and 8,165 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Watchman are Wp Advisors and Park Place Capital Corp. They manage $313 billion and $313 billion respectively.


Deana Webb investment strategy

Watchman’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Industrials — making up 10.4% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 40.5% 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 27% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.5% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $188 billion.

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

These positions were updated on August 14th 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
Dfa Us Core Equity 2 Etf
1.44%
879,979
$28,370,523,000 9.06%
Ishares Trust 1-3 Yr Treasury Index Fd Etf
1,882.16%
335,896
$27,425,908,000 8.76%
Simplify Mbs Etf
2,132.74%
515,049
$25,937,868,000 8.28%
Dfa Us Targeted Value Etf
0.87%
457,985
$23,755,691,000 7.58%
Dimensional Etf Trust
Closed
409,798
$10,962,092,000
Dfa Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 Etf
1.74%
357,839
$9,565,046,000 3.05%
Fidelity Total Bond Etf
4.37%
173,745
$7,806,363,000 2.49%
Freedom 100 Emerging Markets Etf
2.19%
199,361
$7,041,418,000 2.25%
Microsoft Corporation
1.30%
15,689
$7,012,317,000 2.24%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc B
0.26%
16,737
$6,808,612,000 2.17%
Etf Opportunities Trust
Closed
196,093
$6,390,671,000
Stryker Corp.
0.23%
17,226
$5,861,147,000 1.87%
Intuit Inc
0.48%
8,165
$5,366,120,000 1.71%
Vanguard Short-term Bond Etf
81.33%
66,112
$5,070,790,000 1.62%
Alphabet Inc C
0.55%
27,640
$5,069,729,000 1.62%
Lowes Companies Inc
0.53%
22,769
$5,019,658,000 1.60%
Casey's General Stores Inc
3.25%
12,938
$4,936,623,000 1.58%
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond
2.24%
48,333
$4,867,616,000 1.55%
Amphenol Corp.
96.54%
70,692
$4,762,520,000 1.52%
General Dynamics Corp.
2.16%
16,363
$4,747,702,000 1.52%
Visa Inc
0.09%
17,637
$4,629,183,000 1.48%
Ishares Core Sp Mid-cap Etf
1.00%
78,075
$4,568,974,000 1.46%
UFP Industries Inc
0.73%
40,710
$4,559,520,000 1.46%
Schwab Charles Corp
0.68%
61,868
$4,559,053,000 1.46%
Paccar Inc.
3.39%
43,285
$4,455,758,000 1.42%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp
2.24%
27,993
$4,424,293,000 1.41%
Carlisle Companies Inc.
0.41%
10,909
$4,420,436,000 1.41%
Nxp Semiconductors
0.16%
16,084
$4,328,044,000 1.38%
Accenture Plc A
2.10%
13,798
$4,186,451,000 1.34%
Alphabet Inc A
0.89%
22,736
$4,141,362,000 1.32%
Markel Corp
0.85%
2,496
$3,932,847,000 1.26%
D.r. Horton Inc
0.42%
27,535
$3,880,508,000 1.24%
Cummins Inc.
0.48%
13,967
$3,867,881,000 1.23%
LKQ Corp
Closed
71,537
$3,820,792,000
Ishares Core Us Growth Etf
5.32%
29,958
$3,819,046,000 1.22%
Microchip Technology, Inc.
0.42%
40,074
$3,666,771,000 1.17%
ITT Inc
0.46%
28,193
$3,641,972,000 1.16%
Tesla Motors Inc
4.71%
18,307
$3,622,589,000 1.16%
Generac Holdings Inc
0.41%
26,840
$3,548,785,000 1.13%
Cavco Industries Inc
0.74%
9,785
$3,387,273,000 1.08%
Pepsico Inc
0.45%
20,441
$3,366,386,000 1.07%
NVR Inc.
0.92%
440
$3,338,967,000 1.07%
Ishares Core Sp Small-cap Etf
3.71%
30,016
$3,201,455,000 1.02%
Ishares Sp Midcap 400 Growth
10.26%
34,440
$3,034,508,000 0.97%
Procter Gamble Co
0.30%
17,482
$2,883,136,000 0.92%
Live Oak Bancshares Inc
Opened
82,027
$2,875,867,000 0.92%
Cullen Frost Bankers Inc.
Opened
27,847
$2,830,091,000 0.90%
Adobe Inc
Closed
5,502
$2,776,310,000
Terex Corp.
2.63%
48,245
$2,645,756,000 0.84%
Vanguard Tax-exempt Bond Etf
23.86%
51,012
$2,556,211,000 0.82%
Bank OZK
Opened
57,876
$2,372,916,000 0.76%
Spdr Doubleline Emerg Mkts Fxd Inc Etf
0.15%
43,220
$1,826,494,000 0.58%
Invesco Short Term Treasury Etf
96.02%
10,258
$1,081,911,000 0.35%
T Rowe Price Small Mid Cap Etf
31.91%
32,140
$971,322,000 0.31%
Vanguard Short-term Tax-exempt Bond Etf
8.80%
8,731
$873,711,000 0.28%
Ishares Core Sp Us Value Etf
9.47%
9,845
$867,640,000 0.28%
Vanguard 500 Etf
0.89%
1,583
$791,706,000 0.25%
Ishares Msci Eafe Growth Etf
0.54%
7,632
$780,754,000 0.25%
Apple Inc
2.21%
3,634
$765,357,000 0.24%
Ishares Us Medical Devices
No change
12,180
$682,567,000 0.22%
Wal-mart Stores Inc
0.63%
9,376
$634,873,000 0.20%
Pimco Short Term Municipal Bond Actv Etf
No change
12,503
$623,525,000 0.20%
Verisk Analytics Inc
0.86%
2,310
$622,661,000 0.20%
Yum Brands Inc.
20.97%
3,769
$499,242,000 0.16%
Ring Energy Inc
657.14%
265,000
$447,850,000 0.14%
Johnson Johnson
29.01%
2,821
$412,317,000 0.13%
Aflac Inc.
1.21%
4,428
$395,465,000 0.13%
Merck Co
87.96%
3,180
$393,684,000 0.13%
Amazon.com Inc.
6.35%
2,020
$390,365,000 0.12%
Vanguard Ftse Dev Mkts Etf
No change
7,472
$369,266,000 0.12%
Ishares Russell 1000 Value
9.80%
1,988
$346,846,000 0.11%
Home Depot, Inc.
1.23%
966
$332,540,000 0.11%
Rave Restaurant Group Inc
No change
164,000
$324,720,000 0.10%
Avidxchange Holdings Inc
Closed
24,197
$318,191,000
Cisco Systems, Inc.
10.14%
6,645
$315,704,000 0.10%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
2.61%
2,572
$296,089,000 0.09%
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Etf
No change
1,610
$293,906,000 0.09%
Mcdonalds Corp
17.77%
1,106
$281,853,000 0.09%
Coca-Cola Co
4.83%
4,252
$270,640,000 0.09%
Intel Corp.
Closed
6,021
$265,948,000
Forrester Research Inc.
Opened
14,538
$248,309,000 0.08%
Ishares Barclay Aggregate
No change
2,448
$237,627,000 0.08%
Enterprise Products Partners Lp
No change
7,925
$229,667,000 0.07%
Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin Etf
No change
3,800
$227,050,000 0.07%
Bny Mellon Etf Trust
Closed
2,126
$212,175,000
Disney Walt Co
Closed
1,718
$210,215,000
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Etf
Opened
774
$207,053,000 0.07%
Global Pmts Inc
Closed
1,512
$202,094,000
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