Cavalier Investments 13F annual report

Cavalier Investments is an investment fund managing more than $298 billion ran by Jeffrey Smith. There are currently 70 companies in Mr. Smith’s portfolio. The largest investments include VanEck ETF Trust and Select Sector Spdr Tr, together worth $75.1 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$298 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 26th July 2024, Cavalier Investments’s top holding is 134,257 shares of VanEck ETF Trust currently worth over $35 billion and making up 11.7% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of VanEck ETF Trust, Cavalier Investments owns less than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 261,494 shares of Select Sector Spdr Tr worth $40 billion. The third-largest holding is NVIDIA Corp worth $28.3 billion and the next is Super Micro Computer Inc worth $20.2 billion, with 24,636 shares owned.

Currently, Cavalier Investments's portfolio is worth at least $298 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 Cavalier Investments

The Cavalier Investments office and employees reside in Alpharetta, Georgia. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Jeffrey Smith serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Cavalier Investments.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Cavalier Investments revealed that it had opened a new position in Super Micro Computer Inc and bought 24,636 shares worth $20.2 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Super Micro Computer Inc makes up 26.1% of the fund's Technology sector allocation and has grown its share price by 119.5% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in VanEck ETF Trust by buying 26,237 additional shares. This makes their stake in VanEck ETF Trust total 134,257 shares worth $35 billion. VanEck ETF Trust soared 3.7% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Cavalier Investments is getting rid of from its portfolio. Cavalier Investments closed its position in Ishares Tr on 2nd August 2024. It sold the previously owned 206,108 shares for $15.8 billion. Jeffrey Smith also disclosed a decreased stake in Select Sector Spdr Tr by 0.2%. This leaves the value of the investment at $40 billion and 261,494 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Cavalier Investments are Creekmur Asset Management and Curran Partners. They manage $298 billion and $298 billion respectively.


Jeffrey Smith investment strategy

Cavalier Investments’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 26.0% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 64.3% 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 37% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 5.7% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $140 billion.

The complete list of Cavalier Investments trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 2nd 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
VanEck ETF Trust
24.29%
134,257
$35,000,800,000 11.74%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
23.60%
261,494
$40,049,907,000 13.43%
NVIDIA Corp
1,773.52%
228,719
$28,255,945,000 9.48%
Super Micro Computer Inc
Opened
24,636
$20,185,507,000 6.77%
Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr
35.08%
24,879
$13,539,649,000 4.54%
Eli Lilly & Co
163.16%
10,466
$9,475,707,000 3.18%
Constellation Energy Corp
Opened
40,680
$8,146,984,000 2.73%
Ishares Tr
Closed
206,108
$15,781,214,000
Vanguard World Fd
9.13%
61,826
$6,175,181,000 2.07%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
No change
152,430
$5,588,084,000 1.87%
Boston Scientific Corp.
9.18%
67,356
$5,187,086,000 1.74%
Microsoft Corporation
10.20%
11,169
$4,991,985,000 1.67%
Howmet Aerospace Inc.
15.79%
61,495
$4,773,857,000 1.60%
Ishares Tr
27.16%
58,298
$6,344,581,000 2.13%
Apple Inc
37.82%
21,234
$4,472,305,000 1.50%
Vertiv Holdings Co
Opened
50,494
$4,371,266,000 1.47%
Tesla Inc
Opened
20,000
$3,957,600,000 1.33%
Salesforce Inc
8.82%
15,381
$3,954,455,000 1.33%
Amazon.com Inc.
Opened
20,266
$3,916,405,000 1.31%
Spdr Ser Tr
Opened
41,168
$3,298,792,000 1.11%
Intel Corp.
Closed
64,585
$3,245,396,000
Progressive Corp.
Opened
15,535
$3,226,775,000 1.08%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
8.22%
6,883
$3,226,200,000 1.08%
GE Aerospace
Opened
20,266
$3,221,686,000 1.08%
Deckers Outdoor Corp.
205.05%
3,325
$3,218,434,000 1.08%
Verisk Analytics Inc
8.83%
11,803
$3,181,499,000 1.07%
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc
Closed
28,991
$3,133,637,000
Meta Platforms Inc
65.41%
6,072
$3,061,624,000 1.03%
Novo-nordisk A S
106.55%
21,089
$3,010,244,000 1.01%
Spdr Ser Tr
25.22%
95,184
$7,660,167,000 2.57%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
982.57%
17,581
$2,851,814,000 0.96%
Broadcom Inc
16.61%
1,682
$2,700,501,000 0.91%
Appfolio Inc
8.78%
10,789
$2,638,666,000 0.88%
Copart, Inc.
41.57%
46,660
$2,527,106,000 0.85%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
47.46%
2,381
$2,502,502,000 0.84%
Transdigm Group Incorporated
55.78%
1,837
$2,346,970,000 0.79%
Synopsys, Inc.
7.26%
3,873
$2,304,667,000 0.77%
Grainger W W Inc
7.42%
2,519
$2,272,743,000 0.76%
Badger Meter Inc.
8.67%
12,112
$2,257,071,000 0.76%
Fair Isaac Corp.
44.56%
1,513
$2,252,343,000 0.76%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Closed
13,666
$2,245,324,000
Eaton Corp Plc
Opened
7,156
$2,243,764,000 0.75%
Mcdonalds Corp
Closed
7,510
$2,226,790,000
Analog Devices Inc.
Closed
10,976
$2,179,395,000
MGM Resorts International
Closed
48,060
$2,147,321,000
AT&T Inc.
9.21%
111,696
$2,134,511,000 0.72%
Ulta Beauty Inc
Closed
3,917
$1,919,291,000
Sps Comm Inc
8.46%
10,052
$1,891,384,000 0.63%
Maximus Inc.
8.89%
21,412
$1,835,008,000 0.62%
Axcelis Technologies Inc
8.57%
11,137
$1,583,570,000 0.53%
Cadence Design System Inc
7.61%
5,047
$1,553,214,000 0.52%
Cboe Global Mkts Inc
8.68%
8,716
$1,482,243,000 0.50%
West Pharmaceutical Svsc Inc
Closed
4,124
$1,452,143,000
e.l.f. Beauty Inc
42.38%
5,808
$1,223,862,000 0.41%
Ingersoll-Rand Inc
8.65%
13,230
$1,201,813,000 0.40%
Global X Fds
9.07%
20,941
$1,189,658,000 0.40%
Booking Holdings Inc
59.00%
296
$1,172,604,000 0.39%
SiTime Corp
Closed
9,473
$1,156,464,000
Ameriprise Finl Inc
7.55%
2,479
$1,059,004,000 0.36%
Oracle Corp.
Closed
9,581
$1,010,125,000
Bio Rad Labs Inc
Closed
2,926
$944,776,000
Moog Inc.
8.43%
5,595
$936,044,000 0.31%
Smucker J M Co
Closed
7,388
$933,695,000
C3.ai Inc
9.21%
32,006
$926,894,000 0.31%
Raymond James Finl Inc
9.06%
7,332
$906,309,000 0.30%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
8.96%
4,230
$855,560,000 0.29%
Federal Signal Corp.
8.73%
9,757
$816,368,000 0.27%
Ecolab, Inc.
8.39%
3,373
$802,774,000 0.27%
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
6.32%
1,463
$735,567,000 0.25%
Builders Firstsource Inc
Closed
4,344
$725,187,000
Tri Pointe Homes Inc.
8.94%
19,102
$711,550,000 0.24%
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
8.67%
6,542
$697,246,000 0.23%
Schwab Charles Corp
8.55%
9,202
$678,095,000 0.23%
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
Closed
1,468
$676,308,000
Hubbell Inc.
5.14%
1,779
$650,189,000 0.22%
Bank America Corp
8.78%
16,284
$647,615,000 0.22%
Green Brick Partners, Inc.
8.67%
10,915
$624,775,000 0.21%
Primerica Inc
Closed
2,901
$596,910,000
Terex Corp.
8.93%
10,609
$581,798,000 0.20%
Winmark Corporation
5.66%
1,625
$573,024,000 0.19%
Wesco International, Inc.
8.06%
3,499
$554,661,000 0.19%
Manhattan Associates, Inc.
75.95%
2,133
$526,168,000 0.18%
Embecta Corp
Closed
23,572
$446,218,000
Treehouse Foods Inc
Closed
10,591
$438,997,000
Spdr Gold Tr
No change
1,966
$422,710,000 0.14%
Ishares Silver Tr
No change
14,064
$373,680,000 0.13%
Quanta Svcs Inc
79.75%
1,231
$312,785,000 0.10%
Sage Therapeutics Inc
8.56%
11,147
$121,056,000 0.04%
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