Altavista Wealth Management 13F annual report

Altavista Wealth Management is an investment fund managing more than $496 million ran by Christine Nelson. There are currently 189 companies in Mrs. Nelson’s portfolio. The largest investments include Ishares Core Us Aggregate Bond Etf and Apple Computer Inc, together worth $81.8 million.

$496 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th February 2022, Altavista Wealth Management’s top holding is 500,106 shares of Ishares Core Us Aggregate Bond Etf currently worth over $57.1 million and making up 11.5% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 139,135 shares of Apple Computer Inc worth $24.7 million. The third-largest holding is Microsoft worth $18.9 million and the next is Berkshire Hathaway B worth $16.8 million, with 56,062 shares owned.

Currently, Altavista Wealth Management's portfolio is worth at least $496 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 Altavista Wealth Management

The Altavista Wealth Management office and employees reside in Asheville, North Carolina. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Christine Nelson serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Altavista Wealth Management.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Altavista Wealth Management revealed that it had opened a new position in 3m Co Put Opt 01/22 200.0 01/21/2022 and bought 600 shares worth $1.33 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Apple Computer Inc by buying 725 additional shares. This makes their stake in Apple Computer Inc total 139,135 shares worth $24.7 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Altavista Wealth Management is getting rid of from its portfolio. Altavista Wealth Management closed its position in Medtronic Plc on 14th February 2022. It sold the previously owned 1,714 shares for $215 thousand. Christine Nelson also disclosed a decreased stake in Ishares Core Us Aggregate Bond Etf by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $57.1 million and 500,106 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Altavista Wealth Management are Sky Investment and Derby & Company, Inc. They manage $496 million and $495 million respectively.


Christine Nelson investment strategy

Altavista Wealth Management’s portfolio is diversified across 13 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 12.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 45.5% 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 41% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $209 billion.

The complete list of Altavista Wealth Management trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on February 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
Ishares Core Us Aggregate Bond Etf
0.75%
500,106
$57,052,000 11.51%
Apple Computer Inc
0.52%
139,135
$24,706,000 4.99%
Microsoft Corporation
0.32%
56,300
$18,935,000 3.82%
Berkshire Hathaway B
1.58%
56,062
$16,763,000 3.38%
Tractor Supply Co.
No change
62,101
$14,817,000 2.99%
Spdrr Blmbg Barclays 1-10 Year Tips Etf
0.85%
592,695
$12,518,000 2.53%
3M Co.
0.29%
69,540
$12,352,000 2.49%
Pepsi Co
0.20%
68,503
$11,900,000 2.40%
Lowes Companies Inc
0.77%
44,424
$11,483,000 2.32%
Alphabet Inc
1.31%
3,871
$11,213,000 2.26%
Ishares Core Msci Eafe
3.00%
139,901
$10,442,000 2.11%
Johnson & Johnson
2.00%
59,066
$10,104,000 2.04%
Cisco Systems, Inc.
2.20%
150,643
$9,546,000 1.93%
Pfizer Inc.
2.47%
145,581
$8,597,000 1.73%
Vanguard Ftse All-wld Ex-us Etf
2.13%
139,466
$8,546,000 1.72%
Amazon.com Inc.
2.15%
2,470
$8,236,000 1.66%
Roper Industries Inc
1.59%
16,536
$8,134,000 1.64%
Home Depot, Inc.
No change
19,098
$7,926,000 1.60%
Mcdonalds Corp
2.37%
29,370
$7,873,000 1.59%
Wal-mart Stores Inc
4.87%
54,027
$7,817,000 1.58%
Stryker Corp.
2.26%
28,108
$7,517,000 1.52%
J P Morgan Chase & Co
1.80%
46,996
$7,442,000 1.50%
Meta Platforms Inc
3.38%
21,789
$7,329,000 1.48%
Broadcom Inc.
5.54%
9,733
$6,477,000 1.31%
Union Pacific Corp.
1.74%
25,502
$6,425,000 1.30%
Walt Disney Co (The)
4.37%
36,220
$5,610,000 1.13%
Accenture Ltd Cl A
2.06%
12,247
$5,077,000 1.02%
Mastercard Incorporated
6.60%
13,566
$4,874,000 0.98%
Ishares Core S&p Mid-cap Etf
3.70%
16,672
$4,720,000 0.95%
Ecolab, Inc.
1.72%
19,494
$4,573,000 0.92%
Vanguard 500 Etf
0.52%
10,241
$4,471,000 0.90%
Procter & Gamble Co.
0.98%
26,345
$4,310,000 0.87%
Spdrr Gold Shares
0.32%
25,135
$4,297,000 0.87%
Stanley Black & Decker Inc Com
4.94%
19,619
$3,701,000 0.75%
Intel Corp.
4.50%
67,588
$3,481,000 0.70%
Valero Energy Corp.
4.63%
45,922
$3,449,000 0.70%
Ishares Nasdaq Biotech
5.74%
22,454
$3,427,000 0.69%
Vanguard Total Stock Market Etf
1.04%
13,891
$3,354,000 0.68%
Lincoln National Corp.
No change
40,508
$2,765,000 0.56%
Anheuser-busch Inbev Sa/nv Adr
9.46%
42,831
$2,593,000 0.52%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
4.92%
3,838
$2,561,000 0.52%
Ishares Core S&p Small-cap Etf
2.11%
21,950
$2,514,000 0.51%
Spdrr Gold Minishares
1.98%
136,978
$2,490,000 0.50%
Vanguard Short-term Treasury Etf
7.29%
39,744
$2,418,000 0.49%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
0.23%
4,401
$2,210,000 0.45%
NextEra Energy Inc
No change
23,472
$2,191,000 0.44%
Unilever Plc Adr
13.13%
40,639
$2,186,000 0.44%
Ishares Core Msci Emerging Markets
2.05%
35,117
$2,102,000 0.42%
Automatic Data Processing Inc.
0.75%
8,470
$2,089,000 0.42%
Ishares Russell 2500 Etf
1.74%
31,003
$2,058,000 0.42%
Duke Energy Corp.
1.58%
19,497
$2,045,000 0.41%
Target Corp
9.49%
8,539
$1,976,000 0.40%
Constellation Brand Cl A
6.27%
7,554
$1,896,000 0.38%
Markel Holdings
1.61%
1,513
$1,867,000 0.38%
Real Estate Select Sector Spdr
0.27%
34,652
$1,795,000 0.36%
Alphabet Inc
1.14%
609
$1,762,000 0.36%
Vaneck Vectors Amt-free Interm Muni Etf
No change
33,768
$1,731,000 0.35%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
0.66%
10,617
$1,599,000 0.32%
Conoco Phillips
5.90%
22,030
$1,590,000 0.32%
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Etf
0.02%
9,230
$1,585,000 0.32%
Verizon Communications Inc
3.36%
29,357
$1,525,000 0.31%
Ipathr Bloomberg Cmdty Tr Etn
4.11%
52,657
$1,511,000 0.30%
Bank Of America Corp.
0.70%
32,649
$1,453,000 0.29%
Spdr Nuveen Barclays Cap Sh Term Fd
1.70%
28,900
$1,421,000 0.29%
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc
5.90%
38,998
$1,418,000 0.29%
NVIDIA Corp
4.96%
4,680
$1,376,000 0.28%
Ishares Global Reit Etf
1.56%
44,242
$1,354,000 0.27%
3m Co Put Opt 01/22 200.0 01/21/2022
Opened
600
$1,331,000 0.27%
Truist Finl Corp Com
1.63%
22,684
$1,328,000 0.27%
AMGEN Inc.
0.07%
5,604
$1,261,000 0.25%
Aptiv
6.75%
7,471
$1,232,000 0.25%
Vanguard Intmdt-term Trs Etf
17.82%
17,850
$1,186,000 0.24%
First Bancorp N C
No change
25,340
$1,159,000 0.23%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
0.25%
18,414
$1,127,000 0.23%
Philip Morris Intl
11.43%
11,695
$1,111,000 0.22%
Vanguard Total International Stock
No change
17,140
$1,090,000 0.22%
Chevron Corp.
0.82%
9,265
$1,087,000 0.22%
Corning, Inc.
0.49%
29,037
$1,081,000 0.22%
Royal Bk Cda Montreal
No change
10,078
$1,070,000 0.22%
Vanguard Ftse Emerging Markets Etf
9.76%
21,272
$1,052,000 0.21%
Vanguard Total Bond Market Etf
92.03%
12,307
$1,043,000 0.21%
Ishares Barclay Tips
No change
8,044
$1,039,000 0.21%
Emerson Electric Co.
No change
10,999
$1,023,000 0.21%
Merck & Co Inc
1.93%
13,192
$1,011,000 0.20%
Qualcomm, Inc.
3.92%
5,368
$982,000 0.20%
Deere & Co.
0.53%
2,819
$967,000 0.20%
Vanguard Ftse Europe Etf
5.46%
14,103
$962,000 0.19%
T J X Cos Inc
7.52%
12,645
$960,000 0.19%
Spdrr S&p 500 Etf
No change
1,995
$948,000 0.19%
Visa Inc
16.64%
4,303
$933,000 0.19%
Oracle Corp.
No change
10,480
$914,000 0.18%
Altria Group Inc.
6.78%
19,204
$910,000 0.18%
Vanguard Ftse Developed Markets Etf
No change
17,331
$885,000 0.18%
Abbott Laboratories
No change
6,206
$873,000 0.18%
Vanguard Tax-exempt Bond Etf
10.61%
15,684
$861,000 0.17%
Vanguard Short-term Bond Index Fund Etf
No change
10,255
$829,000 0.17%
Sce Trust Iv
1.90%
32,988
$827,000 0.17%
Yum Brands Inc.
1.37%
5,922
$822,000 0.17%
Annaly Capital
No change
32,090
$821,000 0.17%
Toro Co Com
No change
8,000
$799,000 0.16%
Coca-Cola Co
0.53%
13,355
$791,000 0.16%
Cvs Corp
0.55%
7,593
$783,000 0.16%
Ishares National Muni Bond Etf
No change
6,706
$780,000 0.16%
Lilly Eli & Company
No change
2,734
$755,000 0.15%
General Mills, Inc.
0.89%
11,161
$752,000 0.15%
Ishares Cef Real Estate
21.18%
6,180
$718,000 0.14%
Vanguard Mid-cap Value Etf
4.33%
4,640
$698,000 0.14%
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income
109.77%
10,950
$692,000 0.14%
NBT Bancorp. Inc.
No change
17,897
$689,000 0.14%
Abbvie Inc
No change
5,080
$688,000 0.14%
Russell Midcap Etf
No change
8,157
$677,000 0.14%
Vanguard Msci Us Small Cap Growth
9.71%
2,383
$672,000 0.14%
Sysco Corp.
No change
8,363
$657,000 0.13%
Eaton Corp Plc
0.83%
3,598
$622,000 0.13%
Nestle S A Reg B Adr
No change
4,419
$620,000 0.13%
Alerian Mlp Etf
No change
18,464
$605,000 0.12%
Capital One Financial Corp.
No change
4,100
$595,000 0.12%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
2.29%
8,947
$558,000 0.11%
Nuveen Pfd & Conv Income Fund 2
5.81%
81,950
$532,000 0.11%
Texas Instruments Inc.
1.85%
2,748
$518,000 0.10%
Honeywell International Inc
5.59%
2,457
$512,000 0.10%
Tesla Motors Inc
6.00%
470
$497,000 0.10%
Sector Spdr Tech Select
No change
2,850
$496,000 0.10%
Ishares Silver Trust
2.43%
22,880
$492,000 0.10%
Trane Inc
No change
2,400
$485,000 0.10%
Sector Spdr Health Fund
No change
3,418
$482,000 0.10%
Enbridge Inc
No change
12,300
$481,000 0.10%
CF Industries Holdings Inc
13.06%
6,591
$467,000 0.09%
Mondelez International Inc.
13.78%
6,854
$455,000 0.09%
Invesco Currencysharesr Swiss Franc
12.20%
4,600
$454,000 0.09%
Sector Spdr Engy Select
1.63%
8,109
$450,000 0.09%
AT&T Inc.
3.40%
18,053
$444,000 0.09%
Raytheon Technologies Ord
No change
5,023
$432,000 0.09%
Global Payments, Inc.
8.73%
3,136
$424,000 0.09%
Northrop Grumman Corp.
No change
1,079
$418,000 0.08%
Fedex Corp
No change
1,602
$414,000 0.08%
Ishares Floating Rate Bond Etf
No change
8,134
$413,000 0.08%
Baxter International Inc.
26.29%
4,804
$412,000 0.08%
International Business Machines Corp.
6.96%
3,073
$411,000 0.08%
Eversource Energy
No change
4,307
$392,000 0.08%
HomeTrust Bancshares Inc
No change
12,600
$390,000 0.08%
Paychex Inc.
4.76%
2,842
$388,000 0.08%
Vanguard Short-term Corporate Bond Etf
No change
4,740
$385,000 0.08%
Prosperity Bancshares Inc.
Opened
5,292
$383,000 0.08%
Vanguard It Etf
No change
830
$380,000 0.08%
Fifth Third Bancorp
6.49%
8,602
$375,000 0.08%
Goldman Sachs Gp Dep Shs
No change
14,547
$369,000 0.07%
Russell 2000 Growth Etf
No change
1,202
$352,000 0.07%
Southern Company
No change
5,118
$351,000 0.07%
DuPont de Nemours Inc
No change
4,259
$344,000 0.07%
Spdrr Portfolio Mid Cap Etf
No change
6,715
$334,000 0.07%
Four Corners Property Trust Inc
0.87%
11,357
$334,000 0.07%
S & P Global Inc
No change
705
$333,000 0.07%
Nuveen Amt-free Municipal
No change
20,007
$312,000 0.06%
Dominion Resources Inc Va New
No change
3,977
$312,000 0.06%
L3harris Technologies Ord
No change
1,444
$308,000 0.06%
Marathon Oil Corporation
No change
18,516
$304,000 0.06%
Yum China Holdings I
1.37%
5,974
$298,000 0.06%
Schwab Us Aggregate Bond Etft
No change
5,450
$294,000 0.06%
Waste Management, Inc.
No change
1,764
$294,000 0.06%
Sector Spdr Util Select
Opened
4,058
$290,000 0.06%
Ishares Comex Gold Trust
No change
8,297
$289,000 0.06%
General Electric Co.
2.17%
2,924
$276,000 0.06%
Waters Corp.
No change
734
$273,000 0.06%
Blackrock Core Bd Trust
No change
16,250
$268,000 0.05%
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Etf
No change
2,385
$267,000 0.05%
Dow Inc
No change
4,679
$265,000 0.05%
Ingles Markets, Inc.
No change
3,050
$263,000 0.05%
Magellan Midstream Partne
No change
5,620
$261,000 0.05%
Watts Water Tech Inc
4.21%
1,341
$260,000 0.05%
Ishares Msci Eafe Etf
No change
3,250
$256,000 0.05%
Boston Scientific Corp.
No change
6,000
$255,000 0.05%
Ishares Dow Jones Us Finl
No change
2,910
$252,000 0.05%
Plains All Amer Pipeline
No change
26,845
$251,000 0.05%
PayPal Holdings Inc
No change
1,330
$251,000 0.05%
Amern Tower Corp Class A
4.27%
855
$250,000 0.05%
Spdrr S&p Emerging Markets Etf
No change
5,981
$248,000 0.05%
Nike, Inc.
No change
1,468
$245,000 0.05%
Russell 2000 Etf
No change
1,094
$243,000 0.05%
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
No change
3,635
$243,000 0.05%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
No change
1,695
$242,000 0.05%
Russell 2000 Value Etf
No change
1,409
$234,000 0.05%
Wells Fargo & Co.
No change
4,618
$222,000 0.04%
Medtronic Plc
Closed
1,714
$215,000
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Opened
590
$210,000 0.04%
Semiconductor Holders Tr
Opened
675
$208,000 0.04%
Ishares Iboxx $ Invmt Grade Corp Bd Etf
7.23%
1,540
$204,000 0.04%
Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bd Etf
Opened
4,050
$204,000 0.04%
Matson Inc
Opened
2,247
$202,000 0.04%
Corteva Inc
Opened
4,259
$201,000 0.04%
No transactions found
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