Planning Directions Inc 13F annual report

Planning Directions Inc is an investment fund managing more than $147 billion ran by Matthew Ellis. There are currently 46 companies in Mr. Ellis’s portfolio. The largest investments include Schwab Strategic Tr and Vanguard Bd Index Fds, together worth $48.4 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$147 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 2nd August 2024, Planning Directions Inc’s top holding is 357,744 shares of Schwab Strategic Tr currently worth over $27.5 billion and making up 18.8% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 287,590 shares of Vanguard Bd Index Fds worth $20.9 billion. The third-largest holding is Vanguard Specialized Funds worth $14.6 billion and the next is Apple Inc worth $9.25 billion, with 43,899 shares owned.

Currently, Planning Directions Inc's portfolio is worth at least $147 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 Directions Inc

The Planning Directions Inc office and employees reside in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Matthew Ellis serves as the President/Chief Compliance Officer at Planning Directions Inc.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Planning Directions Inc revealed that it had opened a new position in Fidelity Merrimack Str Tr and bought 77,724 shares worth $3.88 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Schwab Strategic Tr by buying 68,766 additional shares. This makes their stake in Schwab Strategic Tr total 357,744 shares worth $27.5 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Planning Directions Inc is getting rid of from its portfolio. Planning Directions Inc closed its position in Vanguard World Fds on 9th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 1,945 shares for $248 thousand. Matthew Ellis also disclosed a decreased stake in Vanguard Bd Index Fds by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $20.9 billion and 287,590 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Planning Directions Inc are Charles Schwab Trust Bank and Bck Capital Management L.P.. They manage $147 billion and $147 billion respectively.

Matthew Ellis investment strategy

Planning Directions Inc’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 7.4% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 32.6% 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 30% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.2% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $490 billion.

The complete list of Planning Directions Inc trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 9th 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
Schwab Strategic Tr	23.80% 357,744	$27,525,412,000	18.75%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds	8.67% 287,590	$20,891,540,000	14.23%
Vanguard Specialized Funds	10.56% 79,846	$14,575,880,000	9.93%
Apple Inc	0.07% 43,899	$9,246,112,000	6.30%
Vanguard World Fd	15.27% 62,635	$8,855,891,000	6.03%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds	21.63% 82,974	$6,411,850,000	4.37%
Vanguard Index Fds	9.61% 73,158	$17,417,003,000	11.87%
Fidelity Merrimack Str Tr	Opened 77,724	$3,879,192,000	2.64%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F	71.53% 28,539	$3,214,371,000	2.19%
Spdr Ser Tr	48.92% 27,135	$3,495,252,000	2.38%
Ishares Tr	7.10% 78,352	$7,815,652,000	5.32%
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F	Opened 58,062	$3,265,407,000	2.22%
Select Sector Spdr Tr	53.14% 28,749	$2,137,004,000	1.46%
Victory Portfolios II	Opened 32,411	$1,491,210,000	1.02%
Microsoft Corporation	2.43% 3,290	$1,470,668,000	1.00%
Ishares Inc	7.32% 13,531	$1,415,891,000	0.96%
NVIDIA Corp	976.85% 9,767	$1,206,567,000	0.82%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T	47.31% 34,906	$1,068,460,000	0.73%
Amazon.com Inc.	20.82% 5,030	$972,048,000	0.66%
Walmart Inc	196.21% 10,619	$718,984,000	0.49%
Mcdonalds Corp	0.57% 2,806	$715,024,000	0.49%
Home Depot, Inc.	1.24% 1,878	$646,463,000	0.44%
Exxon Mobil Corp.	3.18% 5,484	$631,356,000	0.43%
First Tr Value Line Divid In	54.51% 13,262	$540,419,000	0.37%
Pepsico Inc	2.37% 2,921	$481,716,000	0.33%
Palo Alto Networks Inc	0.36% 1,373	$465,461,000	0.32%
Boeing Co.	18.34% 2,507	$456,296,000	0.31%
Applied Matls Inc	Opened 1,925	$454,197,000	0.31%
Novo-nordisk A S	4.14% 2,920	$416,778,000	0.28%
Procter And Gamble Co	11.72% 2,403	$396,329,000	0.27%
Lowes Cos Inc	2.35% 1,655	$364,836,000	0.25%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr	0.16% 624	$339,703,000	0.23%
Costco Whsl Corp New	2.58% 397	$337,348,000	0.23%
Alphabet Inc	16.94% 1,809	$329,519,000	0.22%
Constellation Brands Inc	46.24% 1,259	$324,009,000	0.22%
Eli Lilly Co	Opened 345	$312,174,000	0.21%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	0.97% 731	$297,371,000	0.20%
Global X Fds	1.53% 7,980	$295,403,000	0.20%
Constellation Energy Corp	Opened 1,473	$294,963,000	0.20%
Ishares Tr	Opened 1,864	$280,487,000	0.19%
Deere Co	27.92% 724	$270,594,000	0.18%
CorMedix Inc	No change 50,000	$216,500,000	0.15%
Waste Mgmt Inc Del	Opened 1,013	$216,202,000	0.15%
Caterpillar Inc.	Opened 637	$212,238,000	0.14%
American Express Co.	Opened 907	$209,932,000	0.14%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds	Opened 1,704	$202,056,000	0.14%
Vanguard World Fds	Closed 1,945	$248,000
Victory Portfolios II	Closed 3,515	$239,000
Merck & Co Inc	Closed 2,307	$237,000
Exelon Corp.	Closed 5,318	$201,000
Pimco Etf Tr	Closed 2,141	$201,000
Ciso Global Inc	Closed 250,262	$35,000
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