Private Capital Advisors 13F annual report

Private Capital Advisors is an investment fund managing more than $898 million ran by Ellen Scambia. There are currently 82 companies in Mrs. Scambia’s portfolio. The largest investments include Lilly Eli Co Com and Apple Inc, together worth $451 million.

$898 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 26th July 2024, Private Capital Advisors’s top holding is 433,307 shares of Lilly Eli Co Com currently worth over $392 million and making up 43.7% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 278,612 shares of Apple Inc worth $58.7 million, whose value grew 17.5% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Alphabet Inc worth $34.8 million and the next is Palo Alto Networks Inc worth $26.8 million, with 79,011 shares owned.

Currently, Private Capital Advisors's portfolio is worth at least $898 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 Private Capital Advisors

The Private Capital Advisors office and employees reside in Darien, Connecticut. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Ellen Scambia serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Private Capital Advisors.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Private Capital Advisors revealed that it had opened a new position in Netflix and bought 27,459 shares worth $18.5 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Netflix makes up 92.8% of the fund's Communication Services sector allocation and has grown its share price by 45.4% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Lilly Eli Co Com by buying 3,293 additional shares. This makes their stake in Lilly Eli Co Com total 433,307 shares worth $392 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Private Capital Advisors is getting rid of from its portfolio. Private Capital Advisors closed its position in Cisco Sys Inc Com on 2nd August 2024. It sold the previously owned 125,819 shares for $6.28 million. Ellen Scambia also disclosed a decreased stake in Apple Inc by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $58.7 million and 278,612 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Private Capital Advisors are Greenwich Wealth Management and Emerging Variant Capital Management L.P.. They manage $900 million and $905 million respectively.


Ellen Scambia investment strategy

Private Capital Advisors’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 10.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 28.0% 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 27% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 1.2% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $274 billion.

The complete list of Private Capital Advisors 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
Lilly Eli Co Com
0.77%
433,307
$392,307,000 43.69%
Apple Inc
0.75%
278,612
$58,681,000 6.54%
Alphabet Inc
0.93%
190,878
$34,768,000 3.87%
Palo Alto Networks Inc
5.80%
79,011
$26,786,000 2.98%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
2.41%
38,492
$19,602,000 2.18%
Netflix Inc.
Opened
27,459
$18,532,000 2.06%
Caci International Inc.
4.27%
41,820
$17,988,000 2.00%
Marsh Mclennan Cos Inc Com
3.39%
85,132
$17,939,000 2.00%
Nvidia Corp Com
963.30%
138,931
$17,164,000 1.91%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc C
0.67%
29,770
$16,463,000 1.83%
Nasdaq Inc
0.60%
264,740
$15,953,000 1.78%
Enterprise Products Partners
0.70%
527,863
$15,297,000 1.70%
Danaher Corp Com
0.51%
58,005
$14,493,000 1.61%
Cf Inds Hldgs Inc Com
12.03%
185,857
$13,776,000 1.53%
Amazon.com Inc.
4.85%
70,689
$13,661,000 1.52%
Union Pac Corp Com
0.73%
60,140
$13,607,000 1.52%
Energy Transfer L P Com Unit L
0.44%
824,973
$13,381,000 1.49%
Meta Platforms Inc
3.66%
26,366
$13,294,000 1.48%
Eog Res Inc Com
1.06%
97,348
$12,253,000 1.36%
Blackstone Inc
2.76%
98,902
$12,244,000 1.36%
Mplx Lp Com Unit Repstg Ltd Pa
0.28%
256,949
$10,943,000 1.22%
Williams Cos Inc
0.46%
249,458
$10,602,000 1.18%
Northrop Grumman Corp Com
0.29%
23,843
$10,394,000 1.16%
Abbvie Inc
4.46%
56,928
$9,764,000 1.09%
Lockheed Martin Corp Com
0.15%
20,637
$9,640,000 1.07%
Tesla Inc
Opened
45,572
$9,018,000 1.00%
Conocophillips Com
9.24%
78,204
$8,945,000 1.00%
Merck Co Inc New Com
2.65%
71,245
$8,820,000 0.98%
Blackrock Inc.
Opened
10,215
$8,042,000 0.90%
Cisco Sys Inc Com
Closed
125,819
$6,280,000
Pfizer Inc.
Closed
216,710
$6,014,000
Alphabet Inc Cap Stk Cl C
No change
29,733
$5,454,000 0.61%
Canadian Natl Ry Co Com Isin#c
0.43%
45,916
$5,424,000 0.60%
Intuit Com
No change
6,150
$4,042,000 0.45%
W. P. Carey Inc
Closed
67,386
$3,803,000
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
6.24%
21,011
$3,408,000 0.38%
Exxon Mobil Corp Com
No change
28,335
$3,262,000 0.36%
Chevron Corp New Com
0.78%
16,632
$2,602,000 0.29%
Microsoft Corp Com
19.00%
4,954
$2,214,000 0.25%
Parker-hannifin Corp Com
No change
3,727
$1,885,000 0.21%
Fiserv, Inc.
No change
12,250
$1,826,000 0.20%
Ishares Tr Select Divid Etf Fd
No change
13,975
$1,691,000 0.19%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr Tr Unit
5.15%
2,836
$1,543,000 0.17%
Omnicom Group, Inc.
No change
16,000
$1,435,000 0.16%
Invesco Qqq Tr Unit Ser 1
4.83%
2,822
$1,352,000 0.15%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp Com
No change
13,200
$1,219,000 0.14%
Coca Cola Co Com
0.06%
18,000
$1,146,000 0.13%
Ishares Bitcoin Tr Shs Ben Int
14.58%
31,773
$1,085,000 0.12%
L3Harris Technologies Inc
No change
3,900
$876,000 0.10%
Gamestop Corp New Cl A
Opened
31,327
$773,000 0.09%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
No change
9,517
$749,000 0.08%
First Ctzns Bancshares Inc N C
No change
439
$739,000 0.08%
Ball Corp Com
No change
12,000
$720,000 0.08%
Texas Instrs Inc Com
No change
3,475
$676,000 0.08%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
5.92%
1,431
$582,000 0.06%
Johnson Johnson Com
No change
3,907
$571,000 0.06%
American New Perspective Fund
No change
8,494
$529,000 0.06%
Blackrock National Municipal F
No change
48,526
$491,000 0.05%
Fidelity Investment Grade Bond ETF
No change
68,532
$486,000 0.05%
Lululemon Athletica inc.
Closed
1,236
$483,000
Vanguard Long-term Tax-exempt
No change
43,698
$474,000 0.05%
Trump Media Technology Group
Closed
7,313
$453,000
Dassault Sys S A Sponsored Adr
Closed
9,650
$427,000
Ishares Tr Core Sp Total U S
No change
3,505
$416,000 0.05%
Price T Rowe Group Inc Com
No change
3,558
$410,000 0.05%
Select Sector Spdr Tr Technolo
No change
1,810
$409,000 0.05%
Global X Fds Mlp Energy Infr
No change
8,000
$408,000 0.05%
Palantir Technologies Inc.
Opened
15,650
$396,000 0.04%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
0.23%
859
$389,000 0.04%
Sanchez Energy Corp
Opened
4,468
$336,000 0.04%
Jpmorgan Chase Co Com
No change
1,600
$324,000 0.04%
Fedex Corp Com
Closed
1,046
$303,000
Sprott Uranium Miners Etf
No change
6,075
$299,000 0.03%
Cvs Health Corp Com
No change
5,000
$295,000 0.03%
Talen Energy Corporation
Closed
2,956
$279,000
Allspring Municipal Bond Fund
No change
27,763
$271,000 0.03%
Vanguard Index Fds Sp 500 Etf
No change
535
$268,000 0.03%
Expedia Group Inc Com New
Closed
1,841
$254,000
Southern Co Com
No change
3,200
$248,000 0.03%
Ross Stores, Inc.
Closed
1,665
$244,000
Home Depot, Inc.
Opened
708
$244,000 0.03%
Eventide Gilead Fund Class I
Closed
4,528
$243,000
Vertiv Hldgs Co Cl A
Opened
2,648
$229,000 0.03%
Liberty Media Corp Del Com Ser
Closed
3,814
$224,000
Disney Walt Co Disney Com
4.82%
2,073
$206,000 0.02%
Biogen Inc
Opened
884
$205,000 0.02%
American Elec Pwr Co Inc Com
No change
2,335
$205,000 0.02%
Ladder Cap Corp Cl A
No change
18,098
$204,000 0.02%
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
Opened
13,800
$185,000 0.02%
Pimco Income Fund Class I2
No change
16,595
$174,000 0.02%
Nuscale Pwr Corp Reg Shs
Closed
30,000
$159,000
Mainstay Mackay High Yield Mun
No change
13,148
$157,000 0.02%
Direxion Shs Etf Tr Daily Semi
Closed
15,700
$50,000
Thunder Energies Corp Com
No change
20,000
$1,000 0.00%
Vsblty Groupe Technologies Cor
No change
22,000
$1,000 0.00%
Rstk Urbanfetch Com Inc Oc Pfd
No change
18,750
$0 0.00%
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