Sterling Planning 13F annual report

Sterling Planning is an investment fund managing more than $243 billion ran by Nicholas Nicolette. There are currently 61 companies in Mr. Nicolette’s portfolio. The largest investments include Ishares Tr and Ishares Gold Tr, together worth $113 billion.

$243 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 23rd July 2024, Sterling Planning’s top holding is 1,121,894 shares of Ishares Tr currently worth over $98.9 billion and making up 40.7% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 329,362 shares of Ishares Gold Tr worth $14.5 billion. The third-largest holding is Dimensional Etf Trust worth $32.9 billion and the next is Schwab Strategic Tr worth $12 billion, with 224,595 shares owned.

Currently, Sterling Planning's portfolio is worth at least $243 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 Sterling Planning

The Sterling Planning office and employees reside in Sparta, New Jersey. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Nicholas Nicolette serves as the President and CCO at Sterling Planning.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Sterling Planning revealed that it had opened a new position in Provident Finl Svcs Inc and bought 42,036 shares worth $603 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Dimensional Etf Trust by buying 112,109 additional shares. This makes their stake in Dimensional Etf Trust total 1,086,055 shares worth $32.9 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Sterling Planning is getting rid of from its portfolio. Sterling Planning closed its position in Lakeland on 30th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 61,770 shares for $747 million. Nicholas Nicolette also disclosed a decreased stake in Ishares Tr by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $98.9 billion and 1,121,894 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Sterling Planning are Two Point Capital Management and Harvest Investment Services. They manage $243 billion and $243 billion respectively.


Nicholas Nicolette investment strategy

Sterling Planning’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Miscellaneous — making up 2.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 34.4% 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 34% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 3.3% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $394 billion.

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

These positions were updated on July 30th 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 Tr
3.31%
1,121,894
$98,886,623,000 40.67%
Ishares Gold Tr
5.38%
329,362
$14,468,890,000 5.95%
Dimensional Etf Trust
11.51%
1,086,055
$32,910,593,000 13.53%
Schwab Strategic Tr
0.60%
224,595
$12,035,531,000 4.95%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
2.74%
68,404
$8,112,679,000 3.34%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
0.44%
139,121
$10,473,643,000 4.31%
Innovator ETFs Trust
9.04%
234,104
$6,737,978,000 2.77%
Spdr Gold Tr
2.26%
15,420
$3,315,454,000 1.36%
Apple Inc
0.62%
15,304
$3,223,312,000 1.33%
Vanguard Index Fds
4.52%
85,296
$13,286,769,000 5.46%
Vanguard Mun Bd Fds
7.96%
48,071
$2,408,820,000 0.99%
Wisdomtree Tr
2.73%
39,123
$2,012,499,000 0.83%
Vanguard Wellington Fd
12.08%
19,070
$1,908,305,000 0.78%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
15.36%
26,953
$2,080,884,000 0.86%
Vanguard Malvern Fds
8.63%
35,149
$1,706,116,000 0.70%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
3.87%
33,960
$1,678,320,000 0.69%
Microsoft Corporation
No change
3,312
$1,480,244,000 0.61%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
0.97%
2,720
$1,480,162,000 0.61%
Vanguard Charlotte Fds
10.81%
30,303
$1,474,854,000 0.61%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
3.12%
54,518
$2,477,988,000 1.02%
Johnson Johnson
8.83%
9,223
$1,348,034,000 0.55%
Selective Ins Group Inc
3.96%
12,618
$1,183,947,000 0.49%
Costco Whsl Corp New
No change
1,214
$1,031,970,000 0.42%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
19.10%
8,675
$998,659,000 0.41%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
1.37%
2,296
$934,013,000 0.38%
Becton Dickinson Co
0.45%
3,947
$922,526,000 0.38%
Meta Platforms Inc
No change
1,557
$785,250,000 0.32%
Eli Lilly Co
2.20%
844
$764,234,000 0.31%
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.
Closed
61,770
$747,417,000
Provident Finl Svcs Inc
Opened
42,036
$603,217,000 0.25%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
3.28%
3,245
$592,298,000 0.24%
Amazon.com Inc.
0.33%
3,028
$585,161,000 0.24%
Procter And Gamble Co
No change
3,522
$580,848,000 0.24%
RTX Corp
No change
5,157
$517,711,000 0.21%
Realty Income Corp.
No change
9,480
$500,737,000 0.21%
Mcdonalds Corp
No change
1,951
$497,150,000 0.20%
Alphabet Inc
5.30%
4,610
$842,113,000 0.35%
Spdr Ser Tr
2.83%
12,071
$963,223,000 0.40%
3M Co.
53.84%
4,649
$475,101,000 0.20%
Home Depot, Inc.
0.15%
1,372
$472,280,000 0.19%
Pepsico Inc
1.88%
2,826
$466,069,000 0.19%
Jpmorgan Chase Co.
2.49%
1,956
$395,621,000 0.16%
Deere Co
36.25%
1,055
$394,180,000 0.16%
International Business Machs
No change
2,200
$380,573,000 0.16%
Abbvie Inc
No change
2,102
$360,535,000 0.15%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
No change
2,599
$355,737,000 0.15%
General Dynamics Corp.
0.37%
1,093
$317,141,000 0.13%
Carrier Global Corporation
No change
5,000
$315,400,000 0.13%
Dimensional Etf Trust
Opened
10,120
$292,569,000 0.12%
Caterpillar Inc.
No change
841
$280,137,000 0.12%
Visa Inc
No change
1,027
$269,557,000 0.11%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
38.72%
6,148
$269,040,000 0.11%
Merck Co Inc
No change
2,104
$260,475,000 0.11%
Guinness Atkinson Fds
No change
9,376
$260,458,000 0.11%
Lowes Cos Inc
1.26%
1,174
$258,820,000 0.11%
Innovator ETFs Trust
Opened
8,008
$258,520,000 0.11%
Chevron Corp.
No change
1,604
$250,852,000 0.10%
Otis Worldwide Corporation
No change
2,500
$240,650,000 0.10%
Lam Research Corp.
No change
222
$236,397,000 0.10%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
2.33%
7,727
$235,043,000 0.10%
Eversource Energy
Closed
3,452
$206,326,000
Verizon Communications Inc
No change
4,964
$204,722,000 0.08%
Blackrock Enhanced Equity Di
No change
13,831
$112,999,000 0.05%
No transactions found
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