Sona Asset Management (us) 13F annual report

Sona Asset Management (us) is an investment fund managing more than $201 billion ran by John Berkery. There are currently 17 companies in Mr. Berkery’s portfolio. The largest investments include Albemarle and Apollo Global Mgmt Inc, together worth $99.6 billion.

$201 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th August 2024, Sona Asset Management (us)’s top holding is 1,200,000 shares of Albemarle currently worth over $55.3 billion and making up 27.5% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Albemarle, Sona Asset Management (us) owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 675,000 shares of Apollo Global Mgmt Inc worth $44.3 billion. The third-largest holding is Janus Detroit Str Tr worth $34.4 billion and the next is Greenfire Res Ltd New worth $34.1 billion, with 5,051,417 shares owned.

Currently, Sona Asset Management (us)'s portfolio is worth at least $201 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 Sona Asset Management (us)

The Sona Asset Management (us) office and employees reside in New York, New York. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, John Berkery serves as the CCO/COO at Sona Asset Management (us).

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Sona Asset Management (us) revealed that it had opened a new position in Janus Detroit Str Tr and bought 700,000 shares worth $34.4 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Greenfire Res Ltd New by buying 31,776 additional shares. This makes their stake in Greenfire Res Ltd New total 5,051,417 shares worth $34.1 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Sona Asset Management (us) is getting rid of from its portfolio. Sona Asset Management (us) closed its position in American Axle Mfg Hldgs In on 14th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 965,000 shares for $7.1 billion. John Berkery also disclosed a decreased stake in Ihs Holding Limited by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $8.88 billion and 2,773,796 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Sona Asset Management (us) are Arlington Partners and Rainwater Charitable Foundation. They manage $201 billion and $201 billion respectively.


John Berkery investment strategy

Sona Asset Management (us)’s portfolio is diversified across 5 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Materials — making up 27.5% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 35.3% 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 18% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $12.9 billion.

The complete list of Sona Asset Management (us) trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 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
Albemarle Corp.
No change
1,200,000
$55,302,000,000 27.46%
Apollo Global Mgmt Inc
No change
675,000
$44,286,750,000 21.99%
Janus Detroit Str Tr
Opened
700,000
$34,426,000,000 17.09%
Greenfire Res Ltd New
0.63%
5,051,417
$34,097,065,000 16.93%
Ihs Holding Limited
6.71%
2,773,796
$8,876,148,000 4.41%
American Axle Mfg Hldgs In
Closed
965,000
$7,102,400,000
Global Pmts Inc
Closed
53,000
$7,083,980,000
Caesars Entertainment Inc Ne
33.33%
160,000
$6,358,400,000 3.16%
Ardagh Metal Packaging S A
Closed
1,250,000
$4,287,500,000
Catalent Inc.
Opened
75,000
$4,217,251,000 2.09%
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.
32.31%
220,000
$4,142,600,000 2.06%
Capri Holdings Limited
Opened
100,000
$3,308,000,000 1.64%
Burford Cap Ltd
Closed
200,000
$3,194,000,000
Fluor Corp New
10.41%
56,642
$2,466,760,000 1.22%
Forward Air Corp.
Closed
70,000
$2,177,700,000
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
Closed
20,000
$2,102,200,000
Dana Inc
Closed
160,000
$2,032,000,000
PENN Entertainment Inc
Closed
100,000
$1,821,000,000
Novo-nordisk A S
Closed
10,000
$1,284,000,000
Coinbase Global Inc
50.98%
5,000
$1,111,150,000 0.55%
Alarm.com Holdings Inc
Opened
17,200
$1,092,888,000 0.54%
Snap Inc
Opened
36,500
$606,265,000 0.30%
Th International Limited
No change
500,000
$374,200,000 0.19%
Nuvei Corporation
Opened
11,530
$373,341,000 0.19%
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
33.33%
4,400
$362,252,000 0.18%
Vertex Energy Inc
Closed
219,516
$307,322,000
Ishares Tr
Opened
210
$19,667,000 0.01%
No transactions found
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