Vertex Planning Partners 13F annual report

Vertex Planning Partners is an investment fund managing more than $383 billion ran by Greg Benner. There are currently 74 companies in Mr. Benner’s portfolio. The largest investments include J P Morgan Exchange Traded F and Wisdomtree Tr, together worth $98 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$383 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 6th August 2024, Vertex Planning Partners’s top holding is 761,780 shares of J P Morgan Exchange Traded F currently worth over $40.2 billion and making up 10.5% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 1,215,393 shares of Wisdomtree Tr worth $57.8 billion. The third-largest holding is Spdr Ser Tr worth $72.9 billion and the next is Ishares Tr worth $79.5 billion, with 639,631 shares owned.

Currently, Vertex Planning Partners's portfolio is worth at least $383 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 Vertex Planning Partners

The Vertex Planning Partners office and employees reside in Downers Grove, Illinois. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Greg Benner serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Vertex Planning Partners.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Vertex Planning Partners revealed that it had opened a new position in J P Morgan Exchange Traded F and bought 107,344 shares worth $7.43 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Spdr Ser Tr by buying 157,042 additional shares. This makes their stake in Spdr Ser Tr total 1,501,687 shares worth $72.9 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Vertex Planning Partners is getting rid of from its portfolio. Vertex Planning Partners closed its position in Select Sector Spdr Tr on 13th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 6,058 shares for $572 million. Greg Benner also disclosed a decreased stake in J P Morgan Exchange Traded F by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $40.2 billion and 761,780 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Vertex Planning Partners are Cedar Mountain Advisors and Avenir Tech Ltd. They manage $383 billion and $383 billion respectively.


Greg Benner investment strategy

Vertex Planning Partners’s portfolio is diversified across 12 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 5.1% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 35.1% 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 35% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 4.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $360 billion.

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

These positions were updated on August 13th 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
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F
3.64%
761,780
$40,222,659,000 10.49%
Wisdomtree Tr
11.06%
1,215,393
$57,800,466,000 15.08%
Spdr Ser Tr
11.68%
1,501,687
$72,919,162,000 19.02%
Ishares Tr
4.44%
639,631
$79,457,586,000 20.73%
Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr
14.42%
40,904
$22,260,932,000 5.81%
Apple Inc
0.33%
84,944
$17,890,926,000 4.67%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
2.59%
48,592
$10,217,765,000 2.67%
Janus Detroit Str Tr
337.93%
167,948
$8,545,179,000 2.23%
Blackrock Etf Trust
24.65%
159,112
$7,468,739,000 1.95%
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F
Opened
107,344
$7,433,572,000 1.94%
Columbia Etf Tr Ii
1.36%
131,873
$4,209,390,000 1.10%
Ishares Inc
4.86%
94,088
$5,773,951,000 1.51%
Spdr Index Shs Fds
31.39%
168,662
$6,277,274,000 1.64%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
11.53%
78,583
$3,128,069,000 0.82%
Microsoft Corporation
2.12%
3,954
$1,767,024,000 0.46%
Abbvie Inc
0.80%
10,202
$1,749,847,000 0.46%
Vanguard Index Fds
0.23%
11,963
$3,211,696,000 0.84%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
3.04%
37,716
$2,430,254,000 0.63%
Schwab Strategic Tr
1.67%
35,394
$1,769,161,000 0.46%
Blackrock Etf Trust Ii
65.94%
21,984
$1,147,566,000 0.30%
Indexiq Active Etf Tr
0.85%
57,193
$1,375,449,000 0.36%
Amazon.com Inc.
2.61%
5,750
$1,111,188,000 0.29%
Tidal Etf Tr
No change
48,500
$1,435,617,000 0.37%
NVIDIA Corp
1,001.08%
7,146
$882,820,000 0.23%
BP plc
0.22%
23,508
$848,639,000 0.22%
Wells Fargo Co New
0.77%
13,714
$814,474,000 0.21%
Johnson & Johnson
1.19%
5,146
$752,139,000 0.20%
Campbell Soup Co.
0.05%
14,831
$670,213,000 0.17%
Walmart Inc
1.25%
9,727
$658,615,000 0.17%
Mcdonalds Corp
1.49%
2,572
$655,321,000 0.17%
Alphabet Inc
4.13%
6,929
$1,266,382,000 0.33%
Procter And Gamble Co
1.43%
3,697
$609,709,000 0.16%
Pepsico Inc
0.03%
3,696
$609,580,000 0.16%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
6.96%
10,139
$587,946,000 0.15%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Closed
6,058
$571,948,000
Pacer Fds Tr
No change
10,347
$563,819,000 0.15%
Abbott Labs
0.30%
5,331
$553,944,000 0.14%
Chevron Corp.
2.01%
3,454
$540,275,000 0.14%
Costco Whsl Corp New
2.31%
619
$526,144,000 0.14%
Caterpillar Inc.
0.71%
1,556
$518,304,000 0.14%
Pimco Etf Tr
28.56%
17,140
$888,358,000 0.23%
Spdr Gold Tr
11.63%
2,255
$484,848,000 0.13%
Spdr S&p Midcap 400 Etf Tr
No change
900
$481,681,000 0.13%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
11.94%
2,279
$460,951,000 0.12%
AMGEN Inc.
0.28%
1,449
$452,838,000 0.12%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
No change
2,469
$450,716,000 0.12%
Eli Lilly & Co
3.11%
497
$449,974,000 0.12%
Meta Platforms Inc
8.99%
861
$434,133,000 0.11%
Global X Fds
1.66%
23,162
$409,274,000 0.11%
Vanguard World Fd
0.51%
5,679
$1,577,822,000 0.41%
Ssga Active Tr
45.90%
8,636
$364,952,000 0.10%
Intuitive Surgical Inc
1.36%
819
$364,332,000 0.10%
Dimensional Etf Trust
0.12%
9,158
$343,333,000 0.09%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
5.52%
2,695
$310,248,000 0.08%
Lowes Cos Inc
0.22%
1,374
$302,912,000 0.08%
Home Depot, Inc.
2.46%
873
$300,522,000 0.08%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
8.75%
2,149
$294,091,000 0.08%
Vanguard Admiral Fds Inc
No change
2,900
$287,419,000 0.07%
Mckesson Corporation
2.24%
481
$280,923,000 0.07%
VanEck ETF Trust
No change
3,206
$277,674,000 0.07%
Ecolab, Inc.
0.18%
1,119
$266,349,000 0.07%
Ishares Tr
Closed
6,163
$264,701,000
Verizon Communications Inc
5.26%
6,309
$260,183,000 0.07%
Blackrock Etf Trust Ii
Opened
11,483
$259,975,000 0.07%
NextEra Energy Inc
6.61%
3,577
$253,287,000 0.07%
Columbia Etf Tr I
Closed
11,913
$246,123,000
Pimco Etf Tr
Closed
2,587
$237,642,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
8.81%
568
$231,062,000 0.06%
Hershey Company
0.24%
1,248
$229,333,000 0.06%
Grainger W W Inc
No change
254
$229,169,000 0.06%
International Business Machs
6.01%
1,299
$224,662,000 0.06%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
8.48%
1,877
$222,612,000 0.06%
Texas Instrs Inc
Opened
1,120
$217,874,000 0.06%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
Closed
2,506
$217,195,000
Coca-Cola Co
2.75%
3,363
$214,045,000 0.06%
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Opened
3,400
$213,010,000 0.06%
Automatic Data Processing In
1.29%
865
$206,467,000 0.05%
VanEck ETF Trust
Opened
779
$203,124,000 0.05%
Blackrock Etf Trust
Opened
3,374
$200,440,000 0.05%
KraneShares Trust
Closed
10,177
$192,661,000
No transactions found
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