Root Partners 13F annual report

Root Partners is an investment fund managing more than $335 billion ran by James Conole. There are currently 59 companies in Mr. Conole’s portfolio. The largest investments include Dimensional Etf Trust and Vanguard Index Fds, together worth $275 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$335 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 17th April 2024, Root Partners’s top holding is 7,301,768 shares of Dimensional Etf Trust currently worth over $261 billion and making up 78.0% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 53,058 shares of Vanguard Index Fds worth $13.9 billion. The third-largest holding is Apple Inc worth $6.51 billion and the next is Dimensional Etf Trust worth $4.31 billion, with 84,097 shares owned.

Currently, Root Partners's portfolio is worth at least $335 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 Root Partners

The Root Partners office and employees reside in Solana Beach, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, James Conole serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Root Partners.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Root Partners revealed that it had opened a new position in Dimensional Etf Trust and bought 84,097 shares worth $4.31 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Dimensional Etf Trust by buying 2,262,682 additional shares. This makes their stake in Dimensional Etf Trust total 7,301,768 shares worth $261 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Root Partners is getting rid of from its portfolio. Root Partners closed its position in American Centy Etf Tr on 24th April 2024. It sold the previously owned 10,313 shares for $725 million. James Conole also disclosed a decreased stake in First Tr Sml Cp Core Alpha F by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $918 million and 9,848 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Root Partners are Marion Wealth Management and Haverford Services. They manage $335 billion and $335 billion respectively.


James Conole investment strategy

Root Partners’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 2.8% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 37.3% 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 37% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 3.4% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $434 billion.

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

These positions were updated on April 24th 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
Dimensional Etf Trust
44.90%
7,301,768
$261,333,170,000 77.99%
Vanguard Index Fds
51.16%
53,058
$13,862,075,000 4.14%
Apple Inc
149.25%
37,941
$6,506,048,000 1.94%
Dimensional Etf Trust
Opened
84,097
$4,312,562,000 1.29%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
27.25%
8,710
$3,662,729,000 1.09%
Vanguard Star Fds
34.85%
50,623
$3,052,590,000 0.91%
Microsoft Corporation
505.86%
6,828
$2,872,691,000 0.86%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
236.17%
13,255
$2,421,559,000 0.72%
Ishares Tr
49.64%
37,937
$3,874,319,000 1.16%
NVIDIA Corp
287.42%
2,309
$2,086,352,000 0.62%
First Tr Exchange-traded Fd
5.06%
74,970
$3,256,091,000 0.97%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
Opened
9,562
$1,619,583,000 0.48%
Amazon.com Inc.
187.11%
7,597
$1,370,332,000 0.41%
Meta Platforms Inc
34.29%
2,663
$1,293,180,000 0.39%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
1.25%
14,983
$1,088,213,000 0.32%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
41.56%
18,703
$938,331,000 0.28%
First Tr Sml Cp Core Alpha F
5.07%
9,848
$918,263,000 0.27%
Schwab Strategic Tr
3.86%
51,505
$1,319,654,000 0.39%
VanEck ETF Trust
Opened
9,648
$867,324,000 0.26%
First Tr Exchng Traded Fd Vi
17.46%
48,451
$1,135,595,000 0.34%
Alphabet Inc
Opened
7,917
$1,198,737,000 0.36%
First Tr Value Line Divid In
35.43%
17,308
$730,904,000 0.22%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
4.91%
16,459
$687,493,000 0.21%
Chevron Corp.
14.72%
4,217
$665,199,000 0.20%
Vanguard Index Fds
Opened
1,923
$661,912,000 0.20%
Monster Beverage Corp.
0.98%
10,207
$605,091,000 0.18%
Lpl Finl Hldgs Inc
63.33%
2,205
$582,561,000 0.17%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
Opened
1,140
$563,969,000 0.17%
Vanguard Malvern Fds
22.72%
11,208
$536,744,000 0.16%
American Centy Etf Tr
Closed
10,313
$725,057,000
Ishares Inc
62.47%
8,593
$494,703,000 0.15%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
8.14%
2,709
$488,947,000 0.15%
Ishares Tr
Opened
12,938
$1,695,452,000 0.51%
KLA Corp.
5.07%
656
$458,265,000 0.14%
Tesla Inc
59.93%
2,602
$457,479,000 0.14%
Spdr Ser Tr
12.51%
16,097
$453,605,000 0.14%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
85.18%
3,435
$399,227,000 0.12%
RTX Corp
4.01%
4,051
$395,062,000 0.12%
Costco Whsl Corp New
Opened
531
$389,113,000 0.12%
Vanguard World Fd
Opened
647
$339,352,000 0.10%
Oracle Corp.
Opened
2,619
$328,959,000 0.10%
Eli Lilly Co
Opened
422
$328,534,000 0.10%
Home Depot, Inc.
Opened
847
$324,986,000 0.10%
Spdr Ser Tr
Opened
6,633
$529,393,000 0.16%
Broadcom Inc.
Opened
235
$311,532,000 0.09%
Vanguard Charlotte Fds
18.70%
6,119
$300,976,000 0.09%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Opened
1,439
$299,663,000 0.09%
Blackrock Inc.
Opened
353
$294,075,000 0.09%
Spdr Dow Jones Indl Average
Opened
736
$292,751,000 0.09%
Spotify Technology S.A.
Opened
1,109
$292,665,000 0.09%
Jpmorgan Chase Co
Opened
1,450
$290,513,000 0.09%
Visa Inc
Opened
1,008
$281,353,000 0.08%
Coca-Cola Co
Opened
4,561
$279,042,000 0.08%
Merck Co Inc
Opened
1,977
$260,865,000 0.08%
Ares Capital Corp
Closed
12,508
$243,539,000
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
Opened
2,814
$226,572,000 0.07%
Spdr Sp Midcap 400 Etf Tr
Opened
405
$225,342,000 0.07%
Dimensional Etf Trust
Closed
9,408
$211,866,000
Adobe Inc
Opened
413
$208,400,000 0.06%
Procter And Gamble Co
Opened
1,260
$204,435,000 0.06%
Ford Mtr Co Del
Opened
13,886
$184,412,000 0.06%
Prosomnus Inc
Closed
63,035
$65,556,000
23andme Holding Co
No change
13,378
$7,117,000 0.00%
No transactions found
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