Skylands Capital 13F annual report

Skylands Capital is an investment fund managing more than $705 billion ran by Virginia Shaffar. There are currently 153 companies in Mrs. Shaffar’s portfolio. The largest investments include Union Pac Corp and Apple Inc, together worth $86.2 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$705 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 19th July 2024, Skylands Capital’s top holding is 218,450 shares of Union Pac Corp currently worth over $49.4 billion and making up 7.0% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 174,525 shares of Apple Inc worth $36.8 billion, whose value grew 16.6% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Arch Resources Inc worth $35.5 billion and the next is Alphabet Inc worth $31.4 billion, with 172,175 shares owned.

Currently, Skylands Capital's portfolio is worth at least $705 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 Skylands Capital

The Skylands Capital office and employees reside in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Virginia Shaffar serves as the Vice President & Treasurer at Skylands Capital.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Skylands Capital revealed that it had opened a new position in Exxon Mobil and bought 53,948 shares worth $6.21 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Exxon Mobil makes up 11.1% of the fund's Energy sector allocation and has grown its share price by 9.7% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Union Pac Corp by buying 1,900 additional shares. This makes their stake in Union Pac Corp total 218,450 shares worth $49.4 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Skylands Capital is getting rid of from its portfolio. Skylands Capital closed its position in Pioneer Nat Res Co on 26th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 25,750 shares for $6.76 billion. Virginia Shaffar also disclosed a decreased stake in Apple Inc by 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $36.8 billion and 174,525 shares.

One of the average hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Skylands Capital are Jag Capital Management and Thrive Capital Management. They manage $705 billion and $705 billion respectively.


Virginia Shaffar investment strategy

Skylands Capital’s portfolio is diversified across 12 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Materials — making up 11.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 63.4% 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 31% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.0% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $100 billion.

The complete list of Skylands Capital trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 26th 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
Union Pac Corp
0.88%
218,450
$49,426,497,000 7.01%
Apple Inc
13.23%
174,525
$36,758,456,000 5.21%
Arch Resources Inc
7.77%
233,340
$35,521,348,000 5.04%
Alphabet Inc
9.54%
172,175
$31,373,741,000 4.45%
General Mtrs Co
15.81%
589,000
$27,364,940,000 3.88%
Crown Castle Intl Corp New
0.68%
248,200
$24,249,140,000 3.44%
Beacon Roofing Supply Inc
2.03%
228,442
$20,674,001,000 2.93%
Oshkosh Corp
0.61%
159,125
$17,217,325,000 2.44%
Owens Corning
10.86%
89,045
$15,468,897,000 2.19%
FMC Corp.
24.30%
255,000
$14,675,250,000 2.08%
Norfolk Southn Corp
29.88%
59,980
$12,877,106,000 1.83%
Wabtec
0.06%
79,150
$12,509,658,000 1.77%
Visa Inc
0.33%
45,005
$11,812,462,000 1.68%
Coherent Corp
10.20%
160,189
$11,607,295,000 1.65%
SBA Communications Corp
99.81%
53,050
$10,413,715,000 1.48%
Ge Healthcare Technologies I
24.70%
133,525
$10,404,268,000 1.48%
Diebold Nixdorf Inc
24.13%
252,100
$9,700,808,000 1.38%
T-Mobile US Inc
18.90%
55,025
$9,694,305,000 1.37%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4.99%
46,855
$9,476,892,000 1.34%
Eagle Materials Inc.
0.17%
43,030
$9,357,304,000 1.33%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
17.04%
220,800
$9,169,824,000 1.30%
American Tower Corp.
11.14%
46,395
$9,018,260,000 1.28%
Joint Corp
8.17%
632,705
$8,895,832,000 1.26%
Grand Canyon Ed Inc
0.95%
62,427
$8,734,162,000 1.24%
Columbus Mckinnon Corp N Y
1.84%
238,921
$8,252,331,000 1.17%
RTX Corp
18.20%
80,808
$8,112,315,000 1.15%
Enersys
11.15%
77,930
$8,067,314,000 1.14%
Citigroup Inc
0.08%
118,350
$7,510,491,000 1.07%
CSX Corp.
20.03%
213,950
$7,156,628,000 1.02%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
9.51%
78,300
$7,137,045,000 1.01%
Barrick Gold Corp.
55.30%
424,600
$7,082,328,000 1.00%
Williams Cos Inc
22.05%
159,900
$6,795,750,000 0.96%
Pioneer Nat Res Co
Closed
25,750
$6,759,375,000
Cogent Communications Hldgs
41.01%
116,900
$6,597,836,000 0.94%
Spdr Gold Trust
5.10%
29,775
$6,401,923,000 0.91%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Opened
53,948
$6,210,494,000 0.88%
Iridium Communications Inc
10.56%
213,543
$5,684,515,000 0.81%
Johnson Outdoors Inc
43.66%
161,900
$5,663,262,000 0.80%
Meta Platforms Inc
7.39%
11,220
$5,657,348,000 0.80%
Graphic Packaging Hldg Co
No change
207,800
$5,446,438,000 0.77%
Disney Walt Co
18.59%
53,750
$5,336,838,000 0.76%
ON Semiconductor Corp.
0.20%
76,595
$5,250,587,000 0.74%
Natures Sunshine Prods Inc
722.07%
333,101
$5,019,832,000 0.71%
Lovesac Company
6.31%
218,500
$4,933,730,000 0.70%
Martin Marietta Matls Inc
21.46%
9,000
$4,876,200,000 0.69%
QuidelOrtho Corporation
4.58%
139,400
$4,630,868,000 0.66%
SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc
7.01%
72,150
$4,521,641,000 0.64%
Hibbett Inc
71.16%
48,775
$4,253,668,000 0.60%
Minerals Technologies, Inc.
18.91%
50,300
$4,182,948,000 0.59%
Halliburton Co.
23.44%
122,700
$4,144,806,000 0.59%
Holley Inc
37.56%
1,123,800
$4,023,204,000 0.57%
Generac Holdings Inc
5.03%
30,195
$3,992,383,000 0.57%
Lincoln Elec Hldgs Inc
11.98%
20,805
$3,924,655,000 0.56%
Occidental Pete Corp
2.95%
62,009
$3,908,427,000 0.55%
Willscot Mobil Mini Hldng Co
2.99%
103,475
$3,894,799,000 0.55%
OSI Systems, Inc.
18.03%
27,499
$3,781,662,000 0.54%
Spdr Ser Tr
38.18%
24,250
$3,527,648,000 0.50%
Amazon.com Inc.
1.52%
17,825
$3,444,681,000 0.49%
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
15.29%
56,550
$3,418,448,000 0.48%
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc
No change
318,060
$3,295,102,000 0.47%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
16.02%
50,325
$3,291,255,000 0.47%
Elanco Animal Health Inc
10.06%
227,100
$3,277,053,000 0.46%
Bk Of America Corp
8.75%
82,350
$3,275,060,000 0.46%
Silicon Motion Technology Corp
1.29%
38,400
$3,110,016,000 0.44%
Cboe Global Mkts Inc
2.94%
17,500
$2,976,050,000 0.42%
Ishares Inc
26.25%
42,800
$2,920,672,000 0.41%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
8.75%
21,125
$2,890,956,000 0.41%
Photronics, Inc.
4.58%
114,100
$2,814,847,000 0.40%
Ulta Beauty Inc
7,777.78%
7,090
$2,735,818,000 0.39%
Fedex Corp
1.90%
9,050
$2,713,552,000 0.38%
Sony Group Corp
34.60%
31,900
$2,709,905,000 0.38%
Harmonic, Inc.
68.19%
228,900
$2,694,153,000 0.38%
Newmont Corp
18.42%
64,200
$2,688,054,000 0.38%
Boot Barn Holdings Inc
20.29%
20,434
$2,634,556,000 0.37%
MP Materials Corp.
9.94%
206,600
$2,630,018,000 0.37%
ModivCare Inc.
5.26%
90,000
$2,361,600,000 0.33%
Greenbrier Cos., Inc.
0.42%
47,550
$2,356,103,000 0.33%
Adeia Inc
99.70%
207,950
$2,326,961,000 0.33%
Quest Resource Hldg Corp
4.45%
246,174
$2,166,331,000 0.31%
Cytosorbents Corp
1.21%
2,840,778
$1,997,067,000 0.28%
Dennys Corp
143.65%
259,000
$1,838,900,000 0.26%
Xperi Inc
45.67%
216,500
$1,777,465,000 0.25%
Stericycle Inc.
28.76%
29,100
$1,691,583,000 0.24%
S&P Global Inc
3.92%
3,675
$1,639,050,000 0.23%
U-Haul Holding Company
No change
28,990
$1,743,990,000 0.25%
Gen Restaurent Group
19.65%
176,360
$1,597,822,000 0.23%
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
222.99%
124,350
$1,504,635,000 0.21%
Koppers Holdings Inc
14.88%
38,600
$1,427,814,000 0.20%
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Opened
27,175
$1,381,305,000 0.20%
Hillman Solutions Corp
16.77%
154,550
$1,367,768,000 0.19%
Gray Television, Inc.
7.32%
255,600
$1,329,120,000 0.19%
Asure Software Inc
131.55%
150,043
$1,260,361,000 0.18%
Transdigm Group Incorporated
No change
965
$1,232,894,000 0.17%
Biote Corp
36.18%
160,845
$1,201,512,000 0.17%
Brunswick Corp.
67.56%
15,625
$1,137,031,000 0.16%
Crown Crafts, Inc.
3.70%
209,017
$1,093,159,000 0.16%
Compass Minerals International Inc
387.26%
103,300
$1,067,089,000 0.15%
Schwab Charles Corp
58.02%
14,000
$1,031,660,000 0.15%
Encore Wire Corp.
Closed
3,650
$959,147,000
Blackrock Inc.
29.41%
1,200
$944,784,000 0.13%
Designer Brands Inc
6.13%
137,800
$941,174,000 0.13%
Newpark Res Inc
51.82%
112,500
$934,875,000 0.13%
Wintrust Finl Corp
No change
9,100
$896,896,000 0.13%
CME Group Inc
2.67%
4,550
$894,530,000 0.13%
Vontier Corporation
7.20%
23,200
$886,240,000 0.13%
Targa Res Corp
73.60%
6,850
$882,143,000 0.13%
Raymond James Finl Inc
5.41%
6,987
$860,519,000 0.12%
LKQ Corp
Opened
20,650
$858,834,000 0.12%
Luna Innovations Inc
21.68%
265,835
$850,672,000 0.12%
NV5 Global Inc
28.60%
9,050
$841,379,000 0.12%
Gauzy Ltd
Opened
68,600
$824,572,000 0.12%
MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc
38.12%
43,500
$821,280,000 0.12%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
No change
1,950
$793,260,000 0.11%
Best Buy Co. Inc.
12.44%
9,150
$771,254,000 0.11%
Astec Inds Inc
9.50%
21,900
$649,554,000 0.09%
GATX Corp.
No change
4,270
$565,177,000 0.08%
Mastercard Incorporated
1.92%
1,275
$562,479,000 0.08%
Exact Sciences Corp.
2,470.00%
12,850
$542,913,000 0.08%
Berry Global Group Inc
No change
8,650
$509,053,000 0.07%
Ge Vernova Inc
Opened
2,750
$471,653,000 0.07%
Sportsmans Whse Hldgs Inc
44.56%
194,000
$467,540,000 0.07%
NVIDIA Corp
Closed
500
$451,780,000
Bio Rad Labs Inc
55.56%
1,400
$382,354,000 0.05%
Cameco Corp.
No change
7,500
$369,000,000 0.05%
Hillenbrand Inc
No change
8,800
$352,176,000 0.05%
Microsoft Corporation
No change
745
$332,978,000 0.05%
Multisensor Ai Holdings Inc
Opened
200,000
$328,000,000 0.05%
Richardson Electrs Ltd
Closed
33,901
$312,228,000
Air Prods & Chems Inc
85.76%
1,200
$307,536,000 0.04%
Electronic Arts, Inc.
67.41%
2,200
$306,526,000 0.04%
Symbotic Inc
Opened
8,400
$295,344,000 0.04%
Intercontinental Exchange In
10.64%
2,100
$287,469,000 0.04%
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
2.30%
7,425
$277,101,000 0.04%
The Real Good Food Company I
Closed
665,384
$240,204,000
Cambium Networks Corp
Closed
55,500
$239,205,000
General Dynamics Corp.
No change
750
$217,605,000 0.03%
Mcdonalds Corp
No change
850
$216,614,000 0.03%
DocuSign Inc
No change
4,000
$214,000,000 0.03%
I-80 Gold Corp
Opened
166,750
$180,090,000 0.03%
Crown Holdings, Inc.
2.04%
2,400
$178,536,000 0.03%
Pure Cycle Corp.
No change
18,602
$177,649,000 0.03%
PayPal Holdings Inc
Opened
3,000
$174,090,000 0.02%
Acco Brands Corporation
No change
34,740
$163,278,000 0.02%
Twin Disc Incorporated
63.17%
13,000
$153,140,000 0.02%
WestRock Co
No change
2,867
$144,095,000 0.02%
Timken Co.
Closed
1,600
$139,888,000
Nordson Corp.
No change
600
$139,164,000 0.02%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
11.11%
400
$119,372,000 0.02%
Gibraltar Inds Inc
7.69%
1,200
$82,260,000 0.01%
Ishares Tr
No change
400
$81,156,000 0.01%
Target Corp
16.67%
500
$74,020,000 0.01%
Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr
No change
100
$54,422,000 0.01%
Chewy Inc
Opened
1,904
$51,865,000 0.01%
Amc Entmt Hldgs Inc
Opened
10,000
$49,800,000 0.01%
Casella Waste Sys Inc
11.11%
400
$39,688,000 0.01%
Home Depot, Inc.
33.33%
100
$34,424,000 0.00%
Peloton Interactive Inc
Opened
9,000
$30,420,000 0.00%
Matthews Intl Corp
89.29%
1,200
$30,060,000 0.00%
3M Co.
Closed
100
$10,607,000
Agilent Technologies Inc.
No change
25
$3,241,000 0.00%
Performance Food Group Company
No change
44
$2,909,000 0.00%
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