Bluespruce Investments, L.P. 13F annual report

Bluespruce Investments, L.P. is an investment fund managing more than $5.81 trillion ran by Edward Iv. There are currently 10 companies in Mr. Iv’s portfolio. The largest investments include Fiserv and Visa Inc-class A Shares, together worth $1.8 trillion.

$5.81 trillion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 9th August 2023, Bluespruce Investments, L.P.’s top holding is 7,419,797 shares of Fiserv currently worth over $936 billion and making up 16.1% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Fiserv, Bluespruce Investments, L.P. owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 3,641,416 shares of Visa Inc-class A Shares worth $865 billion. The third-largest holding is Microsoft worth $725 billion and the next is Mastercard Inc-class A worth $677 billion, with 1,721,856 shares owned.

Currently, Bluespruce Investments, L.P.'s portfolio is worth at least $5.81 trillion. 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 Bluespruce Investments, L.P.

The Bluespruce Investments, L.P. office and employees reside in Chicago, Illinois. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Edward Iv serves as the CFO & CCO at Bluespruce Investments, L.P..

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Bluespruce Investments, L.P. revealed that it had opened a new position in Icon Plc and bought 1,141,906 shares worth $286 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Icon Plc makes up 50.1% of the fund's Health Care sector allocation and has grown its share price by 5.2% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Fiserv by buying 465,468 additional shares. This makes their stake in Fiserv total 7,419,797 shares worth $936 billion. Fiserv dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Bluespruce Investments, L.P. is getting rid of from its portfolio. Bluespruce Investments, L.P. closed its position in PayPal Inc on 14th August 2023. It sold the previously owned 5,161,974 shares for $392 billion. Edward Iv also disclosed a decreased stake in Visa Inc-class A Shares by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $865 billion and 3,641,416 shares.

One of the largest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Bluespruce Investments, L.P. are Carmignac Gestion and Wealthspire Advisors. They manage $5.8 trillion and $5.82 trillion respectively.

Edward Iv investment strategy

Bluespruce Investments, L.P.’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 32.3% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 60.0% 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 70% 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 $290 billion.

The complete list of Bluespruce Investments, L.P. 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
Fiserv, Inc.	6.69% 7,419,797	$936,007,392,000	16.11%
Visa Inc-class A Shares	1.71% 3,641,416	$864,763,472,000	14.89%
Microsoft Corporation	1.03% 2,127,951	$724,652,434,000	12.47%
Mastercard Inc-class A	2.01% 1,721,856	$677,205,965,000	11.66%
Adobe Inc	11.03% 1,180,335	$577,172,012,000	9.94%
Salesforce Inc	6.07% 2,709,206	$572,346,860,000	9.85%
TransUnion	2.11% 6,018,935	$471,463,179,000	8.12%
TJX Companies, Inc.	0.91% 4,896,496	$415,173,896,000	7.15%
PayPal Holdings Inc	Closed 5,161,974	$392,000,306,000
Icon Plc	Opened 1,141,906	$285,704,881,000	4.92%
Agilent Technologies Inc.	24.65% 2,368,884	$284,858,301,000	4.90%
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