Newport Wealth Strategies 13F annual report

Newport Wealth Strategies is an investment fund managing more than $165 million ran by Darin Simonian. There are currently 68 companies in Mrs. Simonian’s portfolio. The largest investments include Schwab Strategic Tr and Vanguard Index Fds, together worth $59.8 million.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$165 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 5th November 2021, Newport Wealth Strategies’s top holding is 410,108 shares of Schwab Strategic Tr currently worth over $39.6 million and making up 24.0% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 85,497 shares of Vanguard Index Fds worth $20.1 million. The third-largest holding is Apple Inc worth $8.75 million and the next is Alphabet Inc worth $5.21 million, with 1,948 shares owned.

Currently, Newport Wealth Strategies's portfolio is worth at least $165 million. 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 Newport Wealth Strategies

The Newport Wealth Strategies office and employees reside in Irvine, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Darin Simonian serves as the President and Chief Compliance Office at Newport Wealth Strategies.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Newport Wealth Strategies revealed that it had opened a new position in First Tr Exchng Traded Fd Vi and bought 39,575 shares worth $1.34 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Schwab Strategic Tr by buying 15,033 additional shares. This makes their stake in Schwab Strategic Tr total 410,108 shares worth $39.6 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Newport Wealth Strategies is getting rid of from its portfolio. Newport Wealth Strategies closed its position in Schwab Strategic Tr on 12th November 2021. It sold the previously owned 8,470 shares for $462 thousand. Darin Simonian also disclosed a decreased stake in Vanguard Index Fds by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $20.1 million and 85,497 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Newport Wealth Strategies are Arbiter Partners Capital Management and Bernicke Wealth Management. They manage $165 million and $165 million respectively.


Darin Simonian investment strategy

Newport Wealth Strategies’s portfolio is diversified across 12 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 9.0% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 36.8% 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 32% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.9% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $452 billion.

The complete list of Newport Wealth Strategies trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on November 12th 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
Schwab Strategic Tr
3.81%
410,108
$39,617,000 23.99%
Vanguard Index Fds
5.21%
85,497
$20,139,000 12.20%
Apple Inc
2.58%
61,836
$8,750,000 5.30%
Alphabet Inc
3.52%
1,948
$5,208,000 3.15%
Amazon.com Inc.
0.21%
1,410
$4,632,000 2.81%
Spdr Gold Tr
0.50%
28,187
$4,629,000 2.80%
Microsoft Corporation
2.96%
16,208
$4,569,000 2.77%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
4.12%
28,350
$4,355,000 2.64%
Flexshares Tr
7.90%
114,931
$6,287,000 3.81%
Wisdomtree Tr
0.92%
263,227
$6,477,000 3.92%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
17.00%
46,895
$5,905,000 3.58%
First Tr Exchange-traded Fd
23.82%
102,100
$5,187,000 3.14%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
1.63%
11,743
$4,028,000 2.44%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
0.12%
45,427
$2,672,000 1.62%
Vanguard World Fds
14.36%
33,994
$6,473,000 3.92%
eXp World Holdings Inc
1.19%
58,992
$2,346,000 1.42%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
57.54%
12,399
$1,858,000 1.13%
Spdr Ser Tr
No change
35,023
$2,600,000 1.57%
Vanguard Admiral Fds Inc
7.50%
6,041
$1,611,000 0.98%
Ishares Tr
4.75%
59,242
$5,622,000 3.40%
First Tr Exchng Traded Fd Vi
Opened
39,575
$1,343,000 0.81%
Vertical Cap Income Fd
11.81%
98,429
$1,033,000 0.63%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
No change
13,850
$843,000 0.51%
Lattice Strategies Tr
53.76%
45,160
$1,273,000 0.77%
J P Morgan Exchange-traded F
14.90%
16,390
$831,000 0.50%
VanEck ETF Trust
5.00%
27,910
$823,000 0.50%
First Tr Value Line Divid In
No change
20,728
$813,000 0.49%
Wells Fargo Co New
0.30%
17,526
$813,000 0.49%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
0.70%
1,862
$799,000 0.48%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
No change
6,795
$769,000 0.47%
Facebook Inc
10.87%
2,162
$734,000 0.44%
Home Depot, Inc.
5.69%
2,140
$702,000 0.43%
Jpmorgan Chase Co
1.42%
4,137
$677,000 0.41%
Mosaic Co New
1.55%
16,333
$583,000 0.35%
Verizon Communications Inc
8.90%
9,811
$530,000 0.32%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
28.30%
6,030
$494,000 0.30%
Tesla Inc
No change
624
$484,000 0.29%
Schwab Strategic Tr
Closed
8,470
$462,000
Bk Of America Corp
1.44%
10,655
$452,000 0.27%
Target Corp
11.85%
1,859
$425,000 0.26%
Citigroup Inc
0.47%
5,744
$403,000 0.24%
Anthem Inc
No change
1,070
$399,000 0.24%
Boeing Co.
16.98%
1,790
$394,000 0.24%
Spdr Sp Midcap 400 Etf Tr
No change
767
$369,000 0.22%
Innovator Etfs Tr
17.61%
7,110
$364,000 0.22%
First Tr Exchng Traded Fd Vi
No change
18,160
$609,000 0.37%
Enterprise Prods Partners L
No change
15,053
$326,000 0.20%
Disney Walt Co
13.40%
1,904
$322,000 0.20%
Lockheed Martin Corp.
0.44%
911
$314,000 0.19%
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Closed
495
$290,000
Qualcomm, Inc.
Closed
2,010
$287,000
Walmart Inc
3.41%
2,033
$283,000 0.17%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
1.69%
2,700
$279,000 0.17%
Kraneshares Tr
Opened
9,600
$268,000 0.16%
Listed Fd Tr
46.03%
9,170
$268,000 0.16%
Abbvie Inc
13.19%
2,487
$268,000 0.16%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
No change
5,967
$266,000 0.16%
Starbucks Corp.
6.65%
2,406
$265,000 0.16%
MetLife, Inc.
1.55%
4,265
$263,000 0.16%
Nxp Semiconductors N V
3.68%
1,310
$257,000 0.16%
Commercial Metals Co.
No change
8,272
$252,000 0.15%
Caterpillar Inc.
No change
1,235
$237,000 0.14%
Merck Co Inc
No change
2,940
$221,000 0.13%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Closed
3,155
$221,000
Salesforce.Com Inc
Opened
791
$215,000 0.13%
L3Harris Technologies Inc
No change
972
$214,000 0.13%
Att Inc
30.21%
7,800
$211,000 0.13%
Magellan Midstream Prtnrs Lp
Closed
4,320
$211,000
Cisco Sys Inc
Closed
3,870
$205,000
Johnson Johnson
Opened
1,248
$201,000 0.12%
Ishares Tr
Closed
1,776
$201,000
New Residential Invt Corp
7.52%
14,300
$157,000 0.10%
Aberdeen Asia-pacific Income
No change
10,000
$42,000 0.03%
Mind Medicine Mindmed Inc
7.58%
14,200
$33,000 0.02%
Energous Corp
No change
12,000
$25,000 0.02%
No transactions found
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