Leeward Partners 13F annual report

Leeward Partners is an investment fund managing more than $246 billion ran by James Ridgeway. There are currently 63 companies in Mr. Ridgeway’s portfolio. The largest investments include Microsoft and Vanguard Index Fds, together worth $74.2 billion.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$246 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 23rd July 2024, Leeward Partners’s top holding is 36,202 shares of Microsoft currently worth over $16.2 billion and making up 6.6% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Microsoft, Leeward Partners owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 254,771 shares of Vanguard Index Fds worth $58.1 billion. The third-largest holding is Vanguard World Fd worth $15.2 billion and the next is Amazon.com worth $9.72 billion, with 50,320 shares owned.

Currently, Leeward Partners's portfolio is worth at least $246 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 Leeward Partners

The Leeward Partners office and employees reside in Bellevue, Washington. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, James Ridgeway serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Leeward Partners.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Leeward Partners revealed that it had opened a new position in Vertiv Co and bought 29,723 shares worth $2.57 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Vertiv Co makes up 38.5% of the fund's Industrials sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Microsoft by buying 592 additional shares. This makes their stake in Microsoft total 36,202 shares worth $16.2 billion. Microsoft dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Leeward Partners is getting rid of from its portfolio. Leeward Partners closed its position in Vanguard Malvern Fds on 30th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 18,450 shares for $884 million. James Ridgeway also disclosed a decreased stake in Vanguard Index Fds by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $58.1 billion and 254,771 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Leeward Partners are Bear Mountain Capital and Quaker Wealth Management. They manage $246 billion and $246 billion respectively.


James Ridgeway investment strategy

Leeward Partners’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 15.6% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 50.8% 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 46% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 3.2% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $278 billion.

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

These positions were updated on July 30th 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
Microsoft Corporation
1.66%
36,202
$16,180,517,000 6.58%
Vanguard Index Fds
8.62%
254,771
$58,050,135,000 23.61%
Vanguard World Fd
12.12%
26,333
$15,183,131,000 6.18%
Amazon.com Inc.
0.76%
50,320
$9,724,340,000 3.96%
Schwab Strategic Tr
1.74%
318,235
$20,203,145,000 8.22%
Apple Inc
2.74%
42,353
$8,920,370,000 3.63%
Eaton Corp Plc
8.67%
19,989
$6,267,551,000 2.55%
NVIDIA Corp
905.13%
45,633
$5,637,455,000 2.29%
Alphabet Inc
1.14%
30,924
$5,632,719,000 2.29%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
3.66%
113,207
$5,594,689,000 2.28%
Adobe Inc
29.16%
8,490
$4,716,535,000 1.92%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
8.00%
208,107
$14,464,594,000 5.88%
Ecolab, Inc.
7.04%
16,806
$3,999,828,000 1.63%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
124.95%
8,249
$3,731,188,000 1.52%
Visa Inc
2.15%
14,078
$3,694,979,000 1.50%
Eli Lilly & Co
941.43%
4,072
$3,686,707,000 1.50%
Ishares Tr
0.66%
103,601
$10,932,185,000 4.45%
Netflix Inc.
1,232.87%
4,785
$3,229,301,000 1.31%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
2.21%
81,658
$4,283,586,000 1.74%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
0.01%
15,548
$2,838,287,000 1.15%
Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr
No change
5,214
$2,837,563,000 1.15%
Vertiv Holdings Co
Opened
29,723
$2,573,120,000 1.05%
Broadcom Inc
859.38%
1,535
$2,464,489,000 1.00%
ServiceNow Inc
20.40%
3,099
$2,437,890,000 0.99%
Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc
39.88%
13,633
$2,119,659,000 0.86%
Gallagher Arthur J & Co
4.87%
7,918
$2,053,116,000 0.84%
Paccar Inc.
11.23%
16,513
$1,699,841,000 0.69%
Ssga Active Etf Tr
3.50%
40,676
$1,615,651,000 0.66%
Workday Inc
12.28%
6,484
$1,449,563,000 0.59%
Franklin Templeton Etf Tr
7.35%
59,249
$1,445,710,000 0.59%
Ulta Beauty Inc
Opened
3,588
$1,384,502,000 0.56%
Vanguard Mun Bd Fds
4.35%
26,852
$1,345,570,000 0.55%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
2.76%
56,371
$1,334,856,000 0.54%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
73.98%
2,427
$1,236,121,000 0.50%
Boeing Co.
3.31%
6,670
$1,214,048,000 0.49%
Spdr Ser Tr
0.35%
15,977
$1,060,073,000 0.43%
Marriott Intl Inc New
No change
4,130
$998,510,000 0.41%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
76.89%
2,007
$940,721,000 0.38%
Costco Whsl Corp New
4.74%
1,045
$888,236,000 0.36%
Vanguard Malvern Fds
Closed
18,450
$883,554,000
Axon Enterprise Inc
No change
2,477
$728,832,000 0.30%
Starbucks Corp.
2.90%
9,109
$709,126,000 0.29%
Franklin Resources, Inc.
Closed
18,438
$518,292,000
Schwab Strategic Tr
Closed
6,249
$508,829,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
No change
1,219
$495,889,000 0.20%
Monster Beverage Corp.
No change
8,848
$441,958,000 0.18%
Vanguard Index Fds
Closed
894
$429,746,000
Home Depot, Inc.
89.15%
1,132
$389,729,000 0.16%
Chipotle Mexican Grill
4,643.59%
5,550
$347,708,000 0.14%
VanEck ETF Trust
1.92%
1,329
$346,470,000 0.14%
Regal Rexnord Corporation
No change
2,362
$319,390,000 0.13%
Automatic Data Processing In
8.14%
1,332
$317,935,000 0.13%
Arista Networks Inc
2.52%
896
$314,030,000 0.13%
Ark Etf Tr
Closed
6,184
$309,695,000
Ishares Tr
Closed
4,354
$508,548,000
Illinois Tool Wks Inc
83.20%
1,209
$286,522,000 0.12%
Lowes Cos Inc
0.78%
1,273
$280,592,000 0.11%
Deckers Outdoor Corp.
3.40%
284
$274,898,000 0.11%
Meta Platforms Inc
7.48%
544
$274,296,000 0.11%
Dimensional Etf Trust
No change
6,805
$267,232,000 0.11%
Palantir Technologies Inc.
No change
10,431
$264,217,000 0.11%
Fortinet Inc
Closed
3,751
$256,231,000
Donaldson Co. Inc.
No change
3,482
$249,172,000 0.10%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc
Opened
603
$231,064,000 0.09%
Novo-nordisk A S
7.28%
1,605
$229,098,000 0.09%
Global Industrial Company
Closed
5,013
$224,482,000
e.l.f. Beauty Inc
Closed
1,142
$223,866,000
Ingersoll Rand Inc.
87.97%
2,440
$221,650,000 0.09%
Mcdonalds Corp
Closed
750
$211,494,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
10.29%
1,037
$209,744,000 0.09%
Blue Owl Capital Inc
Closed
10,862
$204,857,000
Shopify Inc
2.40%
3,067
$202,575,000 0.08%
Interactive Brokers Group In
Opened
1,635
$200,451,000 0.08%
Adaptive Biotechnologies Cor
No change
51,650
$186,973,000 0.08%
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