Pinnacle Advisory 13F annual report

Pinnacle Advisory is an investment fund managing more than $1.65 billion ran by Karima Escalona. There are currently 85 companies in Mrs. Escalona’s portfolio. The largest investments include Select Sector Spdr Tr and Ishares Tr, together worth $838 million.

$1.65 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 5th May 2021, Pinnacle Advisory’s top holding is 5,826,816 shares of Select Sector Spdr Tr currently worth over $470 million and making up 28.5% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 3,737,361 shares of Ishares Tr worth $368 million. The third-largest holding is Janus Detroit Str Tr worth $106 million and the next is J P Morgan Exchange-traded F worth $61.5 million, with 1,210,520 shares owned.

Currently, Pinnacle Advisory's portfolio is worth at least $1.65 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 Pinnacle Advisory

The Pinnacle Advisory office and employees reside in Columbia, Maryland. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Karima Escalona serves as the OPERATIONS SPECIALIST at Pinnacle Advisory.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Pinnacle Advisory revealed that it had opened a new position in Ssga Active Etf Tr and bought 666,634 shares worth $30.4 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Select Sector Spdr Tr by buying 87,743 additional shares. This makes their stake in Select Sector Spdr Tr total 5,826,816 shares worth $470 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Pinnacle Advisory is getting rid of from its portfolio. Pinnacle Advisory closed its position in Vaneck Vectors Etf Tr on 12th May 2021. It sold the previously owned 118,881 shares for $19.4 million. Karima Escalona also disclosed a decreased stake in J P Morgan Exchange-traded F by 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $61.5 million and 1,210,520 shares.

One of the largest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Pinnacle Advisory are Platinum Equity Advisors, de and Krane Funds Advisors. They manage $2.17 billion and $2.17 billion respectively.


Karima Escalona investment strategy

Pinnacle Advisory’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Miscellaneous — making up 1.5% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 23.5% 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 24% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 3.5% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $473 billion.

The complete list of Pinnacle Advisory trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on May 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
Select Sector Spdr Tr
1.53%
5,826,816
$470,346,000 28.45%
Ishares Tr
23.59%
3,737,361
$367,876,000 22.26%
Janus Detroit Str Tr
31.98%
2,017,548
$105,870,000 6.40%
J P Morgan Exchange-traded F
11.11%
1,210,520
$61,482,000 3.72%
World Gold Tr
22.91%
2,137,259
$40,480,000 2.45%
Ishares Inc
22.11%
3,881,411
$184,529,000 11.16%
Global X Fds
75.13%
1,667,669
$35,852,000 2.17%
Ssga Active Etf Tr
Opened
666,634
$30,432,000 1.84%
Vanguard World Fds
13.55%
161,839
$31,432,000 1.90%
First Tr Exch Traded Fd Iii
7.71%
469,642
$26,643,000 1.61%
Schwab Strategic Tr
9.34%
1,424,767
$89,161,000 5.39%
Graniteshares Etf Tr
Opened
955,635
$22,448,000 1.36%
Vaneck Vectors Etf Tr
Closed
118,881
$19,369,000
Spdr Ser Tr
19.38%
1,081,744
$41,362,000 2.50%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Closed
626,690
$29,182,000
Fidelity Covington Trust
1.42%
409,500
$16,724,000 1.01%
Spdr Ser Tr
Opened
359,694
$15,336,000 0.93%
Franklin Templeton Etf Tr
83.97%
975,333
$24,501,000 1.48%
Barclays Bank PLC
39.54%
296,651
$6,497,000 0.39%
Vanguard Index Fds
26.40%
31,416
$7,250,000 0.44%
Spdr Index Shs Fds
51.45%
187,698
$6,609,000 0.40%
Vanguard Tax-managed Intl Fd
Opened
75,650
$3,571,000 0.22%
Alphabet Inc
0.94%
3,874
$6,788,000 0.41%
Apple Inc
298.06%
24,580
$3,262,000 0.20%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
Closed
81,128
$3,147,000
Aberdeen Std Precious Metals
13.66%
31,302
$3,097,000 0.19%
Etfs Tr
31.87%
118,219
$2,589,000 0.16%
Invesco Actively Managed Etf
6.29%
49,251
$2,491,000 0.15%
Invesco Exchange-traded Fd T
Closed
58,920
$2,127,000
Pimco Etf Tr
0.20%
37,916
$3,944,000 0.24%
Vaneck Vectors Etf Tr
5.22%
57,471
$2,070,000 0.13%
UBS AG London Branch
1.05%
129,957
$1,898,000 0.11%
Ubs Ag Jersey Brh
Closed
140,131
$1,680,000
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
48.48%
19,357
$1,593,000 0.10%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
1.03%
101,613
$2,610,000 0.16%
Dbx Etf Tr
No change
32,352
$1,481,000 0.09%
Highland Fds I
3.21%
85,575
$1,371,000 0.08%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
4.58%
31,143
$1,598,000 0.10%
Ishares Gold Trust
1.43%
72,136
$1,308,000 0.08%
Microsoft Corporation
1.05%
5,501
$1,223,000 0.07%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
19.65%
3,182
$1,190,000 0.07%
Dbx Etf Tr
Opened
45,407
$1,970,000 0.12%
Mccormick Co Inc
98.50%
20,358
$1,945,000 0.12%
Procter And Gamble Co
29.25%
7,473
$1,040,000 0.06%
Johnson Johnson
3.85%
5,491
$864,000 0.05%
Adobe Systems Incorporated
No change
1,600
$800,000 0.05%
Wisdomtree Tr
No change
34,202
$1,313,000 0.08%
Bk Of America Corp
0.22%
23,001
$697,000 0.04%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
8.94%
2,802
$650,000 0.04%
Att Inc
6.17%
21,642
$622,000 0.04%
Wisdomtree Tr
Opened
10,938
$563,000 0.03%
Amazon.com Inc.
1.82%
168
$547,000 0.03%
First Tr Exchange-traded Fd
5.85%
18,850
$938,000 0.06%
Verizon Communications Inc
21.17%
8,471
$498,000 0.03%
Global X Fds
Opened
17,627
$481,000 0.03%
Proshares Tr
19.18%
6,279
$476,000 0.03%
Snap Inc
17.71%
9,449
$473,000 0.03%
Automatic Data Processing In
No change
2,667
$470,000 0.03%
Mcdonalds Corp
3.43%
2,049
$440,000 0.03%
Ishares Tr
Opened
38,759
$1,767,000 0.11%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
1.85%
10,176
$419,000 0.03%
Boeing Co.
5.01%
1,897
$406,000 0.02%
Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc
No change
2,583
$385,000 0.02%
The Southern Co.
7.20%
5,916
$363,000 0.02%
Pepsico Inc
11.19%
2,421
$359,000 0.02%
Pinterest Inc
Opened
5,357
$353,000 0.02%
Pfizer Inc.
Opened
9,368
$345,000 0.02%
Disney Walt Co
3.30%
1,902
$345,000 0.02%
NextEra Energy Inc
300.00%
4,384
$338,000 0.02%
Vanguard World Fds
Opened
1,210
$333,000 0.02%
Comerica, Inc.
No change
5,933
$331,000 0.02%
Visa Inc
0.07%
1,509
$330,000 0.02%
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
No change
3,779
$323,000 0.02%
CVS Health Corp
0.53%
4,687
$320,000 0.02%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
97.18%
8,933
$572,000 0.03%
Facebook Inc
0.45%
1,125
$307,000 0.02%
International Business Machs
15.93%
2,409
$303,000 0.02%
Nushares Etf Tr
Opened
13,737
$504,000 0.03%
Price T Rowe Group Inc
Closed
2,378
$294,000
Merck Co. Inc
18.81%
3,534
$289,000 0.02%
Walmart Inc
3.60%
1,955
$282,000 0.02%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
14.75%
1,984
$280,000 0.02%
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Closed
3,466
$273,000
Smith A O Corp
No change
4,800
$263,000 0.02%
Norfolk Southn Corp
Opened
1,104
$262,000 0.02%
Listed Fd Tr
Opened
8,500
$231,000 0.01%
Coca-Cola Co
Opened
4,209
$231,000 0.01%
CSX Corp.
Opened
2,426
$220,000 0.01%
Goldman Sachs Etf Tr
6.98%
4,213
$214,000 0.01%
Ishares Inc
Opened
5,003
$210,000 0.01%
Cisco Sys Inc
3.32%
4,668
$209,000 0.01%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
Opened
1,584
$202,000 0.01%
No transactions found
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