Iron 13F annual report

Iron is an investment fund managing more than $177 billion ran by Timothy Ziemba. There are currently 76 companies in Mr. Ziemba’s portfolio. The largest investments include Apple Inc and Hartford Fds Exchange Traded, together worth $25.8 billion.

$177 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 22nd July 2024, Iron’s top holding is 66,000 shares of Apple Inc currently worth over $13.9 billion and making up 7.8% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Apple Inc, Iron owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 355,183 shares of Hartford Fds Exchange Traded worth $11.9 billion. The third-largest holding is CME Inc worth $11.6 billion and the next is Vanguard Index Fds worth $11.2 billion, with 41,702 shares owned.

Currently, Iron's portfolio is worth at least $177 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 Iron

The Iron office and employees reside in Northbrook, Illinois. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Timothy Ziemba serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Iron.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Iron revealed that it had opened a new position in VanEck ETF Trust and bought 17,930 shares worth $573 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. VanEck ETF Trust makes up 13.2% of the fund's Miscellaneous sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Apple Inc by buying 2,050 additional shares. This makes their stake in Apple Inc total 66,000 shares worth $13.9 billion. Apple Inc dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Iron is getting rid of from its portfolio. Iron closed its position in Pioneer Nat Res Co on 29th July 2024. It sold the previously owned 2,781 shares for $730 million. Timothy Ziemba also disclosed a decreased stake in Hartford Fds Exchange Traded by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $11.9 billion and 355,183 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Iron are Whitford Management and Laidlaw Wealth Management. They manage $177 billion and $177 billion respectively.


Timothy Ziemba investment strategy

Iron’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 11.0% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 46.1% 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 42% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 2.6% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $279 billion.

The complete list of Iron trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 29th 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
Apple Inc
3.21%
66,000
$13,900,857,000 7.84%
Hartford Fds Exchange Traded
1.56%
355,183
$11,895,087,000 6.71%
CME Group Inc
20.34%
59,146
$11,628,192,000 6.56%
Vanguard Index Fds
0.67%
41,702
$11,239,823,000 6.34%
Spdr Ser Tr
10.15%
309,283
$14,158,041,000 7.98%
Ishares Tr
0.30%
703,915
$24,034,273,000 13.55%
Schwab Strategic Tr
1.30%
310,123
$13,179,471,000 7.43%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
0.05%
13,272
$7,223,151,000 4.07%
Ishares Inc
1.80%
71,889
$7,300,593,000 4.12%
Invesco Exch Trd Slf Idx Fd
7.02%
306,744
$6,667,154,000 3.76%
Vanguard Scottsdale Fds
2.22%
66,569
$3,876,295,000 2.19%
VanEck ETF Trust
0.53%
43,687
$3,783,739,000 2.13%
Microsoft Corporation
0.81%
7,761
$3,468,890,000 1.96%
Amazon.com Inc.
0.14%
13,804
$2,667,623,000 1.50%
Fidelity Merrimack Str Tr
2.77%
48,525
$2,180,248,000 1.23%
NVIDIA Corp
920.90%
15,926
$1,967,472,000 1.11%
Cboe Global Mkts Inc
No change
10,612
$1,804,695,000 1.02%
Jpmorgan Chase Co.
0.62%
8,912
$1,802,452,000 1.02%
Pimco Etf Tr
0.46%
31,621
$1,709,735,000 0.96%
Spdr Index Shs Fds
0.90%
77,421
$2,793,856,000 1.58%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
No change
8,157
$1,489,003,000 0.84%
Vanguard Star Fds
0.99%
21,905
$1,320,849,000 0.74%
Walmart Inc
1.75%
15,466
$1,047,195,000 0.59%
Invesco Exch Traded Fd Tr Ii
12.29%
9,746
$1,027,872,000 0.58%
Procter And Gamble Co
1.06%
6,091
$1,004,481,000 0.57%
Meta Platforms Inc
0.36%
1,978
$997,553,000 0.56%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
300.88%
8,663
$997,280,000 0.56%
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
11.78%
9,794
$950,451,000 0.54%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
No change
2,200
$894,960,000 0.50%
Johnson Johnson
2.27%
5,733
$837,902,000 0.47%
Hasbro, Inc.
2.88%
14,278
$835,272,000 0.47%
Tjx Cos Inc New
0.63%
7,465
$821,880,000 0.46%
Philip Morris International Inc
0.90%
7,869
$797,390,000 0.45%
Costco Whsl Corp New
2.43%
927
$788,028,000 0.44%
Essex Ppty Tr Inc
0.87%
2,895
$787,969,000 0.44%
Equity Residential
0.98%
10,886
$754,830,000 0.43%
Pioneer Nat Res Co
Closed
2,781
$730,013,000
Conocophillips
1.17%
6,312
$721,939,000 0.41%
Coterra Energy Inc
1.06%
26,257
$700,282,000 0.39%
Yum Brands Inc.
0.59%
4,907
$649,924,000 0.37%
Starbucks Corp.
2.00%
8,007
$623,373,000 0.35%
Sysco Corp.
0.99%
8,661
$618,308,000 0.35%
Fastenal Co.
2.47%
9,383
$589,649,000 0.33%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
2.51%
13,870
$576,016,000 0.32%
VanEck ETF Trust
Opened
17,930
$573,043,000 0.32%
Alphabet Inc
0.39%
4,649
$848,803,000 0.48%
Vanguard Admiral Fds Inc
No change
5,432
$538,389,000 0.30%
Qualcomm, Inc.
4.58%
2,396
$477,154,000 0.27%
Chipotle Mexican Grill
4,900.00%
7,500
$469,875,000 0.26%
Abbvie Inc
3.17%
2,600
$446,037,000 0.25%
Home Depot, Inc.
2.21%
1,247
$429,264,000 0.24%
Intel Corp.
No change
13,300
$411,901,000 0.23%
Direxion Shs Etf Tr
2.46%
13,523
$390,994,000 0.22%
Blackstone Inc
0.16%
3,152
$390,163,000 0.22%
Vanguard World Fd
No change
676
$389,624,000 0.22%
Woodward Inc
No change
1,908
$332,718,000 0.19%
Novo-nordisk A S
0.57%
2,296
$327,732,000 0.18%
Ford Mtr Co Del
1.41%
23,852
$299,099,000 0.17%
Eli Lilly Co
0.34%
296
$267,567,000 0.15%
Applied Matls Inc
0.38%
1,062
$250,630,000 0.14%
Advisorshares Tr
No change
4,000
$248,673,000 0.14%
3M Co.
23.30%
2,376
$242,776,000 0.14%
Coca-Cola Co
0.24%
3,781
$240,630,000 0.14%
Visa Inc
0.57%
882
$231,483,000 0.13%
Williams Cos Inc
Opened
5,358
$227,710,000 0.13%
Merck Co Inc
4.62%
1,811
$224,147,000 0.13%
Mcdonalds Corp
Opened
879
$223,935,000 0.13%
Disney Walt Co
29.92%
2,171
$215,548,000 0.12%
Target Corp
2.55%
1,454
$215,251,000 0.12%
Lam Research Corp.
Opened
198
$210,964,000 0.12%
Abbott Labs
3.28%
2,018
$209,728,000 0.12%
Ishares Tr
Closed
2,607
$208,171,000
Kinder Morgan Inc
Opened
10,418
$207,001,000 0.12%
Fidelity Natl Information Sv
1.22%
2,734
$206,071,000 0.12%
Invesco Ltd
1.03%
12,241
$183,125,000 0.10%
KeyCorp
1.19%
11,597
$164,800,000 0.09%
Dnp Select Income Fd Inc
2.21%
15,754
$129,499,000 0.07%
Ambev Sa
26.25%
16,889
$34,623,000 0.02%
No transactions found
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