Sense Advisors 13F annual report

Sense Advisors is an investment fund managing more than $297 billion ran by James Puplava. There are currently 89 companies in Mr. Puplava’s portfolio. The largest investments include Vanguard Index Fds and Ishares Bitcoin Tr, together worth $66.5 billion.

$297 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 17th July 2024, Sense Advisors’s top holding is 96,806 shares of Vanguard Index Fds currently worth over $48.4 billion and making up 16.3% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 529,335 shares of Ishares Bitcoin Tr worth $18.1 billion. The third-largest holding is Alphabet Inc worth $15.4 billion and the next is Barrick Gold worth $14.9 billion, with 891,417 shares owned.

Currently, Sense Advisors's portfolio is worth at least $297 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 Sense Advisors

The Sense Advisors office and employees reside in San Diego, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, James Puplava serves as the President at Sense Advisors.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Sense Advisors revealed that it had opened a new position in Tesla Inc and bought 62,757 shares worth $12.4 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Tesla Inc makes up 88.9% of the fund's Consumer Discretionary sector allocation and has decreased its share price by 11.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Vanguard Index Fds by buying 13,964 additional shares. This makes their stake in Vanguard Index Fds total 96,806 shares worth $48.4 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Sense Advisors is getting rid of from its portfolio. Sense Advisors closed its position in Spdr Dow Jones Indl Average on 23rd July 2024. It sold the previously owned 24,797 shares for $9.86 billion. James Puplava also disclosed a decreased stake in Ishares Silver Tr by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $10.5 billion and 394,394 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Sense Advisors are Hill Island Financial and Coppell Advisory Solutions. They manage $297 billion and $297 billion respectively.


James Puplava investment strategy

Sense Advisors’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Materials — making up 14.0% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 37.1% 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 1.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $216 billion.

The complete list of Sense Advisors trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 23rd 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
Vanguard Index Fds
16.86%
96,806
$48,415,975,000 16.30%
Ishares Bitcoin Tr
1,575.91%
529,335
$18,071,497,000 6.08%
Alphabet Inc
10.03%
84,104
$15,426,437,000 5.19%
Barrick Gold Corp.
7.85%
891,417
$14,868,828,000 5.00%
Pan Amern Silver Corp
4.24%
742,391
$14,758,733,000 4.97%
Tesla Inc
Opened
62,757
$12,418,356,000 4.18%
Ishares Silver Tr
0.63%
394,394
$10,479,049,000 3.53%
Spdr Dow Jones Indl Average
Closed
24,797
$9,863,394,000
Cameco Corp.
4,019.57%
194,897
$9,588,914,000 3.23%
Newmont Corp
27.44%
169,621
$7,102,013,000 2.39%
Schwab Strategic Tr
11.04%
99,202
$7,904,447,000 2.66%
General Mls Inc
1.04%
101,142
$6,398,267,000 2.15%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
6.63%
54,268
$6,247,326,000 2.10%
Micron Technology Inc.
Closed
52,305
$6,166,234,000
Spdr Ser Tr
Closed
64,641
$6,133,785,000
Microsoft Corporation
0.86%
10,477
$4,682,656,000 1.58%
IQVIA Holdings Inc
2.14%
21,610
$4,569,219,000 1.54%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
3.65%
64,607
$4,225,293,000 1.42%
International Business Machs
67.24%
23,960
$4,143,869,000 1.39%
Teva Pharmaceutical Inds Ltd
8.53%
244,500
$3,973,125,000 1.34%
Conocophillips
0.40%
33,964
$3,884,767,000 1.31%
AMGEN Inc.
1.09%
11,767
$3,676,743,000 1.24%
Att Inc
17.83%
188,003
$3,592,738,000 1.21%
First Solar Inc
Opened
15,820
$3,566,778,000 1.20%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
1.27%
56,676
$6,718,279,000 2.26%
Chevron Corp.
4.87%
20,900
$3,269,150,000 1.10%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
8.98%
61,938
$3,246,766,000 1.09%
Western Digital Corp.
Closed
45,625
$3,113,450,000
Abbvie Inc
43.46%
17,968
$3,081,956,000 1.04%
First Tr Exchange-traded Fd
No change
115,066
$3,023,942,000 1.02%
Eli Lilly Co
1.23%
3,284
$2,973,268,000 1.00%
Ishares Gold Tr
0.08%
65,663
$2,884,576,000 0.97%
Bhp Group Ltd
33.04%
47,058
$2,686,517,000 0.90%
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
64.01%
221,777
$2,682,395,000 0.90%
Altria Group Inc.
22.63%
58,852
$2,680,707,000 0.90%
World Gold Tr
No change
50,620
$2,333,076,000 0.79%
Ishares Tr
49.87%
75,368
$8,658,554,000 2.91%
Johnson Johnson
8.99%
13,927
$2,035,577,000 0.69%
Realty Income Corp.
8.52%
38,026
$2,008,547,000 0.68%
Target Corp
12.83%
13,403
$1,984,220,000 0.67%
Trust For Professional Manag
52.03%
132,104
$4,016,359,000 1.35%
Sprott Physical Gold Silve
2.48%
88,191
$1,944,612,000 0.65%
Eog Res Inc
4.54%
15,325
$1,928,900,000 0.65%
Coca-Cola Co
Closed
28,649
$1,752,717,000
Merck Co Inc
10.52%
13,650
$1,689,852,000 0.57%
Cheniere Energy Inc.
4.52%
9,452
$1,652,420,000 0.56%
Apple Inc
0.11%
7,391
$1,556,630,000 0.52%
Ishares Inc
0.61%
21,842
$1,490,501,000 0.50%
Wisdomtree Tr
6.06%
26,152
$1,315,710,000 0.44%
Sprott Physical Silver Tr
17.69%
120,348
$1,195,056,000 0.40%
Procter And Gamble Co
0.03%
6,802
$1,121,834,000 0.38%
Spdr Ser Tr
Opened
16,044
$1,064,495,000 0.36%
Phillips 66
0.63%
6,742
$951,780,000 0.32%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
No change
10,200
$942,174,000 0.32%
Spdr Ser Tr
2.76%
10,317
$937,313,000 0.32%
Ishares Tr
Opened
17,752
$1,662,652,000 0.56%
Pacer Fds Tr
No change
15,057
$820,460,000 0.28%
Qualcomm, Inc.
52.17%
4,017
$800,034,000 0.27%
Simplify Exchange Traded Fun
Opened
32,419
$787,771,000 0.27%
Norfolk Southn Corp
No change
3,420
$734,240,000 0.25%
Occidental Pete Corp
Closed
11,253
$731,308,000
Medtronic Plc
Opened
8,809
$693,357,000 0.23%
Nutrien Ltd
Opened
13,100
$666,921,000 0.22%
Schlumberger Ltd.
Opened
13,826
$652,311,000 0.22%
Pfizer Inc.
0.11%
22,881
$640,202,000 0.22%
Intel Corp.
0.03%
19,595
$606,856,000 0.20%
Vale S.A.
Opened
52,477
$586,169,000 0.20%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
8.41%
1,057
$575,047,000 0.19%
Spdr Gold Tr
No change
2,605
$560,102,000 0.19%
Southern Copper Corporation
1.04%
5,052
$544,303,000 0.18%
BP plc
0.32%
13,632
$492,108,000 0.17%
Broadcom Inc
35.76%
300
$481,659,000 0.16%
Invesco Currencyshares Japan
Closed
7,800
$477,594,000
Danaher Corp.
No change
1,823
$455,541,000 0.15%
Bausch Health Cos Inc
41.92%
63,600
$443,292,000 0.15%
Palantir Technologies Inc.
No change
17,400
$440,742,000 0.15%
Alcoa Corp
Opened
11,000
$437,592,000 0.15%
Global X Fds
Opened
9,600
$433,056,000 0.15%
Verizon Communications Inc
Closed
9,759
$409,488,000
EQT Corp
6.30%
10,863
$401,706,000 0.14%
VanEck ETF Trust
Closed
1,775
$399,275,000
Simon Ppty Group Inc New
No change
2,500
$379,500,000 0.13%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
1.01%
2,936
$301,763,000 0.10%
Robinhood Mkts Inc
No change
13,175
$299,205,000 0.10%
Ishares Inc
Closed
5,115
$294,471,000
Walmart Inc
0.12%
4,327
$292,981,000 0.10%
CVS Health Corp
Closed
3,500
$279,160,000
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Opened
5,553
$269,876,000 0.09%
Block Inc
Closed
2,978
$251,880,000
Symbotic Inc
Closed
5,490
$247,050,000
Ssga Active Tr
No change
9,585
$243,748,000 0.08%
Ishares Tr
Closed
2,513
$237,781,000
Global X Fds
13.51%
6,377
$236,074,000 0.08%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Opened
1,419
$230,176,000 0.08%
Halliburton Co.
Closed
5,682
$223,996,000
Goldman Sachs Etf Tr
Closed
2,035
$211,213,000
Vanguard Star Fds
0.32%
3,481
$209,905,000 0.07%
Twilio Inc
Opened
3,671
$208,550,000 0.07%
Ford Mtr Co Del
1.26%
15,319
$192,098,000 0.06%
First Majestic Silver Corporation
1.88%
13,580
$80,391,000 0.03%
Uranium Rty Corp
Opened
25,000
$56,250,000 0.02%
TRX Gold Corp
No change
115,492
$45,481,000 0.02%
Microstrategy Inc.
99.65%
30
$41,325,000 0.01%
Gold Royalty Corp
No change
10,000
$14,100,000 0.00%
Goldmining Inc
Opened
10,000
$8,940,000 0.00%
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