Paragon Financial Partners, Inc 13F annual report

Paragon Financial Partners, Inc is an investment fund managing more than $121 billion ran by Evan Shorten. There are currently 59 companies in Mr. Shorten’s portfolio. The largest investments include Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr and Vanguard Whitehall Fds, together worth $32.3 billion.

$121 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 17th April 2024, Paragon Financial Partners, Inc’s top holding is 31,777 shares of Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr currently worth over $16.6 billion and making up 13.7% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 132,268 shares of Vanguard Whitehall Fds worth $15.7 billion. The third-largest holding is NVIDIA Corp worth $9.11 billion and the next is Ishares Tr worth $18.2 billion, with 103,188 shares owned.

Currently, Paragon Financial Partners, Inc's portfolio is worth at least $121 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 Paragon Financial Partners, Inc

The Paragon Financial Partners, Inc office and employees reside in Woodland Hills, California. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Evan Shorten serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Paragon Financial Partners, Inc.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Paragon Financial Partners, Inc revealed that it had opened a new position in Crowdstrike Inc and bought 1,000 shares worth $321 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Crowdstrike Inc makes up 1.8% of the fund's Technology sector allocation and has grown its share price by 121.7% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr by buying 841 additional shares. This makes their stake in Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr total 31,777 shares worth $16.6 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Paragon Financial Partners, Inc is getting rid of from its portfolio. Paragon Financial Partners, Inc closed its position in United Parcel Service on 24th April 2024. It sold the previously owned 4,831 shares for $753 million. Evan Shorten also disclosed a decreased stake in NVIDIA Corp by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $9.11 billion and 10,080 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Paragon Financial Partners, Inc are Ov Management and Rcs Planning. They manage $121 billion and $121 billion respectively.


Evan Shorten investment strategy

Paragon Financial Partners, Inc’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 14.5% 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 49% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $324 billion.

The complete list of Paragon Financial Partners, Inc trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on April 24th 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
Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr
2.72%
31,777
$16,621,564,000 13.72%
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
1.87%
132,268
$15,665,042,000 12.93%
NVIDIA Corp
0.32%
10,080
$9,107,980,000 7.52%
Ishares Tr
6.54%
103,188
$18,248,325,000 15.06%
Vanguard World Fd
4.99%
44,981
$10,235,610,000 8.45%
Apple Inc
0.21%
28,610
$4,906,108,000 4.05%
Microsoft Corporation
0.51%
9,397
$3,953,466,000 3.26%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
2.04%
132,913
$7,793,640,000 6.43%
Costco Whsl Corp New
3.75%
2,746
$2,011,978,000 1.66%
Meta Platforms Inc
0.41%
3,628
$1,761,900,000 1.45%
Philip Morris International Inc
92.19%
17,603
$1,612,790,000 1.33%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
5.99%
8,298
$1,515,366,000 1.25%
Oreilly Automotive Inc
No change
1,300
$1,467,544,000 1.21%
Amazon.com Inc.
13.80%
7,090
$1,278,894,000 1.06%
Bank America Corp
0.26%
31,161
$1,181,630,000 0.98%
Mcdonalds Corp
3.42%
3,812
$1,074,915,000 0.89%
Netflix Inc.
0.25%
1,606
$975,372,000 0.80%
Altria Group Inc.
90.80%
21,978
$958,695,000 0.79%
Texas Roadhouse Inc
No change
5,818
$898,709,000 0.74%
Abbvie Inc
4.99%
4,852
$883,498,000 0.73%
Mondelez International Inc.
86.49%
11,566
$809,635,000 0.67%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
1.32%
1,870
$786,372,000 0.65%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
0.26%
4,200
$758,058,000 0.63%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Closed
4,831
$752,987,000
Vanguard Index Fds
40.39%
3,747
$1,170,667,000 0.97%
Alphabet Inc
0.44%
9,000
$1,364,168,000 1.13%
Spdr Ser Tr
6.81%
15,181
$1,542,178,000 1.27%
Johnson Johnson
4.42%
4,195
$663,565,000 0.55%
Cisco Sys Inc
0.92%
12,671
$632,410,000 0.52%
Spdr Gold Tr
26.13%
2,756
$566,964,000 0.47%
Constellation Energy Corp
5.92%
3,067
$566,935,000 0.47%
Dimensional Etf Trust
100.00%
10,164
$553,227,000 0.46%
Yum Brands Inc.
No change
3,872
$536,882,000 0.44%
Merck Co Inc
0.08%
3,833
$505,826,000 0.42%
Southern Copper Corporation
No change
4,579
$487,755,000 0.40%
Activision Blizzard Inc
Closed
5,112
$478,637,000
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F
31.72%
8,187
$473,702,000 0.39%
Copart, Inc.
No change
8,000
$463,360,000 0.38%
Abbott Labs
No change
4,047
$459,982,000 0.38%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
No change
1,209
$419,922,000 0.35%
Medtronic Plc
Closed
5,210
$408,256,000
Eaton Corp Plc
0.70%
1,298
$405,861,000 0.33%
Starbucks Corp.
7.75%
4,416
$403,593,000 0.33%
Nike, Inc.
0.29%
4,069
$382,380,000 0.32%
Exelon Corp.
0.27%
9,773
$367,172,000 0.30%
Boeing Co.
8.76%
1,853
$357,610,000 0.30%
Intel Corp.
6.23%
7,872
$347,703,000 0.29%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc
Opened
1,000
$320,590,000 0.26%
International Business Machs
3.91%
1,645
$314,129,000 0.26%
Jpmorgan Chase Co
1.08%
1,555
$311,497,000 0.26%
General Electric Co
Opened
1,710
$300,113,000 0.25%
Mckesson Corporation
0.55%
539
$289,362,000 0.24%
General Mls Inc
2.09%
4,108
$287,437,000 0.24%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
7.50%
2,421
$281,405,000 0.23%
Disney Walt Co
Opened
2,209
$270,234,000 0.22%
Coca-Cola Co
0.47%
4,207
$257,384,000 0.21%
First Tr Value Line Divid In
Closed
6,663
$249,130,000
PayPal Holdings Inc
No change
3,611
$241,901,000 0.20%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
0.28%
1,440
$240,696,000 0.20%
Tesla Inc
1.10%
1,350
$237,316,000 0.20%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Opened
1,779
$224,062,000 0.18%
Lauder Estee Cos Inc
No change
1,426
$219,838,000 0.18%
Yum China Holdings Inc
Closed
3,762
$209,619,000
Ishares Tr
Opened
1,783
$205,580,000 0.17%
Baidu Inc
Closed
1,500
$201,525,000
ADT Inc
Closed
17,000
$102,000,000
No transactions found
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