Optimist Retirement 13F annual report
Optimist Retirement is an investment fund managing more than $187 billion ran by Ryan Palmer. There are currently 95 companies in Mr. Palmer’s portfolio. The largest investments include Paccar and Spdr Ser Tr, together worth $83.7 billion.
$187 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 5th August 2024, Optimist Retirement’s top holding is 378,457 shares of Paccar currently worth over $39 billion and making up 20.8% of the portfolio value.
Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Paccar, Optimist Retirement owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company.
In addition, the fund holds 652,586 shares of Spdr Ser Tr worth $44.8 billion.
The third-largest holding is Spdr Index Shs Fds worth $11.1 billion and the next is Vanguard Index Fds worth $7.06 billion, with 29,790 shares owned.
Currently, Optimist Retirement's portfolio is worth at least $187 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 Optimist Retirement
The Optimist Retirement office and employees reside in Bellevue, Washington. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Ryan Palmer serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Optimist Retirement.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Optimist Retirement revealed that it had opened a new position in
3M Co and bought 21,556 shares worth $2.2 billion.
This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company.
3M Co makes up
4.9%
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 Spdr Index Shs Fds by buying
2,567 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Spdr Index Shs Fds total 304,875 shares worth $11.1 billion.
On the other hand, there are companies that Optimist Retirement is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Optimist Retirement closed its position in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on 12th August 2024.
It sold the previously owned 38,663 shares for $2.1 billion.
Ryan Palmer also disclosed a decreased stake in Paccar by approximately 0.1%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $39 billion and 378,457 shares.
One of the smallest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Optimist Retirement are Baron Wealth Management and Lindenwold Advisors, Inc. They manage $187 billion and $187 billion respectively.
Ryan Palmer investment strategy
Optimist Retirement’s portfolio is diversified across 9 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Industrials — making up 23.9% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
60.0% 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
44% 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 $94 billion.
The complete list of Optimist Retirement trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paccar Inc. |
0.05%
378,457
|
$38,958,332,000 | 20.82% |
| Spdr Ser Tr |
0.35%
652,586
|
$44,768,422,000 | 23.93% |
| Spdr Index Shs Fds |
0.85%
304,875
|
$11,071,415,000 | 5.92% |
| Vanguard Index Fds |
1.70%
29,790
|
$7,056,822,000 | 3.77% |
| Broadcom Inc |
21.72%
1,647
|
$2,645,038,000 | 1.41% |
| Qualcomm, Inc. |
13.30%
13,048
|
$2,598,975,000 | 1.39% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
13.55%
5,638
|
$2,519,850,000 | 1.35% |
| Block H R Inc |
9.18%
45,436
|
$2,464,020,000 | 1.32% |
| KLA Corp. |
10.22%
2,970
|
$2,448,899,000 | 1.31% |
| Eli Lilly Co |
13.70%
2,633
|
$2,383,808,000 | 1.27% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
2.08%
17,217
|
$2,379,333,000 | 1.27% |
| Abbvie Inc |
1.89%
13,549
|
$2,323,890,000 | 1.24% |
| HP Inc |
3.21%
65,098
|
$2,279,743,000 | 1.22% |
| Verizon Communications Inc |
2.24%
55,175
|
$2,275,420,000 | 1.22% |
| Alliance Resource Partners L |
0.97%
91,771
|
$2,244,715,000 | 1.20% |
| 3M Co. |
Opened
21,556
|
$2,202,808,000 | 1.18% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
Closed
38,663
|
$2,096,680,000 | |
| Unilever plc |
6.80%
38,125
|
$2,096,482,000 | 1.12% |
| Kellanova Co |
0.20%
36,168
|
$2,086,142,000 | 1.11% |
| International Business Machs |
4.14%
12,053
|
$2,084,496,000 | 1.11% |
| Pfizer Inc. |
12.48%
73,845
|
$2,066,179,000 | 1.10% |
| Novartis AG |
Opened
19,147
|
$2,038,390,000 | 1.09% |
| British Amern Tob Plc |
8.98%
63,866
|
$1,975,380,000 | 1.06% |
| Altria Group Inc. |
5.14%
42,920
|
$1,954,995,000 | 1.04% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp. |
3.12%
4,094
|
$1,912,285,000 | 1.02% |
| Bhp Group Ltd |
32.16%
33,391
|
$1,906,292,000 | 1.02% |
| Enterprise Prods Partners L |
0.73%
64,928
|
$1,881,619,000 | 1.01% |
| GSK Plc |
10.61%
47,764
|
$1,838,926,000 | 0.98% |
| Philip Morris International Inc |
11.67%
18,109
|
$1,835,012,000 | 0.98% |
| Lyondellbasell Industries N |
2.56%
19,111
|
$1,828,176,000 | 0.98% |
| Spdr Sp 500 Etf Tr |
No change
3,285
|
$1,787,763,000 | 0.96% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
8.43%
25,843
|
$1,773,066,000 | 0.95% |
| 3M Co. |
Closed
16,624
|
$1,763,308,000 | |
| Vector Group Ltd |
15.83%
166,487
|
$1,759,768,000 | 0.94% |
| Mcdonalds Corp |
4.50%
6,876
|
$1,752,324,000 | 0.94% |
| Genuine Parts Co. |
3.26%
12,464
|
$1,723,953,000 | 0.92% |
| Diageo plc |
16.49%
13,488
|
$1,700,594,000 | 0.91% |
| General Mls Inc |
7.23%
23,834
|
$1,507,757,000 | 0.81% |
| Vanguard Tax-managed Fds |
3.51%
25,543
|
$1,262,318,000 | 0.67% |
| Ishares Tr |
0.07%
9,988
|
$1,792,075,000 | 0.96% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
3.48%
1,784
|
$725,731,000 | 0.39% |
| Vanguard Intl Equity Index F |
6.59%
14,157
|
$900,698,000 | 0.48% |
| Artisan Partners Asset Mgmt |
Opened
10,026
|
$413,773,000 | 0.22% |
| Paychex Inc. |
No change
3,409
|
$404,171,000 | 0.22% |
| Buckle, Inc. |
No change
10,554
|
$389,865,000 | 0.21% |
| Novo-nordisk A S |
12.85%
2,635
|
$376,120,000 | 0.20% |
| Medifast Inc |
Closed
9,404
|
$360,351,000 | |
| Hanesbrands Inc |
Closed
61,570
|
$357,106,000 | |
| Booking Holdings Inc |
14.10%
89
|
$352,574,000 | 0.19% |
| Nutanix Inc |
62.34%
6,026
|
$342,578,000 | 0.18% |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. |
2.43%
2,399
|
$328,303,000 | 0.18% |
| Lamb Weston Holdings Inc |
Closed
2,983
|
$317,726,000 | |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. |
Opened
3,487
|
$293,919,000 | 0.16% |
| Netapp Inc |
49.55%
2,167
|
$279,110,000 | 0.15% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc |
3.04%
814
|
$275,954,000 | 0.15% |
| Prospect Cap Corp |
Closed
48,176
|
$265,932,000 | |
| Kontoor Brands Inc |
32.47%
3,983
|
$263,475,000 | 0.14% |
| Whirlpool Corp. |
Opened
2,550
|
$260,610,000 | 0.14% |
| AMGEN Inc. |
23.81%
829
|
$259,021,000 | 0.14% |
| Lci Inds |
Closed
2,069
|
$254,611,000 | |
| Travel Plus Leisure Co |
No change
5,655
|
$254,362,000 | 0.14% |
| Wendys Co |
Opened
14,951
|
$253,569,000 | 0.14% |
| Western Un Co |
Opened
20,476
|
$250,217,000 | 0.13% |
| Godaddy Inc |
1.38%
1,787
|
$249,662,000 | 0.13% |
| Royal Caribbean Group |
1.27%
1,561
|
$248,870,000 | 0.13% |
| Abercrombie Fitch Co |
23.15%
1,391
|
$247,375,000 | 0.13% |
| Wingstop Inc |
3.62%
585
|
$247,256,000 | 0.13% |
| Wix.com Ltd |
2.34%
1,528
|
$243,059,000 | 0.13% |
| Fair Isaac Corp. |
2.40%
163
|
$242,652,000 | 0.13% |
| Spotify Technology S.A. |
0.26%
773
|
$242,560,000 | 0.13% |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp. |
Opened
1,823
|
$242,514,000 | 0.13% |
| Lantheus Holdings Inc |
6.79%
3,005
|
$241,271,000 | 0.13% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co |
0.29%
2,753
|
$238,327,000 | 0.13% |
| Viad Corp. |
Closed
6,021
|
$237,769,000 | |
| Lyft Inc |
Closed
12,256
|
$237,154,000 | |
| NVIDIA Corp |
449.86%
1,919
|
$237,073,000 | 0.13% |
| Dell Technologies Inc |
14.27%
1,694
|
$233,620,000 | 0.12% |
| Pinterest Inc |
9.66%
5,293
|
$233,263,000 | 0.12% |
| Innovator ETFs Trust |
No change
10,566
|
$460,064,000 | 0.25% |
| Medpace Holdings Inc |
2.74%
562
|
$231,460,000 | 0.12% |
| Lennox International Inc |
0.93%
432
|
$231,111,000 | 0.12% |
| Wayfair Inc |
14.90%
4,379
|
$230,905,000 | 0.12% |
| American Coastal Ins Corp |
3.02%
21,783
|
$229,811,000 | 0.12% |
| frontdoor, inc. |
2.60%
6,793
|
$229,535,000 | 0.12% |
| DocuSign Inc |
5.64%
4,255
|
$227,643,000 | 0.12% |
| PDD Holdings Inc |
Opened
1,710
|
$227,345,000 | 0.12% |
| MercadoLibre Inc |
2.24%
137
|
$225,146,000 | 0.12% |
| HCI Group Inc |
29.14%
2,442
|
$225,079,000 | 0.12% |
| Wynn Resorts Ltd. |
20.53%
2,501
|
$223,840,000 | 0.12% |
| Brinker International, Inc. |
30.11%
3,069
|
$222,165,000 | 0.12% |
| Vanguard World Fd |
3.41%
1,729
|
$220,570,000 | 0.12% |
| Ameriprise Finl Inc |
No change
515
|
$220,003,000 | 0.12% |
| Sarepta Therapeutics Inc |
Opened
1,391
|
$219,778,000 | 0.12% |
| Griffon Corp. |
Closed
2,995
|
$219,653,000 | |
| Gartner, Inc. |
17.26%
489
|
$219,590,000 | 0.12% |
| Upbound Group Inc |
29.08%
7,075
|
$217,203,000 | 0.12% |
| Omnicom Group, Inc. |
19.77%
2,386
|
$214,024,000 | 0.11% |
| Guess Inc. |
Opened
10,406
|
$212,282,000 | 0.11% |
| Vanguard World Fd |
Opened
1,842
|
$415,967,000 | 0.22% |
| Celsius Holdings Inc |
Closed
2,555
|
$211,861,000 | |
| Super Micro Computer Inc |
27.09%
258
|
$211,392,000 | 0.11% |
| Expedia Group Inc |
Closed
1,511
|
$208,140,000 | |
| Pegasystems Inc. |
5.05%
3,434
|
$207,860,000 | 0.11% |
| Manhattan Associates, Inc. |
4.87%
840
|
$207,211,000 | 0.11% |
| Novavax, Inc. |
Opened
16,285
|
$206,168,000 | 0.11% |
| Cimpress plc |
Opened
2,333
|
$204,394,000 | 0.11% |
| Marriott Intl Inc New |
3.11%
830
|
$200,669,000 | 0.11% |
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