Weather Gauge Advisory 13F annual report

Weather Gauge Advisory is an investment fund managing more than $82.4 million ran by Stephen Krochmal. There are currently 75 companies in Mr. Krochmal’s portfolio. The largest investments include Johnson & Johnson and Brookfield Asset Mgmt Inc, together worth $11.7 million.

$82.4 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 15th October 2021, Weather Gauge Advisory’s top holding is 37,352 shares of Johnson & Johnson currently worth over $6.03 million and making up 7.3% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Johnson & Johnson, Weather Gauge Advisory owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 106,799 shares of Brookfield Asset Mgmt Inc worth $5.72 million. The third-largest holding is Archer Daniels Midland Co worth $4.08 million and the next is Annaly Capital Management In worth $3.9 million, with 27,567 shares owned.

Currently, Weather Gauge Advisory's portfolio is worth at least $82.4 million. 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 Weather Gauge Advisory

The Weather Gauge Advisory office and employees reside in Williamsburg, Virginia. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Stephen Krochmal serves as the Manager at Weather Gauge Advisory.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Weather Gauge Advisory revealed that it had opened a new position in Barclays plc and bought 11,099 shares worth $700 thousand. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Barclays plc makes up 14.0% of the fund's Finance sector allocation and has grown its share price by 100.9% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Archer Daniels Midland Co by buying 74,322 additional shares. This makes their stake in Archer Daniels Midland Co total 83,438 shares worth $4.08 million. Archer Daniels Midland Co soared 25.5% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Weather Gauge Advisory is getting rid of from its portfolio. Weather Gauge Advisory closed its position in Artisan Partners Asset Mgmt on 22nd October 2021. It sold the previously owned 84,064 shares for $4.27 million. Stephen Krochmal also disclosed a decreased stake in Johnson & Johnson by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $6.03 million and 37,352 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Weather Gauge Advisory are Smart Money and Kinney Asset Management. They manage $82.4 million and $82.4 million respectively.


Stephen Krochmal investment strategy

Weather Gauge Advisory’s portfolio is diversified across 12 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Health Care — making up 16.3% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 54.7% 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 57% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 1.3% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $150 billion.

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

These positions were updated on October 22nd 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
Johnson & Johnson
2.89%
37,352
$6,032,000 7.32%
Brookfield Asset Mgmt Inc
4.67%
106,799
$5,715,000 6.93%
Artisan Partners Asset Mgmt
Closed
84,064
$4,272,000
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
815.29%
83,438
$4,082,000 4.95%
Annaly Capital Management In
16.73%
27,567
$3,901,000 4.73%
Truist Finl Corp
3.07%
56,920
$3,338,000 4.05%
Abbvie Inc
2.92%
22,726
$2,451,000 2.97%
Prologis Inc
5.29%
19,149
$2,402,000 2.91%
McCormick & Co., Inc.
0.51%
27,913
$2,262,000 2.74%
Procter And Gamble Co
1.49%
14,987
$2,095,000 2.54%
Chevron Corp.
1.23%
20,047
$2,034,000 2.47%
Brookfield Real Assets Incom
0.05%
93,856
$1,963,000 2.38%
Dominion Energy Inc
2.59%
26,813
$1,958,000 2.38%
Philip Morris International Inc
0.05%
18,926
$1,794,000 2.18%
Public Storage
0.61%
5,694
$1,692,000 2.05%
Pfizer Inc.
0.03%
38,530
$1,657,000 2.01%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
3.96%
11,813
$1,564,000 1.90%
WEC Energy Group Inc
1.98%
17,631
$1,555,000 1.89%
Exelon Corp.
2.47%
31,768
$1,536,000 1.86%
PPL Corp
3.40%
54,532
$1,520,000 1.84%
Oneok Inc.
4.40%
24,482
$1,420,000 1.72%
TotalEnergies SE
3.67%
28,209
$1,352,000 1.64%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6.21%
7,448
$1,219,000 1.48%
Lilly Eli & Co
2.12%
4,847
$1,120,000 1.36%
Townebank Portsmouth VA
0.55%
34,317
$1,068,000 1.30%
Manulife Finl Corp
3.13%
53,642
$1,032,000 1.25%
Mondelez International Inc.
5.85%
17,378
$1,011,000 1.23%
PotlatchDeltic Corp
0.09%
19,332
$997,000 1.21%
Realty Income Corp.
2.93%
15,236
$988,000 1.20%
CSW Industrials Inc
7.10%
7,366
$941,000 1.14%
Merck & Co Inc
No change
12,180
$915,000 1.11%
Vodafone Group plc
2.96%
55,366
$855,000 1.04%
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
1.55%
11,418
$829,000 1.01%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
3.23%
3,000
$819,000 0.99%
MetLife, Inc.
2.26%
13,209
$815,000 0.99%
Duke Energy Corp.
0.09%
8,230
$803,000 0.97%
L Brands Inc
Closed
11,113
$801,000
Welltower Inc
0.09%
9,366
$772,000 0.94%
Norfolk Southn Corp
No change
3,136
$750,000 0.91%
Verizon Communications Inc
1.40%
13,764
$743,000 0.90%
Intel Corp.
0.48%
13,546
$722,000 0.88%
Canadian Imp Bk Comm
4.33%
6,414
$714,000 0.87%
Barclays plc
Opened
11,099
$700,000 0.85%
Intuitive Surgical Inc
No change
687
$683,000 0.83%
Yum Brands Inc.
1.06%
4,950
$605,000 0.73%
Nuveen Global High Income Fd
7.80%
36,270
$583,000 0.71%
Coca-Cola Co
0.04%
10,510
$551,000 0.67%
Novartis AG
No change
6,616
$541,000 0.66%
Us Bancorp Del
6.86%
8,917
$530,000 0.64%
Apple Inc
69.39%
8,816
$529,000 0.64%
Global Net Lease Inc
6.41%
31,407
$503,000 0.61%
Zoetis Inc
0.60%
2,492
$484,000 0.59%
Pepsico Inc
5.06%
3,210
$483,000 0.59%
British Amern Tob Plc
No change
13,593
$480,000 0.58%
Eaton Vance Tax-managed Glob
0.04%
44,063
$476,000 0.58%
Glaxosmithkline plc
1.99%
12,148
$464,000 0.56%
Toronto Dominion Bk Ont
No change
6,631
$439,000 0.53%
Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc
0.23%
2,191
$429,000 0.52%
AT&T Inc.
Closed
14,840
$427,000
Banco Santander S.A.
56.71%
9,025
$383,000 0.46%
Bk Of America Corp
Closed
9,025
$372,000
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Ov
No change
12,299
$349,000 0.42%
Capital One Finl Corp
No change
2,095
$339,000 0.41%
Mcdonalds Corp
8.12%
1,200
$289,000 0.35%
BP plc
5.12%
10,192
$279,000 0.34%
Walmart Inc
11.32%
1,982
$276,000 0.33%
Yum China Holdings Inc
2.13%
4,556
$265,000 0.32%
Conocophillips
0.05%
3,901
$264,000 0.32%
Teleflex Incorporated
7.96%
636
$239,000 0.29%
Entergy Corp.
5.54%
2,338
$232,000 0.28%
Altria Group Inc.
0.04%
5,103
$232,000 0.28%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
2.70%
3,921
$231,000 0.28%
Capital Southwest Corp.
5.40%
9,016
$227,000 0.28%
Kraft Heinz Co
Closed
5,261
$215,000
Enerplus Corporation
10.55%
25,429
$203,000 0.25%
Cohen & Steers Reit & Pfd &
0.13%
7,814
$200,000 0.24%
Gamco Global Gold Nat Res &
0.80%
42,939
$160,000 0.19%
Mgic Invt Corp Wis
8.84%
10,173
$152,000 0.18%
General Electric Co.
Closed
10,616
$143,000
American Fin Tr Inc
Closed
13,981
$119,000
American Airls Group Inc
Opened
13,981
$112,000 0.14%
Avalonbay Cmntys Inc
Opened
20,365
$74,000 0.09%
No transactions found
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