Candlestick Capital Management L.P. 13F annual report

Candlestick Capital Management L.P. is an investment fund managing more than $2.96 trillion ran by James Mcgovern. There are currently 63 companies in Mr. Mcgovern’s portfolio. The largest investments include Meta Platforms Inc and Colgate-Palmolive Co, together worth $234 billion.

$2.96 trillion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th August 2023, Candlestick Capital Management L.P.’s top holding is 438,783 shares of Meta Platforms Inc currently worth over $126 billion and making up 4.2% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Meta Platforms Inc, Candlestick Capital Management L.P. owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 1,400,000 shares of Colgate-Palmolive Co worth $108 billion, whose value grew 5.1% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Carnival worth $104 billion and the next is Royal Caribbean worth $104 billion, with 999,979 shares owned.

Currently, Candlestick Capital Management L.P.'s portfolio is worth at least $2.96 trillion. 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 Candlestick Capital Management L.P.

The Candlestick Capital Management L.P. office and employees reside in Greenwich, Connecticut. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, James Mcgovern serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Candlestick Capital Management L.P..

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Candlestick Capital Management L.P. revealed that it had opened a new position in Meta Platforms Inc and bought 438,783 shares worth $126 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Meta Platforms Inc makes up 30.0% of the fund's Technology sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Colgate-Palmolive Co by buying 725,000 additional shares. This makes their stake in Colgate-Palmolive Co total 1,400,000 shares worth $108 billion. Colgate-Palmolive Co dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Candlestick Capital Management L.P. is getting rid of from its portfolio. Candlestick Capital Management L.P. closed its position in Pepsico Inc on 14th August 2023. It sold the previously owned 600,000 shares for $100 million. James Mcgovern also disclosed a decreased stake in Amazon.com by 0.5%. This leaves the value of the investment at $74.5 billion and 571,649 shares.

One of the largest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Candlestick Capital Management L.P. are Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and Balentine. They manage $2.97 trillion and $2.97 trillion respectively.


James Mcgovern investment strategy

Candlestick Capital Management L.P.’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 32.7% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 68.3% 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 54% 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 $46 billion.

The complete list of Candlestick Capital Management L.P. trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 14th 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
Meta Platforms Inc
Opened
438,783
$125,921,945,000 4.25%
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
107.41%
1,400,000
$107,856,000,000 3.64%
Carnival Corp.
Opened
5,509,957
$103,752,490,000 3.50%
Royal Caribbean Group
55.65%
999,979
$103,737,821,000 3.50%
Thor Inds Inc
Opened
895,000
$92,632,500,000 3.12%
Clorox Co.
7.62%
565,000
$89,857,600,000 3.03%
Burlington Stores Inc
41.05%
534,236
$84,083,404,000 2.84%
Generac Holdings Inc
Opened
530,471
$79,109,140,000 2.67%
Yum Brands Inc.
Opened
545,012
$75,511,413,000 2.55%
Amazon.com Inc.
50.63%
571,649
$74,520,164,000 2.51%
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc
41.00%
590,000
$67,820,500,000 2.29%
Acv Auctions Inc
Opened
3,800,000
$65,626,000,000 2.21%
Brown-Forman Corporation
Opened
975,000
$65,110,500,000 2.20%
frontdoor, inc.
Opened
2,000,000
$63,800,000,000 2.15%
Pool Corporation
Opened
170,000
$63,688,800,000 2.15%
Crown Holdings, Inc.
Opened
725,000
$62,980,750,000 2.12%
Oracle Corp.
Opened
511,664
$60,934,066,000 2.06%
3M Co.
224.32%
600,000
$60,054,000,000 2.03%
Walmart Inc
Opened
381,292
$59,931,477,000 2.02%
Take-two Interactive Softwar
17.84%
407,175
$59,919,873,000 2.02%
Shopify Inc
18.02%
922,256
$59,577,738,000 2.01%
Gartner, Inc.
Opened
170,000
$59,552,700,000 2.01%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Opened
1,563,618
$58,917,126,000 1.99%
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
Opened
557,475
$58,874,935,000 1.99%
Pinterest Inc
Opened
2,053,316
$56,137,659,000 1.89%
Ulta Beauty Inc
Opened
118,973
$55,988,099,000 1.89%
Tjx Cos Inc New
Opened
653,682
$55,425,697,000 1.87%
Lennar Corp.
Opened
438,230
$54,914,601,000 1.85%
Ingredion Inc
Opened
445,000
$47,147,750,000 1.59%
Murphy USA Inc
Opened
149,312
$46,452,456,000 1.57%
Coca-cola Europacific Partne
366.67%
700,000
$45,101,000,000 1.52%
Kenvue Inc
Opened
1,650,000
$43,593,000,000 1.47%
Dave & Busters Entmt Inc
14.09%
976,430
$43,509,721,000 1.47%
Bunge Limited
57.21%
460,000
$43,401,000,000 1.46%
Ppg Inds Inc
Opened
270,836
$40,164,979,000 1.35%
Sherwin-Williams Co.
Opened
151,056
$40,108,389,000 1.35%
Pilgrims Pride Corp
Opened
1,850,000
$39,756,500,000 1.34%
Toll Brothers Inc.
Opened
488,331
$38,612,332,000 1.30%
Lululemon Athletica inc.
Opened
92,817
$35,131,235,000 1.18%
Ross Stores, Inc.
17.79%
300,000
$33,639,000,000 1.13%
Fair, Isaac Corp.
Opened
38,881
$31,462,894,000 1.06%
Brinker International, Inc.
Opened
841,649
$30,804,353,000 1.04%
Mcdonalds Corp
Opened
101,925
$30,415,439,000 1.03%
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
100.00%
600,000
$28,524,000,000 0.96%
Bath & Body Works Inc
55.49%
750,000
$28,125,000,000 0.95%
Ishares Tr
Opened
150,000
$28,090,500,000 0.95%
BILL Holdings Inc
Opened
225,000
$26,291,250,000 0.89%
Fedex Corp
Opened
100,000
$24,790,000,000 0.84%
Boston Beer Co., Inc.
37.50%
75,000
$23,133,000,000 0.78%
Vail Resorts Inc.
46.64%
90,559
$22,799,134,000 0.77%
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
11.76%
750,000
$21,367,500,000 0.72%
Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd
47.96%
250,000
$20,837,500,000 0.70%
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Opened
150,000
$18,771,000,000 0.63%
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Opened
30,609
$14,967,495,000 0.50%
McCormick & Co., Inc.
Opened
150,000
$13,084,500,000 0.44%
Ball Corp.
Opened
200,000
$11,642,000,000 0.39%
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
Opened
319,081
$10,571,154,000 0.36%
Carmax Inc
Opened
124,257
$10,400,311,000 0.35%
Freyr Battery
72.59%
1,050,000
$9,817,500,000 0.33%
TransUnion
Opened
125,000
$9,791,250,000 0.33%
Applovin Corp
Opened
362,418
$9,325,015,000 0.31%
Skechers U S A, Inc.
Opened
175,000
$9,215,500,000 0.31%
Accenture Plc Ireland
Opened
25,000
$7,714,500,000 0.26%
Pepsico Inc
Closed
600,000
$99,996,000
Live Nation Entertainment In
Closed
1,115,036
$92,080,000
ServiceNow Inc
Closed
171,135
$81,378,000
Lauder Estee Cos Inc
Closed
315,000
$80,221,000
JD.com Inc
Closed
1,162,666
$74,666,000
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Closed
575,000
$73,738,000
Philip Morris International Inc
Closed
700,000
$69,118,000
Simon Ppty Group Inc New
Closed
725,000
$68,817,000
Visa Inc
Closed
330,401
$65,053,000
Dominos Pizza Inc
Closed
164,925
$64,273,000
S&P Global Inc
Closed
170,000
$57,300,000
Aptiv PLC
Closed
590,000
$52,551,000
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Closed
1,575,000
$49,865,000
Baidu Inc
Closed
325,120
$48,355,000
Darling Ingredients Inc
Closed
785,000
$46,943,000
General Mtrs Co
Closed
1,450,000
$46,052,000
Celsius Holdings Inc
Closed
665,000
$43,398,000
IAA Inc
Closed
1,289,991
$42,273,000
Atlassian Corp Plc
Closed
225,000
$42,165,000
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc
Closed
350,000
$39,004,000
Texas Roadhouse Inc
Closed
527,151
$38,587,000
Bright Horizons Fam Sol In D
Closed
450,000
$38,034,000
Lear Corp.
Closed
300,000
$37,767,000
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Closed
175,000
$37,718,000
Starbucks Corp.
Closed
487,988
$37,277,000
Target Corp
Closed
250,000
$35,308,000
Booking Holdings Inc
Closed
20,116
$35,183,000
Alphabet Inc
Closed
15,000
$32,689,000
Marriott Intl Inc New
Closed
239,507
$32,575,000
Monster Beverage Corp.
Closed
325,000
$30,128,000
Carters Inc
Closed
425,000
$29,954,000
Las Vegas Sands Corp
Closed
875,456
$29,407,000
Mastercard Incorporated
Closed
90,000
$28,393,000
Copart, Inc.
Closed
250,000
$27,165,000
Victorias Secret And Co
Closed
871,484
$24,375,000
Wework Inc
Closed
4,600,000
$23,092,000
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.
Closed
1,000,000
$20,230,000
Macys Inc
Closed
750,000
$13,740,000
Seaworld Entmt Inc
Closed
301,859
$13,336,000
Boeing Co.
Closed
75,000
$10,254,000
Ferguson Plc New
Closed
75,000
$8,303,000
Wingstop Inc
Closed
96,031
$7,180,000
Nike, Inc.
Closed
67,152
$6,863,000
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc
Closed
177,196
$6,331,000
Nutrien Ltd
Closed
65,000
$5,180,000
Microsoft Corporation
Closed
18,913
$4,857,000
e.l.f. Beauty Inc
Closed
125,000
$3,835,000
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