Options Solutions 13F annual report

Options Solutions is an investment fund managing more than $64.7 million ran by John Nolan. There are currently 55 companies in Mr. Nolan’s portfolio. The largest investments include Cboe Global Mkts Inc and Northern Tr Corp, together worth $19.8 million.

$64.7 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th November 2022, Options Solutions’s top holding is 95,700 shares of Cboe Global Mkts Inc currently worth over $11.2 million and making up 17.4% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 100,000 shares of Northern Tr Corp worth $8.56 million. The third-largest holding is Apple Inc worth $7.3 million and the next is WEC Inc worth $3.85 million, with 43,046 shares owned.

Currently, Options Solutions's portfolio is worth at least $64.7 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 Options Solutions

The Options Solutions office and employees reside in Chevy Chase, Maryland. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, John Nolan serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Options Solutions.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Options Solutions revealed that it had opened a new position in Oracle and bought 5,600 shares worth $342 thousand. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Oracle makes up 9.3% 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 Apple Inc by buying 2,842 additional shares. This makes their stake in Apple Inc total 52,834 shares worth $7.3 million. Apple Inc dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Options Solutions is getting rid of from its portfolio. Options Solutions closed its position in Meta Platforms Inc on 14th November 2022. It sold the previously owned 5,424 shares for $875 thousand. John Nolan also disclosed a decreased stake in Cboe Global Mkts Inc by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $11.2 million and 95,700 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Options Solutions are Louis-dreyfus Family Office and 72 Investment. They manage $64.7 million and $64.7 million respectively.


John Nolan investment strategy

Options Solutions’s portfolio is diversified across 10 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 11.7% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 58.2% 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 3.6% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $328 billion.

The complete list of Options Solutions trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on November 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
Cboe Global Mkts Inc
3.92%
95,700
$11,232,000 17.37%
Northern Tr Corp
No change
100,000
$8,556,000 13.23%
Apple Inc
5.68%
52,834
$7,302,000 11.29%
WEC Energy Group Inc
No change
43,046
$3,850,000 5.95%
Accenture Plc Ireland
No change
12,476
$3,210,000 4.97%
Boeing Co.
3.93%
24,429
$2,958,000 4.58%
Ishares Tr
23.35%
33,254
$4,954,000 7.66%
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
9.07%
12,142
$1,545,000 2.39%
Danaher Corp.
3.39%
5,703
$1,473,000 2.28%
Alphabet Inc
1,999.34%
12,680
$1,219,000 1.89%
Lilly Eli & Co
No change
3,000
$970,000 1.50%
Meta Platforms Inc
Closed
5,424
$875,000
Salesforce Inc
6.55%
5,910
$850,000 1.31%
Amazon.com Inc.
Closed
7,941
$843,000
Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr
17.86%
2,300
$822,000 1.27%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Closed
2
$818,000
Eagle Bancorp Inc Md
No change
16,600
$744,000 1.15%
Bk Of America Corp
Closed
23,246
$724,000
CME Group Inc
25.88%
3,891
$689,000 1.07%
Abbvie Inc
41.59%
5,107
$685,000 1.06%
Johnson & Johnson
26.89%
4,100
$670,000 1.04%
Blackstone Inc
Closed
6,936
$633,000
Raytheon Technologies Corporation
Closed
6,374
$613,000
Microsoft Corporation
33.29%
2,573
$599,000 0.93%
Ball Corp.
No change
12,000
$580,000 0.90%
AMGEN Inc.
No change
2,500
$564,000 0.87%
Deere & Co.
No change
1,500
$501,000 0.77%
3M Co.
83.74%
4,509
$498,000 0.77%
Wisdomtree Tr
0.06%
9,000
$497,000 0.77%
Alps Etf Tr
No change
10,000
$491,000 0.76%
General Dynamics Corp.
110.00%
2,100
$446,000 0.69%
Target Corp
Closed
3,137
$443,000
Schwab Strategic Tr
No change
15,000
$723,000 1.12%
Pepsico Inc
94.96%
2,400
$392,000 0.61%
Cisco Sys Inc
8.03%
9,257
$370,000 0.57%
Blackrock Inc.
17.62%
650
$358,000 0.55%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
No change
4,000
$349,000 0.54%
Illinois Tool Wks Inc
29.89%
1,900
$343,000 0.53%
Oracle Corp.
Opened
5,600
$342,000 0.53%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
39.51%
3,266
$341,000 0.53%
Disney Walt Co
59.94%
3,552
$335,000 0.52%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Opened
4,700
$334,000 0.52%
Procter And Gamble Co
1.88%
2,500
$316,000 0.49%
Simon Ppty Group Inc New
25.12%
3,332
$299,000 0.46%
Walmart Inc
37.84%
2,300
$298,000 0.46%
Smith A O Corp
No change
6,000
$291,000 0.45%
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Opened
4,380
$289,000 0.45%
Vanguard Index Fds
No change
2,000
$287,000 0.44%
International Business Machs
Closed
1,953
$276,000
MetLife, Inc.
Opened
4,500
$274,000 0.42%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
28.45%
1,006
$269,000 0.42%
American Elec Pwr Co Inc
No change
3,000
$259,000 0.40%
Intel Corp.
Closed
6,803
$255,000
Ishares Tr
Opened
2,290
$248,000 0.38%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Closed
807
$240,000
Yum Brands Inc.
Opened
2,200
$234,000 0.36%
Verizon Communications Inc
Closed
4,592
$233,000
Coca-Cola Co
No change
4,122
$231,000 0.36%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Closed
7,850
$230,000
Vanguard Whitehall Fds
Opened
2,410
$229,000 0.35%
International Paper Co.
Opened
7,200
$228,000 0.35%
Lowes Cos Inc
Opened
1,200
$225,000 0.35%
Fedex Corp
Closed
987
$224,000
Schwab Strategic Tr
Closed
3,000
$215,000
Vanguard Specialized Funds
Closed
1,470
$211,000
Alphabet Inc
Opened
2,210
$211,000 0.33%
Juniper Networks Inc
Opened
7,800
$204,000 0.32%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
No change
1,800
$203,000 0.31%
Select Sector Spdr Tr
Closed
2,300
$201,000
PowerFleet Inc
No change
62,266
$192,000 0.30%
Angi Inc
No change
24,765
$73,000 0.11%
No transactions found
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