Biechele Royce Advisors 13F annual report

Biechele Royce Advisors is an investment fund managing more than $296 million ran by Justin Whelan. There are currently 55 companies in Mr. Whelan’s portfolio. The largest investments include Applied Matls Inc and Apple Inc, together worth $53.2 million.

$296 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 24th July 2024, Biechele Royce Advisors’s top holding is 121,650 shares of Applied Matls Inc currently worth over $28.7 million and making up 9.7% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 116,313 shares of Apple Inc worth $24.5 million, whose value grew 21.6% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is AMGEN worth $21 million and the next is Bank New York Mellon Corp worth $20.2 million, with 337,388 shares owned.

Currently, Biechele Royce Advisors's portfolio is worth at least $296 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 Biechele Royce Advisors

The Biechele Royce Advisors office and employees reside in Fishers, Indiana. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Justin Whelan serves as the President at Biechele Royce Advisors.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Biechele Royce Advisors revealed that it had opened a new position in Blue Owl Capital Corporation and bought 15,150 shares worth $233 thousand.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Apple Inc by buying 13,354 additional shares. This makes their stake in Apple Inc total 116,313 shares worth $24.5 million. Apple Inc soared 14.2% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Biechele Royce Advisors is getting rid of from its portfolio. Biechele Royce Advisors closed its position in Msc Indl Direct Inc on 31st July 2024. It sold the previously owned 72,703 shares for $7.06 million. Justin Whelan also disclosed a decreased stake in Applied Matls Inc by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $28.7 million and 121,650 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Biechele Royce Advisors are Symetra Investment Management Co and Copper Rock Capital Partners. They manage $296 million and $296 million respectively.


Justin Whelan investment strategy

Biechele Royce Advisors’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Health Care — making up 19.6% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 54.5% 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 $288 billion.

The complete list of Biechele Royce Advisors trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on July 31st 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
Applied Matls Inc
9.28%
121,650
$28,708,000 9.70%
Apple Inc
12.97%
116,313
$24,498,000 8.28%
AMGEN Inc.
0.00%
67,072
$20,957,000 7.08%
Bank New York Mellon Corp
0.14%
337,388
$20,206,000 6.83%
CVS Health Corp
35.28%
274,346
$16,203,000 5.48%
Medtronic Plc
5.36%
190,142
$14,966,000 5.06%
BorgWarner Inc
3.84%
441,266
$14,226,000 4.81%
Schwab Charles Corp
10.67%
191,470
$14,109,000 4.77%
Robert Half Inc
9.80%
220,019
$14,077,000 4.76%
United Parcel Service, Inc.
7.23%
100,812
$13,796,000 4.66%
Ishares Silver Tr
1.28%
489,525
$13,007,000 4.40%
Pentair plc
5.42%
143,710
$11,018,000 3.72%
ON Semiconductor Corp.
0.50%
152,917
$10,482,000 3.54%
Franklin Resources, Inc.
7.41%
351,290
$7,851,000 2.65%
Nucor Corp.
6.14%
46,679
$7,379,000 2.49%
Intel Corp.
3.15%
233,333
$7,226,000 2.44%
Eli Lilly Co
0.04%
7,824
$7,084,000 2.39%
Msc Indl Direct Inc
Closed
72,703
$7,056,000
Deere Co
1,981.91%
17,259
$6,448,000 2.18%
Caterpillar Inc.
4.25%
19,228
$6,405,000 2.16%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc
2.34%
54,614
$5,927,000 2.00%
Schlumberger Ltd.
0.80%
95,750
$4,517,000 1.53%
Att Inc
0.77%
130,684
$2,497,000 0.84%
Warner Bros.Discovery Inc
1.29%
322,898
$2,402,000 0.81%
Kellanova Co
3.35%
41,630
$2,401,000 0.81%
Avery Dennison Corp.
2.62%
9,031
$1,975,000 0.67%
Microsoft Corporation
2.85%
3,792
$1,695,000 0.57%
Procter And Gamble Co
13.11%
8,766
$1,446,000 0.49%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
1.18%
2,936
$1,194,000 0.40%
Ishares Tr
1.10%
2,107
$1,153,000 0.39%
Amazon.com Inc.
13.13%
5,626
$1,087,000 0.37%
Airbnb, Inc.
No change
7,050
$1,069,000 0.36%
Alphabet Inc
0.01%
7,426
$1,355,000 0.46%
NVIDIA Corp
981.69%
7,031
$869,000 0.29%
GitLab Inc.
No change
14,192
$706,000 0.24%
Reaves Util Income Fd
9.93%
24,350
$665,000 0.22%
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F
No change
10,310
$584,000 0.20%
Vanguard Index Fds
2.61%
1,884
$504,000 0.17%
Weyerhaeuser Co Mtn Be
4.77%
17,162
$487,000 0.16%
Walmart Inc
9.35%
6,663
$451,000 0.15%
Home Depot, Inc.
1.27%
1,085
$374,000 0.13%
Meta Platforms Inc
70.06%
708
$357,000 0.12%
Costco Whsl Corp New
No change
405
$344,000 0.12%
Visa Inc
1.51%
1,237
$325,000 0.11%
Tjx Cos Inc New
15.46%
2,729
$300,000 0.10%
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
8.63%
6,610
$289,000 0.10%
Pepsico Inc
1.36%
1,669
$275,000 0.09%
Norfolk Southn Corp
1.62%
1,213
$260,000 0.09%
RTX Corp
1.14%
2,570
$258,000 0.09%
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F
Closed
4,797
$243,000
Sempra
No change
3,130
$238,000 0.08%
Ishares Tr
Closed
4,327
$236,000
Blue Owl Capital Corporation
Opened
15,150
$233,000 0.08%
Vanguard Specialized Funds
3.93%
1,247
$228,000 0.08%
Vanguard Tax-managed Fds
Closed
4,450
$224,000
Fs Kkr Cap Corp
2.79%
10,743
$212,000 0.07%
Dropbox Inc
No change
9,146
$206,000 0.07%
Pimco Dynamic Income Oprnts
Opened
15,400
$205,000 0.07%
Vanguard Bd Index Fds
Closed
4,100
$204,000
Johnson Johnson
2.38%
1,393
$204,000 0.07%
APA Corporation
Closed
5,868
$202,000
No transactions found
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