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Berman Capital Advisors, LLC

SEC CIK
0001720336
Latest filing
Oct 7, 2021

The latest 13F from Berman Capital Advisors, LLC covers Q3 2021 (filed Oct 7, 2021): 2,233 long positions worth $635.6M. The top 10 holdings make up 50.9% of the portfolio, and the largest is Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF at 17.1%. Livermore has 3 filings on Form 13F from this institution, going back to Q1 2021.

What changed in Q3 2021

Share counts compared with Q2 2021: how many positions were new, added to, reduced or sold out, and the biggest buys and sells. Dollar amounts are estimated at the quarter-end prices implied by the filing.

Full comparison
New
288
Est. +$14.7M
Added
1206
Est. +$62.4M
Reduced
323
Est. −$63.8M
Sold out
91
Est. −$794.0K

Top 5 holdings

Share of this quarter's portfolio value

  1. Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF922908637
    17.1%$108.5M
  2. iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF46432F842
    11.8%$75.3M
  3. Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF922908629
    4.3%$27.4M
  4. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF46432F339
    4.0%$25.4M
  5. iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF464287614
    3.8%$24.4M

Biggest buys

New and added positions, by estimated amount bought

  1. iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF46432F842
    +$9.55MAdded
  2. Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF922908637
    +$8.43MAdded
  3. LPROOpen Lending Corp
    +$7.22MNewHistory
  4. Dimensional ETF Trust25434V401
    +$4.94MNew
  5. MSFTMicrosoft Corp
    +$2.60MAddedHistory

Largest weight increases

New and added positions, by percentage points of the portfolio gained

  1. iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF46432F842
    +1.29 pp10.5% → 11.8%
  2. Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF922908637
    +1.15 pp15.9% → 17.1%
  3. LPROOpen Lending Corp
    +1.14 pp0.0% → 1.1%History
  4. Dimensional ETF Trust25434V401
    +0.78 pp0.0% → 0.8%
  5. MSFTMicrosoft Corp
    +0.45 pp1.5% → 1.9%History

Biggest sells

Reduced and sold-out positions, by estimated amount sold

  1. iShares Tr464287150
    −$28.1MReduced
  2. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF921937835
    −$20.7MReduced
  3. Vanguard Star FDS921909768
    −$4.21MReduced
  4. Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF922908736
    −$1.98MReduced
  5. SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
    −$1.83MReducedHistory

Largest weight decreases

Reduced and sold-out positions, by percentage points of the portfolio lost

  1. iShares Tr464287150
    −4.65 pp4.6% → <0.1%
  2. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF921937835
    −3.33 pp4.0% → 0.7%
  3. Vanguard Star FDS921909768
    −0.79 pp2.6% → 1.8%
  4. Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF922908736
    −0.31 pp0.5% → 0.2%
  5. SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
    −0.31 pp1.9% → 1.6%History

Metrics

13F metrics for Q3 2021, computed only from the numbers in the filings. Definitions below.

Portfolio value
$635.6M
+$7.43M (+1.2%) vs. prior quarter
Positions
2,233
+197 vs. prior quarter
Top 10 concentration
50.9%
Top 10 as share of value
Turnover
10.2%
Q3 2021, one quarter
Average holding period
2.9 quarters
Weighted by value

How these are calculated

  • Portfolio value: the market value of all long positions in the 13F, as reported at quarter end, excluding options.
  • Top 10 concentration: the combined value of the 10 largest positions as a share of portfolio value.
  • Turnover: the smaller of this quarter's estimated purchases and estimated sales, divided by the average of this and last quarter's portfolio value. Estimates multiply the change in shares by the quarter-end price implied by the filing (market value divided by shares); new positions use this quarter's value and sold-out positions last quarter's. Only positions reported in shares count, and it is not calculated when the previous quarter was not filed.
  • Average holding period: how many consecutive quarters each current position has been held (including this one; a quarter without the position or without a filing starts the count over), weighted by this quarter's value. Counting starts with the first 13F in Livermore (Q1 2021), so positions held before then are understated.

13F filings by quarter

3 quarters, going back to Q1 2021. Bars show each quarter's 13F portfolio value; quarters without a filing are left blank.

Peak $635.6M (Q3 2021)

Q1 2021: $478.5MQ2 2021: $628.2MQ3 2021: $635.6M
Q1 2021Q3 2021
13F filings of Berman Capital Advisors, LLC by quarter
QuarterFiledPositionsValueTop 3 holdingsChangesFiling
Q3 2021Oct 7, 20212,233$635.6MVanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETFiShares Core MSCI Eafe ETFVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETFvs. Q2 2021SEC
Q2 2021Aug 11, 20212,036$628.2MVanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETFiShares Core MSCI Eafe ETFiShares Trvs. Q1 2021SEC
Q1 2021May 11, 20211,932$478.5MVanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETFiShares Core MSCI Eafe ETFVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF–SEC