Bridgewater Associates Portfolio holdings
Bridgewater Associates, founded in 1975 by Ray Dalio in New York and now headquartered in Westport, Connecticut, is the world’s largest hedge fund, managing over $125 billion in assets as of late 2024, serving institutional clients like pension funds, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds. Known for its pioneering "Pure Alpha" and "All Weather" strategies, the firm uses a systematic, macroeconomic approach to deliver uncorrelated returns and risk parity across global markets, including equities, bonds, currencies, and commodities, guided by rigorous data analysis and radical transparency. Dalio, who stepped down as co-CIO in 2022, built a unique culture of "radical truth" and "thoughtful disagreement," documented in his book *Principles*, though the firm transitioned leadership to co-CEOs Nir Bar Dea and Mark Bertolini in 2023 amid succession planning. With around 1,300 employees and a history of navigating crises like 2008 with gains, Bridgewater remains a titan in alternative investments, blending intellectual rigor with a distinctive, often polarizing management philosophy.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
|
+$43.1M |
| 2 |
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
|
+$36M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$25.9M |
| 4 |
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
|
+$24.9M |
| 5 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$23.1M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
|
+$159M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$152M |
| 3 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$43.4M |
| 4 |
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
|
+$37M |
| 5 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$36.4M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 3.43% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.34% |
| 3 | Energy | 2.23% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 1.95% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.84% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$777B
| $2.28B | 23.64% |
7,849,878
-533,108
| -6% | -$152M |
|
|
2
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
| $2.08B | 21.56% |
50,761,836
+854,812
| +2% | +$36M |
|
|
3
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$152B
| $589M | 6.1% |
11,370,046
+826,568
| +8% | +$43.1M |
|
4
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$130B
| $441M | 4.57% |
3,908,999
| – | – |
|
5
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.6B
| $341M | 3.53% |
7,937,172
+508,671
| +7% | +$22M |
|
6
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.7B
| $288M | 2.98% |
2,502,134
| – | – |
|
7
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$875B
| $236M | 2.44% |
804,993
| – | – |
|
8
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$42.1B
| $231M | 2.4% |
1,973,849
| – | – |
|
9
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$16.3B
| $218M | 2.25% |
2,518,163
| – | – |
|
10
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
| $190M | 1.97% |
1,762,022
| – | – |
|
11
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$226B
| $167M | 1.73% |
3,865,979
| – | – |
|
12
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$76.1B
| $166M | 1.72% |
2,448,104
| – | – |
|
13
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
IEFA
$185B
| $153M | 1.58% |
2,386,437
| – | – |
|
|
14
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$9.16B
| $150M | 1.55% |
4,449,828
-4,711,010
| -51% | -$159M |
|
15
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.9B
| $129M | 1.34% |
5,657,893
| – | – |
|
16
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
| $124M | 1.28% |
1,120,184
| – | – |
|
17
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$290B
| $56M | 0.58% |
699,313
+100,837
| +17% | +$7.91M |
|
18
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$197B
| $54.3M | 0.56% |
893,616
+127,935
| +17% | +$7.62M |
|
19
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.7B
| $43.7M | 0.45% |
1,321,750
+294,702
| +29% | +$10.7M |
|
|
CELG
20
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $38.1M | 0.39% |
426,026
-120,343
| -22% | -$10.6M |
|
21
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$10.2B
| $37M | 0.38% |
980,515
-15
| -0% | -$555 |
|
22
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
| $36.2M | 0.37% |
606,941
+86,174
| +17% | +$5.03M |
|
|
X
23
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $33.3M | 0.34% |
1,092,463
+585,678
| +116% | +$18.9M |
|
|
24
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$23.2B
| $33.2M | 0.34% |
486,063
+376,602
| +344% | +$24.9M |
|
25
Suncor Energy
SU
$78.4B
| $32.7M | 0.34% |
844,910
+111,480
| +15% | +$4.51M |
|
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Bridgewater Associates's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Bridgewater Associates held 523 positions worth $9.65B, down 3.5% from $10B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 71% of the portfolio.
Bridgewater Associates withdrew a net $469M in Q3 2018, closing 169 positions and reducing 149 holdings. Its most notable exit was PG&E, an estimated $33M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 3.4% of assets, up from 3.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Energy.
Against the trend, Bridgewater Associates opened a new position in GE Aerospace worth $22.7M.
- Bridgewater Associates's largest Q3 2018 buy was GE Aerospace: 419,966 shares worth $22.7M.
- Bridgewater Associates added most to iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in Q3 2018, an estimated $43.1M increase.
- Bridgewater Associates's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was iShares MSCI Brazil ETF, cutting an estimated $159M.
- Bridgewater Associates fully exited PG&E in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $33M.
- Bridgewater Associates's ten largest holdings make up 71% of its $9.65B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Bridgewater Associates opened 63 new positions and closed 169 in Q3 2018.
- Bridgewater Associates's portfolio value fell 3.5% quarter-over-quarter to $9.65B.
Based on Bridgewater Associates's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.