Foster Group Portfolio holdings
Foster Group is an investment management firm that has advised clients since 1991, may also provide financial planning, and has no single principal owner. Its approach follows Modern Portfolio Theory, spreading risk across asset classes, and it recommends asset-class mutual funds and ETFs rather than individual stocks or bonds. Individual clients choose among three service levels: CoreWealth, which is digitally led, SignatureWealth, a full-service wealth management offering, and SelectWealth, the most customized one. It also advises pension and profit-sharing plans.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
|
+$50.4M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
|
+$3.41M |
| 3 |
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
|
+$3.25M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
VTIP
|
+$2.55M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
|
+$1.66M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
|
+$1.6M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$1.18M |
| 3 |
U.S. Small Cap Portfolio ETF Class Shares
DFAS
|
+$1.01M |
| 4 |
Dimensional US Equity ETF
DFUS
|
+$893K |
| 5 |
RAVN
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
|
+$864K |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 91.66% |
| 2 | Technology | 3.11% |
| 3 | Financials | 1.48% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 0.76% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 0.69% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$689B
| $242M | 21.06% |
1,003,818
+14,455
| +1% | +$3.41M |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
|
2
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$197B
| $194M | 16.87% |
1,319,553
+11,649
| +0.9% | +$1.66M |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
|
3
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$229B
| $106M | 9.22% |
2,077,104
+63,243
| +3% | +$3.25M |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
4
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$37.5B
| $75.1M | 6.53% |
419,937
-2,917
| -0.7% | -$519K |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
|
5
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
$165B
| $73.4M | 6.38% |
866,442
+591,822
| +216% | +$50.4M |
2021 Q1
3 quarters
|
|
|
6
Dimensional US Equity ETF
DFUS
$21.5B
| $68.3M | 5.93% |
1,320,552
-17,774
| -1% | -$893K |
2021 Q2
2 quarters
|
|
7
Dimensional International Value ETF
DFIV
$22.5B
| $63.6M | 5.52% |
1,936,731
+21,432
| +1% | +$711K |
2021 Q3
1 quarter
|
|
|
8
U.S. Small Cap Portfolio ETF Class Shares
DFAS
$15.3B
| $36.2M | 3.15% |
603,688
-16,739
| -3% | -$1.01M |
2021 Q2
2 quarters
|
|
|
9
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$76.4B
| $34.5M | 3% |
155,159
-7,077
| -4% | -$1.6M |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
10
U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares
DFAT
$14.4B
| $30.2M | 2.62% |
634,602
-13,212
| -2% | -$620K |
2021 Q2
2 quarters
|
|
11
Apple
AAPL
$5.18T
| $23.7M | 2.06% |
133,529
+1,870
| +1% | +$296K |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
12
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$876B
| $22.2M | 1.93% |
46,595
+2,620
| +6% | +$1.21M |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
13
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
$48.7B
| $18.4M | 1.6% |
506,424
+34,096
| +7% | +$1.2M |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
14
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$467B
| $14.5M | 1.26% |
36,489
+582
| +2% | +$225K |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
15
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
IDEV
$34.1B
| $6.59M | 0.57% |
97,520
+23,473
| +32% | +$1.59M |
2021 Q1
3 quarters
|
|
16
iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF
IQLT
$13.7B
| $6.32M | 0.55% |
160,552
+10,414
| +7% | +$408K |
2021 Q1
3 quarters
|
|
17
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$45.6B
| $5.63M | 0.49% |
15,503
+3
| +0% | +$1.07K |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
|
18
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.26T
| $5.62M | 0.49% |
18,805
-4,118
| -18% | -$1.18M |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
19
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$146B
| $5.14M | 0.45% |
85,843
+12,879
| +18% | +$795K |
2021 Q1
3 quarters
|
|
20
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.89T
| $5.12M | 0.45% |
15,235
+52
| +0.3% | +$16.9K |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
21
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.6B
| $4.97M | 0.43% |
147,500
| – | – |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
22
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
| $4.77M | 0.41% |
96,525
+7,576
| +9% | +$382K |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
23
American Express
AXP
$215B
| $4.12M | 0.36% |
25,190
-79
| -0.3% | -$13.5K |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
24
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
VTWO
$16.6B
| $3.63M | 0.32% |
40,378
+15,494
| +62% | +$1.41M |
2021 Q1
3 quarters
|
|
25
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$38.6B
| $3.53M | 0.31% |
30,438
-2,467
| -7% | -$269K |
2020 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
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Foster Group's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2021, Foster Group held 149 positions worth $1.15B, up 13% from $1.02B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 80% of the portfolio.
Foster Group deployed $63.1M of net new capital in Q4 2021, opening 8 new positions and adding to 66 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund: 48,967 shares worth $2.52M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 92% of assets, up from 91% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was iShares Russell 2000 ETF, an estimated $1.6M trimmed.
- Foster Group's largest Q4 2021 buy was Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund: 48,967 shares worth $2.52M.
- Foster Group added most to Vanguard Total Bond Market in Q4 2021, an estimated $50.4M increase.
- Foster Group's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was iShares Russell 2000 ETF, cutting an estimated $1.6M.
- Foster Group fully exited Raven Industries Inc in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $864K.
- Foster Group's ten largest holdings make up 80% of its $1.15B portfolio in Q4 2021.
- Foster Group opened 8 new positions and closed 9 in Q4 2021.
- Foster Group's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $1.15B.
Based on Foster Group's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 2 Feb 2022.