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Independence Advisors, LLC
Diversified strategyMomentum followerLong-term holder
Total reported value
$465.9M
Reporting period: 2020-09-30 · Number of holdings: 170
Independence Advisors, LLC disclosed 170 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2020-09-30, with total reported value of $465.9M and a quarterly turnover rate of 7.6%.
Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 28.64
- Portfolio Stability
- 7.57
- Momentum/Contrarian
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 63.21
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 66.48
Recent moves
Add VTV
+4.5% $5.1M
Trim BIV
+0.9% $339.0K
Add EFA
+5.0% $4.8M
Add IWF
-3.2% $4.8M
Add AAPL
+301.4% $1.4M
Trim SUB
-1.5% -$141.0K
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | ETF-Other | 12.30% | +0.34% | +4.54% | |
| 2 | IWF | Ishares Russell 1000 Growth | ETF-Other | 12.03% | +0.29% | -3.20% | |
| 3 | VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | ETF-Other | 11.79% | -0.03% | -5.47% | |
| 4 | EFA | Ishares Msci Eafe ETF | ETF-Other | 11.48% | +0.32% | +5.02% | |
| 5 | IVW | Ishares S&p 500 Growth ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 7.33% | +0.05% | -3.43% | |
| 6 | BIV | Vanguard Intermediate-term B | ETF-Other | 6.08% | -0.33% | +0.90% | |
| 7 | IVE | Ishares S&p 500 Value ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 3.25% | -0.11% | -0.85% | |
| 8 | IWD | Ishares Russell 1000 Value E | ETF-Other | 3.14% | -0.09% | -0.93% | |
| 9 | EFV | Ishares Msci Eafe Value ETF | ETF-Other | 2.91% | — | -1.36% | |
| 10 | SUB | Ishares Short-term National | ETF-Other | 2.39% | -0.19% | -1.47% | |
| 11 | MUB | Ishares National Muni Bond E | ETF-Other | 1.68% | -0.18% | -3.75% | |
| 12 | VEA | Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | ETF-Other | 1.51% | +0.02% | +2.63% | |
| 13 | VOO | Vanguard S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 1.45% | +0.01% | -1.00% | |
| 14 | AAPL | Apple INC | Stock-Tech | 1.38% | +0.23% | +301.37% | |
| 15 | VTEB | Vanguard Tax-exempt Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 1.33% | — | -0.97% | |
| 16 | VBR | Vanguard Small-cap Value ETF | ETF-Other | 1.30% | -0.11% | -4.94% | |
| 17 | IJS | Ishares S&p Small-cap 600 Va | ETF-Other | 1.25% | — | -0.64% | |
| 18 | VWO | Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | ETF-Emerging Markets | 1.21% | +0.01% | -1.06% | |
| 19 | SCZ | Ishares Msci Eafe Small-cap | ETF-Other | 1.15% | +0.03% | -0.28% | |
| 20 | VBK | Vanguard Small-cap Grwth ETF | ETF-Other | 1.06% | -0.01% | -1.29% | |
| 21 | VSS | Vanguard Ftse All Wo X-us Sc | ETF-Other | 0.99% | -0.04% | -5.89% | |
| 22 | MCD | Mcdonald's CORP | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.97% | +0.10% | +0.23% | |
| 23 | PPG | Ppg Industries INC | Stock-Materials | 0.79% | +0.06% | — | |
| 24 | IWN | Ishares Russell 2000 Value E | ETF-Small Cap | 0.68% | -0.03% | +0.53% | |
| 25 | EEM | Ishares Msci Emerging Market | ETF-Emerging Markets | 0.59% | +0.01% | -1.44% | |
| 26 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.57% | -0.02% | — | |
| 27 | IWM | Ishares Russell 2000 ETF | ETF-Small Cap | 0.52% | — | -2.42% | |
| 28 | SHM | Ss Spdr N Ice St Muni ETF | ETF-Other | 0.48% | — | — | |
| 29 | PFE | Pfizer INC | Stock-Healthcare | 0.33% | +0.02% | — | |
| 30 | BMTCUSD | Bryn Mawr Bank CORP | Stock-Other | 0.32% | -0.05% | — | |
| 31 | VNQI | Vanguard Glbl Ex-us Real Est | ETF-Other | 0.31% | +0.06% | +26.14% | |
| 32 | WTRG | Essential Utilities INC | Stock-Utilities | 0.30% | -0.04% | -0.77% | |
| 33 | VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate ETF | ETF-Other | 0.27% | — | -1.82% | |
| 34 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 0.23% | — | -0.62% | |
| 35 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | Stock-Financials | 0.22% | — | +4.94% | |
| 36 | CL | Colgate-palmolive Co | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.21% | — | — | |
| 37 | TFI | Ss Spdr N Ice Muni Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 0.21% | — | — | |
| 38 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 0.21% | — | -3.68% | |
| 39 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | Stock-Comm Services | 0.21% | -0.04% | -14.23% | |
| 40 | VV | Vanguard Large-cap ETF | ETF-Other | 0.20% | — | -1.68% | |
| 41 | AMGN | Amgen INC | Stock-Healthcare | 0.18% | — | — | |
| 42 | MA | Mastercard INC - A | Stock-Financials | 0.18% | +0.01% | — | |
| 43 | IVV | Ishares Core S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.16% | — | — | |
| 44 | AMZN | Amazon.com INC | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.16% | +0.03% | +19.12% | |
| 45 | CSX | Csx CORP | Stock-Industrials | 0.14% | — | — | |
| 46 | MRK | Merck & Co. INC. | Stock-Healthcare | 0.13% | — | -3.17% | |
| 47 | BSV | Vanguard Short-term Bond ETF | ETF-Other | 0.13% | — | — | |
| 48 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 0.12% | +0.12% | NEW | |
| 49 | WMT | Walmart INC | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.12% | +0.01% | +0.18% | |
| 50 | ORCL | Oracle CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.11% | — | -6.91% |
1–50 of 170
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-30 | 170 | $465.9M | 8 | |
| 2020-06-30 | 164 | $436.6M | 19 | |
| 2020-03-31 | 153 | $362.5M | 17 | |
| 2019-12-31 | 161 | $414.1M | 20 | |
| 2019-09-30 | 106 | $410.7M | 7 | |
| 2019-06-30 | 102 | $390.1M | 10 | |
| 2019-03-31 | 97 | $355.6M | 17 | |
| 2018-12-31 | 88 | $300.7M | 21 | |
| 2018-09-30 | 93 | $335.8M | 8 | |
| 2018-06-30 | 80 | $312.8M | 7 | |
| 2018-03-31 | 76 | $303.1M | 6 | |
| 2017-12-31 | 76 | $296.3M | 19 | |
| 2017-09-30 | 71 | $251.0M | 10 | |
| 2017-06-30 | 74 | $251.4M | 7 | |
| 2017-03-31 | 78 | $238.6M | 9 | |
| 2016-12-31 | 70 | $227.2M | 12 | |
| 2016-09-30 | 74 | $212.7M | 12 | |
| 2016-06-30 | 54 | $190.3M | 0 |
Holding changes this quarter
Independence Advisors, LLC's most significant position changes for 2020-09-30: New buy: Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B (BRK-B); New buy: Vanguard Int-term Corporate (VCIT); New buy: Annovis Bio (ANVS); New buy: Tesla INC (TSLA); New buy: Netflix INC (NFLX).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | +0.3% | +4.54% | Add |
| 2 | EFA | Ishares Msci Eafe ETF | +0.3% | +5.02% | Add |
| 3 | IWF | Ishares Russell 1000 Growth | +0.3% | -3.20% | Trim |
| 4 | AAPL | Apple INC | +0.2% | +301.37% | Add |
| 5 | MCD | Mcdonald's CORP | +0.1% | +0.23% | Add |
| 6 | PPG | Ppg Industries INC | +0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 7 | VNQI | Vanguard Glbl Ex-us Real Est | +0.1% | +26.14% | Add |
| 8 | IVW | Ishares S&p 500 Growth ETF | +0.1% | -3.43% | Trim |
| 9 | SCZ | Ishares Msci Eafe Small-cap | 0% | -0.28% | Trim |
| 10 | AMZN | Amazon.com INC | 0% | +19.12% | Add |
| 11 | VEA | Vanguard Ftse Developed ETF | 0% | +2.63% | Add |
| 12 | PFE | Pfizer INC | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 13 | NKE | Nike INC -cl B | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 14 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical INC | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 15 | VOO | Vanguard S&p 500 ETF | 0% | -1.00% | Trim |
| 16 | VWO | Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | 0% | -1.06% | Trim |
| 17 | EEM | Ishares Msci Emerging Market | 0% | -1.44% | Trim |
| 18 | MA | Mastercard INC - A | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 19 | WMT | Walmart INC | 0% | +0.18% | Add |
| 20 | CMCSA | Comcast Corp-class A | 0% | -0.30% | Trim |
| 21 | BE | Bloom Energy Corp- A | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 22 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | — | +4.94% | Add |
| 23 | VBK | Vanguard Small-cap Grwth ETF | 0% | -1.29% | Trim |
| 24 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 25 | XOM | Exxon Mobil CORP | 0% | +1.46% | Add |
| 26 | VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | 0% | -5.47% | Trim |
| 27 | VDE | Vanguard Energy ETF | 0% | +0.40% | Add |
| 28 | IWN | Ishares Russell 2000 Value E | 0% | +0.53% | Add |
| 29 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | 0% | -14.23% | Trim |
| 30 | VSS | Vanguard Ftse All Wo X-us Sc | 0% | -5.89% | Trim |
| 31 | WTRG | Essential Utilities INC | 0% | -0.77% | Trim |
| 32 | BMTCUSD | Bryn Mawr Bank CORP | -0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 33 | IWD | Ishares Russell 1000 Value E | -0.1% | -0.93% | Trim |
| 34 | IVE | Ishares S&p 500 Value ETF | -0.1% | -0.85% | Trim |
| 35 | VBR | Vanguard Small-cap Value ETF | -0.1% | -4.94% | Trim |
| 36 | MUB | Ishares National Muni Bond E | -0.2% | -3.75% | Trim |
| 37 | SUB | Ishares Short-term National | -0.2% | -1.47% | Trim |
| 38 | BIV | Vanguard Intermediate-term B | -0.3% | +0.90% | Add |
| 39 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | — | NEW | New buy |
| 40 | VCIT | Vanguard Int-term Corporate | — | NEW | New buy |
| 41 | ANVS | Annovis Bio | — | NEW | New buy |
| 42 | TSLA | Tesla INC | — | NEW | New buy |
| 43 | NFLX | Netflix INC | — | NEW | New buy |
| 44 | CSCO | Cisco Systems INC | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 45 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 46 | MKC | Mccormick & Co-non Vtg Shrs | — | NEW | New buy |
| 47 | RPM | Rpm International INC | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 48 | PHYS | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 49 | GDX | Vaneck Gold Miners ETF | — | NEW | New buy |
| 50 | GDXJ | Vaneck Junior Gold Miners | — | NEW | New buy |
FAQ
What is Independence Advisors, LLC and what type of investor is it?
Independence Advisors, LLC is a investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2020-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $465.9M, spread across 170 disclosed positions.
What are Independence Advisors, LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Independence Advisors, LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) — $57.3M (12.3%)
2. Ishares Russell 1000 Growth (IWF) — $56.1M (12.0%)
3. Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) — $54.9M (11.8%)
4. Ishares Msci Eafe ETF (EFA) — $53.5M (11.5%)
5. Ishares S&p 500 Growth ETF (IVW) — $34.2M (7.3%)
What changes did Independence Advisors, LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Independence Advisors, LLC made 42 notable position adjustments: 8 new positions were initiated, 13 existing holdings were added to, 17 positions were partially reduced, and 4 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B (BRK-B); New buy: Vanguard Int-term Corporate (VCIT); New buy: Annovis Bio (ANVS); New buy: Tesla INC (TSLA); New buy: Netflix INC (NFLX)
What sectors does Independence Advisors, LLC focus on?
Independence Advisors, LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 33.4%
• Consumer Discretionary: 20.6%
• Health Care: 18.6%
• Communication Services: 11.1%
• Financials: 8.3%
• Consumer Staples: 4.8%