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Bender Robert & Associates is based out of Pasadena. Bender Robert & Associates is a large advisory firm with 351 clients and discretionary assets under management (AUM) of $409,717,774 (Form ADV from 2024-03-26). Their last reported 13F filing for Q4 2024 included $414,294,246 in managed 13F securities
and a top 10 holdings concentration of 73.42%. Bender Robert & Associates's largest holding is NVIDIA Corp with shares held of 568,095. Whalewisdom has at least 98 13F filings
Business Description
Robert Bender & Associates is an advisory firm that provides investment advice to clients. The firm does not enter into agreements with broker-dealers that would bind them to compensate the broker-dealer for client referrals. In the rare instance that a broker refers a client to the firm, the firm may direct brokerage business to that broker at competitive rates. The firm does not negotiate commission rates where a client and a broker have separately negotiated a mutually acceptable commission rate or the client has entered into a wrap fee agreement with the broker of their choice.
In the unusual circumstance where the firm has a referral relationship with a broker, there is a conflict of interest between the client's interest in obtaining best execution and the firm's interest in receiving future referrals. The firm does not obtain best execution in certain transactions or referred clients because they do not negotiate commissions on behalf of referred clients. Despite this conflict of interest, the firm agrees to a relationship with the referring broker that favors the client's interests ahead of the firm's.
Investment Strategy
Robert Bender & Associates focuses on capital appreciation through investing in high-quality, sustainable growth companies. Their investment philosophy emphasizes a disciplined approach to security selection, prioritizing companies with sound business models and profitable forward estimates. They seek to mitigate unsystematic risk through diversification of company holdings while adhering to a core buy and hold strategy.
The firm also offers customized portfolios to address specific investor profile objectives, including high-quality companies that may generate a dividend and create broader diversification. Their risk management strategy includes a sell discipline that triggers an intense review of a position if it falls more than 20% from its original average cost, there are material changes to their investment thesis, or an alternative, more attractive investment opportunity arises.
Owners
- BENDER, ROBERT, LLOYD - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- BENDER, REED, GAVIN - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY
- EMMETT, CATHERINE, MARIE - CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Click on the Ownership/Private Fund Data tab for more details.
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2024-12-31
Top Buys (13F)
| Name | % Change |
|---|---|
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class | 0.64% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corporatio | 0.24% |
| DIS Walt Disney Co. (The | 0.21% |
| CB Chubb Limited | 0.2% |
| PANW Palo Alto Networks I | 0.17% |
2024-12-31
Top Sells (13F)
| Name | % Change |
|---|---|
| AAPL Apple Inc | 4.22% |
| MELI MercadoLibre Inc | 0.89% |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devic | 0.6% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc | 0.24% |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | 0.22% |
2024-12-31
13F Holdings Summary
| Name | $ Change |
|---|---|
| NVDA NVIDIA Corp | 18.41% |
| AAPL Apple Inc | 15.86% |
| ISRG Intuitive Surgical I | 9.15% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc | 6.78% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc | 5.09% |
2024-12-31
13F Activity
| Market Value | $414m, Prior: $471m |
| Inflows (Outflows) as % of Total MV | (-19.5948)% |
| New Purchases | 8 stocks |
| Added To | 13 stocks |
| Sold out of | 1 stocks |
| Reduced holdings in | 22 stocks |
| Top 10 Holdings % | 73.42% |
| Turnover %[1] | 19.15% |
| Turnover Alt %[2] | 1.05% |
| Time Held Top 20 | 1 quarters |
| Time Held Top 10 | 1 quarters |
| Time Held All | 32.96 quarters |
[1]: Turnover is calculated by taking the # of new holdings (initial purchases) + the # of positions sold out of (not just reduced) divided by the total # of holdings for the quarter.
[2]: Alt Turnover is calculated by taking either the total MV of new purchases or the MV of securities sold, whichever is less, divided by the total MV of the fund.
2024-12-31
13F Sector Allocation Over Time
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2024-12-31
Analysis
Top 20 equal-weighted holdings. Performance numbers calculated through 2024-12-31