Capital Wealth Planning, LLC Q3 2022 VS. Q4 2022 Comparison: An Overview of the Latest Trades

Capital Wealth Planning, LLC recently filed its 13F report, revealing their latest trades between Q3 2022 and Q4 2022. This report shows the fund’s holdings as of the end of December 2022, and provides insights into the trading activities of Capital Wealth Planning, LLC.

The fund’s latest holdings include major upticks in healthcare, technology, and energy sectors, while the amount of assets invested in consumer staples and bond ETFs decreased. The report shows that the fund made significant investments, with the total value of shares owned totaling $22.8 billion by the end of Q4 2022.

Here is a detailed overview of the fund’s trades:

Healthcare:

Capital Wealth Planning, LLC’s largest holding in Q4 2022 is Merck & Co Inc, with 3,528,473 shares, totaling $391,484. Johnson & Johnson and Amgen Inc follow Merck, with 2,081,708 shares, worth $367,733, and 806,251 shares, worth $211,753, respectively. These three companies represent 41% of the fund’s holdings. The fund increased its stake in UnitedHealth Group Inc, adding 67,744 shares, with a total of 781,052 shares.

Technology:

The fund also increased its holdings in the technology sector, with Microsoft, Visa, and Salesforce being the top three holdings by market value, with 1,512,947 worth $362,834, 1,747,228 worth $363,004, and 16,750 worth $2,220, respectively. The fund also invested in NVIDIA Corporation, with 8,246 shares, worth $1,205, which is a 25.4% increase from Q3 2022.

Energy:

The fund increased its investments in Devon Energy Corp New, with 2,550,584 shares worth $331,323, and Chevron Corp New, with 2,252,589 shares, worth $404,317. This shows a significant increase from Q3 2022, of 95.1% and 32.7% respectively. Additionally, the fund’s investment in PACCAR Inc increased, with 32,355 shares worth $3,202.

Consumer Staples:

Consumer staples holdings in Q4 2022 have decreased compared to Q3 2022. Procter and Gamble Co and Walmart Inc experienced a decrease, with 3,972,543 shares worth $386,805 and 11,056 shares worth $1,567, respectively.

Bond ETFs:

The fund’s bond ETF investments in Q4 2022 decreased, with ISHARES TR and SPDR GOLD TR showing significant decreases of 26.1% and 24.9%, respectively. The fund also experienced a decrease in investment in PROSHARES TR and UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC, of 7.7% and 99.8% respectively.

Conclusion:

Capital Wealth Planning, LLC’s Q4 2022 13F holding report showed that the fund made significant trades in Q4 2022. These trades involved an increase in the healthcare, technology and energy sectors and a decrease in the amount of assets invested in consumer staples and bond ETFs. By analyzing these trades, we are able to understand the market trends that prompted these investments and gain insights into the investment strategies of Capital Wealth Planning, LLC. It will be interesting to see how these trades perform in the coming months, and whether or not Capital Wealth Planning, LLC will continue to make significant investments in these sectors.