Examining Midwest Professional Planners Fund's Q3 vs. Q4 2022 Asset Allocation Decisions and ETF Holdings.

Investment strategy is an important aspect to consider when maximizing portfolio returns. Asset allocation decisions form the basis of an investor's strategy, dictating the proportion of assets invested in each asset class. One such asset class is exchange traded funds (ETFs). An ETF is a type of financial security that tracks an underlying index, sector or commodity. ETFs offer a diversified way to invest in multiple securities, which reduces the risk of individual equity exposure. One ETF that we will be examining today is Midwest Professional Planners, LTD. Q3 2022 vs. Q4 2022 13F Holdings Comparison.

The Midwest Professional Planners fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in a diversified equity portfolio of US companies. The fund primarily invests in large-cap stocks but has a mix of small-caps and mid-caps stocks as well. In this blog post, we will be analyzing the fund's holdings and the changes in its holdings between Q3 and Q4 of 2022.

The 13F data report shows the issuer name, option type, shares held in Q3 and Q4 of 2022, the value of those shares and the percentage change in holdings.

The fund held 46,212 shares of SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR in Q3, which decreased by 14% to 37,099 shares in Q4. This change in holdings was also evident in the Q3 and Q4 values of these shares, which decreased from $16,506,000 to $14,187,000. The fund also saw a decrease in its holdings of SHY (ISHARES TR), which registered a decrease of 35.7% from Q3 to Q4.

On the other hand, the fund increased its holdings in XLV (SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR) by 100%, moving from 0 shares in Q3 to 30,577 shares in Q4. The fund also increased their holdings in XLE (SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR) by 109%, from 26,178 shares in Q3 to 45,043 shares in Q4, and thereby increasing the value of shares from $1,885,000 to $3,939,000. In Q4, the fund also started holdings for GLD (SPDR GOLD TR), with a total of 12,956 shares.

The Midwest Professional Planners fund's focus on technology holdings remained consistent in Q3 and Q4. NVDA (NVIDIA CORPORATION) holding increased from 24,222 shares in Q3 to 24,693 shares in Q4, while AAPL (APPLE INC) holding increased marginally from 23,526 shares to 23,613 shares in Q4. There were also changes in the holdings of the financial services sector. Holdings in XLF (SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR), JPM (JPMORGAN CHASE &CO), and COF (CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP) rose by 54.2%, 34.4% and 5.6% respectively from Q3 to Q4.

There were minor changes in the healthcare sector holdings, with ABBV (ABBVIE INC) and AMGN (AMGEN INC) registering increases of 30.3% and 25.6% respectively. Meanwhile, there were significant increases in holdings of BSX (BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP) by 27.5%, and the industrial sector with substantial increases in holdings for NSC (NORFOLK SOUTHN CORP), LMT (LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP), and RTX (RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP) by 26.7%, 36.8%, and 28.5% respectively.

The Midwest Professional Planners fund also saw changes in its holdings for select stocks in consumer-related sectors. Holdings in NKE (NIKE INC) increased by 48.2%, and COST (COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW) increased by 2.6%.

Regarding changes in the holdings of ETFs, IWV (ISHARES TR) decreased by 15.3%, and IBB (ISHARES TR) decreased by 8.7% from Q3 to Q4. While the holding for the ETF IFSV (FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV) decreased by 6%, the holding for FISV (FISERV INC) increased by 14.5% from Q3 to Q4.

The Midwest Professional Planners fund also registered a decrease in shares of SHV (ISHARES TR) by 84%. The fund held 43,630 shares in Q3, which decreased to 6,989 shares in Q4. The value of shares also decreased from $4,799,000 in Q3 to $768,000 in Q4.

In conclusion, the Midwest Professional Planners fund did see changes in its holdings between Q3 and Q4 of 2022. The fund increased its holdings in the energy and healthcare sectors while maintaining steady holdings in technology, consumer-related sectors, and financial sectors. On the other hand, the fund decreased its ETF holdings across multiple sectors, and other holdings saw changes in the Q3 and Q4 values of those shares. However, the fund's overall investment strategy remained unchanged, focusing on the long-term growth of capital by investing in a diversified equity portfolio of US companies.