Bishop & Co Investment Management, LLC Q3 2022 vs. Q4 2022 13F Holdings Comparison

Investment management is all about making informed decisions to ensure profitability, and comparing Q3 2022 and Q4 2022 13F holdings of Bishop & Co Investment Management, LLC shows just that. The firm has made significant changes to their portfolio based on the values of their holdings. This blog post delves deep into the changes of the top-performing funds.

Vanguard Scottsdale Fds VCIT, the top-ranking fund in the Bishop & Co Investment Management, LLC, saw a 10.2% change from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022. In Q3, the fund had 328,849 shares, with a value of $24,887 but rose to 353,885 shares in Q4, with a value of $27,430.

In the iShares TR, the IWS, IEFA, and IWP funds all showed slight to moderate gains in Q4 2022. IWS dropped slightly from 227,845 shares to 226,304 but had a higher value of $23,839 in Q4 than $21,884 in Q3. The IEFA and IWP both increased from Q3 to Q4; IEFA gained 21.2% with shares of 317,565 in the Q3 13F to 328,846 in the Q4 13F, while IWP saw a 9% change from 230,272 shares in Q3 to 235,414 in Q4.

Vanguard Index Fds VTV and VBR had shares of 145,317 and 121,120 respectively in Q3 and showed a 9.4% and a 10.4% gain in shares at 139,868 and 120,701 in Q4. However, the fund value increased from $17,944 to $19,633 for VTV and $17,369 to $19,167 for VBR.

The story was a little different for Vanguard Index Fds VUG and VBK. Although the shares increased for VUG (2.7%) and VBK (5.9%) in Q4, the values increased only slightly because of the low percentage change in shareholding.

Vanguard Int'l Equity Index F VWO, had a significant increase in Q4, with a 17.3% share increase from 184,689 in Q3 to 202,778 in Q4. But the fund value only increased 17.2% from $6,739 to $7,904. A significant contrast to the iShares TR IWO, which had a Q4 percentage increase in fund value of 8.4% from shares which rose from 29,370 to 30,675.

However, the iShares TR IWN, which had the same Q3 and Q4 shares of 46,806, saw a remarkable increase in the fund value of 7.5% to $6,490 over $6,035 in the previous quarter.

The Vanguard Index Fds VOO, VOE, and VOT saw slight increases in Q4 from Q3 but showed a higher percentage increase on the fund value.

At the lower end of the spectrum, Procter and Gamble Co PG, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM, and Chevron Corp New CVX showed an increase in shares and fund values, between Q3 and Q4, while Rockwell Automation Inc ROK had no shares in Q3 but 918 in Q4.

In conclusion, Bishop & Co Investment Management, LLC's Q3 2022 vs. Q4 2022 13F holdings comparison shows that the firm made judicious decisions in their investment portfolio. Although some of the funds did not show a significant percentage increase in Q4, the gains made in fund value is a testament to the quality of their investment decisions. With Bishop & Co Investment Management, LLC's continuous monitoring of their portfolio, investors are guaranteed a profitable return.