Ray Dalio's Strategic Moves: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Sees Significant Reduction

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14-05-2025

Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) recently submitted the 13F filing for the first quarter of 2025, providing insights into his investment moves during this period. Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) is the Founder, Co-Chairman, and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater Associates. The guru started Bridgewater out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York in 1975. Under his leadership, the firm has grown into the fifth most important private company in the US according to Fortune Magazine. For his and Bridgewater's industry-changing innovations as well as his work advising policymakers around the world, Ray has been called the Steve Jobs of Investing by aiCIO Magazine and Wired Magazine, and named one of the 100 Most Influential People by TIME Magazine.Dalio is also the author of The New York Times #1 Bestseller "Principles," which outlines his work and life principles, the foundation of Bridgewater's distinctive culture and the cornerstone of his and Bridgewaters success. Ray and Bridgewater also recently published "Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises," the first public dissemination of their research on these economic events, which enabled them to anticipate the 2008 Financial Crisis. Dalio built Bridgewater using a principled-based approach, applying standard ways to deal with situations that occur over and over. With the goal of creating an idea meritocracy, he wrote a set of principles that became the framework for the firm's management philosophy. Chief among them is employing radical truth and radical transparency encouraging open and honest dialogue and allowing the best thinking to prevail. His principles were captured in a TED Talk and published in a bestselling book in 2017.As a global macro-investment manager, Bridgewater takes a diversified approach spanning more than 150 different markets. With deep expertise in portfolio construction and risk management, the firm develops insights and design strategies to deliver value to its clients through any economic environment.
Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) added a total of 123 stocks, among them:
The most significant addition was SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD), with 1,106,395 shares, accounting for 1.48% of the portfolio and a total value of $318.8 million.
The second largest addition to the portfolio was JD.com Inc (NASDAQ:JD), consisting of 2,786,833 shares, representing approximately 0.53% of the portfolio, with a total value of $114.6 million.
The third largest addition was United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL), with 1,531,302 shares, accounting for 0.49% of the portfolio and a total value of $105.7 million.
Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) also increased stakes in a total of 283 stocks, among them:
The most notable increase was Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), with an additional 5,405,235 shares, bringing the total to 5,660,258 shares. This adjustment represents a significant 2,119.51% increase in share count, a 3.31% impact on the current portfolio, with a total value of $748.5 million.
The second largest increase was Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU), with an additional 1,879,715 shares, bringing the total to 2,076,305. This adjustment represents a significant 956.16% increase in share count, with a total value of $191.1 million.
Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) completely exited 150 of the holdings in the first quarter of 2025, as detailed below:
ON Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ:ON): Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) sold all 676,720 shares, resulting in a -0.2% impact on the portfolio.
Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA): Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) liquidated all 605,782 shares, causing a -0.12% impact on the portfolio.
Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) also reduced positions in 252 stocks. The most significant changes include:
Reduced SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) by 4,889,807 shares, resulting in a -59.4% decrease in shares and a -13.14% impact on the portfolio. The stock traded at an average price of $587.78 during the quarter and has returned -3.37% over the past 3 months and 0.52% year-to-date.
Reduced AppLovin Corp (NASDAQ:APP) by 486,443 shares, resulting in a -98.7% reduction in shares and a -0.72% impact on the portfolio. The stock traded at an average price of $344.61 during the quarter and has returned -26.61% over the past 3 months and 15.62% year-to-date.
At the first quarter of 2025, Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio)'s portfolio included 664 stocks, with top holdings including 8.67% in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), 5.67% in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), 4.75% in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG), 3.47% in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), and 2.18% in Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL).
The holdings are mainly concentrated in all 11 industries: Technology, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Communication Services, Healthcare, Industrials, Energy, Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Basic Materials, and Real Estate.
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