Aaron Cowen Suvretta Capital Management
Aaron Cowen is the founder of Suvretta Capital Management, a long/short equity firm with a fundamental research process. The firm invests across sectors with an emphasis on differentiated fundamental views. Cowen’s disclosures are tracked by investors who follow mid-to-large fundamental hedge funds.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NextEra Energy
NEE
|
+$50.2M |
| 2 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$47.3M |
| 3 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$39.4M |
| 4 |
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
|
+$35.9M |
| 5 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$34.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Equinix
EQIX
|
+$38.7M |
| 2 |
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
|
+$38M |
| 3 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$33.5M |
| 4 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$30.1M |
| 5 |
Dollar General
DG
|
+$25.3M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 21.78% |
| 2 | Energy | 21.54% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 18.9% |
| 4 | Materials | 10.63% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.65% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WBA
26
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $23.2M | 2.1% |
+312,800
| New | +$21.9M |
|
|
JAH
27
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
| $16.9M | 1.52% |
+426,000
| New | +$16.2M |
|
28
CALL
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $16.6M | 1.5% |
+230,000
| New | +$14.8M |
|
29
Ashland
ASH
$3.33B
| $14.2M | 1.28% |
+266,946
| New | +$13.3M |
|
|
AY
30
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
| $12.3M | 1.11% |
+324,000
| New | +$12.3M |
|
|
SHPG
31
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
| $10.1M | 0.91% |
+42,700
| New | +$7.43M |
|
|
WBA
32
CALL
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $4.08M | 0.37% |
+55,000
| New | +$3.84M |
|
|
33
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $2.87M | 0.26% |
39,601
-347,499
| -90% | -$22.4M |
|
34
Teekay
TK
$1.16B
| $2.55M | 0.23% |
41,000
-282,700
| -87% | -$16.3M |
|
35
Franklin Templeton, Inc.
BEN
$17.4B
| – | – |
-312,400
| Closed | -$16.9M |
|
36
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
| – | – |
-76,000
| Closed | -$10M |
|
|
37
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
| – | – |
-456,500
| Closed | -$25.3M |
|
|
38
eBay
EBAY
$46.3B
| – | – |
-1,440,094
| Closed | -$33.5M |
|
|
39
CALL
Equinix
EQIX
$105B
| – | – |
-42,500
| Closed | -$7.86M |
|
|
40
Equinix
EQIX
$105B
| – | – |
-209,600
| Closed | -$38.7M |
|
|
PPLI
41
People Inc
PPLI
$2.86B
| – | – |
-2,975,638
| Closed | -$38M |
|
42
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28B
| – | – |
-18,000
| Closed | -$4.24M |
|
43
CALL
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$1.04B
| – | – |
-74,200
| Closed | -$2.01M |
|
44
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.55B
| – | – |
-636,000
| Closed | -$17.4M |
|
45
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$43.5B
| – | – |
-213,800
| Closed | -$11.3M |
|
|
46
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
| – | – |
-321,000
| Closed | -$30.1M |
|
47
Viatris
VTRS
$18.7B
| – | – |
-306,900
| Closed | -$15M |
|
|
GNC
48
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
| – | – |
-461,600
| Closed | -$20.3M |
|
|
STJ
49
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
| – | – |
-263,300
| Closed | -$17.2M |
|
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Aaron Cowen's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2014, Aaron Cowen held 49 positions worth $1.11B, up 32% from $840M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.
Aaron Cowen deployed $180M of net new capital in Q2 2014, opening 18 new positions and adding to 9 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was NextEra Energy: 2,065,600 shares worth $52.9M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Communication Services.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Adobe, an estimated $22.4M trimmed.
- Aaron Cowen's largest Q2 2014 buy was NextEra Energy: 2,065,600 shares worth $52.9M.
- Aaron Cowen added most to Capri Holdings in Q2 2014, an estimated $23.2M increase.
- Aaron Cowen's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Adobe, cutting an estimated $22.4M.
- Aaron Cowen fully exited Equinix in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $38.7M.
- Aaron Cowen's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $1.11B portfolio in Q2 2014.
- Aaron Cowen opened 18 new positions and closed 15 in Q2 2014.
- Aaron Cowen's portfolio value rose 32% quarter-over-quarter to $1.11B.
Based on Suvretta Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 14 Aug 2014.