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Aaron Cowen Suvretta Capital Management

AUM $5.47B
1-Year Est. Return 131.34%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-0.52%
1 Year Est. Return
+131.34%
3 Year Est. Return
+363.85%
5 Year Est. Return
+515.73%
10 Year Est. Return
+2,786.05%
AUM
$2.64B
AUM Growth
+$613M
Cap. Flow
+$571M
Cap. Flow %
21.61%
Top 10 Hldgs %
65.66%
Holding
32
New
8
Increased
13
Reduced
2
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$141M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$126M
3
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$117M
4
BXLT
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
+$114M
5
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$94.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$97.6M
2
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$93.7M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$77.5M
4
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$75M
5
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$67.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 26%
2 Consumer Discretionary 18.11%
3 Healthcare 16.26%
4 Technology 13.84%
5 Industrials 12.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TWC
1
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$212M 8%
1,034,000
+663,900
+179% +$126M
JAH
2
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$201M 7.62%
3,415,000
+929,500
+37% +$49.7M
STZ icon
3
Constellation Brands
STZ
$23.2B
$199M 7.54%
1,319,518
+396,700
+43% +$57.3M
MSFT icon
4
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$191M 7.24%
3,466,819
+732,314
+27% +$38.4M
PFE icon
5
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
$189M 7.16%
6,729,685
+4,089,731
+155% +$117M
ADBE icon
6
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
$174M 6.59%
1,857,595
+872,395
+89% +$75.6M
META icon
7
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$163M 6.17%
1,430,159
+350,259
+32% +$37M
AMZN icon
8
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$147M 5.58%
+4,966,220
New +$141M
ARMK icon
9
Aramark
ARMK
$15.8B
$133M 5.04%
5,573,933
+969,223
+21% +$22.2M
AGN
10
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$124M 4.71%
464,274
-270,767
-37% -$77.5M
GOOG icon
11
CALL
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$123M 4.65%
+3,300,000
New +$118M
QSR icon
12
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$28.2B
$118M 4.47%
3,039,900
+708,565
+30% +$24.6M
BXLT
13
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
$116M 4.4%
+2,875,801
New +$114M
LBTYA icon
14
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
$115M 4.36%
3,432,270
+543,662
+19% +$17.1M
CHTR icon
15
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.9B
$107M 4.04%
528,101
+528,100
+52,810,000% +$94.8M
QVCGA
16
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$89.8M 3.4%
73,303
+28,704
+64% +$35M
RCL icon
17
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.1B
$78.7M 2.98%
+958,300
New +$74.7M
LBTYK icon
18
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.55B
$65.3M 2.47%
2,003,155
+695,347
+53% +$21.2M
JACK icon
19
Jack in the Box
JACK
$331M
$30.7M 1.16%
+480,400
New +$33.8M
GOOG icon
20
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$25.1M 0.95%
674,020
-1,893,980
-74% -$67.8M
PFE icon
21
CALL
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
$24.3M 0.92%
+864,280
New +$24.7M
MIK
22
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$14M 0.53%
+500,000
New +$11.6M
AGN
23
CALL
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$536K 0.02%
+2,000
New +$573K
CHTR icon
24
CALL
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.9B
– –
-500,000
Closed -$91.5M
FIVE icon
25
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
– –
-752,700
Closed -$24.2M
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Aaron Cowen's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Aaron Cowen held 32 positions worth $2.64B, up 30% from $2.03B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 66% of the portfolio.

Aaron Cowen deployed $571M of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 8 new positions and adding to 13 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 4,966,220 shares worth $147M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 26% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Allergan plc, an estimated $77.5M trimmed.

  • Aaron Cowen's largest Q1 2016 buy was Amazon: 4,966,220 shares worth $147M.
  • Aaron Cowen added most to TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q1 2016, an estimated $126M increase.
  • Aaron Cowen's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Allergan plc, cutting an estimated $77.5M.
  • Aaron Cowen fully exited McDonald's in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $97.6M.
  • Aaron Cowen's ten largest holdings make up 66% of its $2.64B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Aaron Cowen opened 8 new positions and closed 9 in Q1 2016.
  • Aaron Cowen's portfolio value rose 30% quarter-over-quarter to $2.64B.

Based on Suvretta Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.