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Bill Nygren

Bill Nygren Harris Associates

AUM $75.4B Turnover 12.87%
1-Year Est. Return 14.46%
 

Bill Nygren is a portfolio manager at Harris Associates and a long-time lead voice behind the Oakmark family of funds. He is known for a value philosophy that seeks growing businesses at discounts to intrinsic value rather than statistically cheap “cigar butts” alone. Nygren’s shareholder letters are popular for clear explanations of valuation, portfolio changes, and long-term equity ownership.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-0.21%
1 Year Est. Return
+14.46%
3 Year Est. Return
+51.56%
5 Year Est. Return
+71.24%
10 Year Est. Return
+347.3%
AUM
$49.5B
AUM Growth
-$3.61B
Cap. Flow
-$3.08B
Cap. Flow %
-6.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
32.45%
Holding
127
New
4
Increased
37
Reduced
77
Closed
9
Avg Time Held
2.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.9 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$594M
2
AMAT icon
Applied Materials
AMAT
+$333M
3
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
+$325M
4
APC icon
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
+$281M
5
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$235M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 33.94%
2 Technology 15.18%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.17%
4 Communication Services 12.02%
5 Industrials 11.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
GM icon
1
General Motors
GM
$72.8B
$2.09B 4.22%
73,765,602
-4,798,322
-6% -$146M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
ORCL icon
2
Oracle
ORCL
$423B
$1.85B 3.73%
45,120,556
-2,597,125
-5% -$104M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
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3
Bank of America
BAC
$354B
$1.78B 3.6%
134,260,262
-10,033,480
-7% -$141M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
AIG icon
4
American International
AIG
$42.6B
$1.7B 3.43%
32,107,817
-3,218,300
-9% -$178M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
JPM icon
5
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$912B
$1.63B 3.29%
26,205,547
-2,944,922
-10% -$184M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
TEL icon
6
TE Connectivity
TEL
$64B
$1.61B 3.24%
28,128,618
-839,525
-3% -$50.5M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
GOOG icon
7
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.45T
$1.51B 3.05%
43,647,060
+3,967,000
+10% +$142M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
MA icon
8
Mastercard
MA
$557B
$1.42B 2.87%
16,134,895
-718,687
-4% -$68.6M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
WFC icon
9
Wells Fargo
WFC
$255B
$1.29B 2.6%
27,168,310
-2,538,266
-9% -$124M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
C icon
10
Citigroup
C
$208B
$1.2B 2.43%
28,351,737
-336,292
-1% -$14.9M
2014 Q1
9 quarters
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11
GE Aerospace
GE
$325B
$1.2B 2.42%
7,953,653
-1,610,350
-17% -$235M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
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12
Caterpillar
CAT
$298B
$1.05B 2.12%
13,835,695
-1,308,505
-9% -$98M
2013 Q4
10 quarters
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13
Cummins
CMI
$71.3B
$974M 1.97%
8,660,414
-976,088
-10% -$111M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
BIDU icon
14
Baidu
BIDU
$26.8B
$870M 1.76%
5,266,680
+573,737
+12% +$101M
2015 Q3
3 quarters
AON icon
15
Aon
AON
$68.3B
$857M 1.73%
7,841,660
-1,030,880
-12% -$109M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
GS icon
16
Goldman Sachs
GS
$270B
$853M 1.72%
5,743,708
+338,324
+6% +$52.8M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
APA icon
17
APA Corp
APA
$18B
$840M 1.7%
15,085,997
-1,117,630
-7% -$60.8M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
MSFT icon
18
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.94T
$837M 1.69%
16,365,931
-1,512,298
-8% -$78.6M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
INTC icon
19
Intel
INTC
$487B
$811M 1.64%
24,734,993
-18,960,185
-43% -$594M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
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20
Televisa
TV
$1.13B
$778M 1.57%
29,888,272
+5,170,210
+21% +$136M
2015 Q4
2 quarters
UNH icon
21
UnitedHealth
UNH
$369B
$715M 1.44%
5,062,362
-126,252
-2% -$16.8M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
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22
Diageo
DEO
$50.8B
$637M 1.29%
5,645,032
-55,935
-1% -$6.05M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
QVCGA
23
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$605M 1.22%
490,997
-16,116
-3% -$20.3M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
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24
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$10.8B
$584M 1.18%
22,449,141
-651,205
-3% -$15.3M
2014 Q1
9 quarters
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25
Visa
V
$767B
$583M 1.18%
7,863,614
-297,991
-4% -$23.3M
2013 Q2
12 quarters

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Bill Nygren's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Bill Nygren held 127 positions worth $49.5B, down 6.8% from $53.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 32% of the portfolio.

Bill Nygren withdrew a net $3.08B in Q2 2016, closing 9 positions and reducing 77 holdings. Its most notable exit was Franklin Templeton, an estimated $211M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 34% of assets, down from 34% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Bill Nygren opened a new position in LinkedIn Corporation worth $511M.

  • Bill Nygren's largest Q2 2016 buy was LinkedIn Corporation: 2,700,650 shares worth $511M.
  • Bill Nygren added most to Harley-Davidson in Q2 2016, an estimated $226M increase.
  • Bill Nygren's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $594M.
  • Bill Nygren fully exited Franklin Templeton in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $211M.
  • Bill Nygren's ten largest holdings make up 32% of its $49.5B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Bill Nygren opened 4 new positions and closed 9 in Q2 2016.
  • Bill Nygren's portfolio value fell 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $49.5B.

Based on Harris Associates's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 10 Aug 2016.