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Christopher Davis Davis Selected Advisers

AUM $23.3B
1-Year Est. Return 26.95%
 

Christopher Davis is chairman of Davis Advisors, a multi-generational investment firm known for research-intensive equity management. The firm’s strategies often emphasize financials and other businesses where long-term ownership and careful accounting analysis matter. Davis is a frequent public commentator on active management and long-horizon investing.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.78%
1 Year Est. Return
+26.95%
3 Year Est. Return
+93.11%
5 Year Est. Return
+96.73%
10 Year Est. Return
+388.76%
AUM
$23.5B
AUM Growth
+$642M
Cap. Flow
-$495M
Cap. Flow %
-2.11%
Top 10 Hldgs %
47.8%
Holding
146
New
4
Increased
46
Reduced
83
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$290M
2
AXTA icon
Axalta
AXTA
+$65.7M
3
VSA
VisionSys AI
VSA
+$28.1M
4
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$20.7M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$19.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$237M
2
V icon
Visa
V
+$78.4M
3
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$69.6M
4
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$46.7M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$42.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 39.75%
2 Consumer Discretionary 13.48%
3 Communication Services 12.12%
4 Energy 10.83%
5 Industrials 8.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
STT icon
51
State Street
STT
$51.4B
$47.6M 0.2%
497,827
+4,310
+0.9% +$401K
KKR icon
52
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$47.3M 0.2%
2,326,754
+9,490
+0.4% +$180K
NOAH
53
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$604M
$45.8M 0.19%
1,425,790
-8,508
-0.6% -$260K
DUSA icon
54
Davis Select US Equity ETF
DUSA
$1.27B
$45.2M 0.19%
2,060,000
+719,300
+54% +$15.3M
Y
55
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$43.5M 0.19%
78,524
+550
+0.7% +$321K
MRSH
56
Marsh
MRSH
$91.6B
$42.8M 0.18%
510,212
-3,760
-0.7% -$298K
PNC icon
57
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97B
$41.8M 0.18%
310,032
+2,670
+0.9% +$343K
ETN icon
58
Eaton
ETN
$163B
$41M 0.17%
534,224
+996
+0.2% +$75.2K
DFNL icon
59
Davis Select Financial ETF
DFNL
$483M
$40.7M 0.17%
1,801,050
+295,200
+20% +$6.51M
DWLD icon
60
Davis Select Worldwide ETF
DWLD
$611M
$39.4M 0.17%
1,612,800
+384,800
+31% +$8.99M
SPG icon
61
Simon Property Group
SPG
$70.6B
$37.5M 0.16%
233,037
+14,591
+7% +$2.33M
SCHW
62
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$36.2M 0.15%
827,632
+8,320
+1% +$345K
VSA
63
VisionSys AI
VSA
$9.78M
$35.8M 0.15%
984
+667
+210% +$28.1M
DPLO
64
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
$35.3M 0.15%
1,705,234
+1,242
+0.1% +$21K
VIPS icon
65
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.98B
$32.2M 0.14%
3,659,664
-59,639
-2% -$621K
LILAK icon
66
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.64B
$32.1M 0.14%
1,608,842
-70,500
-4% -$1.51M
LVNTA
67
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$30.4M 0.13%
528,715
-24,530
-4% -$1.42M
NVS icon
68
Novartis
NVS
$302B
$30.1M 0.13%
390,808
-2,939
-0.7% -$222K
BN icon
69
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
$29.6M 0.13%
2,009,697
+19,451
+1% +$273K
SPGI icon
70
S&P Global
SPGI
$127B
$28.2M 0.12%
180,638
-650
-0.4% -$98.8K
MCO icon
71
Moody's
MCO
$87.2B
$28.2M 0.12%
202,766
+1,460
+0.7% +$192K
QUOT
72
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
$27.9M 0.12%
1,785,168
-24,364
-1% -$336K
AMAT icon
73
Applied Materials
AMAT
$391B
$26.2M 0.11%
505,017
-236,917
-32% -$10.7M
CTT
74
DELISTED
CATCHMARK TIMBER TRUST, INC.
CTT
$25.2M 0.11%
1,997,328
-217,259
-10% -$2.53M
AIG icon
75
American International
AIG
$39.8B
$22M 0.09%
357,634
+3,340
+0.9% +$208K

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Christopher Davis's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Christopher Davis held 146 positions worth $23.5B, up 2.8% from $22.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 48% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2017: portfolio turnover was 4.8%. Christopher Davis opened 4 new positions and exited 3, leaving the 146-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 40% of assets, up from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

  • Christopher Davis's largest Q3 2017 buy was Kimco Realty: 461,480 shares worth $9.02M.
  • Christopher Davis added most to Capital One in Q3 2017, an estimated $290M increase.
  • Christopher Davis's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was UnitedHealth, cutting an estimated $237M.
  • Christopher Davis fully exited Televisa in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $28.5M.
  • Christopher Davis's ten largest holdings make up 48% of its $23.5B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Christopher Davis opened 4 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2017.
  • Christopher Davis's portfolio value rose 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $23.5B.

Based on Davis Selected Advisers's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 16 Nov 2017.