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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
-1.64%
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
$22.6B
AUM Growth
-$1.37B
Cap. Flow
-$406M
Cap. Flow %
-1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.86%
Holding
203
New
12
Increased
65
Reduced
70
Closed
41

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$256M
2
TYC
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
+$246M
3
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$161M
4
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$99.2M
5
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$89.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LVS icon
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
+$161M
2
QIHU
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
+$108M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$90.7M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$80.1M
5
DEO icon
Diageo
DEO
+$72.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 33.91%
2 Consumer Discretionary 13.79%
3 Communication Services 12.22%
4 Energy 9.28%
5 Industrials 7.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ETN icon
76
Eaton
ETN
$163B
$21.2M 0.09%
339,281
+219,076
+182% +$12.1M
PPS
77
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$21M 0.09%
350,921
+44,193
+14% +$2.52M
TWC
78
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$20.7M 0.09%
101,315
-35,574
-26% -$6.73M
AVB
79
DELISTED
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$19M 0.08%
100,117
+14,261
+17% +$2.52M
AIG icon
80
American International
AIG
$39.8B
$17.9M 0.08%
331,990
-89,450
-21% -$4.83M
FR icon
81
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.34B
$17.7M 0.08%
777,377
+110,638
+17% +$2.33M
MHFI
82
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$17.5M 0.08%
176,870
-2,080
-1% -$187K
EDR
83
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$17.2M 0.08%
414,360
+23,740
+6% +$928K
RPT
84
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
$16.7M 0.07%
925,735
+131,375
+17% +$2.22M
ROIC
85
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$16.5M 0.07%
819,531
+118,082
+17% +$2.19M
LTRPA
86
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
$16M 0.07%
720,739
-64,577
-8% -$1.42M
DCT
87
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
$15.9M 0.07%
403,225
-71,462
-15% -$2.62M
VMRK
88
Vivmark Residential
VMRK
$25B
$15.6M 0.07%
208,520
+25,913
+14% +$1.94M
ESS icon
89
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.6B
$15.2M 0.07%
64,964
+5,279
+9% +$1.16M
HIW icon
90
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.46B
$14.8M 0.07%
310,289
+22,463
+8% +$980K
CABO icon
91
Cable One
CABO
$129M
$14.2M 0.06%
32,545
-1,553
-5% -$661K
FCE.A
92
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$14.2M 0.06%
674,333
+553,298
+457% +$10.9M
WELL icon
93
Welltower
WELL
$172B
$14.1M 0.06%
+203,829
New +$13.1M
ROK icon
94
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$48.5B
$14M 0.06%
122,959
-368,153
-75% -$37.4M
PRTY
95
DELISTED
Party City Holdco Inc.
PRTY
$13.7M 0.06%
910,090
+123,212
+16% +$1.36M
ATI icon
96
ATI
ATI
$28.2B
$13.4M 0.06%
825,049
+1,580
+0.2% +$19.2K
TV icon
97
Televisa
TV
$1.47B
$13.4M 0.06%
486,818
-1,810
-0.4% -$47.5K
ALEX
98
DELISTED
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$13.4M 0.06%
364,044
+120,273
+49% +$3.96M
GE icon
99
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$12.8M 0.06%
84,285
+159
+0.2% +$22.5K
NKE icon
100
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$12.8M 0.06%
208,494
-14,052
-6% -$849K
2 3
4
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Christopher Davis's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Christopher Davis held 203 positions worth $22.6B, down 5.7% from $24B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.

Christopher Davis's Q1 2016 filing shows 12 new, 65 increased, 70 reduced and 41 closed positions. Its largest new stake was TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL): 6,901,695 shares worth $265M. The largest sale was Las Vegas Sands, an estimated $161M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 34% of assets, down from 35% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

  • Christopher Davis's largest Q1 2016 buy was TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL): 6,901,695 shares worth $265M.
  • Christopher Davis added most to Bausch Health in Q1 2016, an estimated $256M increase.
  • Christopher Davis's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Las Vegas Sands, cutting an estimated $161M.
  • Christopher Davis fully exited QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $108M.
  • Christopher Davis's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $22.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Christopher Davis opened 12 new positions and closed 41 in Q1 2016.
  • Christopher Davis's portfolio value fell 5.7% quarter-over-quarter to $22.6B.

Based on Davis Selected Advisers's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 13 May 2016.