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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
+8.11%
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
$24B
AUM Growth
-$145M
Cap. Flow
-$1.66B
Cap. Flow %
-6.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.93%
Holding
205
New
12
Increased
57
Reduced
87
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$698M
2
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$620M
3
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$256M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$254M
5
JCI icon
Johnson Controls International
JCI
+$97.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$847M
2
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$311M
3
CTRA
Coterra Energy
CTRA
+$229M
4
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$229M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$204M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 35.15%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.77%
3 Communication Services 11.93%
4 Healthcare 7.72%
5 Energy 7.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AAPL icon
176
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$346K ﹤0.01%
13,160
– –
PCP
177
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$306K ﹤0.01%
1,320
– –
BWP
178
DELISTED
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
BWP
$287K ﹤0.01%
22,090
– –
WRB icon
179
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$25.5B
$278K ﹤0.01%
17,145
– –
DIS icon
180
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$272K ﹤0.01%
2,591
-28
-1% -$3.12K
FSLR icon
181
First Solar
FSLR
$23B
$266K ﹤0.01%
+4,030
New +$226K
BEN icon
182
Franklin Templeton, Inc.
BEN
$17.4B
$258K ﹤0.01%
7,000
– –
UPS icon
183
United Parcel Service
UPS
$86.8B
$238K ﹤0.01%
2,473
+17
+0.7% +$1.74K
GWW icon
184
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$61.8B
$235K ﹤0.01%
1,160
– –
PGR icon
185
Progressive
PGR
$127B
$234K ﹤0.01%
7,350
– –
APD icon
186
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$67.9B
$233K ﹤0.01%
1,938
+11
+0.6% +$1.38K
CX icon
187
Cemex
CX
$16B
$131K ﹤0.01%
25,461
– –
AMT icon
188
American Tower
AMT
$81.9B
– –
-89,225
Closed -$7.85M
BDN
189
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$522M
– –
-560,230
Closed -$6.9M
BKD icon
190
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$2.82B
– –
-167,543
Closed -$3.85M
CNQ icon
191
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$106B
– –
-81,825
Closed -$769K
TDG icon
192
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.4B
– –
-92,306
Closed -$19.6M
TXT icon
193
Textron
TXT
$14.3B
– –
-261,133
Closed -$9.83M
VTR icon
194
Ventas
VTR
$47.7B
– –
-318,341
Closed -$17.8M
WELL icon
195
Welltower
WELL
$172B
– –
-195,128
Closed -$13.2M
AGN
196
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
– –
-2,100
Closed -$571K
WFC.WS
197
DELISTED
Wells Fargo & Company Ws
WFC.WS
– –
-217,100
Closed -$3.93M
FCS
198
DELISTED
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
– –
-480,407
Closed -$6.75M
ALTR
199
DELISTED
Altera Corp
ALTR
– –
-38,800
Closed -$1.94M
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Christopher Davis's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Christopher Davis held 205 positions worth $24B, down 0.6% from $24.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.

Christopher Davis withdrew a net $1.66B in Q4 2015, closing 13 positions and reducing 87 holdings. Its most notable exit was TransDigm Group, an estimated $19.6M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 35% of assets, down from 36% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Christopher Davis opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $734M.

  • Christopher Davis's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 18,869,440 shares worth $734M.
  • Christopher Davis added most to Bausch Health in Q4 2015, an estimated $256M increase.
  • Christopher Davis's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $847M.
  • Christopher Davis fully exited TransDigm Group in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $19.6M.
  • Christopher Davis's ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $24B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Christopher Davis opened 12 new positions and closed 13 in Q4 2015.
  • Christopher Davis's portfolio value fell 0.6% quarter-over-quarter to $24B.

Based on Davis Selected Advisers's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.