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Christopher Davis

Christopher Davis Davis Selected Advisers

AUM $23.2B Turnover 7.56%
1-Year Est. Return 18.42%
 

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
+8.6%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+93.59%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+348.63%
AUM
$14.7B
AUM Growth
+$652M
Cap. Flow
-$405M
Cap. Flow %
-2.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
53.86%
Holding
116
New
2
Increased
30
Reduced
55
Closed
7
Avg Time Held
5.5 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
3.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
5.2 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CI icon
Cigna
CI
+$397M
2
JD icon
JD.com
JD
+$195M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$56M
4
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$39.5M
5
SCHW icon
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$36.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 46.52%
2 Communication Services 11.68%
3 Technology 11%
4 Healthcare 10.94%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.26%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
WFC icon
1
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
$1.27B 8.65%
30,812,906
-1,264,828
-4% -$56M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
COF icon
2
Capital One
COF
$117B
$1.01B 6.87%
10,867,609
+49,543
+0.5% +$4.87M
2014 Q3
33 quarters
BRK.A icon
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.26T
$989M 6.72%
2,109
-88
-4% -$39.5M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
META icon
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
$787M 5.35%
6,538,326
+2,284,011
+54% +$268M
2015 Q4
28 quarters
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5
Applied Materials
AMAT
$294B
$707M 4.8%
7,259,244
-98,452
-1% -$9.45M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
USB icon
6
US Bancorp
USB
$95B
$689M 4.68%
15,801,280
-622,797
-4% -$26.7M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
AMZN icon
7
Amazon
AMZN
$2.88T
$654M 4.44%
7,780,936
+2,497,320
+47% +$247M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
CI icon
8
Cigna
CI
$78.3B
$610M 4.14%
1,840,098
-1,254,391
-41% -$397M
2018 Q4
16 quarters
VTRS icon
9
Viatris
VTRS
$23.9B
$609M 4.14%
54,721,607
-738,579
-1% -$7.72M
2020 Q4
8 quarters
BNY icon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$103B
$599M 4.07%
13,165,044
-450,279
-3% -$19.3M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
JPM icon
11
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$919B
$573M 3.9%
4,274,179
-168,160
-4% -$21.3M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
TECK icon
12
Teck Resources
TECK
$29.6B
$492M 3.34%
13,008,612
+253,832
+2% +$8.79M
2021 Q3
5 quarters
TXN icon
13
Texas Instruments
TXN
$277B
$471M 3.2%
2,853,589
-86,554
-3% -$14.4M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
GOOG icon
14
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.6T
$400M 2.72%
4,507,926
-151,528
-3% -$14.5M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
GOOGL icon
15
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.64T
$377M 2.56%
4,276,844
-116,777
-3% -$11.1M
2015 Q4
28 quarters
BRK.B icon
16
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.26T
$366M 2.49%
1,183,955
-79,025
-6% -$23.5M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
CB icon
17
Chubb
CB
$144B
$339M 2.31%
1,538,314
-157,787
-9% -$32.8M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
MKL icon
18
Markel Group
MKL
$24.2B
$330M 2.24%
250,362
+42,142
+20% +$52.1M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
OC icon
19
Owens Corning
OC
$8.94B
$308M 2.09%
3,608,040
+234,900
+7% +$20.6M
2018 Q4
16 quarters
INTC icon
20
Intel
INTC
$317B
$298M 2.02%
11,262,103
-428,383
-4% -$11.9M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
DGX icon
21
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$28.6B
$287M 1.95%
1,835,823
-35,337
-2% -$5.08M
2014 Q1
35 quarters
JD icon
22
JD.com
JD
$37.7B
$249M 1.69%
4,430,035
-3,875,539
-47% -$195M
2014 Q2
34 quarters
DAR icon
23
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$8.67B
$196M 1.33%
3,129,927
-53,478
-2% -$3.77M
2021 Q2
6 quarters
AXP icon
24
American Express
AXP
$215B
$146M 0.99%
988,952
-89,851
-8% -$13.3M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
BAC icon
25
Bank of America
BAC
$352B
$97.7M 0.66%
2,949,213
-172,089
-6% -$5.93M
2019 Q1
15 quarters

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Christopher Davis's Q4 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2022, Christopher Davis held 116 positions worth $14.7B, up 4.6% from $14.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 54% of the portfolio.

Christopher Davis's Q4 2022 filing shows 2 new, 30 increased, 55 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was MasterBrand: 2,187,640 shares worth $16.5M. The largest sale was Cigna, an estimated $397M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 47% of assets, up from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

  • Christopher Davis's largest Q4 2022 buy was MasterBrand: 2,187,640 shares worth $16.5M.
  • Christopher Davis added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2022, an estimated $268M increase.
  • Christopher Davis's biggest Q4 2022 reduction was Cigna, cutting an estimated $397M.
  • Christopher Davis fully exited VMware, Inc in Q4 2022, selling an estimated $7.26M.
  • Christopher Davis's ten largest holdings make up 54% of its $14.7B portfolio in Q4 2022.
  • Christopher Davis opened 2 new positions and closed 7 in Q4 2022.
  • Christopher Davis's portfolio value rose 4.6% quarter-over-quarter to $14.7B.

Based on Davis Selected Advisers's 13F filing for Q4 2022, filed 10 Feb 2023.