David Rolfe Wedgewood Partners
David Rolfe is the chief investment officer of Wedgewood Partners, known for a concentrated growth portfolio of large-capitalization companies. The firm emphasizes quality franchises, high returns on capital, and limited diversification across only a few dozen names at most. Rolfe’s commentaries are followed by investors who prefer focused growth ownership over broad index replication.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$32.2M |
| 2 |
AT&T
T
|
+$15.3K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$120M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$59.8M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$53.9M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$49.8M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$47.6M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 22.71% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 19.9% |
| 3 | Technology | 16.62% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 10.33% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.26% |
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David Rolfe's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, David Rolfe held 38 positions worth $2.47B, down 16% from $2.93B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 64% of the portfolio.
David Rolfe withdrew a net $674M in Q4 2017, closing 2 positions and reducing 31 holdings. Its most notable exit was Treehouse Foods, an estimated $701K position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 23% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, David Rolfe added an estimated $32.2M to Celgene Corp.
- David Rolfe added most to Celgene Corp in Q4 2017, an estimated $32.2M increase.
- David Rolfe's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was PayPal, cutting an estimated $120M.
- David Rolfe fully exited Treehouse Foods in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $701K.
- David Rolfe's ten largest holdings make up 64% of its $2.47B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- David Rolfe opened 0 new positions and closed 2 in Q4 2017.
- David Rolfe's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $2.47B.
Based on Wedgewood Partners's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.