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 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$150M |
| 2 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$9.34M |
| 3 |
Ross Stores
ROST
|
+$3.91M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$144K |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$41.5K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$80.3M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$44M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$28.1M |
| 5 |
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
|
+$27M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 24.03% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 17.3% |
| 3 | Technology | 17.18% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 11.59% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 11.09% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
| $509K | 0.02% |
4,895
-1,062,165
| -100% | -$106M |
|
27
Paychex
PAYX
$44.3B
| $501K | 0.02% |
8,150
-1,250
| -13% | -$82.6K |
|
|
28
AT&T
T
$173B
| $461K | 0.02% |
17,146
+1,490
| +10% | +$41.5K |
|
29
BP
BP
$115B
| $412K | 0.02% |
10,951
-165
| -1% | -$6.22K |
|
30
Boeing
BA
$169B
| $409K | 0.02% |
1,250
| – | – |
|
31
Ecolab
ECL
$78.9B
| $342K | 0.02% |
2,500
| – | – |
|
32
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.5B
| $235K | 0.01% |
5,656
-813
| -13% | -$34.6K |
|
|
CAFD
33
DELISTED
8point3 Energy Partners LP
CAFD
| $124K | 0.01% |
10,250
| – | – |
|
|
MN
34
DELISTED
MANNING & NAPIER, INC.
MN
| $95K | ﹤0.01% |
27,321
+3,821
| +16% | +$13.7K |
|
35
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
| – | – |
-2,425
| Closed | -$290K |
|
|
36
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
| – | – |
-2,101,136
| Closed | -$80.3M |
|
|
ESRX
37
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
| – | – |
-40,400
| Closed | -$3.02M |
|
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David Rolfe's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, David Rolfe held 37 positions worth $2.17B, down 12% from $2.47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 67% of the portfolio.
David Rolfe withdrew a net $284M in Q1 2018, closing 3 positions and reducing 24 holdings. Its most notable exit was TJX Companies, an estimated $80.3M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 24% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, David Rolfe opened a new position in Meta Platforms (Facebook) worth $134M.
- David Rolfe's largest Q1 2018 buy was Meta Platforms (Facebook): 836,032 shares worth $134M.
- David Rolfe added most to PayPal in Q1 2018, an estimated $9.34M increase.
- David Rolfe's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Verisk Analytics, cutting an estimated $106M.
- David Rolfe fully exited TJX Companies in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $80.3M.
- David Rolfe's ten largest holdings make up 67% of its $2.17B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- David Rolfe opened 1 new position and closed 3 in Q1 2018.
- David Rolfe's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $2.17B.
Based on Wedgewood Partners's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.