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 |
Tapestry
TPR
|
+$184M |
| 2 |
Visa
V
|
+$70.5M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$53.9M |
| 4 |
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
|
+$39.9M |
| 5 |
Perrigo
PRGO
|
+$35.1M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$135M |
| 2 |
Cummins
CMI
|
+$87M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$57.4M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$37.9M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 29% |
| 2 | Financials | 17.69% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.88% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.85% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.87% |
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David Rolfe's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2014, David Rolfe held 22 positions worth $5.73B, up 6.2% from $5.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 64% of the portfolio.
David Rolfe deployed $250M of net new capital in Q2 2014, opening 1 new position and adding to 17 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was DNOW Inc: 478,947 shares worth $17.3M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 29% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Cummins, an estimated $87M trimmed.
- David Rolfe's largest Q2 2014 buy was DNOW Inc: 478,947 shares worth $17.3M.
- David Rolfe added most to Tapestry in Q2 2014, an estimated $184M increase.
- David Rolfe's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Cummins, cutting an estimated $87M.
- David Rolfe fully exited Gilead Sciences in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $135M.
- David Rolfe's ten largest holdings make up 64% of its $5.73B portfolio in Q2 2014.
- David Rolfe opened 1 new position and closed 1 in Q2 2014.
- David Rolfe's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $5.73B.
Based on Wedgewood Partners's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 14 Aug 2014.