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 |
Core Laboratories
CLB
|
+$292M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$169M |
| 3 |
NOV
NOV
|
+$168M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$118M |
| 5 |
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
|
+$51.8M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$192M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$61.4M |
| 3 |
Perrigo
PRGO
|
+$52M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$34.2M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 24.93% |
| 2 | Financials | 17.19% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.55% |
| 4 | Energy | 12.56% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.04% |
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David Rolfe's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, David Rolfe held 21 positions worth $7.42B, up 20% from $6.19B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 62% of the portfolio.
David Rolfe deployed $892M of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 1 new position and adding to 16 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Core Laboratories: 2,220,875 shares worth $267M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was EMC CORPORATION, an estimated $192M trimmed.
- David Rolfe's largest Q4 2014 buy was Core Laboratories: 2,220,875 shares worth $267M.
- David Rolfe added most to SLB Ltd in Q4 2014, an estimated $169M increase.
- David Rolfe's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was EMC CORPORATION, cutting an estimated $192M.
- David Rolfe's ten largest holdings make up 62% of its $7.42B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- David Rolfe opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q4 2014.
- David Rolfe's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $7.42B.
Based on Wedgewood Partners's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 17 Feb 2015.