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 |
THS
Treehouse Foods
THS
|
+$167M |
| 2 |
Core Laboratories
CLB
|
+$23.7M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$22.6M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$17.3M |
| 5 |
MN
MANNING & NAPIER, INC.
MN
|
+$81.2K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LKQ Corp
LKQ
|
+$95.6M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$85.6M |
| 3 |
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
|
+$74.2M |
| 4 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$47M |
| 5 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$42.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 22.08% |
| 2 | Technology | 20.15% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.11% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 12.77% |
| 5 | Energy | 10.66% |
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David Rolfe's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, David Rolfe held 36 positions worth $4.77B, down 3.4% from $4.94B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 64% of the portfolio.
David Rolfe withdrew a net $317M in Q3 2016, closing 1 position and reducing 25 holdings. Its most notable exit was Procter & Gamble, an estimated $203K position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, David Rolfe opened a new position in Treehouse Foods worth $152M.
- David Rolfe's largest Q3 2016 buy was Treehouse Foods: 1,739,896 shares worth $152M.
- David Rolfe added most to Core Laboratories in Q3 2016, an estimated $23.7M increase.
- David Rolfe's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was LKQ Corp, cutting an estimated $95.6M.
- David Rolfe fully exited Procter & Gamble in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $203K.
- David Rolfe's ten largest holdings make up 64% of its $4.77B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- David Rolfe opened 1 new position and closed 1 in Q3 2016.
- David Rolfe's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $4.77B.
Based on Wedgewood Partners's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.