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David Rolfe

David Rolfe Wedgewood Partners

AUM $484M Turnover 18.18%
1-Year Est. Return 16.04%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+2.64%
1 Year Est. Return
+16.04%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.15%
5 Year Est. Return
+102.72%
10 Year Est. Return
+513.7%
AUM
$1.13B
AUM Growth
-$53.2M
Cap. Flow
-$64.9M
Cap. Flow %
-5.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
68.92%
Holding
40
New
2
Increased
4
Reduced
24
Closed
2
Avg Time Held
3.1 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.5 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$23.7M
2
CDW icon
CDW
CDW
+$19.4M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$19M
4
EA icon
Electronic Arts
EA
+$14M
5
ALC icon
Alcon
ALC
+$12.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 22.22%
2 Communication Services 19.29%
3 Technology 17.38%
4 Healthcare 16.24%
5 Financials 15.37%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
AAPL icon
1
Apple
AAPL
$4.84T
$112M 9.89%
1,993,528
-157,272
-7% -$8.22M
2013 Q2
25 quarters
EW icon
2
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$54.9B
$105M 9.33%
1,436,367
-124,512
-8% -$8.75M
2017 Q1
10 quarters
V icon
3
Visa
V
$786B
$98.4M 8.72%
571,932
-35,656
-6% -$6.35M
2013 Q2
25 quarters
META icon
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.62T
$86M 7.62%
483,013
-33,740
-7% -$6.41M
2018 Q1
6 quarters
GOOGL icon
5
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.44T
$79.3M 7.03%
1,299,200
+320,700
+33% +$19M
2015 Q3
16 quarters
BKNG icon
6
Booking.com
BKNG
$117B
$69M 6.12%
879,475
-62,600
-7% -$4.85M
2013 Q2
25 quarters
TSCO icon
7
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.3B
$62.9M 5.57%
3,476,775
-257,410
-7% -$5.33M
2016 Q4
11 quarters
FAST icon
8
Fastenal
FAST
$60B
$61M 5.41%
3,734,978
-260,180
-7% -$4.05M
2016 Q4
11 quarters
PYPL icon
9
PayPal
PYPL
$48.4B
$54.7M 4.85%
527,862
-35,804
-6% -$3.94M
2015 Q3
16 quarters
SBUX icon
10
Starbucks
SBUX
$119B
$49.3M 4.37%
557,860
-37,244
-6% -$3.45M
2019 Q1
2 quarters
ROST icon
11
Ross Stores
ROST
$74B
$42.3M 3.74%
384,636
-27,469
-7% -$2.9M
2016 Q2
13 quarters
CHRW icon
12
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$15.5B
$42M 3.72%
495,718
-143,099
-22% -$12M
2018 Q3
4 quarters
EA icon
13
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
$41.2M 3.65%
421,528
+149,496
+55% +$14M
2019 Q2
1 quarter
CELG
14
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$39.1M 3.47%
393,967
-39,293
-9% -$3.73M
2017 Q1
10 quarters
ALC icon
15
Alcon
ALC
$35B
$38M 3.37%
652,367
+201,343
+45% +$12.1M
2019 Q2
1 quarter
MSI icon
16
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$81.3B
$34.9M 3.1%
205,054
-5,829
-3% -$1M
2019 Q2
1 quarter
ULTA icon
17
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$27.1B
$27.2M 2.41%
108,539
-66,934
-38% -$20.5M
2018 Q3
4 quarters
NVDA icon
18
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.99T
$24.6M 2.18%
+5,642,680
New +$23.7M
2019 Q3
0 quarters
CDW icon
19
CDW
CDW
$18.7B
$20.8M 1.85%
+168,923
New +$19.4M
2019 Q3
0 quarters
BRK.B icon
20
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.19T
$12.7M 1.13%
61,113
-276,293
-82% -$56.9M
2013 Q2
25 quarters
GOOG icon
21
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.42T
$9.17M 0.81%
150,520
-7,060
-4% -$418K
2013 Q2
25 quarters
SCHW icon
22
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$154B
$3.8M 0.34%
90,925
-7,475
-8% -$302K
2016 Q1
14 quarters
QCOM icon
23
Qualcomm
QCOM
$176B
$3.67M 0.33%
48,075
-2,500
-5% -$188K
2013 Q2
25 quarters
USB icon
24
US Bancorp
USB
$93.3B
$2.8M 0.25%
50,663
-9,475
-16% -$512K
2016 Q1
14 quarters
VZ icon
25
Verizon
VZ
$188B
$1.04M 0.09%
17,250
– –
2016 Q1
14 quarters

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David Rolfe's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, David Rolfe held 40 positions worth $1.13B, down 4.5% from $1.18B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 69% of the portfolio.

David Rolfe withdrew a net $64.9M in Q3 2019, closing 2 positions and reducing 24 holdings. Its most notable exit was Cognizant, an estimated $2.84M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 22% of assets, down from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

Against the trend, David Rolfe opened a new position in NVIDIA worth $24.6M.

  • David Rolfe's largest Q3 2019 buy was NVIDIA: 5,642,680 shares worth $24.6M.
  • David Rolfe added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q3 2019, an estimated $19M increase.
  • David Rolfe's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $56.9M.
  • David Rolfe fully exited Cognizant in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $2.84M.
  • David Rolfe's ten largest holdings make up 69% of its $1.13B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • David Rolfe opened 2 new positions and closed 2 in Q3 2019.
  • David Rolfe's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $1.13B.

Based on Wedgewood Partners's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.