Dev Kantesaria Valley Forge Capital Management
Dev Kantesaria is the founder of Valley Forge Capital Management, known for an extremely concentrated portfolio of high-quality compounders. The firm’s 13F disclosures typically show a short list of businesses with strong pricing power and multi-year holding periods. Investors follow Valley Forge as a pure-play example of quality-growth concentration rather than broad diversification.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Moody's
MCO
|
+$35.5M |
| 2 |
S&P Global
SPGI
|
+$34.9M |
| 3 |
Monster Beverage
MNST
|
+$20.9M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$6.59M |
| 5 |
Intuit
INTU
|
+$6.55M |
Top Sells
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 68.01% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 18.49% |
| 3 | Technology | 6.12% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 5.8% |
| 5 | Miscellaneous | 1.58% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Moody's
MCO
$83.4B
| $33.1M | 30.22% |
+351,415
| New | +$35.5M |
2016 Q4
0 quarters
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2
S&P Global
SPGI
$133B
| $31.4M | 28.67% |
+292,209
| New | +$34.9M |
2016 Q4
0 quarters
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|
|
3
Monster Beverage
MNST
$90.5B
| $20.3M | 18.49% |
+1,828,696
| New | +$20.9M |
2016 Q4
0 quarters
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4
Intuit
INTU
$91.8B
| $6.7M | 6.12% |
+58,500
| New | +$6.55M |
2016 Q4
0 quarters
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5
Visa
V
$766B
| $6.4M | 5.84% |
+82,000
| New | +$6.59M |
2016 Q4
0 quarters
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|
6
Nike
NKE
$55.4B
| $6.36M | 5.8% |
+125,084
| New | +$6.42M |
2016 Q4
0 quarters
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|
7
Mastercard
MA
$546B
| $3.59M | 3.27% |
+34,750
| New | +$3.6M |
2016 Q4
0 quarters
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|
8
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
| $1.73M | 1.58% |
+31,713
| New | +$1.73M |
2016 Q4
0 quarters
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Dev Kantesaria's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
Q4 2016 is the first quarter with a 13F filing on record for Dev Kantesaria, which disclosed 8 positions worth $110M. Its ten largest holdings account for 100% of the portfolio.
Its largest position is Moody's: 351,415 shares worth $33.1M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 68% of assets, followed by Consumer Staples and Technology.
- Dev Kantesaria's largest Q4 2016 buy was Moody's: 351,415 shares worth $33.1M.
- Dev Kantesaria's ten largest holdings make up 100% of its $110M portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Dev Kantesaria disclosed 8 positions in Q4 2016, its first 13F filing on record.
Based on Valley Forge Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 13 Feb 2017.