We are live on ! Find out more
DK

Dev Kantesaria Valley Forge Capital Management

AUM $3.12B
1-Year Est. Return 11.87%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+8.7%
1 Year Est. Return
-11.87%
3 Year Est. Return
+49.01%
5 Year Est. Return
+69.08%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$158M
AUM Growth
+$17.1M
Cap. Flow
+$5.05M
Cap. Flow %
3.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
100%
Holding
9
New
1
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EFX icon
Equifax
EFX
+$12.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$7.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 68.54%
2 Consumer Staples 18.61%
3 Industrials 6.32%
4 Technology 5.27%
5 Consumer Discretionary 0%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MCO icon
1
Moody's
MCO
$87.2B
$48.9M 31.01%
351,415
– –
SPGI icon
2
S&P Global
SPGI
$127B
$45.7M 28.95%
292,209
– –
MNST icon
3
Monster Beverage
MNST
$93.6B
$29.4M 18.61%
2,124,996
– –
EFX icon
4
Equifax
EFX
$22.6B
$9.96M 6.32%
+94,000
New +$12.4M
V icon
5
Visa
V
$693B
$8.63M 5.47%
82,000
– –
INTU icon
6
Intuit
INTU
$100B
$8.31M 5.27%
58,500
– –
MA icon
7
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$4.91M 3.11%
34,750
– –
AZPN
8
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$1.99M 1.26%
31,713
– –
NKE icon
9
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
– –
-125,084
Closed -$7.38M

Similar funds

CSIC
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel Pasadena, California $3.12B AUM 28.67% 1-Year Est. Return
HRCM
Hawk Ridge Capital Management Los Angeles, California $3.12B AUM 53.42% 1-Year Est. Return
AHSSHC
Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corp Altamonte Springs, Florida $3.12B AUM 14.06% 1-Year Est. Return
LS
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Stockholm, Sweden $3.11B AUM 56.77% 1-Year Est. Return
HAI
Hennessy Advisors Inc Novato, California $3.13B AUM 77.26% 1-Year Est. Return
VBA
Van Berkom & Associates Montreal, Quebec, Canada $3.1B AUM 12.88% 1-Year Est. Return
EAM
EULAV Asset Management Sarasota, Florida $3.13B AUM 23.04% 1-Year Est. Return
TE
Tema ETFs New York $3.09B AUM 72.72% 1-Year Est. Return

Dev Kantesaria's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Dev Kantesaria held 9 positions worth $158M, up 12% from $141M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 100% of the portfolio.

Dev Kantesaria deployed $5.05M of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 1 new position. Its largest new stake was Equifax: 94,000 shares worth $9.96M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 69% of assets, down from 69% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Industrials.

On the sell side, the most notable exit was Nike, an estimated $7.38M sold.

  • Dev Kantesaria's largest Q3 2017 buy was Equifax: 94,000 shares worth $9.96M.
  • Dev Kantesaria fully exited Nike in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $7.38M.
  • Dev Kantesaria's ten largest holdings make up 100% of its $158M portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Dev Kantesaria opened 1 new position and closed 1 in Q3 2017.
  • Dev Kantesaria's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $158M.

Based on Valley Forge Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.