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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
+8.5%
1 Year Est. Return
-11.87%
3 Year Est. Return
+49.01%
5 Year Est. Return
+69.08%
10 Year Est. Return
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AUM
$257M
AUM Growth
+$43.7M
Cap. Flow
+$27.6M
Cap. Flow %
10.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
100%
Holding
11
New
2
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FICO icon
Fair Isaac
FICO
+$57.8M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$1.59M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EFX icon
Equifax
EFX
+$31.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 54.13%
2 Technology 28.63%
3 Consumer Staples 13.55%
4 Communication Services 1.89%
5 Consumer Discretionary 0.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FICO icon
1
Fair Isaac
FICO
$25.3B
$61.7M 23.98%
+319,078
New +$57.8M
SPGI icon
2
S&P Global
SPGI
$127B
$61.6M 23.96%
302,232
– –
MCO icon
3
Moody's
MCO
$87.2B
$59.9M 23.3%
351,415
– –
MNST icon
4
Monster Beverage
MNST
$93.6B
$34.9M 13.55%
2,432,920
– –
INTU icon
5
Intuit
INTU
$100B
$12M 4.65%
58,500
– –
V icon
6
Visa
V
$693B
$10.9M 4.22%
82,000
– –
MA icon
7
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$6.83M 2.65%
34,750
– –
META icon
8
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$4.86M 1.89%
25,000
– –
AZPN
9
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$2.94M 1.14%
31,713
– –
AMZN icon
10
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$1.7M 0.66%
+20,000
New +$1.59M
EFX icon
11
Equifax
EFX
$22.6B
– –
-270,003
Closed -$31.8M

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Dev Kantesaria's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Dev Kantesaria held 11 positions worth $257M, up 20% from $214M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 100% of the portfolio.

Dev Kantesaria deployed $27.6M of net new capital in Q2 2018, opening 2 new positions. Its largest new stake was Fair Isaac: 319,078 shares worth $61.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 54% of assets, down from 61% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.

On the sell side, the most notable exit was Equifax, an estimated $31.8M sold.

  • Dev Kantesaria's largest Q2 2018 buy was Fair Isaac: 319,078 shares worth $61.7M.
  • Dev Kantesaria fully exited Equifax in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $31.8M.
  • Dev Kantesaria's ten largest holdings make up 100% of its $257M portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Dev Kantesaria opened 2 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2018.
  • Dev Kantesaria's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $257M.

Based on Valley Forge Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.