John Armitage Egerton Capital (UK)
John Armitage is the chief investment officer of Egerton Capital, a London-based long/short equity firm. Egerton is known for fundamental research and a portfolio of high-quality global companies, often with a growth-at-a-reasonable-price tilt. Institutional investors follow the firm for its long track record in developed-market equities.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Canadian National Railway
CNI
|
+$339M |
| 2 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$306M |
| 3 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$189M |
| 5 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$134M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cognizant
CTSH
|
+$181M |
| 2 |
American Airlines Group
AAL
|
+$146M |
| 3 |
CF Industries
CF
|
+$131M |
| 4 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$110M |
| 5 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
+$92.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 28.68% |
| 2 | Financials | 20.52% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 16.24% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.73% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.04% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FL
26
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $89.4M | 1.2% |
1,607,275
-8,956
| -0.6% | -$471K |
|
27
SiriusXM
SIRI
$9.67B
| $72.9M | 0.98% |
+2,088,848
| New | +$73M |
|
|
TIF
28
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
| $71.9M | 0.97% |
+746,800
| New | +$74.5M |
|
29
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.5B
| $64.8M | 0.87% |
+1,014,830
| New | +$68.2M |
|
30
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.9B
| $63.5M | 0.85% |
+419,243
| New | +$66.4M |
|
31
Tenaris
TS
$26.6B
| $57.1M | 0.77% |
+1,254,575
| New | +$56.4M |
|
32
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
BXMT
$2.41B
| $31.2M | 0.42% |
1,149,981
-351,095
| -23% | -$10M |
|
|
33
CF Industries
CF
$19.6B
| – | – |
-2,721,860
| Closed | -$131M |
|
|
34
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$54.2B
| – | – |
-2,388,300
| Closed | -$92.5M |
|
35
Halliburton
HAL
$29.4B
| – | – |
-981,568
| Closed | -$69.7M |
|
36
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$73.5B
| – | – |
-879,529
| Closed | -$61.5M |
|
37
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.5B
| – | – |
-925,260
| Closed | -$35M |
|
38
Moody's
MCO
$87.2B
| – | – |
-914,280
| Closed | -$80.1M |
|
39
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$7.92B
| – | – |
-1,569,150
| Closed | -$49.7M |
|
40
O-I Glass
OI
$1.1B
| – | – |
-173,685
| Closed | -$6.02M |
|
41
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.39B
| – | – |
-1,127,798
| Closed | -$38.6M |
|
42
Visa
V
$693B
| – | – |
-1,182,688
| Closed | -$62.3M |
|
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John Armitage's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, John Armitage held 42 positions worth $7.43B, up 18% from $6.31B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 59% of the portfolio.
John Armitage deployed $971M of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 9 new positions and adding to 11 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Canadian National Railway: 4,889,106 shares worth $347M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 29% of assets, up from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Cognizant, an estimated $181M trimmed.
- John Armitage's largest Q3 2014 buy was Canadian National Railway: 4,889,106 shares worth $347M.
- John Armitage added most to Mastercard in Q3 2014, an estimated $306M increase.
- John Armitage's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Cognizant, cutting an estimated $181M.
- John Armitage fully exited CF Industries in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $131M.
- John Armitage's ten largest holdings make up 59% of its $7.43B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- John Armitage opened 9 new positions and closed 10 in Q3 2014.
- John Armitage's portfolio value rose 18% quarter-over-quarter to $7.43B.
Based on Egerton Capital (UK)'s 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 12 Nov 2014.