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John Armitage Egerton Capital (UK)

AUM $10.4B
1-Year Est. Return 25.66%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+9.79%
1 Year Est. Return
+25.66%
3 Year Est. Return
+136.83%
5 Year Est. Return
+178.53%
10 Year Est. Return
+1,291.99%
AUM
$7.47B
AUM Growth
+$39.8M
Cap. Flow
-$464M
Cap. Flow %
-6.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
58.15%
Holding
45
New
13
Increased
8
Reduced
15
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LUV icon
Southwest Airlines
LUV
+$553M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$279M
3
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$262M
4
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$246M
5
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$171M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$470M
2
CCI icon
Crown Castle
CCI
+$371M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$369M
4
AIG icon
American International
AIG
+$332M
5
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$281M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 23.4%
2 Communication Services 21.54%
3 Industrials 15.46%
4 Consumer Discretionary 14.15%
5 Healthcare 11.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LUV icon
1
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$19.8B
$626M 8.38%
+14,802,678
New +$553M
MA icon
2
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$549M 7.34%
6,368,824
+1,341,787
+27% +$110M
TFCFA
3
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$534M 7.15%
13,908,420
-720,585
-5% -$25.5M
MHFI
4
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$469M 6.28%
5,273,436
+69,419
+1% +$6.1M
AAPL icon
5
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$399M 5.33%
14,441,304
+10,243,544
+244% +$279M
CNI icon
6
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.5B
$395M 5.29%
5,734,625
+845,519
+17% +$57.9M
BIDU icon
7
Baidu
BIDU
$31.6B
$372M 4.98%
1,633,170
+595,660
+57% +$137M
HD icon
8
Home Depot
HD
$335B
$368M 4.92%
3,503,755
+1,304,347
+59% +$127M
CMCSA icon
9
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
$328M 4.38%
11,292,858
-13,459,192
-54% -$369M
WFC icon
10
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$305M 4.08%
5,555,693
-1,807,161
-25% -$95.7M
DVA icon
11
DaVita
DVA
$11.1B
$301M 4.03%
3,973,902
-842,740
-17% -$63.5M
JPM icon
12
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$272M 3.65%
+4,353,431
New +$262M
ABBV icon
13
AbbVie
ABBV
$468B
$255M 3.42%
+3,899,611
New +$246M
CHTR icon
14
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.9B
$203M 2.72%
1,218,664
+799,421
+191% +$126M
FISV
15
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28B
$185M 2.47%
5,210,486
-130,828
-2% -$4.48M
BKNG icon
16
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$172M 2.31%
+3,782,175
New +$171M
GRA
17
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$163M 2.18%
+1,708,849
New +$159M
SLB icon
18
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
$143M 1.91%
1,674,815
-876,491
-34% -$80.6M
TIF
19
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$141M 1.89%
1,320,113
+573,313
+77% +$57.3M
NKE icon
20
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$135M 1.81%
2,809,506
-484,648
-15% -$22.7M
AAL icon
21
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.15B
$134M 1.79%
2,492,057
-1,213,660
-33% -$52.3M
MCK icon
22
McKesson
MCK
$100B
$132M 1.77%
635,286
-177,684
-22% -$36.1M
CF icon
23
CF Industries
CF
$19.6B
$125M 1.68%
+2,300,645
New +$121M
GILD icon
24
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$181B
$109M 1.46%
1,156,764
-4,542,556
-80% -$470M
LBTYA icon
25
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
$102M 1.37%
2,469,440
-3,179,802
-56% -$122M
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John Armitage's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, John Armitage held 45 positions worth $7.47B, up 0.54% from $7.43B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 58% of the portfolio.

John Armitage withdrew a net $464M in Q4 2014, closing 9 positions and reducing 15 holdings. Its most notable exit was Crown Castle, an estimated $371M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 23% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Industrials.

Against the trend, John Armitage opened a new position in Southwest Airlines worth $626M.

  • John Armitage's largest Q4 2014 buy was Southwest Airlines: 14,802,678 shares worth $626M.
  • John Armitage added most to Apple in Q4 2014, an estimated $279M increase.
  • John Armitage's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $470M.
  • John Armitage fully exited Crown Castle in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $371M.
  • John Armitage's ten largest holdings make up 58% of its $7.47B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • John Armitage opened 13 new positions and closed 9 in Q4 2014.
  • John Armitage's portfolio value rose 0.54% quarter-over-quarter to $7.47B.

Based on Egerton Capital (UK)'s 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 11 Feb 2015.