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John Armitage

John Armitage Egerton Capital (UK)

AUM $9.8B Turnover 29.63%
1-Year Est. Return 22.76%
 

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
+1.22%
1 Year Est. Return
+22.76%
3 Year Est. Return
+137.35%
5 Year Est. Return
+186.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+1,167.33%
AUM
$10.5B
AUM Growth
+$855M
Cap. Flow
+$696M
Cap. Flow %
6.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
61.39%
Holding
38
New
9
Increased
13
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Avg Time Held
0.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.8 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$464M
2
WTW icon
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
+$245M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$204M
4
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$142M
5
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$136M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 30.48%
2 Financials 24.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 14.16%
4 Technology 11.09%
5 Healthcare 8.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
TWC
1
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$991M 9.44%
4,841,113
-291,755
-6% -$55.2M
2015 Q1
4 quarters
V icon
2
Visa
V
$773B
$760M 7.24%
9,932,110
+2,803,917
+39% +$204M
2015 Q1
4 quarters
LUV icon
3
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$20.8B
$730M 6.96%
16,298,268
+830,806
+5% +$33.8M
2014 Q4
5 quarters
MSFT icon
4
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.88T
$708M 6.74%
12,814,461
+1,108,371
+9% +$58.1M
2015 Q3
2 quarters
META icon
5
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.6T
$672M 6.41%
5,892,989
+700,408
+13% +$73.9M
2015 Q1
4 quarters
CMCSA icon
6
Comcast
CMCSA
$82.5B
$645M 6.14%
21,107,070
-202,972
-1% -$5.83M
2015 Q2
3 quarters
MHFI
7
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$555M 5.29%
5,609,033
-18,431
-0.3% -$1.65M
2014 Q1
8 quarters
BKNG icon
8
Booking.com
BKNG
$111B
$485M 4.62%
9,415,625
+2,974,225
+46% +$142M
2014 Q4
5 quarters
GOOG icon
9
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.42T
$483M 4.6%
+12,964,780
New +$464M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
GILD icon
10
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$212B
$415M 3.96%
4,521,685
+230,218
+5% +$20.8M
2014 Q2
7 quarters
CHTR icon
11
Charter Communications
CHTR
$12.8B
$345M 3.29%
1,706,465
-445,262
-21% -$79.9M
2015 Q3
2 quarters
JD icon
12
JD.com
JD
$34.7B
$343M 3.26%
12,928,431
+2,909,301
+29% +$76.4M
2015 Q3
2 quarters
DVA icon
13
DaVita
DVA
$11.8B
$334M 3.19%
4,557,487
+933
+0% +$63K
2013 Q4
9 quarters
ATVI
14
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$283M 2.7%
8,373,028
-4,156,397
-33% -$136M
2015 Q1
4 quarters
MHK icon
15
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.1B
$266M 2.53%
1,391,117
+274,088
+25% +$47.7M
2015 Q4
1 quarter
MCO icon
16
Moody's
MCO
$85.2B
$258M 2.46%
2,670,123
+181,009
+7% +$16.3M
2015 Q4
1 quarter
HD icon
17
Home Depot
HD
$328B
$255M 2.43%
1,910,702
+88,337
+5% +$11M
2014 Q3
6 quarters
WTW icon
18
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$29.9B
$252M 2.4%
+2,126,633
New +$245M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
SCHW icon
19
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$152B
$252M 2.4%
9,004,230
-495,357
-5% -$13.1M
2015 Q2
3 quarters
JPM icon
20
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$895B
$205M 1.96%
3,465,899
-170,834
-5% -$10M
2014 Q4
5 quarters
MA icon
21
Mastercard
MA
$556B
$173M 1.65%
1,832,135
-1,066,554
-37% -$94.3M
2014 Q2
7 quarters
MLM icon
22
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$38.4B
$153M 1.46%
960,378
-440,587
-31% -$60.6M
2015 Q2
3 quarters
NKE icon
23
Nike
NKE
$57.4B
$138M 1.31%
+2,244,693
New +$136M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
HDB icon
24
HDFC Bank
HDB
$114B
$132M 1.25%
8,537,112
+4,206,200
+97% +$60.1M
2014 Q4
5 quarters
NOC icon
25
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$79.2B
$121M 1.16%
+612,702
New +$116M
2016 Q1
0 quarters

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John Armitage's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, John Armitage held 38 positions worth $10.5B, up 8.9% from $9.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 61% of the portfolio.

John Armitage deployed $696M of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 9 new positions and adding to 13 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 12,964,780 shares worth $483M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 30% of assets, up from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $136M trimmed.

  • John Armitage's largest Q1 2016 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 12,964,780 shares worth $483M.
  • John Armitage added most to Visa in Q1 2016, an estimated $204M increase.
  • John Armitage's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Activision Blizzard, cutting an estimated $136M.
  • John Armitage fully exited TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE) in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $401M.
  • John Armitage's ten largest holdings make up 61% of its $10.5B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • John Armitage opened 9 new positions and closed 6 in Q1 2016.
  • John Armitage's portfolio value rose 8.9% quarter-over-quarter to $10.5B.

Based on Egerton Capital (UK)'s 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 11 May 2016.