Lee Ainslie Maverick Capital
Lee Ainslie is the founder of Maverick Capital, a long/short equity firm that emerged from the Tiger Management network of investors. Maverick is known for fundamental research, sector specialization among teams, and a classic hedge fund long/short structure. Ainslie’s firm remains a reference name among so-called Tiger Cub managers.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$100M |
| 2 |
Constellation Energy
CEG
|
+$66.6M |
| 3 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$64.1M |
| 4 |
Nu Holdings
NU
|
+$57.3M |
| 5 |
Arista Networks
ANET
|
+$36.9M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Avantor
AVTR
|
+$117M |
| 2 |
OSH
Oak Street Health, Inc.
OSH
|
+$116M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$99.7M |
| 4 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$90.3M |
| 5 |
Crown Holdings
CCK
|
+$60.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 40.31% |
| 2 | Technology | 23.26% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.91% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 8.8% |
| 5 | Financials | 5.04% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
351
West Fraser Timber
WFG
$5.46B
| $400K | 0.01% |
5,609
+949
| +20% | +$72.9K |
|
352
Criteo S.A.
CRTO
$855M
| $399K | 0.01% |
12,650
-383
| -3% | -$11.8K |
|
353
United Airlines
UAL
$36.7B
| $398K | 0.01% |
+8,990
| New | +$431K |
|
354
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.86B
| $396K | 0.01% |
+4,798
| New | +$409K |
|
355
Cal-Maine
CALM
$3.87B
| $396K | 0.01% |
+6,500
| New | +$363K |
|
356
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$11B
| $390K | 0.01% |
+8,614
| New | +$387K |
|
|
CGC
357
Canopy Growth
CGC
$472M
| $388K | 0.01% |
22,185
+12,320
| +125% | +$292K |
|
358
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$60.7B
| $387K | 0.01% |
22,179
+4,514
| +26% | +$82.9K |
|
359
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
| $387K | 0.01% |
+12,182
| New | +$440K |
|
360
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.49B
| $381K | 0.01% |
+9,074
| New | +$396K |
|
|
CTRA
361
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
| $380K | 0.01% |
+15,482
| New | +$381K |
|
362
Maravai LifeSciences
MRVI
$1.29B
| $379K | 0.01% |
+27,067
| New | +$389K |
|
|
ODP
363
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
| $379K | 0.01% |
8,430
+614
| +8% | +$30K |
|
|
THS
364
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $377K | 0.01% |
7,471
+2,707
| +57% | +$131K |
|
365
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.97B
| $376K | 0.01% |
30,368
+13,903
| +84% | +$205K |
|
|
MDC
366
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
| $376K | 0.01% |
+9,676
| New | +$358K |
|
367
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.55B
| $375K | 0.01% |
24,074
-115,579
| -83% | -$1.8M |
|
368
Evolent Health
EVH
$536M
| $372K | 0.01% |
+11,451
| New | +$362K |
|
|
CHX
369
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
| $370K | 0.01% |
+13,655
| New | +$408K |
|
370
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.89B
| $370K | 0.01% |
+11,605
| New | +$404K |
|
371
Axalta
AXTA
$7.75B
| $368K | 0.01% |
+12,151
| New | +$349K |
|
372
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$6B
| $367K | 0.01% |
19,420
+8,831
| +83% | +$170K |
|
373
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.87B
| $362K | 0.01% |
+34,454
| New | +$402K |
|
374
PBF Energy
PBF
$8.72B
| $361K | 0.01% |
+8,318
| New | +$350K |
|
375
Insperity
NSP
$2.02B
| $360K | 0.01% |
+2,964
| New | +$347K |
|
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Lee Ainslie's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, Lee Ainslie held 571 positions worth $3.95B, down 6.4% from $4.22B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 57% of the portfolio.
Lee Ainslie withdrew a net $730M in Q1 2023, closing 122 positions and reducing 94 holdings. Its most notable exit was Avantor, an estimated $117M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 40% of assets, up from 38% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Lee Ainslie opened a new position in NVIDIA worth $129M.
- Lee Ainslie's largest Q1 2023 buy was NVIDIA: 4,637,530 shares worth $129M.
- Lee Ainslie added most to UnitedHealth in Q1 2023, an estimated $64.1M increase.
- Lee Ainslie's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $99.7M.
- Lee Ainslie fully exited Avantor in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $117M.
- Lee Ainslie's ten largest holdings make up 57% of its $3.95B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- Lee Ainslie opened 194 new positions and closed 122 in Q1 2023.
- Lee Ainslie's portfolio value fell 6.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.95B.
Based on Maverick Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.