Nick Train Lindsell Train
Nick Train is a co-founder of Lindsell Train, a London-based firm known for concentrated ownership of high-quality consumer, media, and financial franchises. The firm favors long holding periods and businesses with durable brands or network effects. Train’s commentaries are popular among global quality investors.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mondelez International
MDLZ
|
+$73.6M |
| 2 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$31.2M |
| 3 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$29.6M |
| 4 |
Intuit
INTU
|
+$29.3M |
| 5 |
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
|
+$6.73M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$21.5M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$12.4M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Staples | 41.73% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 27.51% |
| 3 | Financials | 13.11% |
| 4 | Technology | 10.5% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.15% |
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Nick Train's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Nick Train held 12 positions worth $4.14B, down 6.3% from $4.41B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 100% of the portfolio.
Nick Train deployed $153M of net new capital in Q4 2018, adding to 9 existing holdings.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Staples at 42% of assets, up from 40% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was PepsiCo, an estimated $12.4M trimmed.
- Nick Train added most to Mondelez International in Q4 2018, an estimated $73.6M increase.
- Nick Train's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was PepsiCo, cutting an estimated $12.4M.
- Nick Train fully exited Keurig Dr Pepper in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $21.5M.
- Nick Train's ten largest holdings make up 100% of its $4.14B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Nick Train opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q4 2018.
- Nick Train's portfolio value fell 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $4.14B.
Based on Lindsell Train's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 11 Feb 2019.