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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$91.2M |
| 2 |
Mondelez International
MDLZ
|
+$56.3M |
| 3 |
WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
|
+$34.7M |
| 4 |
Intuit
INTU
|
+$7.24M |
| 5 |
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
|
+$5.14M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$95.7M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$45M |
| 3 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$12M |
| 4 |
Manchester United
MANU
|
+$675K |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Staples | 40.25% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 24.58% |
| 3 | Financials | 14.85% |
| 4 | Technology | 12.27% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$82.3B
| $1.83B | 25.78% |
31,261,035
+997,949
| +3% | +$56.3M |
|
|
2
PayPal
PYPL
$52.7B
| $1.05B | 14.74% |
4,308,512
-378,850
| -8% | -$95.7M |
|
|
3
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $960M | 13.53% |
5,201,740
-244,000
| -4% | -$45M |
|
|
4
Intuit
INTU
$100B
| $868M | 12.23% |
2,265,806
+18,800
| +0.8% | +$7.24M |
|
|
5
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
| $819M | 11.55% |
5,793,310
+664,286
| +13% | +$91.2M |
|
|
WWE
6
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $601M | 8.47% |
11,075,514
+659,276
| +6% | +$34.7M |
|
|
7
eBay
EBAY
$46.3B
| $566M | 7.97% |
9,237,871
-206,500
| -2% | -$12M |
|
|
8
Manchester United
MANU
$4.1B
| $181M | 2.56% |
11,527,266
-39,933
| -0.3% | -$675K |
|
|
9
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
| $181M | 2.56% |
2,848,271
+75,438
| +3% | +$5.14M |
|
|
10
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
| $20M | 0.28% |
290,307
| – | – |
|
11
Estee Lauder
EL
$36.9B
| $2.56M | 0.04% |
8,800
| – | – |
|
12
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
| $1.85M | 0.03% |
13,900
| – | – |
|
13
Equifax
EFX
$22.6B
| $1.7M | 0.02% |
9,400
| – | – |
|
14
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $1.65M | 0.02% |
16,000
| – | – |
|
15
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$23.8B
| $1.65M | 0.02% |
9,600
| – | – |
|
16
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $1.64M | 0.02% |
11,600
| – | – |
|
17
S&P Global
SPGI
$127B
| $1.55M | 0.02% |
4,400
| – | – |
|
18
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
| $1.33M | 0.02% |
16,900
| – | – |
|
19
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| $1.3M | 0.02% |
18,600
| – | – |
|
20
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| $1.3M | 0.02% |
7,900
| – | – |
|
21
Visa
V
$693B
| $1.29M | 0.02% |
5,900
| – | – |
|
22
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $1.19M | 0.02% |
2,500
| – | – |
|
23
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
| $1.15M | 0.02% |
6,500
| – | – |
|
24
CME Group
CME
$98.9B
| $1.14M | 0.02% |
5,600
| – | – |
|
25
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| $1.11M | 0.02% |
21,100
| – | – |
|
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Nick Train's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, Nick Train held 27 positions worth $7.1B, up 3% from $6.89B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 100% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q1 2021: portfolio turnover was 0%. Nick Train opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 27-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Staples at 40% of assets, up from 40% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Financials.
- Nick Train added most to PepsiCo in Q1 2021, an estimated $91.2M increase.
- Nick Train's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was PayPal, cutting an estimated $95.7M.
- Nick Train's ten largest holdings make up 100% of its $7.1B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- Nick Train opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q1 2021.
- Nick Train's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $7.1B.
Based on Lindsell Train's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 12 May 2021.