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Norbert Lou Punch Card Management

AUM $256M
1-Year Est. Return 1.13%
 

Norbert Lou is the founder of Punch Card Management, a firm named for the idea of making only a handful of exceptional investment decisions over a lifetime. The portfolio is typically extremely concentrated, reflecting multi-year conviction in a small number of businesses. Lou’s approach is frequently cited by investors who study ultra-concentrated value strategies.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+16.55%
1 Year Est. Return
+1.13%
3 Year Est. Return
+41.03%
5 Year Est. Return
+33.38%
10 Year Est. Return
+328.26%
AUM
$189M
AUM Growth
+$22.3M
Cap. Flow
-$1.42M
Cap. Flow %
-0.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
100%
Holding
7
New
–
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
2

Top Buys

No buys this quarter

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTCM
CTC MEDIA INC COM STK
CTCM
+$1.36M
2
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$65K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 47.81%
2 Communication Services 35.16%
3 Consumer Discretionary 1.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BRK.A icon
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$73.8M 39.01%
373
– –
BIDU icon
2
Baidu
BIDU
$31.6B
$66.5M 35.16%
351,759
– –
WFC.WS
3
DELISTED
Wells Fargo & Company Ws
WFC.WS
$29.9M 15.81%
1,459,516
– –
TROW icon
4
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$23.8B
$16.6M 8.8%
232,800
– –
CRCM
5
DELISTED
CARE.COM, INC.
CRCM
$2.31M 1.22%
322,178
– –
BRK.B icon
6
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
– –
-500
Closed -$65K
CTCM
7
DELISTED
CTC MEDIA INC COM STK
CTCM
– –
-776,580
Closed -$1.36M

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Norbert Lou's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Norbert Lou held 7 positions worth $189M, up 13% from $167M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 100% of the portfolio.

Norbert Lou's Q4 2015 filing shows 2 closed positions. The largest sale was CTC MEDIA INC COM STK, an estimated $1.36M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 48% of assets, down from 53% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Norbert Lou fully exited CTC MEDIA INC COM STK in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $1.36M.
  • Norbert Lou's ten largest holdings make up 100% of its $189M portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Norbert Lou opened 0 new positions and closed 2 in Q4 2015.
  • Norbert Lou's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $189M.

Based on Punch Card Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.