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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
+14.02%
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
$381M
AUM Growth
+$34.9M
Cap. Flow
-$8.05M
Cap. Flow %
-2.11%
Top 10 Hldgs %
100%
Holding
5
New
–
Increased
–
Reduced
1
Closed
–

Top Buys

No buys this quarter

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
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Ally Financial
ALLY
+$8.05M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 77.29%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.06%
3 Industrials 2.99%
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
$189M 49.7%
349
– –
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2
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
$105M 27.58%
3,009,736
-288,181
-9% -$8.05M
WGO icon
3
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$898M
$72.6M 19.06%
996,573
– –
SWBI icon
4
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$632M
$11.4M 2.99%
840,038
– –
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5
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
SGOV
$103B
$2.52M 0.66%
25,100
– –

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Norbert Lou's Q4 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2023, Norbert Lou held 5 positions worth $381M, up 10% from $346M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 100% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2023: portfolio turnover was 0%. Norbert Lou opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 5-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 77% of assets, down from 79% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Norbert Lou's biggest Q4 2023 reduction was Ally Financial, cutting an estimated $8.05M.
  • Norbert Lou's ten largest holdings make up 100% of its $381M portfolio in Q4 2023.
  • Norbert Lou opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2023.
  • Norbert Lou's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $381M.

Based on Punch Card Management's 13F filing for Q4 2023, filed 14 Feb 2024.