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Polar Capital Portfolio holdings

AUM $13.5B
1-Year Est. Return 55.9%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-13.72%
1 Year Est. Return
+55.9%
3 Year Est. Return
+127.44%
5 Year Est. Return
+269.08%
10 Year Est. Return
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AUM
$9.35B
AUM Growth
-$2.4B
Cap. Flow
-$757M
Cap. Flow %
-8.1%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.15%
Holding
300
New
33
Increased
109
Reduced
94
Closed
43

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$66.5M
2
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$62.4M
3
TMO icon
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
+$53.8M
4
ANET icon
Arista Networks
ANET
+$47M
5
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$45.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$112M
2
AMGN icon
Amgen
AMGN
+$102M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$102M
4
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
+$72.8M
5
FLEX icon
Flex
FLEX
+$70.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.47%
2 Financials 23.51%
3 Healthcare 21.25%
4 Communication Services 7.66%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ZEN
26
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$80.5M 0.86%
1,379,322
+325,132
+31% +$18.7M
PFE icon
27
Pfizer
PFE
$140B
$79M 0.84%
1,906,771
-947,629
-33% -$39.3M
ELV icon
28
Elevance Health
ELV
$81.9B
$78.7M 0.84%
299,836
-8,560
-3% -$2.35M
AMD icon
29
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$851B
$77.1M 0.82%
4,174,958
+1,683,374
+68% +$36.4M
DHR icon
30
Danaher
DHR
$135B
$76.8M 0.82%
839,875
+731,942
+678% +$66.5M
C icon
31
Citigroup
C
$222B
$73.6M 0.79%
1,412,931
-546,742
-28% -$34.6M
ANET icon
32
Arista Networks
ANET
$219B
$73.3M 0.78%
5,566,256
+3,273,840
+143% +$47M
WRB icon
33
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$28B
$73.2M 0.78%
3,341,250
-401,625
-11% -$9.03M
BAH icon
34
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.7B
$72.5M 0.78%
1,609,397
+42,034
+3% +$2.06M
JPM icon
35
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$939B
$72.1M 0.77%
738,940
-110,513
-13% -$11.8M
RNR icon
36
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.7B
$69.5M 0.74%
519,650
+9,650
+2% +$1.26M
CNQ icon
37
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$96.9B
$68.7M 0.73%
4,770,947
-1,984,128
-29% -$26.7M
SU icon
38
Suncor Energy
SU
$77.7B
$68M 0.73%
1,998,048
-541,874
-21% -$18M
BRO icon
39
Brown & Brown
BRO
$22.9B
$66.7M 0.71%
2,421,585
+227,564
+10% +$6.43M
ANSS
40
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$65.6M 0.7%
458,610
+202,018
+79% +$31.4M
ISRG icon
41
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$121B
$64.7M 0.69%
405,591
-33,897
-8% -$5.74M
SSNC icon
42
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$17.8B
$63.8M 0.68%
1,414,307
+171,602
+14% +$8.33M
BAC icon
43
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$63.8M 0.68%
2,588,841
-444,612
-15% -$12.1M
ESNT icon
44
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.06B
$62.4M 0.67%
1,825,000
+50,000
+3% +$1.91M
PGR icon
45
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$59.3M 0.63%
982,750
-19,750
-2% -$1.31M
KL
46
DELISTED
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd Ordinary
KL
$58.9M 0.63%
1,856,107
+199,195
+12% +$4.22M
TMO icon
47
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$58.9M 0.63%
262,991
+229,388
+683% +$53.8M
BIO icon
48
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$8.42B
$58.2M 0.62%
250,789
+52,000
+26% +$14M
TRV icon
49
Travelers Companies
TRV
$80.8B
$58.2M 0.62%
486,000
+36,000
+8% +$4.51M
AABA
50
DELISTED
Altaba Inc
AABA
$56.2M 0.6%
969,622
-324,711
-25% -$20M
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Polar Capital's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Polar Capital held 300 positions worth $9.35B, down 20% from $11.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Polar Capital withdrew a net $757M in Q4 2018, closing 43 positions and reducing 94 holdings. Its most notable exit was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $72.8M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Polar Capital opened a new position in Boston Scientific worth $44.2M.

  • Polar Capital's largest Q4 2018 buy was Boston Scientific: 1,250,000 shares worth $44.2M.
  • Polar Capital added most to Danaher in Q4 2018, an estimated $66.5M increase.
  • Polar Capital's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $112M.
  • Polar Capital fully exited Activision Blizzard in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $72.8M.
  • Polar Capital's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $9.35B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Polar Capital opened 33 new positions and closed 43 in Q4 2018.
  • Polar Capital's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $9.35B.

Based on Polar Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.