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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
PFPT
76
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$40.1M 0.43%
478,763
+138,521
+41% +$12.8M
EVBG
77
DELISTED
Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock
EVBG
$39.8M 0.43%
700,538
+241,458
+53% +$12.5M
SPLK
78
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$39.3M 0.42%
374,763
+145,094
+63% +$14.7M
SAVE
79
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$38.9M 0.42%
672,247
-788,657
-54% -$42.3M
HUBS icon
80
HubSpot
HUBS
$11.4B
$38.9M 0.42%
309,191
+104,956
+51% +$13.8M
UHS icon
81
Universal Health Services
UHS
$9.64B
$38.5M 0.41%
+330,000
New +$41.5M
AYX
82
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
$38.3M 0.41%
643,618
-60,150
-9% -$3.27M
W icon
83
Wayfair
W
$12.5B
$37.2M 0.4%
+413,265
New +$43.5M
IRTC icon
84
iRhythm Holdings
IRTC
$3.69B
$36.5M 0.39%
525,468
+503,468
+2,288% +$38.2M
CPA icon
85
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.65B
$36.2M 0.39%
460,330
-2,294
-0.5% -$180K
NTNX icon
86
Nutanix
NTNX
$15.4B
$35.8M 0.38%
859,919
+280,086
+48% +$11.6M
NEWR
87
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
$35.6M 0.38%
439,981
+164,732
+60% +$13.9M
QTNT
88
DELISTED
Quotient Limited Ordinary Shares
QTNT
$35.5M 0.38%
144,902
+11,473
+9% +$3.01M
LEXEA
89
DELISTED
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
$35.4M 0.38%
905,922
-41,941
-4% -$1.75M
TWOU
90
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$35.4M 0.38%
23,726
+8,994
+61% +$15.8M
ILMN icon
91
Illumina
ILMN
$28.7B
$34.9M 0.37%
119,739
+109,618
+1,083% +$34M
KEX icon
92
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.76B
$33.9M 0.36%
503,508
-280,531
-36% -$20.8M
EXPE icon
93
Expedia Group
EXPE
$33.4B
$33.3M 0.36%
295,990
-263,609
-47% -$31.5M
DBX icon
94
Dropbox
DBX
$7.13B
$33.3M 0.36%
1,631,744
+360,970
+28% +$8.32M
AME icon
95
Ametek
AME
$55.7B
$32.7M 0.35%
483,507
-136,705
-22% -$9.81M
OXFD
96
DELISTED
Oxford Immunotec Global PLC Ordinary Shares
OXFD
$32.7M 0.35%
2,557,973
+58,351
+2% +$885K
AEM icon
97
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$73B
$32.6M 0.35%
+806,339
New +$29.7M
CGNX icon
98
Cognex
CGNX
$10.2B
$32.5M 0.35%
841,618
+109,720
+15% +$4.76M
MA icon
99
Mastercard
MA
$487B
$32.1M 0.34%
170,424
-169,103
-50% -$33.6M
SYK icon
100
Stryker
SYK
$129B
$32.1M 0.34%
205,000
-25,468
-11% -$4.26M
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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.