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Polen Capital Management

Polen Capital Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $14.5B
1-Year Est. Return 5.7%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-12.21%
1 Year Est. Return
+5.7%
3 Year Est. Return
+58.11%
5 Year Est. Return
+55.45%
10 Year Est. Return
+413.15%
AUM
$15.3B
AUM Growth
-$2.23B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
1.44%
Top 10 Hldgs %
65.43%
Holding
60
New
2
Increased
47
Reduced
9
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$499M
2
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$140M
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$41.5M
4
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$40.4M
5
V icon
Visa
V
+$35.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$322M
2
IT icon
Gartner
IT
+$143M
3
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$128M
4
ALGN icon
Align Technology
ALGN
+$101M
5
MDSO
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
+$42.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 36.69%
2 Consumer Discretionary 20.18%
3 Communication Services 15.79%
4 Healthcare 11.46%
5 Financials 10.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MSFT icon
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.84T
$1.44B 9.41%
14,206,115
+387,514
+3% +$41.5M
V icon
2
Visa
V
$677B
$1.14B 7.44%
8,648,461
+254,801
+3% +$35.2M
GOOG icon
3
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.9T
$1.08B 7.02%
20,783,980
+501,360
+2% +$26.8M
ORLY icon
4
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$992M 6.47%
43,229,340
+863,070
+2% +$19.6M
ADP icon
5
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$100B
$967M 6.31%
7,376,430
+226,969
+3% +$32M
META icon
6
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.51T
$964M 6.29%
7,354,192
+3,445,879
+88% +$499M
ADBE icon
7
Adobe
ADBE
$89.5B
$952M 6.21%
4,209,605
+167,321
+4% +$40.4M
NKE icon
8
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$851M 5.55%
11,473,813
-1,711,362
-13% -$128M
SBUX icon
9
Starbucks
SBUX
$118B
$830M 5.41%
12,893,995
-5,141,331
-29% -$322M
ZTS icon
10
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.6B
$817M 5.33%
9,553,567
+178,893
+2% +$16.1M
DG icon
11
Dollar General
DG
$25.9B
$773M 5.04%
7,155,529
+105,776
+2% +$11.5M
ACN icon
12
Accenture
ACN
$89.9B
$750M 4.89%
5,318,111
+157,374
+3% +$24.9M
ORCL icon
13
Oracle
ORCL
$331B
$586M 3.82%
12,969,357
+303,113
+2% +$14.5M
IT icon
14
Gartner
IT
$9.41B
$575M 3.75%
4,499,201
-993,433
-18% -$143M
REGN icon
15
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$68.8B
$555M 3.62%
1,485,255
-3,237
-0.2% -$1.18M
MA icon
16
Mastercard
MA
$477B
$474M 3.09%
2,513,147
+704,133
+39% +$140M
BKNG icon
17
Booking.com
BKNG
$138B
$404M 2.64%
5,868,275
-51,825
-0.9% -$3.8M
GOOGL icon
18
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.91T
$376M 2.45%
7,191,380
+277,980
+4% +$15M
ALGN icon
19
Align Technology
ALGN
$12B
$359M 2.34%
1,713,303
-397,794
-19% -$101M
NVDA icon
20
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.01T
$332M 2.17%
99,587,560
-498,600
-0.5% -$2.39M
IWF icon
21
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$122B
$27.9M 0.18%
853,816
+739,196
+645% +$26.1M
BABA icon
22
Alibaba
BABA
$269B
$14.8M 0.1%
108,292
+30,526
+39% +$4.51M
ICLR icon
23
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$12.7M 0.08%
98,614
+16,114
+20% +$2.23M
SAP icon
24
SAP
SAP
$187B
$9.77M 0.06%
98,179
+26,879
+38% +$2.86M
MDT icon
25
Medtronic
MDT
$107B
$7.62M 0.05%
83,735
+13,730
+20% +$1.28M
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Polen Capital Management's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Polen Capital Management held 60 positions worth $15.3B, down 13% from $17.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 65% of the portfolio.

Polen Capital Management's Q4 2018 filing shows 2 new, 47 increased, 9 reduced and 2 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Floor & Decor: 19,650 shares worth $509K. The largest sale was Starbucks, an estimated $322M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 37% of assets, down from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

  • Polen Capital Management's largest Q4 2018 buy was Floor & Decor: 19,650 shares worth $509K.
  • Polen Capital Management added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2018, an estimated $499M increase.
  • Polen Capital Management's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $322M.
  • Polen Capital Management fully exited NutriSystem, Inc. in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $642K.
  • Polen Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 65% of its $15.3B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Polen Capital Management opened 2 new positions and closed 2 in Q4 2018.
  • Polen Capital Management's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $15.3B.

Based on Polen Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 12 Feb 2019.