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Scharf Investments Portfolio holdings

AUM $3.03B
1-Year Est. Return 7.75%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.21%
1 Year Est. Return
+7.75%
3 Year Est. Return
+55.03%
5 Year Est. Return
+80.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+289.59%
AUM
$4.18B
AUM Growth
-$130M
Cap. Flow
-$386M
Cap. Flow %
-9.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.69%
Holding
49
New
6
Increased
8
Reduced
24
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$43.4M
2
KSU
Kansas City Southern
KSU
+$22M
3
CTSH icon
Cognizant
CTSH
+$9.28M
4
SHW icon
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
+$8.62M
5
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$3.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NLSN
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
+$159M
2
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$78.3M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$40.6M
4
GNTX icon
Gentex
GNTX
+$23M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 29.51%
2 Financials 18.76%
3 Healthcare 18.52%
4 Consumer Discretionary 13.1%
5 Communication Services 4.85%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SNN icon
26
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$13.7B
$15.4M 0.37%
497,176
-62,523
-11% -$1.91M
SPY icon
27
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$771B
$5.27M 0.13%
44,748
-65,218
-59% -$15.2M
MA icon
28
Mastercard
MA
$498B
$1.63M 0.04%
14,500
– –
JPM.WS
29
DELISTED
JPMorgan Chase
JPM.WS
$1.29M 0.03%
27,805
-5,968
-18% -$278K
MCO icon
30
Moody's
MCO
$83.7B
$1.23M 0.03%
11,000
– –
NXP icon
31
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio
NXP
$898M
$1.16M 0.03%
+82,869
New +$1.16M
VGSH icon
32
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
VGSH
$29.3B
$1.15M 0.03%
+18,940
New +$1.15M
META icon
33
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.49T
$1.14M 0.03%
+8,015
New +$1.07M
FSV icon
34
FirstService
FSV
$6.55B
$965K 0.02%
16,000
– –
SHPG
35
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$901K 0.02%
5,169
-537
-9% -$93.8K
V icon
36
Visa
V
$677B
$822K 0.02%
9,255
+4,670
+102% +$402K
ELV icon
37
Elevance Health
ELV
$81.5B
$615K 0.01%
+3,720
New +$592K
AIG.WS
38
DELISTED
American International Group, Inc.
AIG.WS
$414K 0.01%
19,360
-5,280
-21% -$119K
LVNTA
39
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$413K 0.01%
9,285
– –
QVCGA
40
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$400K 0.01%
412
– –
PAGP icon
41
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.28B
$313K 0.01%
10,026
– –
BBWI icon
42
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.97B
$294K 0.01%
7,730
+2,168
+39% +$97.7K
OAK
43
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
$240K 0.01%
+5,300
New +$231K
IWB icon
44
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$47.1B
– –
-4,150
Closed -$517K
UNP icon
45
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
– –
-3,928
Closed -$407K
LEXEA
46
DELISTED
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
– –
-6,190
Closed -$246K
BHI
47
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
– –
-5,081
Closed -$330K
NLSN
48
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
– –
-3,800,562
Closed -$159M
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Scharf Investments's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Scharf Investments held 49 positions worth $4.18B, down 3% from $4.31B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Scharf Investments withdrew a net $386M in Q1 2017, closing 5 positions and reducing 24 holdings. Its most notable exit was Nielsen Holdings plc, an estimated $159M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 30% of assets, up from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Scharf Investments opened a new position in Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio worth $1.16M.

  • Scharf Investments's largest Q1 2017 buy was Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio: 82,869 shares worth $1.16M.
  • Scharf Investments added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q1 2017, an estimated $43.4M increase.
  • Scharf Investments's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, cutting an estimated $78.3M.
  • Scharf Investments fully exited Nielsen Holdings plc in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $159M.
  • Scharf Investments's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $4.18B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Scharf Investments opened 6 new positions and closed 5 in Q1 2017.
  • Scharf Investments's portfolio value fell 3% quarter-over-quarter to $4.18B.

Based on Scharf Investments's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.