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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
+0.05%
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
$3.9B
AUM Growth
+$291M
Cap. Flow
+$307M
Cap. Flow %
7.87%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.39%
Holding
54
New
1
Increased
26
Reduced
9
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NLSN
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
+$181M
2
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$99.5M
3
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$89.7M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$22.5M
5
EBAY icon
eBay
EBAY
+$14.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MKL icon
Markel Group
MKL
+$89.4M
2
TGT icon
Target
TGT
+$86.4M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$35.1M
4
CHL
China Mobile Limited
CHL
+$23.9M
5
XRAY icon
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
+$5.87M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 27.07%
2 Healthcare 18.7%
3 Consumer Discretionary 14.28%
4 Financials 12.52%
5 Energy 8.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MSFT icon
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.45T
$216M 5.54%
4,895,024
+493,388
+11% +$22.5M
AIG icon
2
American International
AIG
$41.7B
$210M 5.39%
3,399,557
+224,820
+7% +$13.3M
AAPL icon
3
Apple
AAPL
$4.54T
$202M 5.17%
6,430,960
+384,664
+6% +$12.3M
AAP icon
4
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.35B
$196M 5.03%
1,230,541
+83,352
+7% +$12.7M
CVS icon
5
CVS Health
CVS
$133B
$190M 4.87%
1,811,677
+92,883
+5% +$9.49M
BIDU icon
6
Baidu
BIDU
$37.7B
$190M 4.87%
953,273
+438,024
+85% +$89.7M
EBAY icon
7
eBay
EBAY
$50.6B
$189M 4.86%
7,472,183
+586,673
+9% +$14.6M
CTSH icon
8
Cognizant
CTSH
$24.9B
$180M 4.61%
2,942,301
+143,664
+5% +$9.02M
NLSN
9
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$179M 4.6%
+4,000,866
New +$181M
BRK.B icon
10
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$173M 4.45%
1,274,320
+697,917
+121% +$99.5M
CHL
11
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$171M 4.39%
2,672,696
-349,574
-12% -$23.9M
ORCL icon
12
Oracle
ORCL
$374B
$170M 4.37%
4,225,328
+255,145
+6% +$11.1M
DG icon
13
Dollar General
DG
$28B
$169M 4.33%
2,170,430
+88,448
+4% +$6.67M
NVS icon
14
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$162M 4.17%
1,843,911
+75,856
+4% +$6.96M
BAX icon
15
Baxter International
BAX
$13.5B
$157M 4.03%
4,137,141
+259,441
+7% +$9.7M
SLB icon
16
SLB Ltd
SLB
$73.6B
$151M 3.87%
1,749,939
+123,610
+8% +$11.2M
MSI icon
17
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$72.3B
$150M 3.85%
2,616,357
+159,205
+6% +$9.53M
SAP icon
18
SAP
SAP
$212B
$137M 3.52%
1,952,646
+59,159
+3% +$4.39M
AGN
19
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$120M 3.08%
395,319
+18,105
+5% +$5.4M
BHI
20
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$99.2M 2.55%
1,608,053
+102,966
+7% +$6.74M
AFL icon
21
Aflac
AFL
$64.9B
$97.1M 2.49%
3,121,076
-1,110,322
-26% -$35.1M
XRAY icon
22
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$92M 2.36%
1,784,620
-113,373
-6% -$5.87M
GNTX icon
23
Gentex
GNTX
$4.97B
$90.6M 2.32%
5,514,996
+408,967
+8% +$7.15M
APA icon
24
APA Corp
APA
$13.2B
$87.2M 2.24%
1,512,965
+59,562
+4% +$3.75M
SBH icon
25
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.43B
$78.4M 2.01%
2,483,971
-3,341
-0.1% -$106K
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Scharf Investments's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Scharf Investments held 54 positions worth $3.9B, up 8.1% from $3.61B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Scharf Investments deployed $307M of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 1 new position and adding to 26 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Nielsen Holdings plc: 4,000,866 shares worth $179M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 27% of assets, down from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Markel Group, an estimated $89.4M trimmed.

  • Scharf Investments's largest Q2 2015 buy was Nielsen Holdings plc: 4,000,866 shares worth $179M.
  • Scharf Investments added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q2 2015, an estimated $99.5M increase.
  • Scharf Investments's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Markel Group, cutting an estimated $89.4M.
  • Scharf Investments fully exited State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $292K.
  • Scharf Investments's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $3.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Scharf Investments opened 1 new position and closed 3 in Q2 2015.
  • Scharf Investments's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $3.9B.

Based on Scharf Investments's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 13 Aug 2015.