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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
BRK.B icon
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$281M 6.71%
1,682,924
+259,111
+18% +$43.4M
ORCL icon
2
Oracle
ORCL
$339B
$279M 6.68%
6,262,222
-338,300
-5% -$14.1M
MSFT icon
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.9T
$262M 6.26%
3,972,325
-282,132
-7% -$18.1M
AAPL icon
4
Apple
AAPL
$4.97T
$241M 5.76%
6,699,988
-395,992
-6% -$13M
BKNG icon
5
Booking.com
BKNG
$156B
$240M 5.75%
3,376,950
-244,900
-7% -$16.2M
AON icon
6
Aon
AON
$80.6B
$209M 4.99%
1,758,997
-114,535
-6% -$13.2M
CMCSA icon
7
Comcast
CMCSA
$87.3B
$202M 4.82%
5,364,259
-1,093,983
-17% -$40.6M
AGN
8
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$194M 4.64%
812,504
+4,105
+0.5% +$956K
AIG icon
9
American International
AIG
$42.5B
$191M 4.56%
3,056,220
-177,920
-6% -$11.4M
CVS icon
10
CVS Health
CVS
$135B
$189M 4.52%
2,405,175
-104,692
-4% -$8.36M
AAP icon
11
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.53B
$177M 4.24%
1,195,508
-74,824
-6% -$12M
CTSH icon
12
Cognizant
CTSH
$26.5B
$173M 4.14%
2,909,294
+161,334
+6% +$9.28M
SAP icon
13
SAP
SAP
$215B
$156M 3.73%
1,589,325
-120,557
-7% -$11.2M
MCK icon
14
McKesson
MCK
$104B
$152M 3.64%
1,027,453
-16,721
-2% -$2.45M
WBA
15
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$148M 3.55%
1,786,734
-101,596
-5% -$8.52M
DG icon
16
Dollar General
DG
$28.4B
$140M 3.34%
2,004,362
+53,316
+3% +$3.9M
SLB icon
17
SLB Ltd
SLB
$72.7B
$138M 3.31%
1,771,424
-104,354
-6% -$8.53M
GNTX icon
18
Gentex
GNTX
$5.1B
$129M 3.09%
6,047,768
-1,096,036
-15% -$23M
SHW icon
19
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$84.8B
$125M 3%
1,211,730
+85,575
+8% +$8.62M
MSI icon
20
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$72.1B
$123M 2.94%
1,424,369
-97,128
-6% -$7.94M
CERN
21
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$117M 2.81%
1,992,764
-65,684
-3% -$3.55M
WTW icon
22
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$29.8B
$100M 2.4%
766,932
-60,170
-7% -$7.65M
KSU
23
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$78.5M 1.88%
915,528
+256,376
+39% +$22M
NVS icon
24
Novartis
NVS
$302B
$73.6M 1.76%
1,106,093
-48,506
-4% -$3.23M
CP icon
25
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$81B
$27.5M 0.66%
934,245
-2,637,365
-74% -$78.3M
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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.