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Scott Ferguson Sachem Head Capital Management

AUM $4.82B
1-Year Est. Return 73.38%
 

Scott Ferguson is the founder of Sachem Head Capital Management, an activist and fundamental equity firm. He previously worked at firms including Corvex and built a reputation for research-driven campaigns at public companies. Ferguson’s filings and activist situations are followed closely in event-driven and engagement-oriented investing circles.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+10.76%
1 Year Est. Return
+73.38%
3 Year Est. Return
+171.97%
5 Year Est. Return
+150.29%
10 Year Est. Return
+1,107.59%
AUM
$2.72B
AUM Growth
-$275M
Cap. Flow
-$520M
Cap. Flow %
-19.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
86.33%
Holding
19
New
5
Increased
3
Reduced
4
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ADSK icon
Autodesk
ADSK
+$187M
2
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$180M
3
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
+$127M
4
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$123M
5
SHPG
Shire pic
SHPG
+$111M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$346M
2
LOW icon
Lowe's Companies
LOW
+$222M
3
ADP icon
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
+$184M
4
CDK
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
+$175M
5
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
+$146M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 55.02%
2 Communication Services 33.14%
3 Healthcare 11.84%
4 Consumer Discretionary 0%
5 Industrials 0%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
META icon
1
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$400M 14.7%
2,060,000
– –
SHPG
2
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$323M 11.84%
1,910,807
+685,681
+56% +$111M
MSFT icon
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$286M 10.52%
2,905,000
-890,000
-23% -$86.3M
CRM icon
4
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
$237M 8.69%
1,735,000
-220,000
-11% -$28.1M
WP
5
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$217M 7.97%
2,655,000
-595,000
-18% -$48.6M
ZAYO
6
DELISTED
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAYO
$208M 7.64%
5,700,000
– –
ADSK icon
7
Autodesk
ADSK
$53.6B
$185M 6.79%
+1,410,000
New +$187M
NXPI icon
8
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$178M 6.54%
+1,630,000
New +$180M
TFCFA
9
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$159M 5.85%
+3,205,000
New +$127M
CPAY icon
10
Corpay
CPAY
$27.4B
$158M 5.8%
750,000
+190,000
+34% +$39M
NBIS
11
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$59.6B
$135M 4.96%
3,760,000
+1,435,000
+62% +$50M
DELL icon
12
Dell
DELL
$286B
$132M 4.84%
+5,558,651
New +$123M
ADP icon
13
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$112B
$67.1M 2.46%
500,000
-1,450,000
-74% -$184M
VMW
14
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$38.2M 1.4%
+260,000
New +$35.8M
LOW icon
15
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
– –
-2,525,000
Closed -$222M
PAGS icon
16
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.38B
– –
-3,560,000
Closed -$136M
CDK
17
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
– –
-2,755,000
Closed -$175M
AABA
18
DELISTED
Altaba Inc
AABA
– –
-1,970,000
Closed -$146M
TWX
19
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
– –
-3,660,000
Closed -$346M

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Scott Ferguson's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Scott Ferguson held 19 positions worth $2.72B, down 9.2% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 86% of the portfolio.

Scott Ferguson withdrew a net $520M in Q2 2018, closing 5 positions and reducing 4 holdings. Its most notable exit was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $346M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 55% of assets, up from 49% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Scott Ferguson opened a new position in Autodesk worth $185M.

  • Scott Ferguson's largest Q2 2018 buy was Autodesk: 1,410,000 shares worth $185M.
  • Scott Ferguson added most to Shire pic in Q2 2018, an estimated $111M increase.
  • Scott Ferguson's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Automatic Data Processing, cutting an estimated $184M.
  • Scott Ferguson fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $346M.
  • Scott Ferguson's ten largest holdings make up 86% of its $2.72B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Scott Ferguson opened 5 new positions and closed 5 in Q2 2018.
  • Scott Ferguson's portfolio value fell 9.2% quarter-over-quarter to $2.72B.

Based on Sachem Head Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.