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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
+13.83%
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
$1.65B
AUM Growth
+$245M
Cap. Flow
+$100M
Cap. Flow %
6.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
74.96%
Holding
24
New
5
Increased
7
Reduced
2
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$102M
2
ELAN icon
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
+$88.7M
3
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$55.4M
4
CMLFU
CM Life Sciences, Inc. Unit
CMLFU
+$36.5M
5
OPTU
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
+$31.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$90.9M
2
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$58.5M
3
TWOU
2U Inc
TWOU
+$52.8M
4
DRI icon
Darden Restaurants
DRI
+$50M
5
QSR icon
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
+$37.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 27.04%
2 Technology 17.14%
3 Communication Services 14.15%
4 Consumer Staples 11.28%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EXP icon
1
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.35B
$232M 14.04%
2,682,834
-372,166
-12% -$30.1M
OLN icon
2
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$185M 11.22%
14,950,000
– –
OPTU
3
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$323M
$130M 7.88%
5,000,000
+1,200,000
+32% +$31.2M
LKQ icon
4
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.52B
$120M 7.27%
4,325,000
+1,000,000
+30% +$29.5M
META icon
5
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$103M 6.27%
+395,000
New +$102M
SYF icon
6
Synchrony
SYF
$25.9B
$100M 6.08%
3,832,000
+532,000
+16% +$12.9M
USFD icon
7
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
$100M 6.06%
4,500,000
– –
ELAN icon
8
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12B
$97.8M 5.93%
+3,500,000
New +$88.7M
KBR icon
9
KBR
KBR
$4.86B
$88.3M 5.35%
3,950,000
+950,000
+32% +$22M
FLEX icon
10
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
$80.2M 4.86%
9,554,400
– –
NUAN
11
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$79.7M 4.83%
2,400,000
+700,000
+41% +$20.3M
LOPE icon
12
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.84B
$64M 3.88%
800,000
+100,000
+14% +$9.05M
UBER icon
13
Uber
UBER
$161B
$62M 3.76%
1,700,000
– –
DELL icon
14
Dell
DELL
$286B
$60.9M 3.69%
+1,775,700
New +$55.4M
PCG icon
15
PG&E
PCG
$38.8B
$58.7M 3.56%
6,250,000
-450,000
-7% -$4.17M
CMLFU
16
DELISTED
CM Life Sciences, Inc. Unit
CMLFU
$36.3M 2.2%
+3,465,000
New +$36.5M
CSTM icon
17
Constellium
CSTM
$3.66B
$29.5M 1.79%
3,760,000
+1,635,000
+77% +$13.5M
PFGC icon
18
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$16.5B
$22.2M 1.34%
+640,000
New +$20.6M
CMCSA icon
19
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
– –
-1,500,000
Closed -$58.5M
CRM icon
20
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
– –
-485,000
Closed -$90.9M
DRI icon
21
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.2B
– –
-660,000
Closed -$50M
QSR icon
22
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$28.2B
– –
-690,000
Closed -$37.7M
SYY icon
23
Sysco
SYY
$40.2B
– –
-315,000
Closed -$17.2M
TWOU
24
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
– –
-46,359
Closed -$52.8M

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Scott Ferguson's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2020, Scott Ferguson held 24 positions worth $1.65B, up 17% from $1.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 75% of the portfolio.

Scott Ferguson deployed $100M of net new capital in Q3 2020, opening 5 new positions and adding to 7 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Meta Platforms (Facebook): 395,000 shares worth $103M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 27% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Eagle Materials, an estimated $30.1M trimmed.

  • Scott Ferguson's largest Q3 2020 buy was Meta Platforms (Facebook): 395,000 shares worth $103M.
  • Scott Ferguson added most to Optimum Communications Inc in Q3 2020, an estimated $31.2M increase.
  • Scott Ferguson's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Eagle Materials, cutting an estimated $30.1M.
  • Scott Ferguson fully exited Salesforce in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $90.9M.
  • Scott Ferguson's ten largest holdings make up 75% of its $1.65B portfolio in Q3 2020.
  • Scott Ferguson opened 5 new positions and closed 6 in Q3 2020.
  • Scott Ferguson's portfolio value rose 17% quarter-over-quarter to $1.65B.

Based on Sachem Head Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 13 Nov 2020.