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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
+35.54%
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
$2.87B
AUM Growth
+$1.22B
Cap. Flow
+$648M
Cap. Flow %
22.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
83.19%
Holding
24
New
6
Increased
5
Reduced
2
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ELAN icon
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
+$743M
2
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$160M
3
CCEP icon
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
+$63.4M
4
PRG icon
PROG Holdings
PRG
+$45.2M
5
NUAN
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
+$41.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EXP icon
Eagle Materials
EXP
+$232M
2
OPTU
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
+$62.6M
3
UBER icon
Uber
UBER
+$62M
4
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$60.9M
5
PCG icon
PG&E
PCG
+$58.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 29.79%
2 Materials 20.98%
3 Consumer Staples 11.96%
4 Technology 10.78%
5 Communication Services 7.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ELAN icon
1
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12B
$854M 29.79%
27,835,500
+24,335,500
+695% +$743M
OLN icon
2
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$367M 12.81%
14,950,000
– –
DD icon
3
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
$181M 6.33%
+2,031,500
New +$160M
USFD icon
4
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
$167M 5.81%
5,000,000
+500,000
+11% +$14.3M
SYF icon
5
Synchrony
SYF
$25.9B
$157M 5.49%
4,535,000
+703,000
+18% +$21.1M
FLEX icon
6
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
$155M 5.4%
11,412,200
+1,857,800
+19% +$21.5M
NUAN
7
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$154M 5.39%
3,500,000
+1,100,000
+46% +$41.7M
KBR icon
8
KBR
KBR
$4.86B
$122M 4.26%
3,950,000
– –
OPTU
9
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$323M
$114M 3.96%
3,000,000
-2,000,000
-40% -$62.6M
LKQ icon
10
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.52B
$113M 3.94%
3,200,000
-1,125,000
-26% -$38.5M
META icon
11
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$108M 3.77%
395,000
– –
CCEP icon
12
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$47.7B
$74.7M 2.61%
+1,500,000
New +$63.4M
LOPE icon
13
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.84B
$74.5M 2.6%
800,000
– –
CSTM icon
14
Constellium
CSTM
$3.66B
$52.6M 1.84%
3,760,000
– –
PTVE
15
DELISTED
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Common stock
PTVE
$47.2M 1.65%
+2,600,000
New +$40.1M
PRG icon
16
PROG Holdings
PRG
$1.54B
$47.1M 1.65%
+875,000
New +$45.2M
CMLFU
17
DELISTED
CM Life Sciences, Inc. Unit
CMLFU
$40.2M 1.4%
3,465,000
– –
PRMW
18
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$27M 0.94%
+1,725,000
New +$25.4M
FRX.U
19
DELISTED
Forest Road Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-th
FRX.U
$10.5M 0.37%
+1,000,000
New +$10.3M
DELL icon
20
Dell
DELL
$286B
– –
-1,775,700
Closed -$60.9M
EXP icon
21
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.35B
– –
-2,682,834
Closed -$232M
PCG icon
22
PG&E
PCG
$38.8B
– –
-6,250,000
Closed -$58.7M
PFGC icon
23
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$16.5B
– –
-640,000
Closed -$22.2M
UBER icon
24
Uber
UBER
$161B
– –
-1,700,000
Closed -$62M

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Scott Ferguson's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2020, Scott Ferguson held 24 positions worth $2.87B, up 74% from $1.65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 83% of the portfolio.

Scott Ferguson deployed $648M of net new capital in Q4 2020, opening 6 new positions and adding to 5 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was DuPont de Nemours: 2,031,500 shares worth $181M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 30% of assets, up from 5.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Consumer Staples.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Optimum Communications Inc, an estimated $62.6M trimmed.

  • Scott Ferguson's largest Q4 2020 buy was DuPont de Nemours: 2,031,500 shares worth $181M.
  • Scott Ferguson added most to Elanco Animal Health in Q4 2020, an estimated $743M increase.
  • Scott Ferguson's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Optimum Communications Inc, cutting an estimated $62.6M.
  • Scott Ferguson fully exited Eagle Materials in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $232M.
  • Scott Ferguson's ten largest holdings make up 83% of its $2.87B portfolio in Q4 2020.
  • Scott Ferguson opened 6 new positions and closed 5 in Q4 2020.
  • Scott Ferguson's portfolio value rose 74% quarter-over-quarter to $2.87B.

Based on Sachem Head Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 12 Feb 2021.