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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
+17.33%
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
$3.7B
AUM Growth
+$831M
Cap. Flow
+$558M
Cap. Flow %
15.1%
Top 10 Hldgs %
89.16%
Holding
31
New
12
Increased
3
Reduced
3
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IFF icon
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
+$842M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$149M
3
PRCH icon
Porch Group
PRCH
+$56M
4
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$50.5M
5
CVNA icon
Carvana
CVNA
+$48.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$181M
2
LKQ icon
LKQ Corp
LKQ
+$113M
3
KBR icon
KBR
KBR
+$87.7M
4
CCEP icon
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
+$74.7M
5
LOPE icon
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
+$74.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 41.44%
2 Healthcare 22.78%
3 Technology 10.16%
4 Communication Services 7.82%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.21%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
IFF icon
1
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
$909M 24.59%
+6,509,439
New +$842M
ELAN icon
2
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12B
$820M 22.18%
27,835,500
– –
OLN icon
3
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$568M 15.36%
14,950,000
– –
USFD icon
4
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
$184M 4.98%
4,825,000
-175,000
-4% -$6.33M
FLEX icon
5
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
$168M 4.53%
12,142,050
+729,850
+6% +$10.1M
NUAN
6
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$153M 4.13%
3,500,000
– –
META icon
7
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$144M 3.9%
490,000
+95,000
+24% +$25.6M
BABA icon
8
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$137M 3.71%
+605,000
New +$149M
SYF icon
9
Synchrony
SYF
$25.9B
$116M 3.14%
2,850,000
-1,685,000
-37% -$65M
OPTU
10
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$323M
$97.6M 2.64%
3,000,000
– –
PRCH icon
11
Porch Group
PRCH
$1.94B
$55.8M 1.51%
+3,150,000
New +$56M
CSTM icon
12
Constellium
CSTM
$3.66B
$55.3M 1.5%
3,760,000
– –
DELL icon
13
Dell
DELL
$286B
$55.1M 1.49%
+1,233,125
New +$50.5M
NWSA icon
14
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.4B
$47M 1.27%
+1,850,000
New +$41.5M
PTVE
15
DELISTED
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Common stock
PTVE
$46.4M 1.25%
3,375,000
+775,000
+30% +$12M
KBR icon
16
KBR
KBR
$4.86B
$46.1M 1.25%
1,200,000
-2,750,000
-70% -$87.7M
CVNA icon
17
Carvana
CVNA
$76.9B
$45.9M 1.24%
+875,000
New +$48.2M
WGS icon
18
GeneDx Holdings
WGS
$2.6B
$22.3M 0.6%
+45,455
New +$23.6M
CMIIU
19
DELISTED
CM Life Sciences II Inc. Unit
CMIIU
$10.2M 0.28%
+800,000
New +$10M
WGSWW
20
DELISTED
GeneDx Holdings Warrant
WGSWW
$5.98M 0.16%
+1,155,000
New +$6.42M
OHPAU
21
DELISTED
Orion Acquisition Corp. Unit
OHPAU
$5M 0.14%
+500,000
New +$5.01M
GAMCU
22
DELISTED
Golden Arrow Merger Corp. Unit
GAMCU
$3.73M 0.1%
+375,000
New +$3.72M
EPWR.U
23
DELISTED
Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp. Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant
EPWR.U
$1.97M 0.05%
+200,000
New +$2.05M
CCEP icon
24
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$47.7B
– –
-1,500,000
Closed -$74.7M
DD icon
25
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
– –
-2,031,500
Closed -$181M
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Scott Ferguson's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2021, Scott Ferguson held 31 positions worth $3.7B, up 29% from $2.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 89% of the portfolio.

Scott Ferguson deployed $558M of net new capital in Q1 2021, opening 12 new positions and adding to 3 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was International Flavors & Fragrances: 6,509,439 shares worth $909M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 41% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was KBR, an estimated $87.7M trimmed.

  • Scott Ferguson's largest Q1 2021 buy was International Flavors & Fragrances: 6,509,439 shares worth $909M.
  • Scott Ferguson added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2021, an estimated $25.6M increase.
  • Scott Ferguson's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was KBR, cutting an estimated $87.7M.
  • Scott Ferguson fully exited DuPont de Nemours in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $181M.
  • Scott Ferguson's ten largest holdings make up 89% of its $3.7B portfolio in Q1 2021.
  • Scott Ferguson opened 12 new positions and closed 8 in Q1 2021.
  • Scott Ferguson's portfolio value rose 29% quarter-over-quarter to $3.7B.

Based on Sachem Head Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 14 May 2021.