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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
+12.71%
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
$3.86B
AUM Growth
+$165M
Cap. Flow
-$279M
Cap. Flow %
-7.23%
Top 10 Hldgs %
92.41%
Holding
30
New
7
Increased
4
Reduced
4
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
UBER icon
Uber
UBER
+$81M
2
LIVN icon
LivaNova
LIVN
+$73.3M
3
CVNA icon
Carvana
CVNA
+$50.3M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$35.3M
5
USFD icon
US Foods
USFD
+$31M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$137M
2
NUAN
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
+$123M
3
SYF icon
Synchrony
SYF
+$112M
4
OPTU
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
+$70.9M
5
PRCH icon
Porch Group
PRCH
+$55.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 45.11%
2 Healthcare 27.2%
3 Technology 8.41%
4 Communication Services 7.17%
5 Consumer Staples 5.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
IFF icon
1
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
$973M 25.19%
6,509,439
– –
ELAN icon
2
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12B
$966M 25.01%
27,835,500
– –
OLN icon
3
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$692M 17.91%
14,950,000
– –
USFD icon
4
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
$216M 5.59%
5,624,500
+799,500
+17% +$31M
META icon
5
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$209M 5.4%
600,000
+110,000
+22% +$35.3M
FLEX icon
6
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
$181M 4.7%
13,469,050
+1,327,000
+11% +$18M
CVNA icon
7
Carvana
CVNA
$76.9B
$109M 2.81%
1,800,000
+925,000
+106% +$50.3M
UBER icon
8
Uber
UBER
$161B
$77.7M 2.01%
+1,550,000
New +$81M
LIVN icon
9
LivaNova
LIVN
$4.34B
$74.9M 1.94%
+890,000
New +$73.3M
CSTM icon
10
Constellium
CSTM
$3.66B
$71.3M 1.85%
3,760,000
– –
NUAN
11
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$63.5M 1.65%
1,166,750
-2,333,250
-67% -$123M
PTVE
12
DELISTED
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Common stock
PTVE
$50.9M 1.32%
3,375,000
– –
KBR icon
13
KBR
KBR
$4.86B
$45.8M 1.19%
1,200,000
– –
NWSA icon
14
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.4B
$34.8M 0.9%
1,350,000
-500,000
-27% -$13.2M
OPTU
15
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$323M
$33.3M 0.86%
975,000
-2,025,000
-68% -$70.9M
SYF icon
16
Synchrony
SYF
$25.9B
$18.6M 0.48%
382,925
-2,467,075
-87% -$112M
CMLTU
17
DELISTED
CM Life Sciences III Inc. Unit
CMLTU
$10.9M 0.28%
+1,000,000
New +$10.8M
SLGC
18
DELISTED
SomaLogic, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SLGC
$9.81M 0.25%
+800,000
New +$9.81M
ORGN
19
DELISTED
Origin Materials
ORGN
$6.56M 0.17%
+26,667
New +$7.94M
WGSWW
20
DELISTED
GeneDx Holdings Warrant
WGSWW
$5.31M 0.14%
1,155,000
– –
OHPAU
21
DELISTED
Orion Acquisition Corp. Unit
OHPAU
$4.96M 0.13%
500,000
– –
GAMCU
22
DELISTED
Golden Arrow Merger Corp. Unit
GAMCU
$3.73M 0.1%
375,000
– –
KPLT icon
23
Katapult Holdings
KPLT
$484M
$2.16M 0.06%
+8,000
New +$2.48M
EPWR.U
24
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
$2.02M 0.05%
200,000
– –
SLGCW
25
DELISTED
SomaLogic, Inc. Warrant
SLGCW
$864K 0.02%
+160,000
New +$825K
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Scott Ferguson's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2021, Scott Ferguson held 30 positions worth $3.86B, up 4.5% from $3.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 92% of the portfolio.

Scott Ferguson withdrew a net $279M in Q2 2021, closing 5 positions and reducing 4 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alibaba, an estimated $137M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 45% of assets, up from 41% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

Against the trend, Scott Ferguson opened a new position in Uber worth $77.7M.

  • Scott Ferguson's largest Q2 2021 buy was Uber: 1,550,000 shares worth $77.7M.
  • Scott Ferguson added most to Carvana in Q2 2021, an estimated $50.3M increase.
  • Scott Ferguson's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Nuance Communications, Inc., cutting an estimated $123M.
  • Scott Ferguson fully exited Alibaba in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $137M.
  • Scott Ferguson's ten largest holdings make up 92% of its $3.86B portfolio in Q2 2021.
  • Scott Ferguson opened 7 new positions and closed 5 in Q2 2021.
  • Scott Ferguson's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $3.86B.

Based on Sachem Head Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 13 Aug 2021.