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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
-4.91%
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
$4.06B
AUM Growth
+$194M
Cap. Flow
+$395M
Cap. Flow %
9.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
92.38%
Holding
30
New
5
Increased
5
Reduced
4
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$246M
2
POST icon
Post Holdings
POST
+$157M
3
UBER icon
Uber
UBER
+$156M
4
LAD icon
Lithia Motors
LAD
+$147M
5
EPAY
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
+$69.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$140M
2
CVNA icon
Carvana
CVNA
+$109M
3
NUAN
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
+$63.5M
4
CSTM icon
Constellium
CSTM
+$57.2M
5
NWSA icon
News Corp Class A
NWSA
+$34.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 36.05%
2 Healthcare 24.33%
3 Technology 18.69%
4 Consumer Staples 9.76%
5 Communication Services 4.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ELAN icon
1
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12B
$888M 21.89%
27,835,500
– –
IFF icon
2
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
$870M 21.46%
6,509,439
– –
OLN icon
3
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$577M 14.22%
11,950,000
-3,000,000
-20% -$140M
DELL icon
4
Dell
DELL
$286B
$260M 6.41%
+4,925,879
New +$246M
USFD icon
5
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
$236M 5.82%
6,803,552
+1,179,052
+21% +$40.4M
UBER icon
6
Uber
UBER
$161B
$230M 5.66%
5,125,000
+3,575,000
+231% +$156M
FLEX icon
7
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
$201M 4.95%
15,068,085
+1,599,035
+12% +$21.5M
META icon
8
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$192M 4.72%
564,300
-35,700
-6% -$12.9M
POST icon
9
Post Holdings
POST
$3.65B
$160M 3.94%
+2,218,656
New +$157M
LAD icon
10
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.15B
$134M 3.31%
+422,800
New +$147M
LIVN icon
11
LivaNova
LIVN
$4.34B
$89.1M 2.2%
1,125,000
+235,000
+26% +$19.3M
EPAY
12
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$67.8M 1.67%
+1,725,265
New +$69.5M
KBR icon
13
KBR
KBR
$4.86B
$61.5M 1.52%
1,560,000
+360,000
+30% +$14M
PTVE
14
DELISTED
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Common stock
PTVE
$42.3M 1.04%
3,375,000
– –
CSTM icon
15
Constellium
CSTM
$3.66B
$14.8M 0.37%
790,000
-2,970,000
-79% -$57.2M
CMLTU
16
DELISTED
CM Life Sciences III Inc. Unit
CMLTU
$10.3M 0.25%
1,000,000
– –
SLGC
17
DELISTED
SomaLogic, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SLGC
$5.99M 0.15%
500,000
-300,000
-38% -$3.38M
OHPAU
18
DELISTED
Orion Acquisition Corp. Unit
OHPAU
$4.95M 0.12%
500,000
– –
WGS icon
19
GeneDx Holdings
WGS
$2.6B
$3.79M 0.09%
+15,152
New +$5.2M
GAMCU
20
DELISTED
Golden Arrow Merger Corp. Unit
GAMCU
$3.71M 0.09%
375,000
– –
WGSWW
21
DELISTED
GeneDx Holdings Warrant
WGSWW
$2.45M 0.06%
1,155,000
– –
EPWR.U
22
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
$2M 0.05%
200,000
– –
SLGCW
23
DELISTED
SomaLogic, Inc. Warrant
SLGCW
$552K 0.01%
160,000
– –
OPTU
24
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$323M
– –
-975,000
Closed -$33.3M
CVNA icon
25
Carvana
CVNA
$76.9B
– –
-1,800,000
Closed -$109M
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Scott Ferguson's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2021, Scott Ferguson held 30 positions worth $4.06B, up 5% from $3.86B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 92% of the portfolio.

Scott Ferguson deployed $395M of net new capital in Q3 2021, opening 5 new positions and adding to 5 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Dell: 4,925,879 shares worth $260M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 36% of assets, down from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Olin, an estimated $140M trimmed.

  • Scott Ferguson's largest Q3 2021 buy was Dell: 4,925,879 shares worth $260M.
  • Scott Ferguson added most to Uber in Q3 2021, an estimated $156M increase.
  • Scott Ferguson's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Olin, cutting an estimated $140M.
  • Scott Ferguson fully exited Carvana in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $109M.
  • Scott Ferguson's ten largest holdings make up 92% of its $4.06B portfolio in Q3 2021.
  • Scott Ferguson opened 5 new positions and closed 7 in Q3 2021.
  • Scott Ferguson's portfolio value rose 5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.06B.

Based on Sachem Head Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 12 Nov 2021.