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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
+19.22%
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
$2.56B
AUM Growth
-$124M
Cap. Flow
-$521M
Cap. Flow %
-20.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
93.04%
Holding
26
New
5
Increased
4
Reduced
7
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FMX icon
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
+$122M
2
RCM
R1 RCM Inc. Common Stock
RCM
+$86.2M
3
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
+$83.1M
4
SPB icon
Spectrum Brands
SPB
+$53M
5
OKTA icon
Okta
OKTA
+$49.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ELAN icon
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
+$314M
2
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$159M
3
DEN
Denbury Inc.
DEN
+$123M
4
LIVN icon
LivaNova
LIVN
+$69M
5
ARNC
Arconic Corporation
ARNC
+$50.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 39.75%
2 Consumer Staples 32.75%
3 Technology 21.71%
4 Industrials 2.9%
5 Healthcare 2.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
IFF icon
1
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
$676M 26.4%
6,446,239
+190,000
+3% +$18.7M
USFD icon
2
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
$644M 25.16%
18,932,877
– –
OLN icon
3
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$341M 13.34%
6,450,000
-3,000,000
-32% -$159M
FLEX icon
4
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
$231M 9.04%
14,311,695
+152,605
+1% +$2.29M
FMX icon
5
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.1B
$130M 5.08%
+1,664,500
New +$122M
ATVI
6
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$85.7M 3.35%
+1,119,300
New +$83.1M
RCM
7
DELISTED
R1 RCM Inc. Common Stock
RCM
$74.4M 2.9%
+6,790,000
New +$86.2M
UBER icon
8
Uber
UBER
$161B
$68.9M 2.69%
2,784,500
+254,500
+10% +$6.96M
SMAR
9
DELISTED
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
$65.7M 2.57%
1,670,000
– –
SPB icon
10
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2B
$64M 2.5%
+1,051,000
New +$53M
OKTA icon
11
Okta
OKTA
$23.5B
$59.2M 2.31%
+866,500
New +$49.5M
ELAN icon
12
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12B
$41.8M 1.63%
3,422,678
-25,212,822
-88% -$314M
NEWR
13
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
$36.4M 1.42%
645,000
-345,000
-35% -$19.5M
SPY icon
14
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
$15.2M 0.59%
39,800
+16,500
+71% +$6.34M
LIVN icon
15
LivaNova
LIVN
$4.34B
$10.3M 0.4%
185,000
-1,350,000
-88% -$69M
ESTC icon
16
Elastic
ESTC
$8.93B
$8.25M 0.32%
160,178
-582,422
-78% -$34.9M
MNTV
17
DELISTED
Momentive Global Inc. Common Stock
MNTV
$6.26M 0.24%
895,000
-6,070,000
-87% -$43.8M
OPEN icon
18
Opendoor
OPEN
$3.43B
$563K 0.02%
501,167
-3,859,500
-89% -$7.4M
BLCO icon
19
Bausch + Lomb
BLCO
$6.16B
– –
-1,430,000
Closed -$21.9M
COMP icon
20
Compass
COMP
$9.02B
– –
-5,436,084
Closed -$12.6M
CRM icon
21
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
– –
-271,900
Closed -$39.1M
LYFT icon
22
Lyft
LYFT
$6.61B
– –
-1,875,000
Closed -$24.7M
PTVE
23
DELISTED
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Common stock
PTVE
– –
-3,375,000
Closed -$29.5M
EQRXW
24
DELISTED
EQRx, Inc. Warrant
EQRXW
– –
-200,000
Closed -$164K
DEN
25
DELISTED
Denbury Inc.
DEN
– –
-1,429,000
Closed -$123M
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Scott Ferguson's Q4 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2022, Scott Ferguson held 26 positions worth $2.56B, down 4.6% from $2.68B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 93% of the portfolio.

Scott Ferguson withdrew a net $521M in Q4 2022, closing 8 positions and reducing 7 holdings. Its most notable exit was Denbury Inc., an estimated $123M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 40% of assets, up from 36% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Technology.

Against the trend, Scott Ferguson opened a new position in Fomento Económico Mexicano worth $130M.

  • Scott Ferguson's largest Q4 2022 buy was Fomento Económico Mexicano: 1,664,500 shares worth $130M.
  • Scott Ferguson added most to International Flavors & Fragrances in Q4 2022, an estimated $18.7M increase.
  • Scott Ferguson's biggest Q4 2022 reduction was Elanco Animal Health, cutting an estimated $314M.
  • Scott Ferguson fully exited Denbury Inc. in Q4 2022, selling an estimated $123M.
  • Scott Ferguson's ten largest holdings make up 93% of its $2.56B portfolio in Q4 2022.
  • Scott Ferguson opened 5 new positions and closed 8 in Q4 2022.
  • Scott Ferguson's portfolio value fell 4.6% quarter-over-quarter to $2.56B.

Based on Sachem Head Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2022, filed 10 Feb 2023.