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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
+7.86%
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
$2.26B
AUM Growth
-$301M
Cap. Flow
-$422M
Cap. Flow %
-18.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
95.09%
Holding
22
New
4
Increased
5
Reduced
6
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$90.7M
2
RBA icon
RB Global
RBA
+$58.2M
3
SPB icon
Spectrum Brands
SPB
+$29.2M
4
IFF icon
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
+$23.7M
5
ARNC
Arconic Corporation
ARNC
+$20.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$263M
2
FLEX icon
Flex
FLEX
+$103M
3
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
+$85.7M
4
SMAR
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
+$65.7M
5
ELAN icon
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
+$41.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Staples 40.49%
2 Materials 31.78%
3 Technology 18.89%
4 Industrials 8.38%
5 Healthcare 0.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
USFD icon
1
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
$699M 30.97%
18,932,877
– –
IFF icon
2
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
$615M 27.22%
6,684,539
+238,300
+4% +$23.7M
FLEX icon
3
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
$145M 6.41%
8,353,465
-5,958,230
-42% -$103M
FMX icon
4
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.1B
$115M 5.08%
1,205,000
-459,500
-28% -$40.2M
RCM
5
DELISTED
R1 RCM Inc. Common Stock
RCM
$112M 4.94%
7,435,000
+645,000
+9% +$8.83M
CRM icon
6
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
$107M 4.75%
+537,100
New +$90.7M
OLN icon
7
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$103M 4.56%
1,855,000
-4,595,000
-71% -$263M
SPB icon
8
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2B
$100M 4.44%
1,512,700
+461,700
+44% +$29.2M
UBER icon
9
Uber
UBER
$161B
$96.2M 4.26%
3,034,500
+250,000
+9% +$7.93M
RBA icon
10
RB Global
RBA
$16.1B
$55.6M 2.46%
+987,500
New +$58.2M
OKTA icon
11
Okta
OKTA
$23.5B
$52.3M 2.32%
606,500
-260,000
-30% -$19.8M
ARNC
12
DELISTED
Arconic Corporation
ARNC
$22.1M 0.98%
+841,895
New +$20.7M
ESTC icon
13
Elastic
ESTC
$8.93B
$13.3M 0.59%
230,100
+69,922
+44% +$3.98M
NXT icon
14
Nextpower Inc
NXT
$13.1B
$12.7M 0.56%
+350,000
New +$11.1M
LIVN icon
15
LivaNova
LIVN
$4.34B
$6.19M 0.27%
142,000
-43,000
-23% -$2.18M
SPY icon
16
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
$3.4M 0.15%
8,300
-31,500
-79% -$12.6M
OPEN icon
17
Opendoor
OPEN
$3.43B
$854K 0.04%
501,167
– –
ELAN icon
18
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12B
– –
-3,422,678
Closed -$41.8M
SMAR
19
DELISTED
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
– –
-1,670,000
Closed -$65.7M
NEWR
20
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
– –
-645,000
Closed -$36.4M
MNTV
21
DELISTED
Momentive Global Inc. Common Stock
MNTV
– –
-895,000
Closed -$6.26M
ATVI
22
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
– –
-1,119,300
Closed -$85.7M

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Scott Ferguson's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2023, Scott Ferguson held 22 positions worth $2.26B, down 12% from $2.56B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 95% of the portfolio.

Scott Ferguson withdrew a net $422M in Q1 2023, closing 5 positions and reducing 6 holdings. Its most notable exit was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $85.7M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Staples at 40% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Technology.

Against the trend, Scott Ferguson opened a new position in Salesforce worth $107M.

  • Scott Ferguson's largest Q1 2023 buy was Salesforce: 537,100 shares worth $107M.
  • Scott Ferguson added most to Spectrum Brands in Q1 2023, an estimated $29.2M increase.
  • Scott Ferguson's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Olin, cutting an estimated $263M.
  • Scott Ferguson fully exited Activision Blizzard in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $85.7M.
  • Scott Ferguson's ten largest holdings make up 95% of its $2.26B portfolio in Q1 2023.
  • Scott Ferguson opened 4 new positions and closed 5 in Q1 2023.
  • Scott Ferguson's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $2.26B.

Based on Sachem Head Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.