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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
-10.38%
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
$2.14B
AUM Growth
-$253M
Cap. Flow
-$111M
Cap. Flow %
-5.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
95.89%
Holding
21
New
5
Increased
3
Reduced
4
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IFF icon
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
+$151M
2
HUM icon
Humana
HUM
+$126M
3
MASI
Masimo
MASI
+$73.8M
4
FTRE icon
Fortrea Holdings
FTRE
+$58.9M
5
GTM
ZoomInfo Technologies
GTM
+$31.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DEN
Denbury Inc.
DEN
+$102M
2
FLEX icon
Flex
FLEX
+$68M
3
SPB icon
Spectrum Brands
SPB
+$61.9M
4
OKTA icon
Okta
OKTA
+$60.7M
5
RBA icon
RB Global
RBA
+$59.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Staples 38.26%
2 Materials 27.8%
3 Healthcare 11.36%
4 Technology 10.65%
5 Industrials 3.28%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
USFD icon
1
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
$752M 35.1%
18,932,877
– –
IFF icon
2
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
$595M 27.8%
8,730,639
+2,066,800
+31% +$151M
PPA icon
3
PUT
Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
PPA
$8.25B
$157M 7.35%
+1,110,000
New +$92.8M
HUM icon
4
Humana
HUM
$45.5B
$131M 6.11%
+268,700
New +$126M
CRM icon
5
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
$115M 5.35%
565,400
+141,000
+33% +$30.5M
RCM
6
DELISTED
R1 RCM Inc. Common Stock
RCM
$70.2M 3.28%
4,660,800
-447,200
-9% -$7.52M
FMX icon
7
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.1B
$67.7M 3.16%
620,000
-183,700
-23% -$20.4M
FTRE icon
8
Fortrea Holdings
FTRE
$1.75B
$56.9M 2.66%
+1,990,000
New +$58.9M
MASI
9
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
$55.6M 2.6%
+634,100
New +$73.8M
FLEX icon
10
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
$53.3M 2.49%
2,620,825
-3,353,993
-56% -$68M
OKTA icon
11
Okta
OKTA
$23.5B
$35M 1.63%
429,000
-801,000
-65% -$60.7M
SPY icon
12
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
$27.9M 1.3%
65,300
+45,600
+231% +$20.3M
GTM
13
ZoomInfo Technologies
GTM
$1.16B
$25.2M 1.18%
+1,535,000
New +$31.4M
ESTC icon
14
Elastic
ESTC
$8.93B
– –
-912,800
Closed -$58.5M
OLN icon
15
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
– –
-785,000
Closed -$40.3M
OPEN icon
16
Opendoor
OPEN
$3.43B
– –
-501,167
Closed -$1.95M
RBA icon
17
RB Global
RBA
$16.1B
– –
-987,500
Closed -$59.3M
RSP icon
18
PUT
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$99.5B
– –
-1,250,000
Closed -$187M
SPB icon
19
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2B
– –
-792,500
Closed -$61.9M
CTLT
20
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
– –
-662,000
Closed -$28.7M
DEN
21
DELISTED
Denbury Inc.
DEN
– –
-1,180,000
Closed -$102M

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Scott Ferguson's Q3 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2023, Scott Ferguson held 21 positions worth $2.14B, down 11% from $2.39B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 96% of the portfolio.

Scott Ferguson withdrew a net $111M in Q3 2023, closing 8 positions and reducing 4 holdings. Its most notable exit was Denbury Inc., an estimated $102M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Staples at 38% of assets, down from 41% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Scott Ferguson opened a new position in Humana worth $131M.

  • Scott Ferguson's largest Q3 2023 buy was Humana: 268,700 shares worth $131M.
  • Scott Ferguson added most to International Flavors & Fragrances in Q3 2023, an estimated $151M increase.
  • Scott Ferguson's biggest Q3 2023 reduction was Flex, cutting an estimated $68M.
  • Scott Ferguson fully exited Denbury Inc. in Q3 2023, selling an estimated $102M.
  • Scott Ferguson's ten largest holdings make up 96% of its $2.14B portfolio in Q3 2023.
  • Scott Ferguson opened 5 new positions and closed 8 in Q3 2023.
  • Scott Ferguson's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $2.14B.

Based on Sachem Head Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2023, filed 14 Nov 2023.