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Fundsmith (Terry Smith) 13F holdings, Q3 2014

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2014-09-30, filed 2014-11-05

Fundsmith (Terry Smith) disclosed 16 US equity positions worth $2.3bn in its Q3 2014 13F filing. Its largest position is MCD at 10.9% of the reported book, followed by DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP INC and SYK. Versus Q2 2014 it opened 2 new positions, added to 11, reduced 1 and exited 2.

$2.3bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
16
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.9%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
74.9%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
14
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
55
Quarters on file since Q4 2012
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q2 2014: 2 new, 11 added, 1 reduced, 2 exited

16 rows
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical10.9%$254m5.49m+4.4%added
DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP INC no ticker–9.3%$217m3.38m+0.8%added
SYK STRYKER CORPORATIONHealthcare8.8%$205m2.54m+3.2%added
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive7.5%$176m1.89m0.0%held
BDX BECTON DICKINSON & COHealthcare7.4%$174m1.53m–new
DPZ DOMINOS PIZZA INCConsumer Cyclical7.0%$164m2.13m0.0%held
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive6.9%$162m1.94m+8.9%added
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare6.5%$153m1.43m+10%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services5.5%$128m597,748+2.7%added
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive5.1%$120m1.43m+1.4%added
MMM 3M COIndustrials5.1%$120m846,655+1.4%added
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INTechnology5.0%$116m1.59m–new
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP no ticker–4.9%$114m800,523+15%added
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical4.7%$110m1.94m+63%added
CHH CHOICE HOTELS INTL INCConsumer Cyclical2.7%$63.5m1.22m−15%reduced
CL COLGATE PALMOLIVE COConsumer Defensive2.7%$63.1m972,598+12%added

Exited since Q2 2014

2 rows
BECTON DICKINSON & CO no ticker7.8%$169m
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC no ticker5.7%$125m

Sector mix

  • Consumer Cyclical25.3%
  • Healthcare22.7%
  • Consumer Defensive22.3%
  • Unclassified14.2%
  • Financial Services5.5%
  • Industrials5.1%
  • Technology5.0%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (55)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202641$13.6bn
Q1 202634$12.8bn
Q4 202537$17.1bn
Q3 202535$19.8bn
Q2 202539$23.0bn
Q1 202538$22.0bn
Q4 202438$23.5bn
Q3 202440$25.3bn
Q2 202440$24.5bn
Q1 202440$25.6bn
Q4 202340$23.9bn
Q3 202339$22.0bn
Q2 202339$23.8bn
Q1 202340$23.2bn
Q4 202238$21.9bn
Q3 202246$21.1bn
Q2 202243$22.7bn
Q1 202244$29.1bn
Q4 202144$41.0bn
Q3 202143$36.2bn
Q2 202143$36.1bn
Q1 202142$31.4bn
Q4 202039$30.2bn
Q3 202036$25.6bn
Q2 202034$22.9bn
Q1 202034$17.8bn
Q4 201931$21.2bn
Q3 201931$19.6bn
Q2 201931$19.2bn
Q1 201931$17.6bn
Q4 201832$15.8bn
Q3 201817$14.9bn
Q2 201817$13.4bn
Q1 201817$12.1bn
Q4 201718$11.7bn
Q3 201717$10.3bn
Q2 201719$9.5bn
Q1 201718$8.6bn
Q4 201618$7.6bn
Q3 201619$7.3bn
Q2 201619$6.3bn
Q1 201617$4.6bn
Q4 201518$4.0bn
Q3 201520$3.3bn
Q2 201519$3.2bn
Q1 201520$3.1bn
Q4 201416$2.8bn
Q3 201416$2.3bn
Q2 201416$2.2bn
Q1 201415$1.9bn
Q4 201315$1.6bn
Q3 201316$1.5bn
Q2 201317$1.4bn
Q1 201317$1.2bn
Q4 201212$575m

Where Fundsmith (Terry Smith) was early

14 rows
CL COLGATE PALMOLIVE COQ1 20131 of 1313.4%3.4%30Exited by Q1 2022+45%
MCD MCDONALD S ORDQ1 20135 of 1922.5%10.9%14Exited by Q4 2024+205%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPQ1 20136 of 3747.2%13.0%47Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1204%
BDX BECTON DICKINSON AND COQ2 20135 of 1687.6%8.5%27Exited by Q3 2021+146%
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INQ2 20138 of 1486.8%6.8%47Held at last filing, Q2 2026+270%
IDXX IDEXX LABS INCQ1 20155 of 1470.1%15.3%46Held at last filing, Q2 2026+582%
PYPL PAYPAL HOLDINGS INCQ3 20158 of 3224.0%9.9%28Exited by Q4 2022+177%
SJM SMUCKER J M COQ4 20158 of 1282.3%8.3%7Exited by Q3 2017−4.1%
EL ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES CL AQ2 20166 of 1613.4%6.9%29Exited by Q3 2023+116%
INTU INTUITQ2 201710 of 2391.5%6.8%26Exited by Q1 2026+399%
MKC MCCORMICK & CO NON VTG SHRSQ4 20182 of 1092.2%5.9%24Exited by Q4 2024+18%
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORPQ3 20191 of 1063.0%3.9%23Exited by Q2 2025−46%
CHD CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INCQ3 20194 of 1200.08%4.8%24Held at last filing, Q2 2026+29%
CLX CLOROX CO DELQ4 20195 of 1401.2%1.6%13Held at last filing, Q2 2026−38%

Concentration and tenure

9.9%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
68.8%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
9
Median completed holding, quarters