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Fundsmith (Terry Smith) 13F holdings, Q1 2020

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2020-03-31, filed 2020-05-14

Fundsmith (Terry Smith) disclosed 34 US equity positions worth $17.8bn in its Q1 2020 13F filing. Its largest position is MSFT at 10.6% of the reported book, followed by PM and PYPL. Versus Q4 2019 it opened 3 new positions, added to 11, reduced 18 and exited 0.

$17.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
34
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.6%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
64.7%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
17
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 Q4 2019: 3 new, 11 added, 18 reduced, 0 exited

34 rows
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology10.6%$1.9bn11.97m−1.8%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive7.0%$1.2bn17.02m+0.7%added
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INCFinancial Services6.7%$1.2bn12.41m−18%reduced
EL LAUDER ESTEE COS INCConsumer Defensive6.0%$1.1bn6.74m−2.0%reduced
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services6.0%$1.1bn6.43m−2.3%reduced
IDXX IDEXX LABS INCHealthcare5.8%$1.0bn4.25m−7.5%reduced
INTU INTUITTechnology5.8%$1.0bn4.46m−6.0%reduced
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive5.7%$1.0bn7.12m−3.5%reduced
SYK STRYKER CORPORATIONHealthcare5.6%$988m5.93m−2.5%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services5.5%$983m6.10m−4.9%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive5.4%$960m8.00m−5.6%reduced
BDX BECTON DICKINSON & COHealthcare4.9%$876m3.81m−0.3%held
WAT WATERS CORPHealthcare4.9%$866m4.76m−6.9%reduced
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INTechnology4.8%$858m6.27m−2.9%reduced
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare4.0%$705m5.38m−11%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–3.1%$546m9.84m+2.2%added
CLX CLOROX CO DELConsumer Defensive1.6%$276m1.59m−5.4%reduced
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical1.1%$192m2.32m–new
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical1.0%$174m2.65m–new
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT no ticker–0.5%$87.1m866,437+8.1%added
MASI* MASIMO CORP–0.5%$84.3m475,853−17%reduced
VRSK VERISK ANALYTICS INCIndustrials0.5%$83.4m598,306−3.8%reduced
AKX ANSYS INC–0.4%$76.7m329,985−4.9%reduced
EFX EQUIFAX INCIndustrials0.4%$67.9m568,122−13%reduced
VRSN VERISIGN INCTechnology0.4%$64.0m355,281+30%added
CGNX COGNEX CORPTechnology0.4%$63.7m1.51m+29%added
IPGP IPG PHOTONICS CORPTechnology0.4%$62.4m566,147+23%added
MSCI MSCI INCFinancial Services0.3%$59.1m204,376+2.2%added
AOS SMITH A O CORPIndustrials0.3%$55.4m1.47m+24%added
SABR SABRE CORPTechnology0.3%$47.1m7.95m+95%added
PAYC PAYCOM SOFTWARE INCTechnology0.2%$35.3m174,606+2.2%added
MELI MERCADOLIBREConsumer Cyclical0.10%$17.0m34,8040.0%held
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEWConsumer Cyclical0.07%$12.9m172,847+0.6%added
XP XP INCFinancial Services0.03%$4.9m253,367–new

Sector mix

  • Consumer Defensive25.7%
  • Healthcare25.1%
  • Technology22.8%
  • Financial Services12.6%
  • Communication Services6.0%
  • Unclassified4.5%
  • Consumer Cyclical2.2%
  • Industrials1.2%

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