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Fundsmith (Terry Smith) 13F holdings, Q3 2023

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2023-09-30, filed 2023-11-14

Fundsmith (Terry Smith) disclosed 39 US equity positions worth $22.0bn in its Q3 2023 13F filing. Its largest position is MSFT at 12.4% of the reported book, followed by SYK and META. Versus Q2 2023 it opened 2 new positions, added to 4, reduced 18 and exited 2.

$22.0bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
39
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
12.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
65.5%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
18
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 2023: 2 new, 4 added, 18 reduced, 2 exited

39 rows
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology12.4%$2.7bn8.65m−4.0%reduced
SYK STRYKER CORPORATIONHealthcare6.9%$1.5bn5.52m+0.1%held
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services6.8%$1.5bn5.01m−11%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive6.3%$1.4bn15.06m−4.6%reduced
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INTechnology6.0%$1.3bn5.52m−0.1%held
V VISA INCFinancial Services6.0%$1.3bn5.76m−0.1%held
IDXX IDEXX LABS INCHealthcare5.9%$1.3bn2.96m+0.1%held
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive5.3%$1.2bn15.31m−1.0%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive5.1%$1.1bn6.64m−0.1%held
WAT WATERS CORPHealthcare4.7%$1.0bn3.81m−0.1%held
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services4.5%$993m7.59m−0.4%held
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEWConsumer Cyclical3.9%$864m4.40m+2237%added
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive3.2%$707m4.85m−0.1%held
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–3.2%$697m12.09m−0.9%reduced
CHD CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INCConsumer Defensive3.0%$667m7.27m+9.1%added
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical2.9%$641m6.70m−0.1%held
MTD METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONALHealthcare2.9%$630m568,520−0.1%held
OTIS OTIS WORLDWIDE CORPIndustrials2.4%$518m6.45m−0.1%held
FTNT FORTINET INCTechnology1.3%$289m4.92m+113%added
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology1.0%$228m1.33m0.0%held
VRSN VERISIGN INCTechnology0.6%$136m670,166−0.7%reduced
VRSK VERISK ANALYTICS INCIndustrials0.6%$124m526,454−0.7%reduced
MSCI MSCI INCFinancial Services0.5%$108m209,869−0.7%reduced
SABR SABRE CORPTechnology0.5%$101m22.55m−0.7%reduced
QLYS QUALYS INCTechnology0.5%$99.8m653,895−0.7%reduced
EXPO EXPONENT INCIndustrials0.4%$93.5m1.09m−0.7%reduced
EFX EQUIFAX INCIndustrials0.4%$90.1m491,906−0.7%reduced
GGG GRACO INCIndustrials0.4%$89.1m1.22m−0.5%reduced
CGNX COGNEX CORPTechnology0.4%$86.8m2.05m−0.7%reduced
IEX IDEX CORPIndustrials0.4%$80.9m389,008−0.5%reduced
ROL ROLLINS INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$64.0m1.71m−0.7%reduced
IPGP IPG PHOTONICS CORPTechnology0.3%$56.5m556,157−0.7%reduced
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical0.2%$44.6m147,657+0.2%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.2%$42.7m274,378+0.2%held
PAYC PAYCOM SOFTWARE INCTechnology0.2%$41.5m159,904−0.7%reduced
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare0.2%$38.8m222,803+0.2%held
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.1%$24.8m62,758+0.7%added
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.1%$24.3m92,320–new
ODD ODDITY TECH LTDConsumer Defensive0.07%$16.3m575,000–new

Exited since Q2 2023

2 rows
EL LAUDER ESTEE COS INC4.5%$1.1bn
MASI* MASIMO CORP0.5%$120m

Sector mix

  • Technology23.2%
  • Consumer Defensive23.0%
  • Healthcare20.7%
  • Communication Services11.3%
  • Consumer Cyclical7.4%
  • Financial Services6.6%
  • Industrials4.5%
  • Unclassified3.2%

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