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Fundsmith (Terry Smith) 13F holdings, Q4 2023

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2023-12-31, filed 2024-02-14

Fundsmith (Terry Smith) disclosed 40 US equity positions worth $23.9bn in its Q4 2023 13F filing. Its largest position is MSFT at 12.5% of the reported book, followed by META and SYK. Versus Q3 2023 it opened 1 new position, added to 7, reduced 18 and exited 0.

$23.9bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
40
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
12.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
65.3%
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 Q3 2023: 1 new, 7 added, 18 reduced, 0 exited

40 rows
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology12.5%$3.0bn7.94m−8.2%reduced
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services7.4%$1.8bn5.00m−0.1%held
SYK STRYKER CORPORATIONHealthcare6.9%$1.7bn5.51m−0.1%held
IDXX IDEXX LABS INCHealthcare6.3%$1.5bn2.73m−7.9%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services6.3%$1.5bn5.74m−0.3%held
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive5.9%$1.4bn15.04m−0.2%held
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INTechnology5.7%$1.4bn5.82m+5.4%added
WAT WATERS CORPHealthcare5.2%$1.3bn3.80m−0.2%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive4.7%$1.1bn6.63m−0.1%held
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive4.3%$1.0bn15.09m−1.5%reduced
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEWConsumer Cyclical4.1%$990m4.39m−0.1%held
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services4.1%$980m7.02m−7.5%reduced
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical3.0%$726m6.69m−0.3%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive3.0%$709m4.84m−0.1%held
MTD METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONALHealthcare2.9%$688m567,593−0.2%held
CHD CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INCConsumer Defensive2.9%$687m7.26m−0.1%held
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–2.8%$665m11.65m−3.6%reduced
OTIS OTIS WORLDWIDE CORPIndustrials2.4%$576m6.44m−0.1%held
FTNT FORTINET INCTechnology1.8%$429m7.33m+49%added
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology1.1%$257m1.33m+0.1%held
VRSN VERISIGN INCTechnology0.6%$136m661,533−1.3%reduced
VRSK VERISK ANALYTICS INCIndustrials0.5%$124m519,672−1.3%reduced
QLYS QUALYS INCTechnology0.5%$122m623,955−4.6%reduced
EFX EQUIFAX INCIndustrials0.5%$120m485,569−1.3%reduced
MSCI MSCI INCFinancial Services0.5%$117m207,165−1.3%reduced
GGG GRACO INCIndustrials0.4%$105m1.21m−1.3%reduced
SABR SABRE CORPTechnology0.4%$98.0m22.26m−1.3%reduced
EXPO EXPONENT INCIndustrials0.4%$94.9m1.08m−1.3%reduced
CLX CLOROX CO DELConsumer Defensive0.4%$86.1m603,794–new
CGNX COGNEX CORPTechnology0.4%$84.3m2.02m−1.3%reduced
IEX IDEX CORPIndustrials0.3%$83.4m383,997−1.3%reduced
ROL ROLLINS INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$73.9m1.69m−1.3%reduced
IPGP IPG PHOTONICS CORPTechnology0.2%$59.6m548,993−1.3%reduced
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical0.2%$51.9m149,818+1.5%added
ODD ODDITY TECH LTDConsumer Defensive0.2%$51.4m1.10m+92%added
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare0.2%$44.6m226,064+1.5%added
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.2%$43.6m278,393+1.5%added
PAYC PAYCOM SOFTWARE INCTechnology0.1%$32.6m157,844−1.3%reduced
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.1%$27.4m92,495+0.2%held
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.1%$27.2m63,677+1.5%added

Sector mix

  • Technology23.3%
  • Healthcare21.7%
  • Consumer Defensive21.4%
  • Communication Services11.5%
  • Consumer Cyclical7.8%
  • Financial Services6.9%
  • Industrials4.6%
  • Unclassified2.8%

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