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Lindsell Train (Nick Train) 13F holdings, Q4 2018

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2018-12-31, filed 2019-02-11

Lindsell Train (Nick Train) disclosed 11 US equity positions worth $4.1bn in its Q4 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is MDLZ at 29.7% of the reported book, followed by PYPL and DIS. Versus Q3 2018 it opened 0 new positions, added to 9, reduced 1 and exited 1.

$4.1bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
11
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
29.7%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
99.7%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
6
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
67
Quarters on file since Q4 2009
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q3 2018: 0 new, 9 added, 1 reduced, 1 exited

11 rows
MDLZ MONDELEZ INTL INCConsumer Defensive29.7%$1.2bn30.71m+6.0%added
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INCFinancial Services13.1%$542m6.45m+6.2%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services11.7%$483m4.40m+1.2%added
WWEUSD WORLD WRESTLING ENTMT INC–10.8%$447m5.99m0.0%held
INTU INTUITTechnology10.5%$434m2.21m+6.8%added
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive9.5%$393m3.56m−3.0%reduced
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical6.0%$248m8.85m+13%added
MANCHESTER UTD PLC NEW no ticker–5.0%$207m10.93m+2.6%added
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–2.2%$91.9m1.94m+7.8%added
ISCAUSD INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORP–1.1%$47.5m1.08m+9.1%added
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.3%$11.5m241,502+9.1%added

Exited since Q3 2018

1 row
KDP KEURIG DR PEPPER INC0.5%$21.5m

Sector mix

  • Consumer Defensive39.2%
  • Unclassified19.5%
  • Financial Services13.1%
  • Communication Services11.7%
  • Technology10.5%
  • Consumer Cyclical6.0%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (67)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202628$2.6bn
Q1 202627$3.1bn
Q4 202528$3.9bn
Q3 202528$4.1bn
Q2 202529$4.2bn
Q1 202529$3.6bn
Q4 202428$4.0bn
Q3 202429$4.4bn
Q2 202429$4.3bn
Q1 202429$4.8bn
Q4 202330$5.2bn
Q3 202330$5.0bn
Q2 202329$5.6bn
Q1 202329$5.7bn
Q4 202229$5.3bn
Q3 202229$4.9bn
Q2 202229$5.1bn
Q1 202229$6.3bn
Q4 202128$6.9bn
Q3 202127$7.2bn
Q2 202127$7.7bn
Q1 202127$7.1bn
Q4 202027$6.9bn
Q3 202027$6.2bn
Q2 202027$6.0bn
Q1 202010$4.7bn
Q4 201910$6.2bn
Q3 201911$5.9bn
Q2 201911$5.9bn
Q1 201911$5.2bn
Q4 201811$4.1bn
Q3 201812$4.4bn
Q2 201812$4.0bn
Q1 201813$3.8bn
Q4 201712$3.5bn
Q3 201712$3.0bn
Q2 201711$2.6bn
Q1 201711$2.3bn
Q4 201611$2.0bn
Q3 201611$2.0bn
Q2 201611$1.8bn
Q1 201611$1.7bn
Q4 201511$1.7bn
Q3 201511$1.5bn
Q2 201510$1.4bn
Q1 201510$1.2bn
Q4 201410$1.1bn
Q3 201410$881m
Q2 201410$841m
Q1 201410$750m
Q4 201310$623m
Q3 201310$501m
Q2 201310$440m
Q1 20137$356m
Q4 20127$302m
Q3 20126$300m
Q2 20126$269m
Q1 20126$243m
Q4 20116$224m
Q3 20116$193m
Q2 20116$205m
Q1 20116$191m
Q4 20107$175m
Q3 20107$166m
Q2 20107$157m
Q1 20107$165m
Q4 20096$107m

Where Lindsell Train (Nick Train) was early

6 rows
HSY HERSHEY COQ1 20104 of 1251.5%2.4%42Exited by Q3 2025+288%
MDLZ MONDELEZ INTL INCQ4 20121 of 14520.6%31.8%55Held at last filing, Q2 2026+127%
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INCQ3 20154 of 3228.9%15.9%44Held at last filing, Q2 2026+39%
KHC KRAFT HEINZ COMPANYQ3 20157 of 1734.4%4.7%11Exited by Q2 2018−12%
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORPQ1 20186 of 1060.6%1.8%34Held at last filing, Q2 2026−51%
TKO TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INCQ3 20233 of 14210.0%16.1%12Held at last filing, Q2 2026+139%

Concentration and tenure

25.5%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
99.7%
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
11
Median completed holding, quarters