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Polen Capital 13F holdings, Q1 2018

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2018-03-31, filed 2018-05-11

Polen Capital disclosed 56 US equity positions worth $14.1bn in its Q1 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is ADBE at 9.9% of the reported book, followed by GOOG and MSFT. Versus Q4 2017 it opened 6 new positions, added to 46, reduced 3 and exited 3.

$14.1bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
56
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
9.9%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
64.3%
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.
110
Quarters on file since Q1 1999
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q4 2017: 6 new, 46 added, 3 reduced, 3 exited

50 of 56
ADBE ADOBE INCTechnology9.9%$1.4bn6.46m+1.6%added
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services7.3%$1.0bn990,728+2.2%added
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology7.1%$1.0bn11.01m+52%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services7.0%$991m8.28m+1.7%added
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical6.1%$865m13.02m+2.2%added
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INTechnology5.7%$801m7.06m+2.1%added
ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND no ticker–5.5%$775m5.05m+2.2%added
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare5.3%$747m8.94m+125%added
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology5.3%$745m16.28m+3.9%added
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical5.0%$708m12.23m+3.0%added
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCConsumer Cyclical4.9%$689m2.79m+3.8%added
ALGN ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INCHealthcare4.8%$670m2.67m+1.8%added
IT GARTNER INCTechnology4.5%$634m5.39m+31%added
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive4.5%$632m6.76m+36%added
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services4.3%$610m3.82m−37%reduced
REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALSHealthcare3.5%$489m1.42m+2.1%added
BKNG BOOKING HOLDINGS INCConsumer Cyclical3.4%$474m228,019–new
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services3.0%$416m2.38m+1.3%added
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services2.5%$355m342,555+0.5%held
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical0.06%$9.0m49,202+26%added
ICLR ICON PLCHealthcare0.05%$7.1m59,927+31%added
IWF ISHARES TR–0.04%$5.8m42,770−57%reduced
UNILEVER PLC no ticker–0.04%$5.7m101,812+27%added
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT no ticker–0.04%$5.3m53,154+26%added
SAP SAP SETechnology0.04%$5.1m48,028+27%added
BIDU BAIDU INCCommunication Services0.03%$4.7m20,853+31%added
RELX NV no ticker–0.03%$4.1m197,838+27%added
MDT Medtronic PlcHealthcare0.03%$4.1m50,827+127%added
NVO NOVO-NORDISK A SHealthcare0.01%$1.1m22,433+20%added
OLLI OLLIES BARGAIN OUTLET HLDGSConsumer Defensive0.01%$712k11,802+42%added
POOL POOL CORPIndustrials0.01%$707k4,835+42%added
CMD CANTEL MED CORP–0.0%$643k5,774+42%added
BLKB BLACKBAUD INCTechnology0.0%$563k5,530+43%added
PAYC PAYCOM SOFTWARE INCTechnology0.0%$525k4,889+42%added
LFUS LITTELFUSE INCTechnology0.0%$463k2,225+42%added
FOXF FOX FACTORY HLDG CORPConsumer Cyclical0.0%$458k13,121+43%added
LOPE GRAND CANYON ED INCConsumer Defensive0.0%$457k4,355+42%added
STMP STAMPS COM INC–0.0%$451k2,245+42%added
TREX TREX INCIndustrials0.0%$423k3,888+42%added
MDSOEUR MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC–0.0%$415k6,607+42%added
HCSG HEALTHCARE SVCS GROUP INCHealthcare0.0%$403k9,265+43%added
MKTX MARKETAXESS HLDGS INCFinancial Services0.0%$403k1,852+42%added
NEOG NEOGEN CORPHealthcare0.0%$386k5,763+90%added
MPWR MONOLITHIC PWR SYS INCTechnology0.0%$370k3,191+42%added
AMN AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCHealthcare0.0%$367k6,459+42%added
TXRH TEXAS ROADHOUSE INCConsumer Cyclical0.0%$342k5,915+42%added
CELG CELGENE CORP–0.0%$334k3,743−100%reduced
ALRM ALARM COM HLDGS INCTechnology0.0%$322k8,515+42%added
TREE LENDINGTREE INCFinancial Services0.0%$311k949+42%added
EXLS EXLSERVICE HLDGS INCTechnology0.0%$291k5,209+42%added

Exited since Q4 2017

3 rows
PRICELINE GRP INC no ticker4.5%$611m
AAPL APPLE INC0.01%$1.9m
AZPNUSD ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC0.0%$309k

Sector mix

  • Technology32.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical19.5%
  • Communication Services14.1%
  • Healthcare13.6%
  • Financial Services10.0%
  • Unclassified5.7%
  • Consumer Defensive4.5%
  • Industrials0.01%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (110)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 2026219$11.6bn
Q1 2026221$14.5bn
Q4 2025231$23.4bn
Q3 2025232$30.8bn
Q2 2025240$32.6bn
Q1 2025117$31.8bn
Q4 2024124$37.0bn
Q3 2024118$38.7bn
Q2 2024110$39.9bn
Q1 2024104$43.3bn
Q4 2023107$41.5bn
Q3 202399$38.0bn
Q2 2023100$40.3bn
Q1 202394$37.9bn
Q4 202293$34.3bn
Q3 202285$35.8bn
Q2 202284$37.9bn
Q1 202291$51.3bn
Q4 202192$59.5bn
Q3 202191$54.5bn
Q2 202181$52.2bn
Q1 202171$44.5bn
Q4 202072$43.0bn
Q3 202065$37.4bn
Q2 202063$33.1bn
Q1 202063$23.1bn
Q4 201962$25.4bn
Q3 201958$21.7bn
Q2 201956$20.6bn
Q1 201959$19.1bn
Q4 201858$15.3bn
Q3 201858$17.6bn
Q2 201859$15.6bn
Q1 201856$14.1bn
Q4 201753$13.5bn
Q3 201735$12.4bn
Q2 201729$11.4bn
Q1 201726$10.7bn
Q4 201626$9.1bn
Q3 201627$8.4bn
Q2 201627$7.9bn
Q1 201627$7.3bn
Q4 201526$6.5bn
Q3 201524$5.5bn
Q2 201524$5.2bn
Q1 201524$5.1bn
Q4 201423$4.9bn
Q3 201422$4.4bn
Q2 201425$4.6bn
Q1 201423$4.6bn
Q4 201323$4.5bn
Q3 201324$4.3bn
Q2 201326$4.2bn
Q1 201324$4.7bn
Q4 201218$4.3bn
Q3 201217$4.2bn
Q2 201218$3.8bn
Q1 201217$3.3bn
Q4 201118$2.2bn
Q3 201117$1.7bn
Q2 201117$1.7bn
Q1 201117$1.4bn
Q4 201016$1.0bn
Q3 201017$903m
Q2 201016$643m
Q1 201017$692m
Q4 200917$581m
Q3 200917$461m
Q2 200918$348m
Q1 200918$260m
Q4 200820$243m
Q3 200819$308m
Q2 200819$320m
Q1 200821$516m
Q4 200719$621m
Q3 200719$589m
Q2 200723$580m
Q1 200721$607m
Q4 200621$646m
Q3 200620$626m
Q2 200620$841m
Q1 200618$1.2bn
Q4 200520$1.8bn
Q3 200519$2.0bn
Q2 200519$1.9bn
Q1 200519$1.9bn
Q4 200417$1.8bn
Q3 200418$1.8bn
Q2 200418$1.8bn
Q1 200418$1.6bn
Q4 200319$1.6bn
Q3 200319$1.3bn
Q2 200318$1.2bn
Q1 200318$968m
Q4 200218$910m
Q3 200218$733m
Q2 200218$719m
Q1 200218$719m
Q4 200117$608m
Q3 200117$556m
Q2 200114$494m
Q1 200116$569m
Q4 200017$559m
Q3 200017$645m
Q2 200017$623m
Q1 200017$625m
Q4 199917$613m
Q3 199917$539m
Q2 199920$504m
Q1 199919$443m

Where Polen Capital was early

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UPS UPSQ2 20001 of 1745.3%8.4%27Exited by Q1 2007+27%
HSY The Hershey CompanyQ3 20011 of 1256.5%8.3%21Exited by Q4 2006+64%
PFE Pfizer IncQ3 20012 of 2086.9%7.6%18Exited by Q1 2006−42%
PEP PEPSICO INCQ4 20021 of 1393.9%7.9%23Exited by Q4 2025+233%
GD General DynamicsQ4 20023 of 1346.1%6.1%6Exited by Q2 2004+13%
JNJ Johnson & JohnsonQ3 20032 of 1693.0%7.4%16Exited by Q3 2007+24%
HOG Harley-Davidson IncQ4 20032 of 1202.9%6.5%15Exited by Q3 2007+25%
MMM 3M CompanyQ4 20032 of 1655.7%6.3%15Exited by Q3 2007+2.1%
CSCO Cisco Sys IncQ1 20054 of 1703.2%8.7%23Exited by Q4 2010+22%
ORCL ORACLE CORPQ3 20054 of 2565.5%8.5%73Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1082%
ADBE ADOBE INCQ2 20063 of 2752.2%9.9%54Held at last filing, Q2 2026+575%
SYK StrykerQ2 20063 of 1502.0%6.7%12Exited by Q2 2009−19%
EBAY Ebay IncQ2 20068 of 1861.9%5.9%11Exited by Q2 2014+89%
NKE NIKE INCQ3 20064 of 2083.2%8.4%59Exited by Q4 2025+537%
ADSK AUTODESK INCQ4 20062 of 2173.1%6.5%32Exited by Q1 2026+632%
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESQ4 20065 of 1814.8%7.5%61Held at last filing, Q2 2026+288%
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INQ1 20076 of 1486.2%6.5%58Exited by Q1 2026+570%
MA MASTERCARD INCORPORATEDQ3 20076 of 2633.3%8.5%71Held at last filing, Q2 2026+3371%
CHRW CH Robinson IncQ1 20082 of 1341.6%6.9%23Exited by Q4 2013+9.5%
EXPD Expeditors IntlQ1 20084 of 1203.5%3.8%6Exited by Q3 2009−26%
QCOM Qualcomm IncQ1 200814 of 2463.1%7.5%26Exited by Q3 2014+93%
FDS FACTSET RESH SYS INCQ3 20084 of 1300.07%4.8%16Exited by Q2 2015+205%
V VISA INCQ3 20089 of 2842.1%8.6%61Held at last filing, Q2 2026+2135%
AMZN AMAZON COM INCQ4 20083 of 3782.0%14.4%32Held at last filing, Q2 2026+9196%
GILD Gilead IncQ1 20096 of 1814.2%6.7%6Exited by Q3 2010−26%
AAPL APPLE INCQ1 200914 of 2755.0%10.5%44Held at last filing, Q2 2026+7607%
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPQ3 20102 of 2172.7%7.0%56Held at last filing, Q2 2026+700%
TROW Price T Rowe Group IncQ4 20106 of 1205.2%7.0%15Exited by Q3 2014+31%
CTSH Cognizant Tech SolQ1 20113 of 1493.9%7.4%9Exited by Q2 2013−5.9%
ISRG INTUITIVE SURGICAL INCQ2 20112 of 1893.3%6.4%21Held at last filing, Q2 2026+862%
INTU INTUITQ4 20114 of 2392.0%5.7%11Exited by Q2 2026+722%
GWW GRAINGER W W INCQ4 20123 of 1202.0%4.3%12Exited by Q4 2015+6.3%
IT GARTNER INCQ1 20131 of 1331.3%5.0%53Exited by Q2 2026+191%
FAST FASTENAL COQ1 20137 of 1422.1%4.3%18Exited by Q3 2017−15%
REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALSQ2 20133 of 1710.01%6.8%34Exited by Q2 2022+211%
META META PLATFORMS INCQ3 201315 of 3842.8%8.8%38Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1021%
TJX TJX COS INC NEWQ4 20135 of 1852.0%5.5%16Exited by Q4 2017+16%
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCQ3 20146 of 1623.0%6.5%26Exited by Q2 2022+356%
CELG CELGENE CORPQ4 20149 of 1343.7%6.1%15Exited by Q3 2018−29%
GOOG ALPHABET INCQ4 201528 of 3506.3%8.2%43Held at last filing, Q2 2026+831%
ALGN ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INCQ1 20166 of 1781.5%5.2%36Exited by Q1 2025+187%
BKNG BOOKING HOLDINGS INCQ1 201824 of 3133.4%3.4%12Exited by Q2 2022+13%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPORATIONQ3 201839 of 3974.0%6.9%7Held at last filing, Q2 2026+2748%
MSCI MSCI INCQ3 201914 of 1762.1%3.5%23Held at last filing, Q2 2026+157%
ABNB AIRBNB INCQ3 202119 of 2532.9%4.3%20Held at last filing, Q2 2026−15%

Concentration and tenure

9.0%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
65.1%
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
4
Median completed holding, quarters