Form 13F Q3 2023 Disclosures: Fisher Asset Management, Icahn Carl C and Pershing Sqaure Capital Management

November 16, 2023

 

In this blog article, we will take a closer look at the hedge fund industry and analyze some of the major hedge fund managers' recent 13F filings. Specifically, we will focus on Fisher Asset Management, Pershing Square, and Icahn Carl C and examine their investment portfolios, top holdings, and recent trading activity.

 

Fisher Asset Management

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Manager: Kenneth Fisher

13F Insights:

  • Fisher's 13F portfolio value decreased by about 3% this quarter.
  • No of new positions bought in Q3: 130
  • No of securities completely liquidated in Q3: 131
  • Turnover: 22.35
  • Sectoral Focus: IT and Finance

The largest 5 stock positions account for approx. 16% of the 13F portfolio, these include- Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Nvidia

Portfolio Adjustments

Stake Increases:

  • Procter and Gamble ($1.45B) saw a 105.59% increase in in the number of shares from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023.
  • United Health Group ($1.4B) saw a 77.8% increase in in the number of shares from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023.
  • Pepsico ($1.34B) saw a 78.4% increase in in the number of shares from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023.
  • Apple Inc is currently the top position at 5.21% of the portfolio. There was a 1.64% increase in the number of shares from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023.
  • Microsoft Corporation is the second largest security held. It has been in Fisher’s portfolio for well over a decade. There was a 2.27% increase in the number of shares from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023.

 

New Buys in Q3 2023

  • Unicredit S.p.A. ($45M)
  • Murphy Oil Corp ($45M)
  • Matador Resources ($34.4M)

 

Securities Sold in Q3 2023

  • PDC Energy Inc
  • Gap Inc
  • Nordstrom Inc
  • Nextier Oldfield Solutions Inc

 

 

Pershing Square Capital Management

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Manager: Bill Ackman

13F insights:

  • The firm disclosed 10.49 B in assets.
  • It holds 8 securities in its 13F portfolio, and the top 10 holdings account for 100.0% of the portfolio.
  • Turnover: 25%
  • Sectoral: Consumer Discretionary

Portfolio Adjustments

Stake Increases:

  • Alphabet Inc saw the most significant boost, with an additional 2M shares, bringing the total to 4.3M shares. The current value of the security stands at $569.8M
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings saw an increase of 10.4% in the total number of shares held, amounting to a total value of $1.5B.

Stake Reductions

 

Portfolio Overview

The top holdings included 16.65% in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc 14.82% in Restaurant Brands International Inc, 14.75% in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc 14% in Lowe's Companies Inc, and 11.87% in Howard Hughes Holdings Inc.

 

 

Icahn Carl C

13F insights:

  • The firm disclosed 12.08 B in assets.
  • It holds 14 securities in its 13F portfolio, and the top 10 holdings account for 98.2% of the portfolio.
  • No of securities completely liquidated: 1
  • Turnover: 7.1%
  • Sectoral Focus: Industrials

Portfolio Adjustments

Stake Increases:

  • Icahn Enterprises LP saw an addition of 16M shares, bringing the total to 350M shares. This move marks a 4.88% increase in share count valued at $6.9B
  • Southwest Gas Holdings Inc experienced an increase of 1.64% in share count, with a total value of $665M

 

Securities Sold in Q3 2023

Key Position Reductions

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