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Polar Capital LLP
Diversified strategyLong-term holderQuality / disciplined sizing
Total reported value
$13.3B
Reporting period: 2020-09-30 · Number of holdings: 287
Polar Capital LLP disclosed 287 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2020-09-30, with total reported value of $13.3B and a quarterly turnover rate of 0.0%.
Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 6.61
- Portfolio Stability
- 0
- Momentum/Contrarian
- 50
- Sector conviction
- 69.4
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 80.79
Recent moves
Add META
+39.0% $214.0M
Add JNJ
+657.6% $157.3M
Trim UNH
-88.4% -$126.7M
Sold out CIEN
Add BABA
+10.1% $147.8M
Sold out MTCHEUR
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 283 holdings (of 287 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 5.60% | -0.35% | +4.47% | |
| 2 | AAPL | Apple INC | Stock-Tech | 5.25% | +0.48% | +297.97% | |
| 3 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | Stock-Comm Services | 4.28% | +1.22% | +39.04% | |
| 4 | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding-sp Adr | Stock-Consumer Disc | 3.33% | +0.78% | +10.13% | |
| 5 | AMZN | Amazon.com INC | Stock-Consumer Disc | 3.05% | +0.03% | +1.73% | |
| 6 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | Stock-Comm Services | 2.32% | — | -2.85% | |
| 7 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | Stock-Tech | 2.27% | +0.11% | -22.45% | |
| 8 | ADBE | Adobe INC | Stock-Tech | 2.21% | +0.49% | +30.76% | |
| 9 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 2.05% | +0.38% | -1.18% | |
| 10 | PYPL | Paypal Holdings INC | Stock-Financials | 1.87% | — | -16.22% | |
| 11 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 1.77% | — | -11.46% | |
| 12 | NFLX | Netflix INC | Stock-Comm Services | 1.76% | +0.42% | +36.90% | |
| 13 | CRM | Salesforce INC | Stock-Tech | 1.43% | +0.55% | +38.89% | |
| 14 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 1.35% | +1.16% | +657.55% | |
| 15 | QCOM | Qualcomm INC | Stock-Tech | 1.33% | +0.55% | +51.17% | |
| 16 | XLNXEUR | Xilinx INC | Stock-Other | 1.19% | — | +17.75% | |
| 17 | ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | Stock-Financials | 1.16% | — | -2.12% | |
| 18 | MRSH | Marsh & Mclennan Cos | Stock-Financials | 1.15% | — | -7.50% | |
| 19 | ZEN1EUR | Zendesk INC | Stock-Other | 1.12% | +0.21% | +21.25% | |
| 20 | PTON | Peloton Interactive Inc-a | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.10% | +0.47% | +16.13% | |
| 21 | EVBGEUR | Everbridge INC | Stock-Other | 1.01% | — | +13.14% | |
| 22 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 0.98% | — | +38.53% | ||
| 23 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | Stock-Financials | 0.94% | — | -9.09% | |
| 24 | ATVIEUR | Activision Blizzard INC | Stock-Comm Services | 0.93% | — | +33.71% | |
| 25 | MDT | Medtronic plc | Stock-Healthcare | 0.91% | +0.55% | +159.21% | |
| 26 | NOW | Servicenow INC | Stock-Tech | 0.91% | -0.49% | -37.55% | |
| 27 | CB | Chubb Limited | Stock-Financials | 0.88% | — | +0.79% | |
| 28 | ✓ | Horizon Therapeutics PLC | Stock-Other | 0.88% | — | -13.62% | |
| 29 | MKL | Markel Group INC | Stock-Financials | 0.81% | — | -0.90% | |
| 30 | MA | Mastercard INC - A | Stock-Financials | 0.79% | — | -7.30% | |
| 31 | TER | Teradyne INC | Stock-Tech | 0.73% | — | +58.17% | |
| 32 | HUBS | Hubspot INC | Stock-Tech | 0.72% | +0.26% | +38.17% | |
| 33 | SEDG | Solaredge Technologies INC | Stock-Tech | 0.69% | +0.36% | +39.32% | |
| 34 | PINS | Pinterest Inc- Class A | Stock-Comm Services | 0.68% | +0.45% | +80.15% | |
| 35 | CRWD | Crowdstrike Holdings INC - A | Stock-Tech | 0.68% | — | -20.06% | |
| 36 | TWLO | Twilio INC - A | Stock-Tech | 0.67% | — | +4.04% | |
| 37 | SPOT | Spotify Technology S.A. | Stock-Comm Services | 0.66% | — | +19.36% | |
| 38 | EXEL | Exelixis INC | Stock-Healthcare | 0.65% | — | +8.37% | |
| 39 | CHGG | Chegg INC | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.64% | +0.64% | NEW | |
| 40 | CDNS | Cadence Design Sys INC | Stock-Tech | 0.63% | +0.30% | +96.97% | |
| 41 | TRIP | Tripadvisor INC | Stock-Other | 0.63% | — | +9.36% | |
| 42 | AVTR | Avantor INC | Stock-Healthcare | 0.62% | — | +35.72% | |
| 43 | AKX | Ansys INC | Stock-Other | 0.61% | — | +28.03% | |
| 44 | ESNT | Essent Group Ltd. | Stock-Financials | 0.61% | — | — | |
| 45 | ZM | Zoom Communications INC | Stock-Tech | 0.60% | — | -48.29% | |
| 46 | RNR | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | Stock-Financials | 0.60% | — | +3.70% | |
| 47 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 0.59% | — | -6.73% | |
| 48 | HUM | Humana INC | Stock-Healthcare | 0.58% | +0.54% | +1298.33% | |
| 49 | BIO | Bio-rad Laboratories-a | Stock-Healthcare | 0.57% | — | -1.00% | |
| 50 | BMY | Bristol-myers Squibb Co | Stock-Healthcare | 0.57% | +0.46% | +464.94% |
1–50 of 283
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-30 | 287 | $13.3B | 0 | |
| 2020-06-30 | 280 | $11.6B | 59 | |
| 2020-03-31 | 289 | $9.3B | 57 | |
| 2019-12-31 | 282 | $11.5B | 35 | |
| 2019-09-30 | 280 | $11.1B | 36 | |
| 2019-06-30 | 282 | $11.4B | 33 | |
| 2019-03-31 | 266 | $10.8B | 36 | |
| 2018-12-31 | 257 | $9.4B | 44 | |
| 2018-09-30 | 266 | $11.8B | 71 | |
| 2018-06-30 | 256 | $16.6B | 73 | |
| 2018-03-31 | 255 | $9.9B | 42 | |
| 2017-12-31 | 250 | $9.7B | 48 | |
| 2017-09-30 | 239 | $8.9B | 35 | |
| 2017-06-30 | 237 | $7.4B | 37 | |
| 2017-03-31 | 252 | $6.7B | 37 | |
| 2016-12-31 | 255 | $6.3B | 37 | |
| 2016-09-30 | 255 | $5.8B | 39 | |
| 2016-06-30 | 262 | $5.3B | 40 | |
| 2016-03-31 | 261 | $5.3B | 39 | |
| 2015-12-31 | 265 | $5.5B | 50 | |
| 2015-09-30 | 272 | $4.9B | 35 | |
| 2015-06-30 | 283 | $5.2B | 35 | |
| 2015-03-31 | 283 | $5.3B | 41 | |
| 2014-12-31 | 276 | $5.1B | 38 | |
| 2014-09-30 | 270 | $4.8B | 35 | |
| 2014-06-30 | 266 | $4.7B | 46 | |
| 2014-03-31 | 266 | $4.4B | 40 | |
| 2013-12-31 | 267 | $4.2B | 41 | |
| 2013-09-30 | 254 | $3.7B | 51 | |
| 2013-06-30 | 244 | $2.9B | 0 |
Holding changes this quarter
Polar Capital LLP's most significant position changes for 2020-09-30: Sold out: Ciena CORP (CIEN); New buy: Chegg INC (CHGG); Sold out: Match Group INC (MTCHEUR); Sold out: Alteryx INC - Class A (AYXEUR); Sold out: Intel CORP (INTC).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | +1.2% | +39.04% | Add |
| 2 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | +1.2% | +657.55% | Add |
| 3 | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding-sp Adr | +0.8% | +10.13% | Add |
| 4 | CHGG | Chegg INC | +0.6% | NEW | New buy |
| 5 | CRM | Salesforce INC | +0.6% | +38.89% | Add |
| 6 | QCOM | Qualcomm INC | +0.6% | +51.17% | Add |
| 7 | MDT | Medtronic plc | +0.6% | +159.21% | Add |
| 8 | HUM | Humana INC | +0.5% | +1298.33% | Add |
| 9 | ADBE | Adobe INC | +0.5% | +30.76% | Add |
| 10 | AAPL | Apple INC | +0.5% | +297.97% | Add |
| 11 | PTON | Peloton Interactive Inc-a | +0.5% | +16.13% | Add |
| 12 | BMY | Bristol-myers Squibb Co | +0.5% | +464.94% | Add |
| 13 | PINS | Pinterest Inc- Class A | +0.5% | +80.15% | Add |
| 14 | ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings INC | +0.4% | NEW | New buy |
| 15 | NFLX | Netflix INC | +0.4% | +36.90% | Add |
| 16 | AVLRUSD | Avalara INC | +0.4% | NEW | New buy |
| 17 | TSLA | Tesla INC | +0.4% | +1443.19% | Add |
| 18 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | +0.4% | -1.18% | Trim |
| 19 | SHOP | Shopify INC - Class A | +0.4% | NEW | New buy |
| 20 | SEDG | Solaredge Technologies INC | +0.4% | +39.32% | Add |
| 21 | ALGN | Align Technology INC | +0.4% | +280.80% | Add |
| 22 | ✓ | +0.4% | NEW | New buy | |
| 23 | MYOKEUR | Myokardia INC | +0.3% | +303.45% | Add |
| 24 | CCXIEUR | Chemocentryx INC | +0.3% | NEW | New buy |
| 25 | CDNS | Cadence Design Sys INC | +0.3% | +96.97% | Add |
| 26 | PACB | Pacific Biosciences Of Calif | +0.3% | +45.95% | Add |
| 27 | HUBS | Hubspot INC | +0.3% | +38.17% | Add |
| 28 | ZEN1EUR | Zendesk INC | +0.2% | +21.25% | Add |
| 29 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | +0.1% | -22.45% | Trim |
| 30 | AMZN | Amazon.com INC | 0% | +1.73% | Add |
| 31 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | -0.4% | +4.47% | Add |
| 32 | LITE | Lumentum Holdings INC | -0.4% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 33 | AMED | Amedisys INC | -0.4% | -99.09% | Trim |
| 34 | OKTA | Okta INC | -0.4% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 35 | DVA | Davita INC | -0.4% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 36 | BMRN | Biomarin Pharmaceutical INC | -0.4% | -50.49% | Trim |
| 37 | IQV | Iqvia Holdings INC | -0.4% | -75.03% | Trim |
| 38 | EHTH | Ehealth INC | -0.4% | -98.43% | Trim |
| 39 | SNPS | Synopsys INC | -0.4% | -92.67% | Trim |
| 40 | DGX | Quest Diagnostics INC | -0.5% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 41 | REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | -0.5% | -40.42% | Trim |
| 42 | NOW | Servicenow INC | -0.5% | -37.55% | Trim |
| 43 | BAX | Baxter International INC | -0.5% | -77.71% | Trim |
| 44 | HO1 | Hologic INC | -0.5% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 45 | INTC | Intel CORP | -0.5% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 46 | UBER | Uber Technologies INC | -0.5% | -86.92% | Trim |
| 47 | AYXEUR | Alteryx INC - Class A | -0.6% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 48 | MTCHEUR | Match Group INC | -0.7% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 49 | CIEN | Ciena CORP | -0.9% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 50 | UNH | Unitedhealth Group INC | -1.1% | -88.42% | Trim |
FAQ
What is Polar Capital LLP and what type of investor is it?
Polar Capital LLP is a investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2020-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $13.3B, spread across 287 disclosed positions.
What are Polar Capital LLP's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Polar Capital LLP's top holdings by market value are:
1. Microsoft CORP (MSFT) — $744.0M (5.6%)
2. Apple INC (AAPL) — $697.7M (5.3%)
3. Meta Platforms Inc-class A (META) — $568.4M (4.3%)
4. Alibaba Group Holding-sp Adr (BABA) — $442.8M (3.3%)
5. Amazon.com INC (AMZN) — $406.0M (3.0%)
What changes did Polar Capital LLP make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Polar Capital LLP made 50 notable position adjustments: 6 new positions were initiated, 23 existing holdings were added to, 12 positions were partially reduced, and 9 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Ciena CORP (CIEN); New buy: Chegg INC (CHGG); Sold out: Match Group INC (MTCHEUR); Sold out: Alteryx INC - Class A (AYXEUR); Sold out: Intel CORP (INTC)
What sectors does Polar Capital LLP focus on?
Polar Capital LLP is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 37.4%
• Communication Services: 17.1%
• Financials: 16.6%
• Health Care: 15.2%
• Consumer Discretionary: 10.5%
• Industrials: 1.7%