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Siphron Capital Management /ca/

Diversified strategyContrarianQuality / disciplined sizing

Total reported value

$29.8M

Reporting period: 2014-09-30 · Number of holdings: 73

SIPHRON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT /CA/ disclosed 73 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2014-09-30, with total reported value of $29.8M and a quarterly turnover rate of 19.2%.

Personality snowflake

Concentration
13.06
Portfolio Stability
19.21
Momentum/Contrarian
0
Sector conviction
43.76
Diversification
100
Sizing Uniformity
88.15

Recent moves

  • Add DIS

    +89.4%　$452.0K

  • Add UAA

    +65.1%　$448.0K

  • Trim 38259P706

    -52.7%　-$374.0K

  • Trim AMZN

    -26.0%　-$296.0K

  • Add NKE

    +14.4%　$297.0K

  • Add HAIN

    -1.0%　$126.0K

Holdings Map

New buyAddUnchangedTrim

Top 10 holdings by weight

Full holdings list this quarter

#TickerIssuerAsset SubclassWeightWeight ChangeShares Change4Q Trend
1UNPUnion Pacific CORPStock-Industrials4.68%+0.26%-1.53%
2AAPLApple INCStock-Tech4.28%+0.30%—
3NKENike INC -cl BStock-Consumer Disc4.15%+0.96%+14.44%
4ECLEcolab INCStock-Materials4.08%+0.02%-1.40%
5CELGCelgene CORPStock-Other3.92%+0.33%—
6✓ DirectvStock-Other3.80%+0.03%—
7COSTCostco Wholesale CORPStock-Consumer Staples3.74%+0.23%-1.11%
8WFCWells Fargo & CoStock-Financials3.44%-0.09%—
9UNHUnitedhealth Group INCStock-Healthcare3.44%+0.14%—
10HAINHain Celestial Group INCStock-Other3.41%+0.39%-1.00%
11BDXBecton Dickinson And CoStock-Healthcare3.34%-0.21%-1.13%
12MMM3m CoStock-Industrials3.32%-0.13%-1.41%
13METAMeta Platforms Inc-class AStock-Comm Services3.28%+3.28%NEW
14JNJJohnson & JohnsonStock-Healthcare3.22%+0.03%—
15VVisa Inc-class A SharesStock-Financials3.16%-0.03%-1.12%
16UAAUnder Armour Inc-class AStock-Consumer Disc3.14%+1.49%+65.12%
17DISWalt Disney Co/theStock-Comm Services3.08%+1.50%+89.36%
18SYKStryker CORPStock-Healthcare3.08%-0.17%—
19AXPAmerican Express CoStock-Financials3.05%-0.29%—
20CHDChurch & Dwight Co INCStock-Consumer Staples2.98%-0.02%—
21PEPPepsico INCStock-Consumer Staples2.81%+0.04%-1.64%
22CATCaterpillar INCStock-Industrials2.77%-0.34%-1.19%
23AMZNAmazon.com INCStock-Consumer Disc2.74%-1.03%-26.03%
24APC3EURAnadarko Petroleum CORPStock-Other2.69%-0.30%-1.86%
25ELEstee Lauder Companies-cl AStock-Consumer Staples2.69%-0.04%-1.29%
26INTUIntuit INCStock-Tech2.57%+0.16%-1.13%
27MDTMedtronic plcStock-Healthcare2.54%-0.14%-1.21%
28✓ Alphabet AStock-Other2.52%-0.01%—
29CERNCHFCerner CORPStock-Other2.43%+0.30%—
30VFCVf CORPStock-Consumer Disc2.20%+0.08%—
31KMBKimberly-clark CORPStock-Consumer Staples1.97%-0.13%-1.80%
32✓ Google INC Class CStock-Other1.13%-1.28%-52.67%
33MIDDMiddleby CORPStock-Industrials0.01%——
34✓ Advent Software INC ComStock-Other0.01%——
35SAMBoston Beer Company Inc-aStock-Consumer Staples0.01%——
36EXPOExponent INCStock-Industrials0.01%——
37TTCToro CoStock-Industrials0.01%——
38BCPCBalchem CORPStock-Materials0.01%——
39ZDZiff Davis INCStock-Other0.01%——
40UNFUnifirst Corp/maStock-Other0.01%——
41✓ Clarcor INCStock-Other0.01%——
42FISVFiserv INCStock-Other0.01%——
43NTCTNetscout Systems INCStock-Other0.01%——
44SHOOSteven Madden LTDStock-Other0.01%——
45AMGNAmgen INCStock-Healthcare0.01%——
46ADIAnalog Devices INCStock-Tech0.01%——
47AKXAnsys INCStock-Other0.01%——
48ADSKAutodesk INCStock-Tech0.01%——
49ADPAutomatic Data ProcessingStock-Tech0.01%——
50BGSB&g Foods INCStock-Other0.01%——
1–50 of 73

Holding changes this quarter

Siphron Capital Management /ca/'s most significant position changes for 2014-09-30: New buy: Meta Platforms Inc-class A (META); Sold out: Donaldson Co INC (DCI); Sold out: Fastenal Co (FAST); Sold out: Meridian Bioscience INC (MR4); Sold out: World Acceptance CORP (WRLD).

Position changes disclosed by Siphron Capital Management /ca/ for the quarter ending 2014-09-30, including ticker, issuer, weight change, shares change, and action
#TickerIssuerWeight ChangeShares ChangeAction
1DISWalt Disney Co/the+1.5%+89.36%Add
2UAAUnder Armour Inc-class A+1.5%+65.12%Add
3NKENike INC -cl B+1%+14.44%Add
4HAINHain Celestial Group INC+0.4%-1.00%Trim
5CELGCelgene CORP+0.3%—Unchanged
6AAPLApple INC+0.3%—Unchanged
7CERNCHFCerner CORP+0.3%—Unchanged
8UNPUnion Pacific CORP+0.3%-1.53%Trim
9COSTCostco Wholesale CORP+0.2%-1.11%Trim
10INTUIntuit INC+0.2%-1.13%Trim
11UNHUnitedhealth Group INC+0.1%—Unchanged
12VFCVf CORP+0.1%—Unchanged
13PEPPepsico INC0%-1.64%Trim
14✓ Directv0%—Unchanged
15JNJJohnson & Johnson0%—Unchanged
16ECLEcolab INC0%-1.40%Trim
17DORMDorman Products INC——Unchanged
18✓ Ll Flooring Holdings INC——Unchanged
19FDSFactset Research Systems INC——Unchanged
20MCHPMicrochip Technology INC——Unchanged
21FISVFiserv INC——Unchanged
22AKXAnsys INC——Unchanged
23BGSB&g Foods INC——Unchanged
24GIIIG-iii Apparel Group LTD——Unchanged
25WDFCWd-40 Co——Unchanged
26ADPAutomatic Data Processing——Unchanged
27VAREURVarian Medical Systems INC——Unchanged
28ICUIIcu Medical INC——Unchanged
29ORCLOracle CORP——Unchanged
30TISIUSDTeam INC——Unchanged
31✓ Alphabet A0%—Unchanged
32CHDChurch & Dwight Co INC0%—Unchanged
33VVisa Inc-class A Shares0%-1.12%Trim
34ELEstee Lauder Companies-cl A0%-1.29%Trim
35WFCWells Fargo & Co-0.1%—Unchanged
36KMBKimberly-clark CORP-0.1%-1.80%Trim
37MMM3m Co-0.1%-1.41%Trim
38MDTMedtronic plc-0.1%-1.21%Trim
39SYKStryker CORP-0.2%—Unchanged
40BDXBecton Dickinson And Co-0.2%-1.13%Trim
41AXPAmerican Express Co-0.3%—Unchanged
42APC3EURAnadarko Petroleum CORP-0.3%-1.86%Trim
43CATCaterpillar INC-0.3%-1.19%Trim
44AMZNAmazon.com INC-1%-26.03%Trim
45✓ Google INC Class C-1.3%-52.67%Trim
46METAMeta Platforms Inc-class A—NEWNew buy
47DCIDonaldson Co INC—EXITSold out
48FASTFastenal Co—EXITSold out
49MR4Meridian Bioscience INC—EXITSold out
50WRLDWorld Acceptance CORP—EXITSold out

FAQ

What is Siphron Capital Management /ca/ and what type of investor is it?
Siphron Capital Management /ca/ 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 (2014-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $29.8M, spread across 73 disclosed positions.
What are Siphron Capital Management /ca/'s largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Siphron Capital Management /ca/'s top holdings by market value are: 1. Union Pacific CORP (UNP) — $1.4M (4.7%) 2. Apple INC (AAPL) — $1.3M (4.3%) 3. Nike INC -cl B (NKE) — $1.2M (4.2%) 4. Ecolab INC (ECL) — $1.2M (4.1%) 5. Celgene CORP (CELG) — $1.2M (3.9%)
What changes did Siphron Capital Management /ca/ make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Siphron Capital Management /ca/ made 24 notable position adjustments: 1 new positions were initiated, 3 existing holdings were added to, 16 positions were partially reduced, and 4 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: Meta Platforms Inc-class A (META); Sold out: Donaldson Co INC (DCI); Sold out: Fastenal Co (FAST); Sold out: Meridian Bioscience INC (MR4); Sold out: World Acceptance CORP (WRLD)
What sectors does Siphron Capital Management /ca/ focus on?
Siphron Capital Management /ca/ is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio: • Financials: 19.1% • Industrials: 14.8% • Consumer Discretionary: 13.7% • Information Technology: 13.7% • Health Care: 13.2% • Consumer Staples: 13.0%