POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCPOLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Institutional investor · Portfolio as of Q3 2019

SEC EDGAR SourceSEC Filings

Top Holdings58 positions

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Activity:
Stock
Shares
Value
Weight
Avg Buy
Est. P&L
Held
Conviction

MICROSOFT CORP

16.2M$2.2B10.4%$97.08+34.24%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
64

META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A

9.8M$1.7B8.0%$144.74+21.51%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
65

VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES

9.9M$1.7B7.8%$129.06+26.77%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
64

ALPHABET INC-CL C

1.4M$1.7B7.7%$52.44+15.94%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
64

ADOBE INC

4.8M$1.3B6.1%$232.48+18.83%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
65

ZOETIS INC

10.5M$1.3B6.0%$81.72+42.51%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
64

MASTERCARD INC - A

4.6M$1.2B5.7%$212.25+22.27%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
64

ACCENTURE PLC-CL A

6.1M$1.2B5.4%$129.92+32.32%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
65

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP

6.3M$993.8M4.6%$99.25+47.41%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
60

NIKE INC -CL B

10.6M$990.9M4.6%$68.08+24.75%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
61

O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC

2.3M$899.7M4.1%$22.95+14.58%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
61

ORACLE CORP

15.1M$828.6M3.8%$41.55+18.49%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
61

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING

4.9M$787.4M3.6%$112.63+24.67%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
61

PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC

7.5M$776.2M3.6%$103.84-1.81%
3 qtrssince 2019-Q1
Increased
61

GARTNER INC

5.2M$740M3.4%$128.97+10.18%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
61

STARBUCKS CORP

7.3M$646.3M3.0%$54.80+38.05%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

BOOKING HOLDINGS INC

260,988$512.2M2.4%$68.28+12.86%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
56

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC

2.8M$503.1M2.3%$230.14-23.59%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
58

ALPHABET INC-CL A

398,393$486.5M2.2%$52.57+15.73%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
55

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS

1.6M$455.5M2.1%$360.91-24.65%
4 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
56
$21.7B
AUM
58
Positions
Q3 2019
Filing
Rating · 2.5
Quarterly Portfolio Change
+25%Q1'19$19.1B+8%Q2'19$20.6B+5%Q3'19$21.7B
Activity profile
$ moved · Q3'19
New18%Increased70%Decreased12%Exited0%
Composition
Equity vs derivatives
Equity100%Puts0%Calls0%
Holding period
Avg 2.8 quarters
<1Q5%1-4Q95%1-2Y0%2Y+0%

POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC manages $21.7B across 58 positions as of Q3 2019. Top holdings: MSFT (10.4%), META (8.0%), V (7.8%). Fund DNA: Momentum Trader. HoldingsIntel Rating: 2.5/5.0.

Q3 2019 Summary

Added 3 new positions, exited 1, increased 53, trimmed 2. Top move: META (INCREASED, conviction 65). Portfolio: $21.7B across 58 positions.

Top holdings by portfolio weight

Total AUM$22B
MSFT10.36%
META8.04%
V7.83%
GOOG7.66%
ADBE6.12%
ZTS6.04%
MA5.71%
ACN5.40%
DG4.58%
NKE4.56%
Other4.14%

Portfolio allocation by GICS sector

Sectors8
Technology32.97%
Financial Services19.20%
Communication Services17.93%
Consumer Cyclical14.29%
Healthcare10.80%
Consumer Defensive4.58%
Unknown0.13%
Industrials0.08%

Behavioral investing profile

7-dimension quality assessment
Solid(2.5 / 5.0)
Track Record64
Conviction45
Concentration88
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Position Outcomes

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Cost basis estimates based on full filing history using quarter-end prices. Actual transaction prices are not disclosed in 13F filings.

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