POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCPOLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Institutional investor · Portfolio as of Q4 2019

SEC EDGAR SourceSEC Filings

Top Holdings62 positions

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

MICROSOFT CORP

15.6M$2.5B9.7%$97.08+54.12%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES

10.2M$1.9B7.5%$130.42+37.27%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
64

ALPHABET INC-CL C

1.4M$1.9B7.4%$52.88+25.39%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
64

META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A

9M$1.8B7.2%$144.74+40.25%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

ADOBE INC

5M$1.6B6.4%$235.27+40.19%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
64

ZOETIS INC

10.8M$1.4B5.6%$82.86+49.49%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
64

MASTERCARD INC - A

4.7M$1.4B5.6%$214.76+33.83%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
64

ACCENTURE PLC-CL A

6.3M$1.3B5.2%$131.72+43.49%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
64

NIKE INC -CL B

10.9M$1.1B4.3%$68.84+35.07%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
60

O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC

2.3M$1B4.0%$23.14+26.04%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
60

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP

6.4M$1B3.9%$100.40+43.57%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
60

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING

5.1M$861.3M3.4%$113.89+31.04%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
60

PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC

7.7M$831.9M3.3%$103.94+3.63%
4 qtrssince 2019-Q1
Increased
60

GARTNER INC

5.3M$821.2M3.2%$129.66+17.83%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
60

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC

2.8M$788.8M3.1%$230.88+19.38%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
59

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

8.9M$775.2M3.1%$76.66+0.06%
2 qtrssince 2019-Q3
Increased
94

STARBUCKS CORP

7.6M$666.6M2.6%$55.54+36.10%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
56

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS

1.7M$629.4M2.5%$361.13+2.91%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
55

BOOKING HOLDINGS INC

267,214$548.8M2.2%$68.57+17.60%
5 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
55

SERVICENOW INC

1.9M$547.8M2.2%$56.560.00%
1 qtr
New
81
$25.4B
AUM
62
Positions
Q4 2019
Filing
Rating · 2.5
Quarterly Portfolio Change
+25%Q1'19$19.1B+8%Q2'19$20.6B+5%Q3'19$21.7B+17%Q4'19$25.4B
Activity profile
$ moved · Q4'19
New20%Increased59%Decreased21%Exited0%
Composition
Equity vs derivatives
Equity100%Puts0%Calls0%
Holding period
Avg 3.4 quarters
<1Q10%1-4Q11%1-2Y79%2Y+0%

POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC manages $25.4B across 62 positions as of Q4 2019. Top holdings: MSFT (9.7%), V (7.5%), GOOG (7.4%). Fund DNA: Momentum Trader. HoldingsIntel Rating: 2.5/5.0.

Q4 2019 Summary

Active quarter - 6 new positions, 2 exits, 51 increased. Top move: ABT (INCREASED, conviction 94). Portfolio: $25.4B across 62 positions.

Top holdings by portfolio weight

Total AUM$25B
MSFT9.69%
V7.52%
GOOG7.42%
META7.24%
ADBE6.43%
ZTS5.64%
MA5.55%
ACN5.22%
NKE4.34%
ORLY4.02%
Other3.94%

Portfolio allocation by GICS sector

Sectors8
Technology32.39%
Financial Services18.50%
Communication Services16.79%
Healthcare14.64%
Consumer Cyclical13.50%
Consumer Defensive3.95%
Unknown0.13%
Industrials0.09%

Behavioral investing profile

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

Best and worst performing positions by estimated return

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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