Donald Yacktman's Latest Buys: PG, CSCO, CLX, COP, NWSA, SYY, APOL, BCR, JNJ, RIMM

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Aug 03, 2012
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We have just updated the portfolio of Don Yacktman. He added to many of his existing positions such as Procter & Gamble, Cisco Systems, Inc., Clorox Company, Conocophillips, News Corp. He also added to his positions in Research-in-Motion (RIMM, Financial), the beaten down phone company and Apollo Group, the embattled for-profit college operator. He sold out utility Exelon (EXC, Financial) and payment processing company Paychex (PAYX). We just conducted an interview with Mr. Yacktman. The transcript will be published soon. In the meantime, you can read part of the interview here:

1. Risk Adjusted Potential Return – The Secret to Don Yacktman’s Success

2. What Are High Quality Companies to Don Yacktman

As of 06/30/2012, Yacktman Asset Management Co. owns 61 stocks with a total value of $15.3 billion. This is the portfolio chart of Donald Yacktman. You can click on the legend of the chart to show/hide buys, sells, or holdings. Each ball on the chart represents a position in the portfolio. You can move your mouse on the balls to see the details of each position and click to see the details of all guru trades with this position.



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This is the sector weightings of his portfolio:

Consumer Goods30.7%
Consumer Services28.4%
Health Care16.6%
Technology14.6%
Financials5.9%
Oil & Gas3.7%


These are the top 5 holdings of Donald Yacktman

  1. News Corp (NWSA) - 80,823,447 shares, 11.7% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 4.81%
  2. The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) - 27,464,378 shares, 11.0% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 26.64%
  3. PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) - 22,271,288 shares, 10.3% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 6.99%
  4. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) - 30,147,492 shares, 6.0% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 0.75%
  5. SYSCO Corporation (SYY) - 28,109,748 shares, 5.5% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 10.05%


Sold Out: Exelon Corporation (EXC)

Donald Yacktman sold out his holdings in Exelon Corporation. His sale prices were between $36.31 and $39.28, with an estimated average price of $37.85. Exelon Corporation is a utility holding company. Its subsidiaries are engaged principally in the production, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to residential, commercial, industrial and wholesale customers and the distribution and sale of natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Exelon Corporation has a market cap of $33.56 billion; its shares were traded at around $38.36 with a P/E ratio of 10.3 and P/S ratio of 1.8. The dividend yield of Exelon Corporation stocks is 4%. Exelon Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 8.5% over the past 10 years.

Sold Out: Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)

Donald Yacktman sold out his holdings in Paychex, Inc.. His sale prices were between $29.2 and $32.49, with an estimated average price of $30.75. Paychex, Inc. is a national provider of payroll, human resource, and employee benefit outsourcing solutions for small-to medium-sized businesses. Paychex, Inc. has a market cap of $11.99 billion; its shares were traded at around $32.63 with a P/E ratio of 21.9 and P/S ratio of 5.4. The dividend yield of Paychex, Inc. stocks is 3.9%. Paychex, Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 9.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Paychex, Inc. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

Added: The Procter & Gamble Company (PG, Financial)

Donald Yacktman added to his holdings in The Procter & Gamble Company by 26.64%. His purchase prices were between $59.21 and $67.73, with an estimated average price of $63.84. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 2.31%. His holdings were 27,464,378 shares as of 06/30/2012. The Procter & Gamble Company manufactures and markets a broad range of consumer products in many countries throughout the world. The Procter & Gamble Company has a market cap of $178.35 billion; its shares were traded at around $65.4745 with a P/E ratio of 16.7 and P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of The Procter & Gamble Company stocks is 3.5%. The Procter & Gamble Company had an annual average earnings growth of 9.6% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated The Procter & Gamble Company the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Added: Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO, Financial)

Donald Yacktman added to his holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. by 37.04%. His purchase prices were between $15.99 and $21.18, with an estimated average price of $18.06. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 1.38%. His holdings were 46,002,230 shares as of 06/30/2012. Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a market cap of $84.05 billion; its shares were traded at around $16.32 with a P/E ratio of 9.9 and P/S ratio of 1.9. The dividend yield of Cisco Systems, Inc. stocks is 2%. Cisco Systems, Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 19.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Cisco Systems, Inc. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

Added: The Clorox Company (CLX, Financial)

Donald Yacktman added to his holdings in The Clorox Company by 22.25%. His purchase prices were between $67.1 and $72.93, with an estimated average price of $69.78. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.58%. His holdings were 6,751,270 shares as of 06/30/2012. Clorox Company's business operations, represented by the aggregate of its U. The Clorox Company has a market cap of $9.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $71.765 with a P/E ratio of 17.6 and P/S ratio of 1.8. The dividend yield of The Clorox Company stocks is 3.5%. The Clorox Company had an annual average earnings growth of 8.5% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated The Clorox Company the business predictability rank of 3-star.

Added: Conocophillips (COP, Financial)

Donald Yacktman added to his holdings in Conocophillips by 30.02%. His purchase prices were between $51.11 and $76.47, with an estimated average price of $59.94. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.55%. His holdings were 6,611,419 shares as of 06/30/2012. ConocoPhillips is a major international integrated energy company with operations in some 49 countries. Conocophillips has a market cap of $69.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $55.66 with a P/E ratio of 7.1 and P/S ratio of 0.3. The dividend yield of Conocophillips stocks is 4.8%. Conocophillips had an annual average earnings growth of 18.7% over the past 10 years.

Added: News Corp (NWSA, Financial)

Donald Yacktman added to his holdings in News Corp by 4.81%. His purchase prices were between $18.4 and $22.15, with an estimated average price of $19.62. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.54%. His holdings were 80,823,447 shares as of 06/30/2012. NEWS CORPORATION is a diversified entertainment company with operations in eight industry segments: filmed entertainment; television; cable network programming; direct broadcast satellite television; magazines and inserts; newspapers and information services; book publishing; and other. News Corp has a market cap of $37.96 billion; its shares were traded at around $23.47 with a P/E ratio of 16.3 and P/S ratio of 1.1. The dividend yield of News Corp stocks is 0.7%.

Added: Sysco Corporation (SYY, Financial)

Donald Yacktman added to his holdings in Sysco Corporation by 10.05%. His purchase prices were between $27.28 and $29.94, with an estimated average price of $28.61. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.5%. His holdings were 28,109,748 shares as of 06/30/2012. Sysco Corporation is the largest North American distributor of food and food related products to the foodservice or `food-prepared-away-from-home` industry. Sysco Corporation has a market cap of $17.13 billion; its shares were traded at around $29.175 with a P/E ratio of 14.1 and P/S ratio of 0.4. The dividend yield of Sysco Corporation stocks is 3.7%. Sysco Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 7.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Sysco Corporation the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Added: Apollo Group Inc (APOL, Financial)

Donald Yacktman added to his holdings in Apollo Group Inc by 28.59%. His purchase prices were between $31.13 and $39.25, with an estimated average price of $34.26. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.38%. His holdings were 7,203,135 shares as of 06/30/2012. Apollo Group, Inc. has been providing higher education to working adults for over 25 years. Apollo Group Inc has a market cap of $3.41 billion; its shares were traded at around $26.64 with a P/E ratio of 7 and P/S ratio of 0.7. Apollo Group Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 21.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Apollo Group Inc the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Added: C.r. Bard, Inc. (BCR, Financial)

Donald Yacktman added to his holdings in C.r. Bard, Inc. by 7.23%. His purchase prices were between $95.17 and $106.83, with an estimated average price of $99.33. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.34%. His holdings were 7,251,808 shares as of 06/30/2012. C.R. Bard, Inc. is one of the worldwide leaders in developing, manufacturing, and supplying healthcare products that focus on Vascular, Urology, and Oncology Disease States. C.r. Bard, Inc. has a market cap of $8.43 billion; its shares were traded at around $97.455 with a P/E ratio of 15.2 and P/S ratio of 2.9. The dividend yield of C.r. Bard, Inc. stocks is 0.8%. C.r. Bard, Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 13.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated C.r. Bard, Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Added: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Financial)

Donald Yacktman added to his holdings in Johnson & Johnson by 7.77%. His purchase prices were between $61.94 and $67.65, with an estimated average price of $64.35. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.26%. His holdings were 8,092,590 shares as of 06/30/2012. Johnson & Johnson is engaged in the manufacture and sale of a broad range of products in the health care field in many countries of the world. Johnson & Johnson has a market cap of $190.96 billion; its shares were traded at around $69.07 with a P/E ratio of 13.8 and P/S ratio of 2.9. The dividend yield of Johnson & Johnson stocks is 3.5%. Johnson & Johnson had an annual average earnings growth of 7.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Johnson & Johnson the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

Added: Research In Motion Limited (usa) (RIMM)

Donald Yacktman added to his holdings in Research In Motion Limited (usa) by 16.49%. His purchase prices were between $7.79 and $14.63, with an estimated average price of $11.63. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.08%. His holdings were 11,244,486 shares as of 06/30/2012. RESEARCH IN MOTION is a world leader in the mobile communications market and has a history of developing breakthrough wireless solutions. Research In Motion Limited (usa) has a market cap of $3.87 billion; its shares were traded at around $6.92 with a P/E ratio of 3 and P/S ratio of 0.2. Research In Motion Limited (usa) had an annual average earnings growth of 28.5% over the past 5 years.

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