Diamond Hill Capital Exits Raytheon, Cuts Microsoft

Firm's largest sales of the 2nd quarter

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Aug 12, 2020
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Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) manages a $16.96 billion equity portfolio composed of 149 stocks as of the quarter's end. The firm sold shares of the following stocks during the second quarter of 2020.

Raytheon Technologies

The fund closed its position in Raytheon Technologies Corp. (RTX, Financial). The trade had an impact of -0.89% on the portfolio.

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The diversified industrial company has a market cap of $98 billion and an enterprise value of $127 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of -3.54% and return on assets of -1.13% are underperforming 65% of companies in the aerospace and defense industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.2 is below the industry median of 0.53.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is Dodge & Cox with 1.26% of outstanding shares, followed by Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.58% and Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34%.

Microsoft

The fund reduced its Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, Financial) holding by 39.09%. The portfolio was impacted by -0.8%.

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The hardware and software producer has a market cap of $1.54 trillion and an enterprise value of $1.47 trillion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 40.16% and return on assets of 15.43% are outperforming 92% of companies in the software industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.92 is below the industry median of 2.2.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34% of outstanding shares, followed by Fisher's firm with 0.29% and Dodge & Cox with 0.26%.

Alphabet

The fund curbed its position in Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) by 25.86%. The portfolio was impacted by -0.78%.

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The holding company has a market cap of $1.01 trillion and an enterprise value of $902 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 15.77% and return on assets of 11.7% are outperforming 78% of companies in the interactive media industry. Its financial strength is rated 9 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 7.5 is above the industry median of 4.73.

Some notable guru shareholders are PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25% of outstanding shares, Fisher's firm with 0.23% and Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%.

Kellogg

The fund reduced its Kellogg Co. (K, Financial) holding by 77.78%, impacting the portfolio by -0.46%.

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The manufacturer of cereals, cookies and other packaged foods has a market cap of $23.36 billion and an enterprise value of $31.75 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 39.87% and return on assets of 6.02% are outperforming 72% of companies in the consumer packaged goods industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.14 is below the industry median of 0.42.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)' Renaissance Technologies with 1% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.30% and Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.26%.

MetLife

The investment fund trimmed its holding in MetLife Inc. (MET, Financial) by 22.07%. The trade had an impact of -0.46% on the portfolio.

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The life insurer has a market cap of $36.82 billion and an enterprise value of $30.75 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. While the return on equity of 10.34% is outperforming the sector, return on assets of 0.98% is underperforming 53% of companies in the insurance industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.35 is below the industry median of 2.18.

Other notable guru shareholders include Dodge & Cox with 6.51% of outstanding shares and Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.86%.

Facebook

The investment fund cut its Facebook Inc. (FB, Financial) position by 21.26%. The trade had an impact of -0.44% on the portfolio.

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The social media company has a market cap of $748 billion and an enterprise value of $700 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 23.54% and return on assets of 18.01% are outperforming 88% of companies in the interactive media industry. Its financial strength is rated 8 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 5.53.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio)'s Point72 Asset Management with 0.31% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21% and Sands with 0.19%.

Philip Morris

The investment fund cut its holding in Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) by 32.76%. The trade had an impact of -0.43% on the portfolio.

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The tobacco company has a market cap of $123 billion and an enterprise value of $151 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on assets of 18.13 is outperforming 71% of companies in the tobacco industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.14.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.83% of outstanding shares, followed by Tom Russo (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.55% and John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.27%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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