We also eliminated most of our position in Home Depot (HD), which has performed well for several years and also reached our estimate of intrinsic value. We would like to commend Home Depot’s former CEO Frank Blake and the entire Home Depot management team for their strong focus on maximizing returns and growing per-share value. Consistent with the message delivered in Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio)’s fourth quarter commentary, which discussed the Fund’s desire to minimize tax consequences of our sales, we have maintained a small position in Home Depot shares that we have owned for less than one year.
From Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio)’s Oakmark Fund - 1Q 2015 Letter.
