Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio), also known as Sig, is the president, founding member, chief investment officer and portfolio manager of John Hancock Funds II and John Hancock Capital Appreciation Fund.
The following are the largest buys during the third quarter of the Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund, managed by Jennison Associates LLC, of which he is the president and CIO.
The guru boosted his position in AstraZeneca PLC ADR (AZN) by 524.72%, impacting the portfolio by 1.09%.
The company develops pharmaceutical products for therapeutic classes. It has a market cap of $99.13 billion and an enterprise value of $116.47 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The return on equity of 19.57% and return on assets of 4.18%% are outperforming 57% of companies in the Global Drug Manufacturers - Major industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.19 is below the industry median of 2.03.
The largest shareholder among the guru is PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.09% of outstanding shares followed by Dodge & Cox with 2.08% and Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.52%.
The guru’s holding of Alphabet Inc. Class C (GOOG) and Class A (GOOGL) were increased 25.86% and 25.19%. The trades had an impact of 0.59% and 0.57% on the portfolio.
The company, which provides internet content products and portals, has a market cap of $839.83 billion and an enterprise value of $741.56 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 10.44% and return on assets of 8.29% are outperforming 56% of companies in the Global Internet Content and Information industry. Its financial strength is rated of 9 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 25.69 is bellow the industry median of 7.46.
The largest shareholder of the company among the gurus is Dodge & Cox with 0.46% of outstanding shares followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.46% and Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.16%
The guru acquired a new position in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Class A (CMG), buying 411,476 shares. The trade had an impact of 0.57% on the portfolio.
The company provides a menu of burritos, tacos, burrito bowls and salads. It has a market cap of $12.13 billion and an enterprise value of $11.56 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 12.20% and return on assets of 8.16% are outperforming 65% of companies in the Global Restaurants industry. Its financial strength is rated 9 out of 10 with no debt.
Bill Ackman (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus, with 7.41% of outstanding shares followed by Segalas with 0.8 %, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.8%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.35% and Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1%.
The guru bought 334,203 shares in Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG), expanding the portfolio 0.54%.
The company, which produce robotic system for minimally invasive surgery, has a market cap of $63.87 billion and an enterprise value of $60.94 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 15.68% and return on assets of 13.39% are outperforming 75% of companies in the Global Medical Instruments and Supplies industry. Its financial strength is rated 9 out of 10 with no debt.
The largest shareholder of the company among the gurus is Simons with 1.03% of outstanding shares followed by Segalas with 0.29%, Cohen with 0.12% and Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.
The guru raised the holding of Tesla Inc. (TSLA) by 45.12%, impacting the portfolio by 0.52%.
The manufacturer electric vehicles and components, has a market cap of $50.29 billion and an enterprise value of $60.49 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of -60.72% and return on assets of -9.86% are underperforming 98% of companies in the Global Auto Manufacturers industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.19.
Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) is another notable shareholder of the company among the gurus with 1.03% of outstanding shares followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.64% and Cohen with 0.09%.
The guru boosted the holding of Albemarle Corp. (ALB) by 69.82%, expanding the portfolio 0.41%.
The company, which produces engineered specialty chemicals, has a market cap of $11.28 billion and an enterprise value of $12.13 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 8.88% and return on assets of 4.44% are underperforming 53% of companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.56 is below the industry median of 0.72.
Another notable shareholder of the company among the gurus is Simons with 3.1% of outstanding shares followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.46% and David Carlson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23%.
The guru added 18.39% to the holding of NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) impacting the portfolio by 0.39%.
The company, which design graphics chips, has a market cap of $174.33 billion and an enterprise value of $168.39 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 59.24% and return on assets of 39.24% are outperforming 98% of companies in the Global Semiconductors industry. Its financial strength is rated 8 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 3.97.
PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 1.82% of outstanding shares followed by Segalas with 0.54%, Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.35% and Simons with 0.25%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
