The founder, executive chairman and co-chief investment officer of Fisher Investments, Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) bought shares in the following stocks in both third and second quarter of 2018.
Carnival Corp. (CCL)
In the second quarter, the guru increased his position by 25.48% and added 0.59% in the third quarter.
With a market cap of $41.88 billion, the company provides vacations to top cruise destinations. Its revenue of $18.68 billion has grown 3.80% over the last five years.
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 0.22% of outstanding shares, followed by Ken Heebner (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22% and Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.
Nucor Corp. (NUE)
The investor boosted his holding by 36.43% in the second quarter and by 34.45% in the third quarter.
The company, which manufactures steel and steel products, has a market cap of $18.98 billion. Its revenue of $23.86 billion has declined 1.60% over the last five years.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.72% of outstanding shares, followed by T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.62%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08% and Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%.
Amphenol Corp. Class A (APH)
Fisher increased his position 14.97% in the second quarter and 8.9% in the third quarter.
The company, which is engaged in the field of electronic components, has a market cap of $27.07 billion and an enterprise value of $29.36 billion. Its revenue of $7.92 billion has grown 11.20% over the last five years.
Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 0.7% of outstanding shares, followed by Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.26%, Cohen with 0.08% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%.
BP PLC ADR (BP)
In the second quarter, the guru boosted the holding by 790.31% and added 1.21% in the third quarter.
The integrated oil and gas company has a market cap of $138.72 billion and an enterprise value of $181.44 billion. Its revenue of $290.89 billion fell 9.10% over the last five years.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.89% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.27%, Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%, Heebner with 0.01% and Richard Snow (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
The guru boosted his holding 24.72% in the second quarter and then added another 11.14% in the third quarter.
With a market cap of $71.59 billion, the company manufactures construction and mining equipment, engines, turbines and locomotives. Its revenue of $53.27 billion has declined 6.00% over the last five years.
With 0.09% of outstanding shares, Simons is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04%, Greenblatt with 0.03% and Dodge & Cox with 0.01%.
ConocoPhillips (COP)
Fisher boosted his stake 4,618.44% in the second quarter and 31.16% in the third quarter.
With a market cap of $80.1 billion, the company operates in the oil and gas sector. Its revenue of $34.87 billion has fallen 16.80% over the last five years
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 1.58% of outstanding shares, followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.72%, Tweedy Browne (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%.
Delek US Holdings Inc. (DK)
In the second quarter, the investor increased the holding 10.51% and then boosted it 594.02% in the third quarter.
The oil and gas company has a market cap of $3.27 billion. It has a revenue of $9.2 billion has fallen 12.30% over the last five years.
Cohen is the company's largest guru shareholder with 2.72% of outstanding shares followed by Fisher with 0.95%, Simons with 0.71% and Greenblatt with 0.39%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.
