The independent investment management firm Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio), which was founded in 2000, bought shares of the following stocks during the first quarter.
The guru established a new position in KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) buying 4.8 million shares. The trade had an impact of 0.62% on the portfolio.
The preeminent private equity firm has a market cap of $19.70 billion and an enterprise value of $57.19 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 19% and return on assets of 3.33% are outperforming 52% of companies in the Asset Management industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.12 is below the industry median of 480.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Jeff Ubben (Trades, Portfolio)’s ValueAct Holdings LP with 6.02% of outstanding shares, followed by Chuck Akre (Trades, Portfolio) with 01.51% and Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio)’s Pzena Investment Management with 1.04%.
The firm raised its holding of The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) by 46.8%. The trade had an impact of 0.54% on the portfolio.
The company has a market cap of $237.65 billion and an enterprise value of $257.93 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 24.05% and return on assets of 11.05% are outperforming 89% of companies in the Media – Diversified industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.18 is below the industry median of 0.82.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Yacktman Asset Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.20% and PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18%.
The guru added 19.31% to American International Group Inc. (AIG). The portfolio was impacted by 0.34%.
The insurance and financial services firm has a market cap of $45.18 billion and an enterprise value of $69.04 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 3 out of 10. The return on equity of -0.48% and return on assets of -0.06% are underperforming 96% of companies in the Insurance - Diversified industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.07 is below the industry median of 10,000.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 2.87% of outstanding shares, followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 2.76% and First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.77%.
The guru added 28.99% to its position in General Motors Co. (GM). The portfolio was impacted by 0.25%.
The company has a market cap of $49.39 billion and an enterprise value of $137.15 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. While the return on equity of 23.92% is outperforming the sector, the return on assets of 4.06% in underperforming 51% of companies in the Auto Manufacturers industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.22 is below the industry median of 0.61.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway with 75.10% of outstanding shares, followed by Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio)’s Oakmark Fund with 0.68% and David Einhorn (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.64%.
The guru boosted the holding of T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS) by 73.86%. The portfolio was impacted by 0.25%.
The company, which services 55 million retail connections, has a market cap of $64.95 billion and an enterprise value of $75.31 billion.
GuruFocus gives the holding company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 12.86% and return on assets of 4.25% are outperforming 72% of companies in the Telecom Services industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.12 is below the industry median of 0.30.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio)’s Maverick Capital with 0.40% of outstanding shares, followed by John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23% and Stanley Druckenmiller (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22%.
The guru increased its Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) position by 34.57%, impacting the portfolio by 0.18%.
The company, which operates an airline network in the U.S., has a market cap of $7.26 billion and an enterprise value of $7.78 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 11.93% and return on assets of 3.88% are outperforming 78% of companies in the Airlines industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.73 is above the industry median of 0.54.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 4.89% of outstanding shares followed by Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio)’s Causeway Capital Management with 3.52%
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.
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