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Q4 2023 13F · by Michael Larson, CIO

As of
Dec 31, 2023
Filed
Feb 14, 2024
US stock
$42.3B · prev $38.9B
Positions
24 · prev 74
Options notional
$0
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture100.0% US stock

Full picture · of what this 13F reports is US stock

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 100.0%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 0.0%
  • Puts at notional value 0.0%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves55 since the prior filing

The book

Very concentrated · behaves like 5 equal-sized positions

  1. Very concentrated
  2. Concentrated
  3. Focused
  4. Diversified

Low turnover · 0.1% a year, more than 30 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions87% of US stock

  1. MSFT Microsoft Corp trimmed+2.10 pp trimmed+2.1034.0%
  2. BRK.B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B trimmed−3.48 pp trimmed−3.4816.8%
  3. CNI Canadian National Railway held held16.3%
  4. WM Waste Management, Inc. held held14.9%
  5. CAT Caterpillar Inc. held held5.1%

Positions24 in this filing · 51 exited

MSFTMicrosoft Corp33.98%38,210,869$14.4Btrimmed−3%+2.10 pp10 q
BRK.BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B16.80%19,916,349$7.1Btrimmed−12%−3.48 pp43 q
CNICanadian National Railway16.29%54,826,786$6.9Bheld—43 q
WMWaste Management, Inc.14.92%35,234,344$6.3Bheld—43 q
CATCaterpillar Inc.5.14%7,353,614$2.2Bheld—43 q
DEDeere & Company3.36%3,557,378$1.4Btrimmed−9%−0.44 pp10 q
ECLEcolab, Inc.2.45%5,218,044$1.0Bheld—43 q
KOFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B DE C.V1.39%6,214,719$588Mheld—43 q
WMTWalmart Inc.1.13%3,030,159$478Mheld—43 q
FDXFedEx Corporation0.92%1,534,362$388Mheld—43 q
WCNWaste Connections, Inc.0.76%2,149,175$321Mheld—6 q
SDGRSchrodinger, Inc.0.59%6,981,664$250Mheld—16 q
CCICrown Castle Inc.0.39%1,420,072$164Mheld—37 q
CPNGCoupang, Inc.0.35%9,248,045$150Mheld—12 q
UPSUnited Parcel Service, Inc. Class B0.28%755,089$119Mheld—37 q
BUDAnheuser-Busch INBEV SA/NV0.26%1,703,000$110Mheld—3 q
MSGSMadison Square Garden Sports Corp.0.25%592,406$108Mheld—10 q
KHCThe Kraft Heinz Company0.23%2,622,600$97Mheld—6 q
DHRDanaher Corporation0.20%373,000$86Mheld—5 q
HRLHormel Foods Corporation0.17%2,195,290$70Mheld—5 q
CVNACarvana Co.0.07%520,000$28Mheld—7 q
ONONOn Holding AG0.03%500,000$13Mheld—10 q
VLTOVeralto Corporation0.02%124,333$10Mnew+0.02 ppnew
VRMVroom, Inc.0.00%2,500,000$2Mheld—7 q
AAPLApple Inc.—−52,815—exited−0.02 pp—
METAMeta Platforms, Inc. Class A—−27,035—exited−0.02 pp—
IYWiShares U.S. Technology ETF—−57,600—exited−0.02 pp—
ADBEAdobe Inc.—−5,485—exited−0.01 pp—
GOOGLAlphabet Inc. Class A—−38,400—exited−0.01 pp—
AMZNAmazon.Com Inc—−44,000—exited−0.01 pp—
AMPAmeriprise Financial, Inc.—−12,400—exited−0.01 pp—
AMGNAmgen Inc—−11,050—exited−0.01 pp—
ELVElevance Health, Inc.—−8,500—exited−0.01 pp—
AMATApplied Materials Inc—−22,800—exited−0.01 pp—
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc.—−1,650—exited−0.01 pp—
AVGOBroadcom Inc.—−6,500—exited−0.01 pp—
CVSCvs Health Corporation—−32,500—exited−0.01 pp—
CVXChevron Corporation—−21,500—exited−0.01 pp—
CSCOCisco Systems, Inc. (DE)—−62,000—exited−0.01 pp—
XOMExxon Mobil Corp—−17,000—exited−0.01 pp—
GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc.—−7,060—exited−0.01 pp—
KBWBInvesco KBW Bank ETF—−50,270—exited−0.01 pp—
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.—−29,600—exited−0.01 pp—
JNJJohnson & Johnson—−14,945—exited−0.01 pp—
LMTLockheed Martin Corp.—−5,900—exited−0.01 pp—
MSMorgan Stanley—−27,880—exited−0.01 pp—
NSCNorfolk Southern Corp.—−11,700—exited−0.01 pp—
NVDANvidia Corp—−9,165—exited−0.01 pp—
ORCLOracle Corp—−39,800—exited−0.01 pp—
PNCPNC Financial Services Group—−17,400—exited−0.01 pp—
PFEPfizer Inc.—−68,000—exited−0.01 pp—
PGProcter & Gamble Company—−22,975—exited−0.01 pp—
PHMPultegroup, Inc.—−53,500—exited−0.01 pp—
SLBSLB Limited—−47,005—exited−0.01 pp—
XLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF—−24,300—exited−0.01 pp—
TJXTJX Companies, Inc. (The)—−42,500—exited−0.01 pp—
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.—−5,675—exited−0.01 pp—
TTENTotalenergies SE -spon ADR—−38,500—exited−0.01 pp—
unresolvedUnilever Spn.Adr 1:1—−72,610—exited−0.01 pp—
UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED (Delaware)—−5,665—exited−0.01 pp—
VVISA Inc.—−14,000—exited−0.01 pp—
ETNEaton Corporation, plc—−26,100—exited−0.01 pp—
TTTrane Technologies plc—−15,900—exited−0.01 pp—
CBChubb Limited—−10,250—exited−0.01 pp—
GOOGAlphabet Inc. Class C—−14,000—exited0.00 pp—
AMTAmerican Tower Corporation—−11,000—exited0.00 pp—
DISThe Walt Disney Company—−16,800—exited0.00 pp—
EMNEastman Chemical Company—−25,000—exited0.00 pp—
HDHome Depot, Inc.—−5,692—exited0.00 pp—
LOWLowe's Companies Inc.—−8,983—exited0.00 pp—
MRKMerck & Co., Inc.—−17,740—exited0.00 pp—
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.—−9,700—exited0.00 pp—
RTXRTX Corporation—−20,200—exited0.00 pp—
XLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF—−25,500—exited0.00 pp—
TGTTarget Corporation—−15,200—exited0.00 pp—

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
0 defects · 0 unresolved
Options
none in this filing
Notes
none in this filing
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