Chris Davis profile
Chris Davis profile

Chris Davis

Davis Selected Advisers Holdings Strategy: Value Investor

Chris Davis, who serves as a portfolio manager at Davis Advisors, boasts a 35-year history of investing in large-cap value stocks, with a particular focus on the financial sector. Similar to other value investors, his strategy involves acquiring robust businesses at discounted prices.<br>Right now, Davis thinks the financial industry, especially banking, is a good choice. He believes that U.S. banks are safer than ever because of rules put in place after the 2008 financial crisis. Despite this, he thinks people are too negative about these stocks.<br>Under his co-management, the Davis Financial Fund has exhibited strong performance, as indicated by its annualized returns: 10.52% over the last 12 months, 11.45% over the last three years, 8.91% over the last five years, 8.72% over the last 10 years, and 11.72% over the last 15 years, according to Morningstar. It did better than other funds in its category during all these times.<br>Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway has added Chris Davis to its board of directors.<br>Davis has been actively involved in Berkshire Hathaway as a longstanding investor. Additionally, he serves on the board of Coca-Cola (KO), a significant investment of Berkshire Hathaway dating back to the late 1980s.

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Chris Davis Portfolio 2023

Performance

1 Year

+36.15%

3 Years

+17.07%

5 Years

+73.23%

10 years

+153.08%


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Trades

  • Wells Fargo & Co. Wells Fargo &amp; Co. (WFC)
  • Sector: Commercial Banking
  • % of Portfolio: 8.6%
  • (Buy) $32.57 +75.0% $57.00 (Now)
  • Applied Materials Inc. Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT)
  • Sector: Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
  • % of Portfolio: 6.5%
  • (Buy) $41.61 +411.0% $212.61 (Now)
  • Amazon.com Inc. Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)
  • Sector: Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
  • % of Portfolio: 6.4%
  • (Buy) $19.33 +814.6% $176.82 (Now)
  • Viatris Inc Viatris Inc (VTRS)
  • Sector: Investment Advice
  • % of Portfolio: 4.0%
  • (Buy) $14.88 -17.2% $12.33 (Now)
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. (JPM)
  • Sector: Commercial Banking
  • % of Portfolio: 3.9%
  • (Buy) $50.93 +268.9% $187.87 (Now)
  • Bank Of New York Mellon Corp Bank Of New York Mellon Corp (BK)
  • Sector: Securities and Commodity Exchanges
  • % of Portfolio: 3.6%
  • (Buy) $22.32 +149.6% $55.73 (Now)
  • U.S. Bancorp. U.S. Bancorp. (USB)
  • Sector: Commercial Banking
  • % of Portfolio: 3.4%
  • (Buy) $45.85 -5.5% $43.34 (Now)
  • Cigna Group (The) Cigna Group (The) (CI)
  • Sector: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
  • % of Portfolio: 2.9%
  • (Buy) $212.63 +61.2% $342.74 (Now)
  • Texas Instruments Inc. Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN)
  • Sector: Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
  • % of Portfolio: 2.4%
  • (Buy) $31.90 +449.5% $175.27 (Now)
  • Markel Group Inc Markel Group Inc (MKL)
  • Sector: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers
  • % of Portfolio: 2.3%
  • (Buy) $673.56 +122.7% $1,500.27 (Now)
  • MGM Resorts International MGM Resorts International (MGM)
  • Sector: Casinos (except Casino Hotels)
  • % of Portfolio: 2.3%
  • (Buy) $43.96 -2.4% $42.91 (Now)
  • Owens Corning Owens Corning (OC)
  • Sector: Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing
  • % of Portfolio: 2.1%
  • (Buy) $84.49 +84.1% $155.56 (Now)
  • Intel Corp. Intel Corp. (INTC)
  • Sector: Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
  • % of Portfolio: 2.1%
  • (Buy) $44.05 +4.8% $46.15 (Now)
  • Chubb Limited Chubb Limited (CB)
  • Sector: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers
  • % of Portfolio: 1.8%
  • (Buy) $121.34 +105.1% $248.82 (Now)
  • Quest Diagnostics, Inc. Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (DGX)
  • Sector: Dental Laboratories
  • % of Portfolio: 1.7%
  • (Buy) $78.69 +61.9% $127.39 (Now)
  • American Express Co. American Express Co. (AXP)
  • Sector: Other Activities Related to Credit Intermediation
  • % of Portfolio: 1.0%
  • (Buy) $57.33 +289.7% $223.42 (Now)
  • AGCO Corp. AGCO Corp. (AGCO)
  • Sector: Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
  • % of Portfolio: 0.9%
  • (Buy) $116.94 -3.4% $113.02 (Now)
  • Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
  • Sector: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
  • % of Portfolio: 0.7%
  • (Buy) $30.45 +1243.7% $409.14 (Now)
  • Darling Ingredients Inc Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR)
  • Sector: Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
  • % of Portfolio: 0.7%
  • (Buy) $70.82 -38.4% $43.62 (Now)
  • Loews Corp. Loews Corp. (L)
  • Sector: Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds
  • % of Portfolio: 0.6%
  • (Buy) $39.86 +88.4% $75.10 (Now)
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Metrics

Performance

1 Year

+36.15%

3 Years

+17.07%

5 Years

+73.23%

10 years

+153.08%

Averaged Ratio's of Portfolio Stocks

  • Market Cap: $480 Billion
  • Dividend Yield 1.38 %
  • Beta 1.1731
  • P/E Ratio 22.04
  • Negative P/E Ratio -28.54
  • Profit Margin 16.01%
  • PEG 59.39
  • Price to Sales Ratio 3.38
  • Price to Book Ratio 4.03
  • Enterprise Value to EBIT: 160.54
  • Enterprise Value to Revenue 4.09
  • Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.27
  • Debt to Equity 0.7633
  • Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) -
  • Return on Equity 17.09%
  • Return on Assets 7.20%
  • Return on Invested Capital 13.52%


About Chris Davis

Chris Davis, who serves as a portfolio manager at Davis Advisors, boasts a 35-year history of investing in large-cap value stocks, with a particular focus on the financial sector. Similar to other value investors, his strategy involves acquiring robust businesses at discounted prices.<br>Right now, Davis thinks the financial industry, especially banking, is a good choice. He believes that U.S. banks are safer than ever because of rules put in place after the 2008 financial crisis. Despite this, he thinks people are too negative about these stocks.<br>Under his co-management, the Davis Financial Fund has exhibited strong performance, as indicated by its annualized returns: 10.52% over the last 12 months, 11.45% over the last three years, 8.91% over the last five years, 8.72% over the last 10 years, and 11.72% over the last 15 years, according to Morningstar. It did better than other funds in its category during all these times.<br>Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway has added Chris Davis to its board of directors.<br>Davis has been actively involved in Berkshire Hathaway as a longstanding investor. Additionally, he serves on the board of Coca-Cola (KO), a significant investment of Berkshire Hathaway dating back to the late 1980s.



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