Overview

Investment Strategy

The goal of the Davis Large Cap Equity strategy is to provide a unique, actively managed solution for investors seeking to access highly durable, well-managed large cap businesses primarily in the U.S.
 
Our Portfolio represents our highest conviction ideas in companies with long-term competitive advantages as well as strong and resilient earnings power. Based on our rigorous fundamental research, we seek to purchase companies at value prices and hold them for the long term.
 
Given our high conviction and benchmark agnostic approach, we believe the research-intensive Davis Large Cap Equity strategy merits consideration by institutional investors seeking truly active strategies.
 
Drawing upon over 50 years of experience in the business, our approach can make Davis Large Cap Equity a potential foundation for diversified equity portfolios.

Portfolio Managers

Chris C. Davis
36 Years Industry Experience
35 Years at Davis Advisors
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Danton G. Goei
29 Years Industry Experience
26 Years at Davis Advisors
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Resources

Document
Factsheet
Performance Update

Performance as of 12/31/24

Average Annual Returns

Portfolio 4Q24 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incep
Large Cap Equity (Gross) -1.00% 18.54% 8.80% 10.81% 10.82% 12.48%
Large Cap Equity (Net) -1.12% 17.97% 8.26% 10.26% 10.27% 11.81%
S&P 500 2.41% 25.02% 8.93% 14.51% 13.09% 10.64%

The performance presented represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends. Investment return and principal value will vary so that an investor may lose money. Current performance may be higher or lower. The investment strategies described herein are those of Davis Advisors. These materials are being provided for illustrative and informational purposes only. The information contained herein is obtained from multiple sources that are believed to be reliable. However, such information has not been verified, and may be different from the information included in documents and materials created by the sponsor firm in whose investment program a client participates. Some sponsor firms may require that these materials are preceded or accompanied by investment profiles or other documents or materials prepared by such sponsor firms, which will be provided upon a client’s request. For additional information, documents and/or materials, please speak to your Financial Advisor. For additional information, documents and/or materials, please speak to your Financial Advisor. Davis Advisors fee schedules are described in Part 2 of its Form ADV.

Portfolio Characteristics as of 12/31/24

Portfolio Composition

Item Large Cap Equity Portfolio S&P 500®
P/E (Forward) Forward Price/Earnings (Forward P/E) Ratio is a stock’s price at the date indicated divided by the company’s forecasted earnings for the following 12 months based on estimates provided by the Advisor’s data provider. These values for both the Portfolio and the Index are the weighted average of the stocks in the Portfolio or Index. The Forward P/E of the S&P 500 is 24.9x. 15.1x 24.9x
5 Year Earnings Growth 20.1% 17.7%
P/B Ratio Price/Book (P/B) Ratio is the weighted average of the P/B ratios of the stocks in a portfolio. The P/B ratio of a stock is calculated by dividing the current price of the stock by the company’s per share book value. Stocks with negative book values are excluded for this calculation. 3.3 4.6
Beta 1.1% 1.0%
Number of Holdings 29 503
Weighted Average Market Cap ($bn) Weighted Average Market Capitalization is the portfolio-weighted mean capitalizations of all equity securities. 469.7 1,054.1
Median Market Cap ($bn) Median Market Capitalization is the midpoint of market capitalization of the stocks in a portfolio. 46.3 37.1

Portfolio Holdings The information provided in this material should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any particular security. There is no assurance that any of the securities will remain in an account at the time this material is received or that securities sold have not been repurchased. It should not be assumed that any of the securities were or will prove to be profitable, or that the investment recommendations or decisions we make in the future will be profitable or will equal the investment performance of the securities discussed herein.

Top 10 Holdings: Quarterly (as of 12/31/24)

Holding Ticker Large Cap Equity S&P 500®
Berkshire Hathaway BRK A 12.7% 1.7%
Meta Platforms META 10.9% 2.6%
Capital One Financial COF 9.7% 0.1%
Amazon.com AMZN 5.2% 4.1%
Applied Materials AMAT 5.2% 0.3%
Viatris VTRS 4.9% < 0.1%
Alphabet GOOGL 4.7% 2.2%
MGM Resorts MGM 3.9% < 0.1%
Texas Instruments TXN 3.8% 0.3%
U.S. Bancorp USB 3.8% 0.2%
Total 64.6% 11.5%

All Holdings: Quarterly (as of 12/31/24)

Holding Ticker Large Cap Equity S&P 500®
Berkshire Hathaway I BRK A 12.7% 1.7%
Meta Platforms Inc META 10.9% 2.6%
Capital One Finl Corp COF 9.7% 0.1%
Amazon Com Inc AMZN 5.2% 4.1%
Applied Materials In AMAT 5.2% 0.3%
Viatris Inc VTRS 4.9% < 0.1%
Alphabet Inc GOOGL 4.7% 2.2%
Mgm Resorts Intl MGM 3.9% < 0.1%
Texas Instrs Inc TXN 3.8% 0.3%
US Bancorp Del USB 3.8% 0.2%
Wells Fargo & Co New WFC 3.6% 0.5%
US($) N.A. 3.6%
Humana Inc HUM 3.1% 0.1%
Markel Group Inc MKL 2.7%
The Cigna Group CI 2.6% 0.2%
Cvs Corp CVS 2.6% 0.1%
Teck Resources Ltd TECK 2.4%
Owens Corning New OC 1.9%
Quest Diagnostics In DGX 1.7% < 0.1%
Solventum Corp SOLV 1.7% < 0.1%
Microsoft Corp MSFT 1.7% 6.3%
Chubb Limited CB 1.5% 0.2%
Tyson Foods Inc TSN 1.2% < 0.1%
Conocophillips COP 1.0% 0.3%
Agco Corp AGCO 1.0%
Coupang Inc CPNG 1.0%
Trip Com Group Ltd TCOM 0.8%
Iac Inc IAC 0.7%
Darling Ingredients Inc DAR 0.6%

Sector Allocation The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) is the exclusive intellectual property of MSCI Inc. (MSCI) and S&P Global (“S&P”). Neither MSCI, S&P, their affiliates, nor any of their third party providers (“GICS Parties”) makes any representations or warranties, express or implied, with respect to GICS or the results to be obtained by the use thereof, and expressly disclaim all warranties, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The GICS Parties shall not have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of such damages.

Sector Large Cap Equity S&P 500®
Financials 35.1% 13.6%
Health Care 17.2% 10.1%
Communication Services 16.9% 9.4%
Consumer Discretionary 11.3% 11.3%
Information Technology 11.0% 32.4%
Industrials 3.1% 8.2%
Materials 2.5% 1.9%
Consumer Staples 1.8% 5.5%
Energy 1.1% 3.2%
Utilities 2.3%
Real Estate 2.1%

Factsheet

Fact Sheets

Document Description Date
Portfolio Fact Sheet Goals of the Portfolio, types of companies in the Portfolio, top holdings, Portfolio characteristics, and historical performance. December 2024
Performance Update Quarterly update of portfolio performance. December 2024