"Tracking William Nygren’s Harris Associates Portfolio – Q2 2023 Update"
"….….….This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Harris Associates 13F stock portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Harris Associates’ regulatory  filed on 5/15/2023. William Nygren’s 13F portfolio value increased from $52.56B to $55.60B this quarter. The portfolio is diversified with recent 13F reports showing around 200 positions. There are 59 securities that are significantly large (more than ~0.5% of the portfolio each) and they are the focus of this article. The largest five stakes are Alphabet, Amazon.com, Fiserv, Oracle, and Charter Communications. They add up to ~21% of the portfolio. Please visit our  series to get an idea of their investment philosophy and our  for the fund’s moves during Q4 2022.Harris Associates currently has ~$85B under management. Their flagship mutual funds are the Oakmark Fund (OAKMX) incepted in 1991 and the Oakmark International (OAKIX) incepted in 1992. Both funds have produced substantial alpha during their lifetimes: 12.55% annualized return compared to 10.16% for the S&P 500 index for OAKMX and 8.73% annualized return for OAKIX compared to 5.86% annualized return for the MSCI World ex-US Index. The other mutual funds in the group are Oakmark Select (OAKLX), Oakmark Equity and Income (OAKBX), Oakmark Global (OAKGX), Oakmark Global Select (OAKWX), and Oakmark International Small Cap (OAKEX).Note: The top holdings in the Oakmark International Fund are not in the 13F report as they are not 13F securities. The positions are Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), BNP Paribas (BNPQF), Mercedes-Benz Group (DDAIF), Intesa Sanpaolo (ISNPY), Bayer (BAYRY), Allianz (ALIZF), Continental (CTTAF), BMW (BMWYY), and Fresenius (FSNUY).Stake Increases:Capital One Financial (COF) and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): COF is a 2.65% of the portfolio stake built during the last three quarters at prices between ~$88 and ~$122 and it is now at ~$106. The 2.31% ICE stake saw a whopping 170% increase last quarter at prices between ~$90 and ~$110. The stock currently trades at ~$110. This quarter also saw a ~30% increase at prices between ~$95 and ~$109.Charter Communications (CHTR): CHTR is a 2.77% of the portfolio stake. It was established in 2015 when around 2M shares were purchased at prices between ~$150 and ~$190. 2017 saw a stake doubling at prices between ~$298 and ~$395. 2018 also saw a ~55% stake increase at prices between ~$260 and ~$390. The two years through Q4 2020 had seen a ~58% selling at prices between ~$275 and ~$680. There was a ~20% stake increase in H1 2021 at prices between ~$597 and ~$722. That was followed with a ~30% increase in Q1 2022 at prices between ~$545 and ~$648. The stock currently trades at ~$337. There was a ~10% trimming last quarter while this quarter there was a similar increase.KKR & Company (KKR) and: KKR is a 2.52% of the portfolio stake that saw a ~115% increase last quarter at prices between ~$43 and ~$57.50. The stock currently trades at ~$53. The 3.21% ORCL position saw a ~90% increase last quarter at prices between ~$61 and ~$84. The stock currently trades at ~$117. Both stakes were increased marginally this quarter.CNH Industrial (CNHI): CNHI is a 2.61% of the portfolio position purchased in Q4 2020 at prices between $7.75 and $13 and the stock currently trades at ~$14. The five quarters through Q1 2022 saw a ~55% selling at prices between ~$11 and ~$17. The last several quarters have seen only minor adjustments.Note: They control ~7% of the business.ConocoPhillips (COP),Bank of America (BAC): BAC was a minutely small position in their first 13F filing in 1999. It became a significant part of the portfolio in 2011. The 2012 to 2015 timeframe saw the stake built from 9.8M shares to 138M shares at prices between ~$6 and ~$18. The next 3 years saw a ~40% reduction at prices between ~$12 and ~$33. 2019-2021 timeframe saw another ~40% selling at prices between ~$20 and ~$48. Q3 2022 saw a ~15% selling and that was followed with marginal trimming last quarter. There was a ~20% increase this quarter at prices between ~$27 and ~$37. The stock is now at ~$28, and the stake is at 2.60% of the portfolio.General Motors (GM): GM is a 2.53% of the portfolio position. It is a very long-term stake. The original position was small in 2007 and it was disposed the following year. In 2013, a huge ~70M share stake was established at prices between $27 and $41. The position size peaked at ~81M shares in 2015. The stake was sold down by ~25% in the 2016-2019 timeframe at prices between $28 and $46. That was followed with a ~45% reduction in the five quarters through Q2 2021 at prices between ~$18 and ~$64. There was a ~25% stake increase in Q1 2022 at prices between ~$40 and ~$66. The last four quarters have seen only minor adjustments. The stock currently trades at $36.70.CBRE Group (CBRE): The 1.76% CBRE stake saw a ~20% increase during H1 2022 at prices between ~$70 and ~$109. The stock currently trades at $75.56. The last two quarters also saw a similar increase at prices between ~$67.50 and ~$88. There was a minor ~2% trimming this quarter.Wells Fargo (WFC): The 1.53% WFC stake saw a ~45% increase during Q3 2022 at prices between ~$39 and ~$46. It now goes for $40.59. The last two quarters saw only minor adjustments.Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD): WBD is a 1.64% of the portfolio position purchased during Q3 2022 at prices between ~$11.30 and ~$17.50 and the stock currently trades at $11.78. Last quarter also saw a ~10% stake increase. There was marginal trimming this quarter.APA Corporation (APA), Ally Financial (ALLY), American International Group (AIG), American Express (AXP), Altria Group (MO), Bank of New York Mellon (BK), Carlisle Companies (CSL), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Comcast Corp (CMCSA), EOG Resources (EOG), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Fortune Brands (FBIN), Kroger Company (KR), Liberty Broadband (LBRDK), Lithia Motors (LAD), Masco Corp (MAS), Moody’s Corp (MCO), State Street Corp (STT), and Truist Financial (TFC): These small (less than 2% of the portfolio each) positions were increased this quarter.Stake Decreases:Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) (GOOGL): GOOG is currently the largest 13F position by far at 7.35% of the portfolio. The bulk of the stake was purchased in 2014 at prices between ~$26 and ~$30. Next year also saw a ~20% stake increase at prices between ~$25 and ~$38. The two years through Q4 2020 saw a ~28% selling at prices between ~$53 and ~$91. The stock currently trades at ~$119. The last nine quarters have seen only minor adjustments.Amazon.com (AMZN): The top three 4.25% of the portfolio AMZN stake was built during the last five quarters at prices between ~$85 and ~$170. The stock currently trades at ~$127.Fiserv Inc. (FI): FI is a large (top three) 3.53% of the portfolio position primarily built during 2021 at prices between ~$96 and ~$111. The last four quarters saw a ~30% selling at prices between ~$89 and ~$122. The stock currently trades at ~$120.and Oracle Corp (ORCL): KKR is a 2.52% of the portfolio stake that saw a ~115% increase last quarter at prices between ~$43 and ~$57.50. The stock currently trades at ~$53. The 3.21% ORCL position saw a ~90% increase last quarter at prices between ~$61 and ~$84. The stock currently trades at ~$117. Both stakes were increased marginally this quarter.Salesforce.com (CRM): CRM is a 2.20% stake that saw a roughly two-thirds increase last quarter at prices between ~$128 and ~$191. It is now at ~$207. There was a minor ~5% trimming this quarter.HCA Healthcare (HCA): HCA is now at 2.34% of the portfolio stake. A large position was built over the 2016-2017 timeframe at prices between $64 and $89. Q4 2018 saw that original stake reduced by ~50% at prices between ~$120 and ~$144. Next quarter also saw a ~15% stake reduction. There was a one-third increase in Q2 2020 at prices between $82 and $118. That was followed with a ~15% stake increase next quarter at prices between ~$94 and ~$138. The last nine quarters saw a ~28% selling at prices between ~$122 and ~$267. That was followed with a similar reduction this quarter at prices between ~$243 and ~$264. The stock currently trades at ~$295.Adobe Systems (ADBE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Blackrock Inc. (BLK), Booking Holdings (BKNG), Borg Warner (BWA), Citigroup Inc. (C), Equifax (EFX), Goldman Sachs (GS), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Interpublic Group (IPG), Liberty Global (LBTYK), Meta Platforms (META) previously Facebook, Netflix Inc. (NFLX), Open Text Corp (OTEX), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Pinterest (PINS), Pulte Group (PHM), Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY), TE Connectivity (TEL), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Thor Industries (THO), Visa Inc. (V), Willis Towers Watson (WLTW), and WorkDay Inc. (WDAY): These small (less than ~2% of the portfolio each) stakes were reduced during the quarter.Note: Although the position sizes relative to the total portfolio value are very small, they have significant ownership stakes in APA Corporation, Lear Corp, Liberty Global, and Reinsurance Group of America.Below is a spreadsheet that shows the changes to William Nygren’s Harris Associates 13F portfolio holdings as of Q2 2023:Source: John Vincent. Data constructed from Harris Associates' 13F filings for Q1 2023 and Q2 2023.Regulatory filings from 3/21/2023 to 6/26/2023: 13G/A – 6/12 – LBTYK – 22.5M shares – 13.2% of business."