Michael Lindsell, Nick Train - Lindsell Train Investment Strategy & Portfolio Analysis
How Lindsell Train allocates capital, manages risk, and constructs its portfolio — based on SEC 13F filings.
As of Jun 30, 2026, Michael Lindsell, Nick Train's Lindsell Train portfolio reflects a concentrated approach across 28 reported 13F positions. Portfolio returns are primarily driven by a small set of mega-cap compounders, with the top five holdings accounting for approximately 63% of total exposure and Alphabet alone contributing ~17%. While the portfolio includes 28 positions, economic outcomes are highly concentrated in a narrow set of communication services and technology names, indicating a meaningful divergence between structural diversification and return concentration. Exposure to high-growth and technology-oriented segments is moderate relative to peers, with performance instead anchored in durable, cash-generating businesses across communication services, consumer staples, and healthcare. The portfolio exhibits extremely low turnover, reinforcing a patient, conviction-led investment approach. Distinctive traits include Long-Term Holder, Moderately Concentrated, Economically Concentrated.
Investment Style
Value, growth, quality, and behavioral classification from latest 13F holdings.
Primary type: High-Conviction Investor
Traits: Long-Term Holder, Moderately Concentrated, Economically Concentrated, Structurally Diversified
Turnover profile
Buy & Hold
Holding horizon
Long-Term
Portfolio Construction
Concentration and position sizing in the latest filing.
Portfolio construction is moderately concentrated: top three names represent 43.8% of assets, top five 63.2%, and the largest single position is 17.5%.
Top 3 weight
43.8%
Top 5 weight
63.2%
Top 10 weight
90.7%
Largest position
17.5%
Top holdings: Alphabet Inc., TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Fair Isaac Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, Walt Disney Company (The) — view full holdings
Sector Preferences
Where capital is allocated by sector.
Capital is tilted toward Communication Services and Technology, with 8 sectors represented in the latest filing.
Leading sectors: Communication Services, Technology, Consumer Defensive
Risk Framework
Concentration, diversification, and turnover tolerance.
This investor accepts moderate single-name risk (largest position 17.5%, top ten 90.7%) and moderate economic diversification (HHI 0.07). Turnover tolerance maps to a buy & hold profile.
Largest position
17.5%
Top 10 weight
90.7%
Max sector
43.2%
Diversification
Moderate
Strategy Evolution
How the strategy changed between the two most recent filing periods.
Mar 31, 2026 → Jun 30, 2026
- Position count increased from 27 to 28 (+1 names).
- Top-five concentration rose from 61.0% to 63.2%.
- Largest holding changed from TKO Group Holdings, Inc. to Alphabet Inc..
- Quarter-over-quarter portfolio weight turnover: 7.5%.
For trade-level changes, see the Activity page. View activity.
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