Terry Smith - Fundsmith Investment Services Investment Strategy & Portfolio Analysis

How Fundsmith Investment Services allocates capital, manages risk, and constructs its portfolio — based on SEC 13F filings.

According to the SEC 13F filed on Aug 14, 2026, Terry Smith's Fundsmith Investment Services portfolio reflects a quant / systematic investor approach across 27 reported 13F positions as of quarter-end Jun 30, 2026. Portfolio returns are distributed across holdings, with the top five positions representing approximately 32% of total exposure. The portfolio maintains structural breadth across 27 positions, with economic weighting tilted toward digital asset and data-center infrastructure names. Exposure to high-growth and technology-oriented segments is elevated relative to peers, with performance weighted across technology, healthcare, and consumer staples. The portfolio maintains moderate turnover, consistent with periodic rebalancing rather than a fully static book. Distinctive traits include Moderate Turnover, Broadly Diversified, Structurally Diversified.

Investment Style

Value, growth, quality, and behavioral classification from latest 13F holdings.

Quant / Systematic Investor

Primary type: Quant / Systematic Investor

Traits: Moderate Turnover, Broadly Diversified, Structurally Diversified

Turnover profile

Active

Holding horizon

Moderate

Portfolio Construction

Concentration and position sizing in the latest filing.

Portfolio construction is lowly concentrated: top three names represent 21.7% of assets, top five 32.3%, and the largest single position is 7.4%.

Top 3 weight

21.7%

Top 5 weight

32.3%

Top 10 weight

55.2%

Largest position

7.4%

Top holdings: Marriott International, Stryker Corporation, Waters Corporation, Church & Dwight Company, Inc., Visa Inc. — view full holdings

Sector Preferences

Where capital is allocated by sector.

Capital is tilted toward Technology and Healthcare, with 8 sectors represented in the latest filing.

Leading sectors: Technology, Healthcare, Consumer Defensive

View full sector allocation

Risk Framework

Concentration, diversification, and turnover tolerance.

This investor accepts low single-name risk (largest position 7.4%, top ten 55.2%) and high economic diversification (HHI 0.01). Turnover tolerance maps to a active profile.

Largest position

7.4%

Top 10 weight

55.2%

Max sector

32.0%

Diversification

High

Strategy Evolution

How the strategy changed between the two most recent filing periods.

Mar 31, 2026 → Jun 30, 2026

  • Position count increased from 24 to 27 (+3 names).
  • Top-five concentration fell from 39.6% to 32.3%.
  • Dominant sector mix shifted from Healthcare, Technology to Technology, Healthcare.
  • Quarter-over-quarter portfolio weight turnover: 31.9%.

For trade-level changes, see the Activity page. View activity.

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