Arman Gokgol-Kline - Sequoia Fund

Profile

Company: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb || Position: Analyst, Investment committee member

Date of employment: 2002 || Website: https://www.sequoiafund.com/

Over the years, Arman Gokgol-Kline has become the primary spokesperson on behalf of the Sequoia Fund, which is part of the investment firm Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb. Arman holds a BA with Honors in Economics and Biology from Colby College. He started his career as an Investment Manager at Merrill Lynch & Co, then as an analyst in their Global Equity Research Department before joining Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb as an analyst in 2002. A job he has held ever since.

The Sequoia Foundation was founded in 1970 by Warren Buffett’s old college friend from Columbia, Bill Ruane. In fact, it was Bill Ruane and the Sequoia Fund that Buffett referred his partners to when he closed his own partnership in 1969. A better reference could hardly be given and Sequoia has not disappointed its investors. Since its inception, the fund has returned around 13% compared to just under 11% for the S&P 500. It may not sound like much, but if you had invested at the inception of the fund, your actual return would be double that of the S&P500.

Investment philosophy

Sequoia owns high-quality companies run by a strong management team that can return earnings faster than the S&P 500. They see themselves as business owners and hold the companies in their portfolio over a long time horizon. The investment team focuses on in-depth fundamental analysis and buys companies when they trade at a lower price than a conservative businessman would pay.

Portfolio

Portfolio reported: 30/6-2024

Portfolio published: 15/8-2024

Number of companies: 37

Portfolio value (USD 1000): 6,417,106

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