Tracking John Griffin’s Blue Ridge Capital Portfolio - Q2 2016 Update

• John Griffin’s 13F portfolio decreased from $8.22B to $7.75B this quarter.
• Blue Ridge Capital dropped a large stake in Apple Inc. while increasing Amazon.com.
• The largest three positions are Autodesk Inc. (ADSK), Charter Communications (CHTR), and Facebook Inc. (FB) and they add up to ~17% of the portfolio.

John Griffin’s 13F portfolio decreased 5.77% from $8.22B to $7.75B this quarter. Recent 13F reports have shown a total of around 55 positions. The largest five stakes are Autodesk Inc. (ADSK), Charter Communications (CHTR), Facebook Inc. (FB), CDK Global Inc. (CDK), and HD Supply Holdings (HDS) and they add up to a quarter of the entire 13F portfolio.

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Below is a summary of the major moves this quarter:

Apple Inc. (AAPL): AAPL was a top-three 5.88% of the portfolio stake as of last quarter. It was established in Q3 2015 at prices between $106 and $130 and more than doubled last quarter at prices between $93 and $110. This quarter, the entire position was disposed at prices between $90 and $112. The stock is now at $116.

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN): AMZN is a medium-sized 3.17% of the portfolio position established last quarter at prices between $482 and $676. This quarter saw a ~50% increase at prices between $586 and $728. The stock currently trades well above those ranges at $770.

Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA): The TEVA stake is now very small at 0.92% of the portfolio. It was a ~3% of portfolio position established in Q4 2015 at prices between $56 and $66. This quarter saw a two-thirds reduction at prices between $48.53 and $57.25. The stock is now at $51.90.

Below is a spreadsheet that shows the changes to John Griffin's Blue Ridge Capital Holdings US long portfolio holdings as of Q2 2016. For a look at how the portfolio has progressed, see our previous update:

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