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John Armitage

Egerton Capital · Co-Founder & CIO · Net worth: ~$2B

Co-founded Egerton in 1994 — one of Europe's most respected long-short equity funds. Armitage has delivered 15%+ annualized for three decades with a Buffett-style concentrated approach.

"Long-short equity, fundamental value, global. Under-the-radar Tiger discipline."
Data verified 2026-05-13 · sourced from SEC EDGAR
Informational only — not investment advice. HoldLens tracks institutional positioning from public 13F filings. We are not a registered investment advisor and do not provide recommendations to buy or sell securities. Our 2026 backtest over 221 ticker-quarter pairs found the ConvictionScore has no predictive signal for forward returns (Pearson r = −0.12). The rankings describe what tracked superinvestors were accumulating or selling at the latest 13F snapshot — useful as market intelligence, not as personal investment advice. 13F data is reported with a 45-day SEC filing lag.
Latest 13F: Q1 2026(9d ago)Next due: Q2 2026by 2026-08-14 RSS — move alerts
Tracked positions
10
Top concentration
20%
Longest holding
Microsoft (since 2014)

John's portfolio concentration: top-1, top-5, top-10

Diversified
Top 1 · BLDR
6.7%
Top 5 combined
14.8%
Top 10 combined
19.5%
Tracked positions
10
BLDR logoBLDRTop-5 zoneTop-10

John's single largest bet is BLDR at 6.7% of tracked positions. Exposure is spread across a broader basket, reducing single-name risk.

Realized 10-year track record
Egerton Capital (private; press estimates)
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10y CAGR
12.6%
net of fees
Alpha vs S&P
-0.5%
vs 13.1% benchmark
Win rate
40%
years beating S&P
Quality score
4.9
computed 0–10
Best year
+28%
Worst year
-6%
Cumulative 10y
3.3×
Volatility
12%

John Armitage's recent 13F moves: buys, adds, trims, and exits

Manager quality score: 4.9/10

Every tracked 13F move — buys, adds, trims, and exits — over the last two quarters.

Q1 2026
3 buys · 7 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
SEAAdd 67%
0.30%
BLDRAdd 23%
6.70%
UHALAdd 18%
0.30%
FTISell (exit)
0.00%
AMKRSell (exit)
0.00%
VALReduce 92%
0.10%
CGIReduce 41%
0.10%
RDNTReduce 35%
1.10%
LECOReduce 33%
1.30%
AEMReduce 22%
0.10%
Q4 2025
5 buys · 4 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
UHALAdd 18%
0.30%
METAAdd 15%
Adding Meta.
7.20%
MSFTAdd 12%
Quality compounder add.
8.90%
CGIAdd 10%
0.30%
SCHWBuy (new)
New Schwab position.
4.70%
AAPLSell (exit)
0.00%
PLPCReduce 68%
0.20%
AEMReduce 11%
0.10%
FTIReduce 6%
1.00%
Q3 2025
5 buys · 5 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
ORLABuy (new)
0.00%
UHALAdd 78%
0.30%
CGIAdd 43%
0.30%
GOOGLAdd 12%
Adding Alphabet.
6.80%
MSFTAdd 8%
Steady Microsoft build.
8.00%
AMKRReduce 91%
0.10%
ASOReduce 42%
0.50%
AEMReduce 21%
0.20%
CVCOReduce 11%
3.20%
FTIReduce 11%
1.10%
Q2 2025
1 buy · 5 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
UHALAdd 12%
0.20%
MRKSell (exit)
0.00%
AMKRReduce 22%
0.70%
CVCOReduce 10%
2.60%
FTIReduce 9%
1.10%
AEMReduce 7%
0.10%

John's sector breakdown

How the top 10 positions are diversified across 3 sectors. Weighted by stated portfolio percentage.

Other
8 positions · BLDR, CVCO, AER, JEF, LECO, TNL, RDNT, LPX
92.8%
18.1% of AUM
Materials
1 position · TECK
4.1%
0.8% of AUM
Communication
1 position · SPOT
3.1%
0.6% of AUM
Position intelligence · 13F-derived

How Armitage is sized + moving

Every position classified by both portfolio weight (size bucket) and recent move activity (trend bucket). A 22% Apple position building +5% this quarter signals different intent than a 1% starter trimmed in half. Descriptive analysis of 13F filings — not recommendation.

0
Core
≥10% positions
1
Significant
3–10%
6
Starter
1–3%
15
Small
<1%
5
Building
6
Steady
11
Trimming
0
New
0
Exit pending
Position% portfolioTrend
BLDR
BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC
6.7%↑ building
CVCO
CAVCO INDS INC DEL
2.4%↓ trimming
AER
AERCAP HOLDINGS NV
2.3%↑ building
JEF
JEFFERIES FINL GROUP INC
2.1%↓ trimming
LECO
LINCOLN ELEC HLDGS INC
1.3%↓ trimming
TNL
TRAVEL PLUS LEISURE CO
1.3%→ steady
RDNT
RADNET INC
1.1%↓ trimming
LPX
LOUISIANA PAC CORP
0.9%→ steady
TECK
TECK RESOURCES INC
0.8%→ steady
SPOT
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S A
0.6%↓ trimming
ASO
ACADEMY SPORTS &amp; OUTDOORS IN
0.5%↓ trimming
CACI
CACI INTL INC
0.3%↑ building
PLPC
PREFORMED LINE PRODS CO
0.3%↓ trimming
RNGR
RANGER ENERGY SVCS INC
0.3%→ steady
SEA
SEA LTD
0.3%↑ building
Showing top 15 of 22 positions.

How to read: Size bucket from current 13F-filed portfolio weight. Trend bucket from the last 2 quarters of move activity (net delta >5% in either direction = building/trimming; new = first-appearance this quarter; exit pending = trimmed >50% last quarter). Data lag: SEC 13F filings are reported 45 days after quarter-end. This is descriptive intelligence — not investment advice.

Score explainability · 9-factor breakdown

What drives the ConvictionScore on Armitage's top positions

The HoldLens ConvictionScore combines 9 factors. This table shows the per-position breakdown — exactly which factors contribute and by how much for each of Armitage's top 8 holdings. Hover any header for factor definition. Empty cells (·) = neutral (no contribution).

Ticker% portScoreSmart $InsiderTrackStreakConcContraEventDissentCrowd
BLDR6.70+7-1··+3··+7·
CVCO2.40+1·-6····+2·
AER2.30+4-5-5·+1··+4·
JEF2.10+1·-6······
LECO1.30+2·-6····+3·
TNL1.30··-6····+2·
RDNT1.10+1·-6····+3·
LPX0.90+1·-6······
Factor definitions →
Smart $
Manager quality × consensus (0–30)
Insider
Form 4 net buy/sell (-15..+20)
Track
Buyer 10y CAGR × concentration (-10..+20)
Streak
Multi-quarter compounding (0–10)
Conc
Biggest position size as conviction (0–10)
Contra
Under-the-radar bonus (0–10)
Event
8-K events last 90d (-15..+5)
Dissent
Sells subtract, weighted ×1.6 (0–60)
Crowd
Too many owners = priced in (0–10)

Factors are summed (positive add, penalties subtract), then clamped to the -100/+100 range. Each factor has a maximum contribution shown in parentheses next to its name. Read positive cells as bullish contributions, negative as bearish. See /learn/conviction-score-explained for the full methodology. ConvictionScore is descriptive synthesis of public filings — not investment advice.

Cross-portfolio overlap

Who else holds what Armitage holds

Top 6 highest-conviction overlap pairs containing John Armitage. Each page is the full intersection of two 13F-filed portfolios.

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John Armitage's top 10 disclosed holdings (Q1 2026)

TickerCompany% Portfolio
BLDR logoBLDR
BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC
6.7%
CVCO logoCVCO
CAVCO INDS INC DEL
2.4%
AER logoAER
AERCAP HOLDINGS NV
2.3%
JEF logoJEF
JEFFERIES FINL GROUP INC
2.1%
LECO logoLECO
LINCOLN ELEC HLDGS INC
1.3%
TNL logoTNL
TRAVEL PLUS LEISURE CO
1.3%
RDNT logoRDNT
RADNET INC
1.1%
LPX logoLPX
LOUISIANA PAC CORP
0.9%
TECK logoTECK
TECK RESOURCES INC
0.8%
SPOT logoSPOT
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S A
0.6%
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ETF replication
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Investing style
John is a long-short investor
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Per-quarter digests

What John Armitage did, quarter by quarter

Full move-by-move breakdown for each of the last 8 filed quarters.

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Armitage?

John Armitage runs Egerton Capital as co-founder & cio. Co-founded Egerton in 1994 — one of Europe's most respected long-short equity funds. Armitage has delivered 15%+ annualized for three decades with a Buffett-style concentrated approach.

What fund does John Armitage run?

John Armitage is co-founder & cio of Egerton Capital. Egerton Capital files SEC Form 13F-HR quarterly with the latest disclosure dated 2026-05-13 (Q1 2026). Full holdings, share counts, dollar values, and quarter-over-quarter changes are listed below.

What does John Armitage invest in?

John Armitage's Egerton Capital portfolio is disclosed quarterly via SEC Form 13F-HR. Each position below shows the ticker, share count, dollar value, percentage of portfolio, and quarter-over-quarter change. Data is sourced directly from SEC filings (public-domain regulatory disclosure).

What is John Armitage's investment philosophy?

John Armitage's stated investment philosophy: "Long-short equity, fundamental value, global. Under-the-radar Tiger discipline.". John Armitage has been co-founder & cio of Egerton Capital; estimated net worth ~$2B.

What is John Armitage's net worth?

John Armitage's estimated net worth is ~$2B. John Armitage runs Egerton Capital as co-founder & cio; full 13F holdings disclosed quarterly with the SEC are listed below.

Data sourced from Egerton Capital 13F filings with the SEC. Approximate snapshot. Not investment advice.

Sister property: SecFilingDex — the encyclopedic reference for Form 13F (HR / NT / HR/A variants) and the regulatory citation behind every position shown above.