Fayez Sarofim & Co.
Fayez Sarofim & Co. is a privately held investment adviser founded in 1958 and headquartered in Houston, TX, United States. The firm provides investment counseling and advisory services, primarily managing large capitalization equity and fixed income portfolios for institutions and individuals. As of 2024, the firm employs 116 full-time staff, including 22 investment professionals, and manages $26.9 billion in assets directly, with affiliated entities bringing total managed assets to $38 billion. Fayez Sarofim & Co. serves a diversified client base through separate accounts, sub-advisory relationships, and mutual funds, focusing on long-term investment and stewardship.
Investment Strategy
Fayez Sarofim & Co.'s primary strategy centers on large capitalization equities, emphasizing long-term capital appreciation and growing dividend income. Portfolio construction focuses on high-quality, financially sound leaders with expanding global presence, using a bottom-up investment process grounded in fundamental research. Portfolios are typically fully invested, exhibit low turnover, and avoid derivatives, leverage, short selling, and market timing. The firm complements this with a risk-averse fixed income strategy, favoring high quality bonds and low cash reserves. Their process is benchmark-agnostic, rooted in identifying companies with sustainable competitive advantages and earnings growth, and incorporates a macroeconomic overlay for broader portfolio context.
Latest 13F Filing Activity
Fayez Sarofim & Co. filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 307 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $42B. The fund increased holdings in Microsoft Corp., Meta Platforms Inc., Nvidia Corporation among other positions. Fayez Sarofim & Co. reduced exposure to Apple Inc., Unitedhealth Group Inc., Chevron Corp. New among others.
Top Holdings
Equity Positions (307)
| Ticker | Security | Weight | Market Value | Shares | Avg Cost | Price | Change (QoQ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | 9.42% | $3.93B | 7,851,678 | $155.38 | $497.41 | +$905.6M |
A AAPL | APPLE INC | 7.78% | $3.24B | 15,735,811 | $52.20 | $205.17 | -$518.7M |
P PM | PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC | 4.67% | $1.94B | 10,676,908 | $96.19 | $182.13 | +$374.1M |
A AMZN | AMAZON COM INC | 4.30% | $1.79B | 8,113,069 | $128.43 | $219.39 | +$216.4M |
G GOOG | ALPHABET INC | 3.24% | $1.35B | 7,546,030 | $89.15 | $177.39 | +$144.7M |
Industry Allocation
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