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Suncoast Equity Management

CIK:0001315059
Investment Adviser
$2B AUM
90 holdings
Tampa, FL, United States
Founded:1997
16 employees
Latest filing:Sep 30, 2025

Suncoast Equity Management is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in Tampa, Florida, founded in 1997. The firm specializes in focused equity investing and offers separately managed accounts and portfolio management for individuals, high net worth clients, pension plans, and corporations. The team consists of around 16-20 employees, with a majority being investment professionals. Suncoast applies a systematic, disciplined investment process and seeks to deliver long-term asset growth and downside risk protection for its clients.

Investment Strategy

Suncoast Equity Management utilizes a disciplined, bottom-up investment approach built on the principle of 'margin of safety,' as developed by Benjamin Graham and popularized by Warren Buffett. Their process emphasizes rigorous analysis of company fundamentals to determine intrinsic value and seeks to acquire shares at fair prices. Suncoast maintains concentrated growth portfolios managed by an experienced team, with the investment philosophy focused on discipline, consistency, and adjusting for market risk. The firm prioritizes minimizing downside risk and the impact of market volatility by investing in high-quality companies with proven earnings and growth potential.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

Suncoast Equity Management filed their most recent 13F report on Sep 30, 2025 disclosing 88 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $1B. The fund increased holdings in Mckesson Corp., Uber Technologies Inc., Broadcom Inc. among other positions. Suncoast Equity Management reduced exposure to Accenture PLC Ireland, Fiserv Inc., Intuit among others.

Top Buys
M
MCKMCKESSON CORP
+$18.3M
U
UBERUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
+$17.3M
A
AVGOBROADCOM INC
+$15.8M
G
GOOGALPHABET INC
+$14.7M
G
GOOGLALPHABET INC
+$12.6M
Top Sells
A
ACNACCENTURE PLC IRELAND
-$35.9M
F
FIFISERV INC
-$9.4M
I
INTUINTUIT
-$7.6M
C
CRMSALESFORCE INC
-$5.0M
B
BKNGBOOKING HOLDINGS INC
-$4.2M

Top Holdings

M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
+9.1%$91.2M
N
NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION
+8.7%$86.9M
B
BKNGBOOKING HOLDINGS INC
+5.9%$59.2M
G
GOOGALPHABET INC
+5.6%$56.2M
V
VVISA INC
+5.2%$51.7M

Equity Positions (88)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
MICROSOFT CORP9.10%$91.2M176,047$153.29$517.95+$3.9M
NVIDIA CORPORATION8.66%$86.9M465,534$48.50$186.58-$1.3M
BOOKING HOLDINGS INC5.91%$59.2M10,965$2785.45$5399.27-$4.2M
ALPHABET INC5.61%$56.2M230,868$48.51$243.55+$14.7M
V
V
VISA INC5.16%$51.7M151,487$86.11$341.38-$2.1M

Industry Allocation

SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+20.0%
SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
+19.0%
SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
+14.7%
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
+10.4%
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
+5.9%

Investment Team (7)

NameRoleLocationLinkedIn
C
Cheeroke Townsend
Co-Portfolio Manager and Equity Research AnalystTampa, FL , United States
Beth Neal
Beth Neal
Sr. Vice President, Sr. Prosperity AdvisorTampa, FL , United States
Brandon Day
Brandon Day
Vice President of Business Development and ProjectsFL , United States
Dan McNichol
Dan McNichol
PresidentTampa, FL , United States
Jeffrey Strouse
Jeffrey Strouse
President, Suncoast Prosperity Advisors |Financial and Estate Planning Solutions|FL , United States
Robin Cook
Robin Cook
Sr. Vice President, Sr. Prosperity AdvisorSanibel, FL , United States
Terri Ritchie
Terri Ritchie
Relationship ManagerOdessa, FL , United States