Here Are This Elite Fund’s Top Stock Picks

#3 Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS)

Shares held (as of September 30): 151,884
Total Value (as of September 30): $29.11 million
Percent of Portfolio (as of September 30): 17.43%

Goldman’s third-quarter earnings were a little disappointing, as the investment bank missed profit estimates by $0.01 per share and revenue by $280 million, with results of $2.90 in EPS and $6.86 billion in revenue. Analysts are optimistic, however, assigning a consensus price target of $214.19 per share. Given the Federal Reserve hasn’t raised rates just yet, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS)’s M&A division should do well as companies take advantage of low interest rates and the still-buoyant bond market to make deals. Edgar Wachenheim’s Greenhaven Advisors owns 3.32 million shares of Goldman Sachs as of the end of the third quarter.

#2 Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX)

Shares held (as of September 30): 559,051
Total Value (as of September 30): $34.64 million
Percent of Portfolio (as of September 30): 20.74%

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) shares are up by 52% year-to-date as the coffee chain has either met or beaten analyst expectations for every quarter of 2015. Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) global comparable store sales growth remain healthy despite the strong dollar, with an increase of 8% in the fourth, following a 7% raise a quarter earlier. Analysts have a $67.78 price target on the stock.