Is First Citizens BancShares Inc. (FCNCA) A Smart Long-Term Buy?

Oakmark Funds, an investment management firm, published its “Oakmark Select Fund” first quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be seen here.  A return of 16.1% was reported by the fund for the Q1 of 2021, outperforming its S&P 500 benchmark that delivered a 6.2% return for the same period. You can view the fund’s top 5 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021.

Oakmark Select Fund, in their Q1 2021 investor letter, mentioned First Citizens BancShares, Inc....