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Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. 13F holdings, Q4 2006

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2006-12-31, filed 2007-02-14

Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. disclosed 108 US equity positions worth $7.7bn in its Q4 2006 13F filing. Its largest position is IWM at 21.3% of the reported book, followed by CAPITALSOURCE INC and HARRAHS ENTMT INC. Versus Q3 2006 it opened 42 new positions, added to 24, reduced 18 and exited 44.

$7.7bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
108
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
21.3%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
53.8%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
15
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
113
Quarters on file since Q1 1998
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q3 2006: 42 new, 24 added, 18 reduced, 44 exited

50 of 108
IWM ISHARES TR–21.3%$1.6bn21.11m+5.5%added
CAPITALSOURCE INC no ticker–9.8%$757m27.73m0.0%held
HARRAHS ENTMT INC no ticker–4.8%$372m4.50m+30%added
TV GRUPO TELEVISA S A BCommunication Services3.6%$280m10.36m+3.2%added
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology2.8%$214m5.67m+112%added
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS no ticker–2.7%$211m5.95m–new
TGT TARGET CORPConsumer Defensive2.7%$210m3.69m−15%reduced
FIS FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SVTechnology2.2%$171m4.27m+38%added
HILTON HOTELS CORP no ticker–2.0%$155m4.46m−31%reduced
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology1.9%$145m8.49m+16%added
UAL CORP no ticker–1.8%$136m3.10m–new
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services1.7%$135m1.37m−8.0%reduced
PHH CORP no ticker–1.7%$132m4.56m0.0%held
ARCH CAP GROUP LTD no ticker–1.7%$129m1.91m0.0%held
MILLS CORP no ticker–1.6%$123m6.14m0.0%held
COMCAST CORP NEW no ticker–1.5%$118m2.81m+7.7%added
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP no ticker–1.5%$117m5.42m+33%added
WENDYS INTL INC no ticker–1.5%$115m3.47m+70%added
LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC no ticker–1.4%$105m1.76m−17%reduced
MI DEVS INC no ticker–1.3%$99.2m2.78m0.0%held
CRL CHARLES RIV LABS INTL INCHealthcare1.2%$91.5m2.12m+4.7%added
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–1.2%$89.5m2.48m+22%added
CLUBUSD TOWN SPORTS INTL HLDGS INC–1.1%$87.9m5.33m0.0%held
BSX BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPHealthcare1.1%$87.7m5.11m0.0%held
WMB WILLIAMS COS INCEnergy1.1%$87.5m3.35m+857%added
KKR FINL CORP no ticker–1.1%$85.7m3.20m+3.1%added
U S AIRWAYS GROUP INC no ticker–1.1%$85.5m1.59m–new
E M C CORP MASS no ticker–1.1%$85.3m6.46m+62%added
IBB ISHARES TR–1.0%$78.8m1.01m−33%reduced
CONTINENTAL AIRLS INC no ticker–0.9%$72.4m1.76m–new
REALOGY CORP no ticker–0.9%$72.1m2.38m−25%reduced
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY no ticker–0.9%$71.0m2.68m0.0%held
SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS COBasic Materials0.9%$68.7m1.08m+29%added
SEALY CORP no ticker–0.8%$65.6m4.45m+136%added
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP no ticker–0.8%$65.6m3.47m−21%reduced
NEWS CORP no ticker–0.8%$63.7m2.96m−21%reduced
TECK TECK RESOURCES LTDBasic Materials0.7%$55.8m740,000–new
TYCO INTL LTD NEW no ticker–0.7%$55.0m1.81m0.0%held
ACCREDITED HOME LENDRS HLDG no ticker–0.7%$54.0m1.98m–new
IYR ISHARES TR–0.7%$53.8m645,000−10%reduced
AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL CMTYS no ticker–0.7%$53.0m4.55m0.0%held
STATION CASINOS INC no ticker–0.6%$50.1m613,500–new
EIX EDISON INTLUtilities0.6%$50.0m1.10m–new
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–0.5%$42.2m2.33m+25%added
PHELPS DODGE CORP no ticker–0.5%$42.0m351,200–new
AIRTRAN HLDGS INC no ticker–0.5%$40.9m3.48m0.0%held
EEM ISHARES TR–0.5%$38.2m335,000+15%added
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–0.5%$34.9m1.66m–new
REDBACK NETWORKS INC no ticker–0.4%$29.9m1.20m–new
SJR/BEUR SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC–0.4%$29.2m921,400–new

Exited since Q3 2006

44 rows
HCA INC no ticker4.7%$309m
SHANDA INTERACTIVE ENTMT LTD no ticker1.0%$63.5m
ARAMARK CORP no ticker0.9%$62.7m
CIRCUIT CITY STORE INC no ticker0.6%$39.0m
FIDELITY NATL FINL INC no ticker0.5%$34.7m
AAP ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC0.4%$28.2m
ANDRX CORP DEL ANDRX GROUP no ticker0.3%$20.0m
CCO CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS0.3%$19.6m
CV THERAPEUTICS INC no ticker0.2%$16.1m
BEMA GOLD CORP no ticker0.2%$13.8m
GAMESTOP CORP NEW no ticker0.2%$10.1m
LSI LOGIC CORP no ticker0.1%$9.9m
SAPPI LTD SPON no ticker0.08%$5.5m
MTR GAMING GROUP INC no ticker0.05%$3.5m
GMARKET INC SPON no ticker0.02%$1.5m
SINA CORP no ticker0.02%$1.1m
MONTPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD no ticker0.01%$970k
SOHU SOHU COM INC0.01%$551k
CAPLEASE INC no ticker0.01%$471k
FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP no ticker0.0%$255k
INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE INC no ticker0.0%$231k
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.0%$224k
AEO AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS IN0.0%$217k
BEA SYS INC no ticker0.0%$216k
AMG AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP0.0%$212k
AETNA INC NEW no ticker0.0%$211k
CHH CHOICE HOTELS INTL INC0.0%$210k
AXIS CAP HLDGS LTD no ticker0.0%$210k
AMERICREDIT CORP no ticker0.0%$209k
ASML HLDG NV N Y no ticker0.0%$209k
CNH GLOBAL N V no ticker0.0%$208k
EASTMAN KODAK CO no ticker0.0%$207k
WAT WATERS CORP0.0%$206k
MOSAIC CO no ticker0.0%$205k
WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP no ticker0.0%$205k
LUBRIZOL CORP no ticker0.0%$204k
HRB BLOCK H & R INC0.0%$204k
KSS KOHLS CORP0.0%$203k
CENTEX CORP no ticker0.0%$202k
KMB KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP0.0%$202k
LXKEUR LEXMARK INTL INC0.0%$202k
SAFECO CORP no ticker0.0%$200k
EL PASO CORP no ticker0.0%$186k
EXPEDIA INC DEL no ticker0.0%$185k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified77.3%
  • Technology6.9%
  • Communication Services4.1%
  • Consumer Defensive2.8%
  • Healthcare2.7%
  • Basic Materials1.9%
  • Financial Services1.7%
  • Energy1.1%
  • Utilities0.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.4%
  • Real Estate0.3%
  • Industrials0.2%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (113)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202686$17.1bn
Q1 2026170$16.9bn
Q4 2025148$19.2bn
Q3 2025139$17.7bn
Q2 2025143$21.9bn
Q1 2025144$18.5bn
Q4 2024146$19.0bn
Q3 2024160$18.2bn
Q2 2024162$16.9bn
Q1 2024172$17.0bn
Q4 2023157$16.0bn
Q3 2023163$17.7bn
Q2 2023171$16.7bn
Q1 2023192$16.5bn
Q4 2022242$15.5bn
Q3 2022309$16.3bn
Q2 2022313$17.0bn
Q1 2022319$18.1bn
Q4 2021298$17.7bn
Q3 2021298$18.6bn
Q2 2021295$20.7bn
Q1 2021235$19.2bn
Q4 2020134$16.1bn
Q3 2020120$14.1bn
Q2 2020117$12.4bn
Q1 2020100$10.9bn
Q4 2019112$13.0bn
Q3 201997$12.2bn
Q2 2019103$14.3bn
Q1 201993$12.1bn
Q4 201894$11.4bn
Q3 2018101$14.2bn
Q2 201894$13.6bn
Q1 201884$12.0bn
Q4 201779$10.0bn
Q3 201783$9.6bn
Q2 201779$8.8bn
Q1 201769$8.1bn
Q4 201668$6.6bn
Q3 201666$5.8bn
Q2 201661$5.3bn
Q1 201670$7.5bn
Q4 201562$8.2bn
Q3 201579$6.3bn
Q2 201594$7.4bn
Q1 201592$6.8bn
Q4 201482$6.9bn
Q3 201481$6.0bn
Q2 201493$6.6bn
Q1 201486$5.0bn
Q4 201377$4.7bn
Q3 201376$4.8bn
Q2 201380$5.1bn
Q1 201352$3.5bn
Q4 201258$3.2bn
Q3 201246$2.6bn
Q2 201249$2.9bn
Q1 201250$3.6bn
Q4 201148$3.4bn
Q3 201153$3.0bn
Q2 201149$2.7bn
Q1 201151$2.7bn
Q4 201044$2.0bn
Q3 201044$1.9bn
Q2 201042$1.6bn
Q1 201026$1.1bn
Q4 200936$1.7bn
Q3 200935$1.2bn
Q2 200928$858m
Q1 200917$413m
Q4 200818$805m
Q3 200872$3.2bn
Q2 200873$5.0bn
Q1 2008125$5.7bn
Q4 2007138$7.6bn
Q3 2007136$7.1bn
Q2 2007226$9.9bn
Q1 2007120$9.1bn
Q4 2006108$7.7bn
Q3 2006110$6.6bn
Q2 200693$5.7bn
Q1 200683$5.4bn
Q4 200577$3.5bn
Q3 200570$2.8bn
Q2 200574$2.9bn
Q1 200584$2.8bn
Q4 2004129$4.5bn
Q3 2004114$4.9bn
Q2 2004117$4.3bn
Q1 2004121$4.1bn
Q4 2003129$3.9bn
Q3 2003115$3.0bn
Q2 2003105$2.2bn
Q1 2003105$2.5bn
Q4 2002120$2.4bn
Q3 2002131$2.3bn
Q2 2002140$2.1bn
Q1 2002148$2.2bn
Q4 2001117$1.9bn
Q3 2001112$2.3bn
Q2 2001119$2.3bn
Q1 2001124$2.7bn
Q4 2000117$2.8bn
Q3 2000151$3.8bn
Q2 2000150$3.5bn
Q1 2000146$2.9bn
Q4 1999129$2.7bn
Q3 1999141$2.8bn
Q2 1999125$2.2bn
Q1 1999102$2.0bn
Q3 199815$563m
Q2 199831$842m
Q1 199837$892m

Where Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. was early

122 rows
KFY Korn/Ferry InternationalQ1 19991 of 890.07%1.4%21Exited by Q2 2004+22%
MCK MCKESSON CORPQ2 19991 of 1701.2%2.0%10Exited by Q2 2026+2589%
NWL Newell Rubbermaid IncQ2 19991 of 1561.1%1.1%3Exited by Q1 2000−37%
L LOEWS CORPQ2 19992 of 930.4%2.7%13Exited by Q3 2007+287%
INTC Intel CorpQ3 19991 of 2801.5%1.5%7Exited by Q2 2001−29%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPQ3 199912 of 3740.1%5.6%54Held at last filing, Q2 2026+724%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONQ4 19991 of 1690.5%3.7%10Held at last filing, Q2 2026+445%
WM WASTE MGMT INC DELQ4 19993 of 1400.3%1.7%27Exited by Q3 2006+109%
VRSN VERISIGN INCQ1 20007 of 1420.5%1.1%5Exited by Q4 2008−83%
TEO Telecom Argentina STET-FRAN SPONQ2 20001 of 491.1%1.1%10Exited by Q4 2002−97%
PFE PFIZER INCQ3 20004 of 2080.6%6.8%8Exited by Q3 2014−34%
MLM Martin Marietta MaterialsQ4 20001 of 1840.4%1.6%8Exited by Q4 2002−23%
AVGO BROADCOM INCQ4 200021 of 3230.1%9.2%13Held at last filing, Q2 2026–
FITB Fifth Third BancorpQ1 20011 of 1172.4%2.4%5Exited by Q2 2002+26%
PCG PG&E CORPQ1 20011 of 2090.3%3.3%29Exited by Q3 2024+47%
SRE Sempra EnergyQ1 20011 of 1190.5%1.2%9Exited by Q2 2003+7.2%
USB U S BancorpQ1 20012 of 1623.3%3.3%4Exited by Q1 2002−9.8%
CNA CNA Financial CorpQ2 20011 of 780.4%1.8%6Exited by Q4 2002−37%
CVX CHEVRON CORP NEWQ3 20011 of 19714.4%14.4%11Exited by Q1 2012+151%
JLL JONES LANG LASALLE INCQ1 20022 of 1330.5%6.7%14Exited by Q1 2011+279%
WAT WATERS CORPQ2 20021 of 1371.6%1.8%9Exited by Q4 2006+70%
ORCL ORACLE CORPQ2 20027 of 2560.4%7.9%33Exited by Q3 2014+328%
DRI DARDEN RESTAURANTS INCQ4 20021 of 1410.4%1.2%7Exited by Q3 2007+115%
WMB WILLIAMS COS INC DELQ2 20033 of 2071.0%4.9%24Exited by Q3 2015+791%
AMXN AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV SPONQ4 20035 of 600.2%6.6%16Exited by Q4 2009+381%
DIS DISNEY WALT COQ1 20042 of 2531.8%3.7%18Exited by Q2 2026+291%
FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOQ1 20042 of 2230.5%1.4%13Exited by Q3 2013+41%
ABR ARBOR RLTY TR INCQ2 20041 of 800.2%1.2%11Exited by Q1 2007+51%
BAC Bank of AmericaQ2 20047 of 2328.7%8.7%3Exited by Q1 2005+11%
SNDK SANDISK CORPQ2 200416 of 2330.3%6.1%3Exited by Q2 2016–
TV GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV SPQ3 20041 of 790.5%3.6%17Exited by Q4 2008+66%
AZO AUTOZONE INCQ3 20044 of 1650.1%2.8%5Exited by Q3 2013+448%
EXEL EXELIXIS INCQ4 20042 of 1360.2%4.6%39Held at last filing, Q2 2026+473%
STT STATE STR CORPQ4 20045 of 1390.8%5.2%28Exited by Q4 2015+37%
BBY BEST BUY INCQ1 20056 of 1331.0%1.5%3Exited by Q4 2005+21%
RCI ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INCQ3 20053 of 851.5%1.7%8Exited by Q1 2008+129%
IWM ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000Q3 20054 of 23318.4%21.7%14Exited by Q4 2009−9.3%
CRL CHARLES RIV LABS INTL INCQ4 20052 of 1580.3%1.3%9Exited by Q1 2024+458%
IBB ISHARES TR NASDQ BIO INDXQ1 20061 of 1201.4%1.7%9Exited by Q3 2008−6.7%
FIS FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SVQ1 20062 of 2250.7%12.8%47Exited by Q4 2021+200%
IYR ISHARES TR DJ US REAL ESTQ1 20062 of 980.4%1.8%5Exited by Q2 2007+16%
BSX BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPQ1 20063 of 1930.6%4.0%32Held at last filing, Q2 2026+85%
EEM ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKTQ2 20062 of 1340.2%3.5%10Exited by Q4 2008+9.2%
TGT TARGET CORPQ2 20065 of 1912.7%6.5%13Exited by Q3 2012+19%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCQ2 20068 of 2460.5%4.6%19Exited by Q2 2018+38%
MA MASTERCARD INCORPORATEDQ3 20062 of 2631.6%23.1%32Exited by Q2 2026+7002%
SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS COQ3 20062 of 1920.7%7.4%36Exited by Q4 2024+1953%
AMG AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUPQ3 20063 of 1080.0%1.6%4Exited by Q4 2015+71%
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPQ1 20072 of 2213.0%6.3%27Exited by Q2 2026+414%
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWQ1 20073 of 2191.4%4.8%15Exited by Q4 2017+197%

Concentration and tenure

10.3%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
47.9%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
2
Median completed holding, quarters