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Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. 13F holdings, Q4 2007

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2007-12-31, filed 2008-02-14

Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. disclosed 138 US equity positions worth $7.6bn in its Q4 2007 13F filing. Its largest position is IWM at 14.4% of the reported book, followed by CAPITALSOURCE INC and HARRAHS ENTMT INC. Versus Q3 2007 it opened 54 new positions, added to 36, reduced 33 and exited 52.

$7.6bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
138
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
14.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
46.2%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
25
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 2007: 54 new, 36 added, 33 reduced, 52 exited

50 of 138
IWM ISHARES TR–14.4%$1.1bn14.44m–new
CAPITALSOURCE INC no ticker–7.7%$586m33.31m+17%added
HARRAHS ENTMT INC no ticker–5.3%$399m4.50m0.0%held
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services3.4%$261m1.21m–new
TV GRUPO TELEVISA S A BCommunication Services2.8%$211m8.89m−1.7%reduced
FDX FEDEX CORPIndustrials2.8%$210m2.35m+32%added
WMB WILLIAMS COS INCEnergy2.6%$201m5.62m+48%added
STAPLES INC no ticker–2.5%$187m8.10m−3.7%reduced
AMXN AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV–2.5%$186m3.04m+55%added
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPFinancial Services2.3%$175m6.83m+43%added
SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS COBasic Materials2.2%$171m2.95m+437%added
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY no ticker–2.2%$171m6.69m−3.2%reduced
FIS FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SVTechnology1.9%$147m3.52m−31%reduced
WENDYS INTL INC no ticker–1.8%$140m5.43m0.0%held
ARCH CAP GROUP LTD no ticker–1.8%$135m1.91m0.0%held
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–1.5%$117m800,000+16%added
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology1.5%$115m5.11m−11%reduced
TIME WARNER CABLE INC no ticker–1.4%$108m3.91m−28%reduced
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–1.3%$99.3m2.68m+30%added
HOSPIRA INC no ticker–1.3%$98.3m2.31m+26%added
MDS INC no ticker–1.3%$95.2m4.95m+2.6%added
MI DEVS INC no ticker–1.2%$93.7m3.36m+14%added
JBHT HUNT J B TRANS SVCS INCIndustrials1.2%$91.5m3.32m+117%added
FOSTER WHEELER LTD no ticker–1.1%$86.0m555,000+64%added
BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE C no ticker–1.0%$78.5m943,700−1.7%reduced
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GO no ticker–0.9%$71.1m472,500−24%reduced
SEALY CORP no ticker–0.9%$70.9m6.34m+6.1%added
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology0.9%$69.1m1.75m+2.2%added
ALKERMES INC no ticker–0.9%$68.4m4.38m+182%added
WALGREEN CO no ticker–0.9%$67.0m1.76m–new
KNOLOGY INC no ticker–0.8%$63.0m4.93m+14%added
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO no ticker–0.8%$63.0m1.31m+4.0%added
HTH HILLTOP HLDGS INCFinancial Services0.8%$61.7m5.65m0.0%held
EEM ISHARES TR–0.8%$60.9m405,300−49%reduced
FLR FLUOR CORPIndustrials0.8%$58.1m398,500–new
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INCHealthcare0.7%$56.9m1.24m−11%reduced
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$54.7m2.03m+50%added
STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD no ticker–0.7%$53.9m1.23m–new
LAWSON SOFTWARE INC NEW no ticker–0.7%$51.5m5.03m−4.4%reduced
ALLERGAN INC no ticker–0.7%$51.1m795,000−27%reduced
CLUBUSD TOWN SPORTS INTL HLDGS INC–0.7%$51.0m5.33m0.0%held
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V no ticker–0.6%$48.9m809,427–new
AIRTRAN HLDGS INC no ticker–0.6%$48.8m6.82m0.0%held
TGT TARGET CORPConsumer Defensive0.6%$47.9m957,400–new
CSX CSX CORPIndustrials0.6%$46.8m1.07m−9.2%reduced
CVCEUR CABLEVISION SYS CORP–0.6%$46.7m1.91m+122%added
COACH INC no ticker–0.6%$45.4m1.49m–new
LIBERTY MEDIA HLDG CORP CAP no ticker–0.6%$45.0m386,555+511%added
ALGN ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INCHealthcare0.6%$44.5m2.67m+45%added
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy0.6%$43.0m437,500–new

Exited since Q3 2007

52 rows
HILTON HOTELS CORP no ticker5.1%$359m
ALLTEL CORP no ticker2.3%$162m
CYTYC CORP no ticker2.3%$161m
PHH CORP no ticker2.2%$160m
MANOR CARE INC NEW no ticker1.7%$124m
POT1EUR POTASH CORP SASK INC1.5%$110m
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS no ticker0.8%$59.4m
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP no ticker0.7%$51.3m
IWO ISHARES TR0.4%$27.7m
BAUSCH & LOMB INC no ticker0.3%$23.8m
UTHR UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP DEL0.3%$23.3m
URS CORP NEW no ticker0.3%$21.0m
KINDRED HEALTHCARE INC no ticker0.3%$21.0m
ACCREDITED HOME LENDRS HLDG no ticker0.3%$20.6m
CIBEUR BANCOLOMBIA S A0.3%$19.5m
RHT1EUR RED HAT INC0.3%$19.3m
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC no ticker0.3%$18.9m
RSG REPUBLIC SVCS INC0.2%$11.0m
BA BOEING CO0.1%$10.1m
GAP GAP INC0.08%$5.5m
CRL CHARLES RIV LABS INTL INC0.06%$4.6m
STATION CASINOS INC no ticker0.05%$3.8m
PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP no ticker0.03%$1.9m
CONTINENTAL AIRLS INC no ticker0.01%$539k
BID1EUR SOTHEBYS0.01%$528k
KR KROGER CO0.01%$526k
OIS OIL STS INTL INC0.01%$525k
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP no ticker0.01%$522k
AMR CORP no ticker0.01%$516k
ENSCO INTL INC no ticker0.01%$508k
ROWAN COS INC no ticker0.01%$505k
MAN MANPOWERGROUP INC0.01%$405k
VMC VULCAN MATLS CO0.01%$405k
FRONTIER OIL CORP no ticker0.01%$403k
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.01%$402k
HERCULES INC no ticker0.01%$401k
OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP I no ticker0.01%$401k
CHKEUR CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP0.01%$400k
NBR NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD0.01%$400k
TEXAS INDS INC no ticker0.01%$399k
DOEUR DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN0.01%$399k
ALLIED WASTE INDS INC no ticker0.01%$398k
NOBLE CORPORATION no ticker0.01%$397k
MOSAIC CO no ticker0.01%$396k
GLOBALSANTAFE CORP no ticker0.01%$396k
PAYX PAYCHEX INC0.01%$394k
SUPERIOR ENERGY SVCS INC no ticker0.01%$393k
NOVEUR NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC0.01%$393k
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN no ticker0.0%$120k
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC no ticker0.0%$120k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified66.8%
  • Financial Services7.0%
  • Industrials6.7%
  • Technology5.6%
  • Energy3.2%
  • Communication Services3.1%
  • Basic Materials2.9%
  • Healthcare2.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.0%
  • Utilities0.9%
  • Consumer Defensive0.6%

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