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Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. 13F holdings, Q4 2015

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-12-31, filed 2016-02-16

Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. disclosed 62 US equity positions worth $8.2bn in its Q4 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP at 9.4% of the reported book, followed by AVGO and TIME WARNER CABLE INC. Versus Q3 2015 it opened 22 new positions, added to 17, reduced 11 and exited 39.

$8.2bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
62
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
9.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
50.4%
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 2015: 22 new, 17 added, 11 reduced, 39 exited

50 of 62
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–9.4%$772m3.33m+2043%added
AVGO BROADCOM CORPTechnology9.2%$761m13.16m+90%added
TIME WARNER CABLE INC no ticker–7.4%$612m3.30m−2.4%reduced
ALLERGAN PLC no ticker–4.8%$398m1.27m+43%added
E M C CORP MASS no ticker–4.0%$332m12.94m–new
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker–3.9%$324m2.21m+51%added
HUM HUMANA INCHealthcare3.2%$266m1.49m+31%added
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D no ticker–3.1%$256m1.40m+9.4%added
KLAC KLA CORPTechnology2.7%$222m3.20m–new
SOLARWINDS INC no ticker–2.5%$210m3.57m+46%added
SIG SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITEDConsumer Cyclical2.4%$197m1.59m−2.3%reduced
SNDK SANDISK CORPTechnology2.4%$196m2.58m–new
B/E AEROSPACE INC no ticker–2.4%$194m4.58m−3.3%reduced
PREJF PARTNERRE LTDFinancial Services2.2%$181m1.29m+82%added
DYAX CORP no ticker–2.1%$173m4.60m–new
TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC no ticker–2.1%$172m6.33m−1.6%reduced
YOUKU TUDOU INC no ticker–2.1%$171m6.29m–new
SBAC SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPReal Estate2.0%$167m1.59m–new
SOLERA HOLDINGS INC no ticker–2.0%$163m2.97m+34%added
TDG TRANSDIGM GROUP INCIndustrials1.9%$153m671,000+15%added
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC no ticker–1.8%$145m1.62m–new
ALSN ALLISON TRANSMISSION HLDGS IConsumer Cyclical1.7%$141m5.46m−23%reduced
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology1.7%$139m2.50m−29%reduced
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPFinancial Services1.6%$129m3.92m−32%reduced
FLT1EUR FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC–1.6%$128m895,000+5.5%added
KLX INC no ticker–1.5%$125m4.07m+2.8%added
ATML ATMEL CORP–1.4%$118m13.71m+1015%added
JAHEUR JARDEN CORP–1.4%$117m2.05m–new
SSNC SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HLDGS INCTechnology1.4%$117m1.72m–new
HDSUSD HD SUPPLY HLDGS INC–1.4%$115m3.83m0.0%held
PRICELINE GRP INC no ticker–1.3%$111m86,800+20%added
HUDSON PAC PPTYS INC no ticker–1.2%$102m3.62m0.0%held
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services1.0%$82.6m108,900–new
NQ MOBILE INC no ticker–0.8%$66.8m79.48m0.0%held
RDUSEUR RADIUS HEALTH INC–0.8%$66.2m1.08m+2.9%added
AMT AMERICAN TOWER CORPReal Estate0.8%$66.2m682,500−66%reduced
HERBALIFE LTD no ticker–0.8%$65.4m77.35m0.0%held
BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC no ticker–0.7%$61.3m2.59m–new
TECO ENERGY INC no ticker–0.7%$58.9m2.21m–new
AIRGAS INC no ticker–0.6%$46.2m334,256–new
RYAAY RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLCIndustrials0.5%$44.7m517,132–new
GRFS GRIFOLS S AHealthcare0.5%$37.5m1.16m+31%added
AGREUR AVANGRID INC–0.4%$36.3m945,333–new
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INCIndustrials0.4%$31.9m752,5000.0%held
MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL LTD no ticker–0.4%$29.0m1.07m–new
SOLARCITY CORP no ticker–0.3%$28.0m34.70m–new
PEPCO HOLDINGS INC no ticker–0.2%$20.5m788,800–new
ODPEUR OFFICE DEPOT INC–0.2%$18.8m3.33m−33%reduced
RITE AID CORP no ticker–0.2%$15.0m1.92m–new
NEXVET BIOPHARMA PUB LTD CO no ticker–0.1%$8.5m2.50m0.0%held

Exited since Q3 2015

39 rows
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP no ticker4.4%$278m
GOOGLE INC no ticker3.7%$235m
ALTERA CORP no ticker2.8%$178m
ETN EATON CORP PLC2.4%$150m
EBAY EBAY INC.1.7%$110m
STT STATE STR CORP1.5%$92.8m
AMG AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP1.4%$91.1m
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP no ticker0.9%$59.1m
WUXI PHARMATECH CAYMAN INC no ticker0.9%$55.9m
CYTEC INDS INC no ticker0.8%$52.0m
HEALTH NET INC no ticker0.8%$50.6m
UIL HLDG CORP no ticker0.7%$47.5m
HUDSON CITY BANCORP no ticker0.7%$47.2m
RYANAIR HLDGS PLC no ticker0.7%$42.2m
ANACOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.6%$40.0m
ABBV ABBVIE INC0.6%$39.3m
DEPOMED INC no ticker0.5%$30.3m
INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION no ticker0.5%$29.1m
TOWERS WATSON & CO no ticker0.4%$28.2m
CB CHUBB CORP0.4%$22.7m
STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS I no ticker0.3%$18.8m
HRB BLOCK H & R INC0.3%$18.4m
BKR BAKER HUGHES INC0.2%$14.5m
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V0.2%$12.3m
YODLEE INC no ticker0.1%$8.8m
VSLR VIVINT SOLAR INC0.1%$8.6m
INTERXION HOLDING N.V no ticker0.1%$7.4m
STMLEUR STEMLINE THERAPEUTICS INC0.09%$6.0m
OCUL OCULAR THERAPEUTIX INC0.06%$3.8m
FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N no ticker0.06%$3.6m
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC no ticker0.04%$2.6m
SUNESIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.04%$2.5m
CHINA CORD BLOOD CORP no ticker0.04%$2.4m
TTPHEUR TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS I0.04%$2.4m
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL no ticker0.04%$2.3m
COPA HOLDINGS SA no ticker0.02%$1.4m
FOAMIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD no ticker0.02%$1.3m
NEOTHETICS INC no ticker0.02%$1.0m
GULF COAST ULTRA DEEP RTY TR no ticker0.01%$689k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified64.4%
  • Technology17.4%
  • Consumer Cyclical4.1%
  • Financial Services3.8%
  • Healthcare3.7%
  • Real Estate2.8%
  • Industrials2.8%
  • Communication Services1.0%
  • Basic Materials0.07%

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