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Findlay Park Partners 13F holdings, Q3 2007

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2007-09-30, filed 2007-11-13

Findlay Park Partners disclosed 96 US equity positions worth $1.9bn in its Q3 2007 13F filing. Its largest position is SIVBEUR at 3.8% of the reported book, followed by CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP and Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. Versus Q2 2007 it opened 9 new positions, added to 30, reduced 33 and exited 19.

$1.9bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
96
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
3.8%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
30.3%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
56
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
82
Quarters on file since Q4 2005
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q2 2007: 9 new, 30 added, 33 reduced, 19 exited

50 of 96
SIVBEUR SVB FINANCIAL GROUP–3.8%$70.4m1.49m+12%added
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP no ticker–3.5%$65.3m1.61m+6.6%added
Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc no ticker–3.4%$63.1m1.40m+54%added
CANADIAN PAC RY LTD no ticker–3.0%$55.8m794,000+7.0%added
CVA1EUR COVANTA HLDG CORP–3.0%$55.7m2.27m+18%added
American Tower Corp no ticker–3.0%$55.5m1.27m0.0%held
WWD WOODWARD INCIndustrials2.7%$50.3m805,332−11%reduced
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–2.7%$50.2m339,040−22%reduced
AIRGAS INC no ticker–2.7%$49.6m961,5000.0%held
NVRI ENVIRI CORPIndustrials2.6%$47.4m799,800+7.0%added
RSG REPUBLIC SVCS INCIndustrials2.2%$41.4m1.26m+20%added
SEACOR HOLDINGS INC no ticker–2.2%$40.9m429,800+6.0%added
MTD METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONALHealthcare2.2%$40.7m399,2500.0%held
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–2.2%$40.0m1.04m+11%added
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–2.1%$38.5m798,300−39%reduced
IMS Health Inc no ticker–2.0%$37.3m1.22m0.0%held
ESE ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology1.8%$33.3m1.00m–new
ARW ARROW ELECTRS INCTechnology1.7%$31.3m735,500+16%added
L LOEWS CORPFinancial Services1.6%$30.2m624,000–new
CB Richard Ellis Group Inc no ticker–1.6%$29.3m1.05m+21%added
KEX KIRBY CORPIndustrials1.6%$29.0m657,2160.0%held
K V Pharmaceutical Co no ticker–1.4%$26.8m936,878+20%added
NATIONAL INSTRS CORP no ticker–1.4%$26.4m768,000+11%added
HP HELMERICH & PAYNE INCEnergy1.4%$25.9m789,500−16%reduced
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP no ticker–1.3%$25.0m199,9000.0%held
COUSINS PPTYS INC no ticker–1.3%$24.7m839,600+59%added
TV GRUPO TELEVISA S A BCommunication Services1.3%$24.2m1.00m–new
HCC INS HLDGS INC no ticker–1.3%$23.8m831,8750.0%held
CCJ CAMECO CORPEnergy1.2%$23.1m499,500+12%added
FLIR FLIR SYS INC–1.2%$23.0m416,000−36%reduced
INFINITY PPTY & CAS CORP no ticker–1.2%$22.6m563,000+22%added
AXE3EUR ANIXTER INTL INC–1.2%$21.6m262,250−56%reduced
VTG no ticker–1.2%$21.4m848,100+1531%added
PFD UT no ticker–1.1%$20.6m156,900+1.6%added
CLH CLEAN HARBORS INCIndustrials1.1%$20.6m463,500−25%reduced
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive1.1%$20.4m333,200−24%reduced
Reinsurance Group Amer Inc no ticker–1.1%$20.3m358,5000.0%held
DOX AMDOCS LTDTechnology1.1%$20.3m545,000+10%added
BKD BROOKDALE SR LIVING INCHealthcare1.0%$18.6m468,000+50%added
MDPUSD MEREDITH CORP–1.0%$17.9m312,5000.0%held
DENTSPLY INTL INC NEW no ticker–0.9%$17.4m417,740−27%reduced
MDU MDU RES GROUP INCUtilities0.9%$17.4m624,000+50%added
99803EUR LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS–0.9%$17.3m221,000+31%added
GENERAL CABLE CORP DEL NEW no ticker–0.9%$17.0m253,500+70%added
JKHY HENRY JACK & ASSOC INCTechnology0.9%$16.3m632,000−4.0%reduced
KSUEUR KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN–0.9%$16.1m500,4000.0%held
SRE SEMPRAUtilities0.8%$15.5m267,5000.0%held
AGRIUM INC no ticker–0.8%$15.1m275,900−36%reduced
ANDE ANDERSONS INCConsumer Defensive0.8%$14.7m305,500−25%reduced
Thomas Weisel Partners Grp I no ticker–0.8%$14.4m993,250+52%added

Exited since Q2 2007

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Laureate Education Inc no ticker1.0%$21.2m
E Trade Financial Corp no ticker1.0%$20.2m
Mosaic Co no ticker1.0%$20.1m
CYH COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEW0.7%$14.6m
CLARCOR INC no ticker0.7%$14.5m
TROW PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC0.6%$13.0m
Liberty Global Inc no ticker0.6%$12.8m
ENSCO International Inc no ticker0.6%$12.7m
Foster Wheeler Ltd no ticker0.5%$11.1m
Universal Compression Holdings no ticker0.5%$10.7m
Performance Food Group Co no ticker0.5%$10.3m
SBAC SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP0.4%$8.1m
Excel Maritime Carriers Limited no ticker0.3%$5.2m
CITY NATL CORP no ticker0.2%$4.9m
BID1EUR SOTHEBYS0.2%$4.8m
SEIC SEI INVESTMENTS CO0.2%$4.4m
Wright Express Corp no ticker0.2%$3.8m
Instituform Technologies Inc no ticker0.1%$2.3m
MetroPCS Communications Inc no ticker0.04%$826k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified63.0%
  • Industrials12.8%
  • Technology7.1%
  • Financial Services3.5%
  • Healthcare3.2%
  • Energy2.6%
  • Consumer Defensive1.9%
  • Communication Services1.8%
  • Utilities1.8%
  • Basic Materials1.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.1%
  • Real Estate0.08%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (82)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202648$7.4bn
Q1 202655$7.2bn
Q4 202556$7.8bn
Q3 202557$9.5bn
Q2 202557$9.7bn
Q1 202558$9.7bn
Q4 202459$10.1bn
Q3 202459$10.6bn
Q2 202456$10.6bn
Q1 202456$10.9bn
Q4 202358$10.2bn
Q3 202360$9.3bn
Q2 202359$9.7bn
Q1 202356$9.5bn
Q4 202247$9.2bn
Q3 202240$10.1bn
Q2 202239$10.7bn
Q1 202242$13.2bn
Q4 202145$15.0bn
Q3 202148$14.5bn
Q2 202152$14.7bn
Q1 202151$14.4bn
Q4 202045$14.4bn
Q3 202043$14.5bn
Q2 202048$12.8bn
Q1 202048$10.4bn
Q4 201952$12.8bn
Q3 201946$11.4bn
Q2 201945$11.2bn
Q1 201945$10.9bn
Q4 201848$10.5bn
Q3 201847$11.3bn
Q2 201846$10.4bn
Q1 201855$10.0bn
Q4 201758$10.5bn
Q3 201761$10.1bn
Q2 201757$9.8bn
Q1 201761$9.4bn
Q4 201660$8.2bn
Q3 201658$8.6bn
Q2 201658$8.7bn
Q1 201659$8.8bn
Q4 201566$8.8bn
Q3 201575$9.0bn
Q2 201587$9.8bn
Q1 201595$9.6bn
Q4 2014108$9.3bn
Q3 2014105$9.3bn
Q2 2014106$9.6bn
Q1 2014111$8.8bn
Q4 2013128$9.0bn
Q3 2013129$8.2bn
Q2 2013130$7.8bn
Q1 2013136$14.6bn
Q4 2012138$12.4bn
Q3 2012147$5.7bn
Q2 2012133$5.2bn
Q1 2012134$5.6bn
Q4 2011129$4.6bn
Q3 2011131$4.0bn
Q2 2011153$5.2bn
Q1 2011160$5.2bn
Q4 2010152$4.7bn
Q2 2010138$3.2bn
Q1 2010142$3.5bn
Q4 2009132$3.1bn
Q3 2009145$2.7bn
Q2 2009131$2.0bn
Q1 2009112$1.4bn
Q4 2008105$1.4bn
Q3 2008112$1.7bn
Q2 2008104$1.7bn
Q1 2008102$1.6bn
Q4 200795$1.9bn
Q3 200796$1.9bn
Q2 2007106$2.1bn
Q1 2007102$3.6bn
Q4 200695$3.1bn
Q3 200695$2.7bn
Q2 200692$1.3bn
Q1 200680$1.1bn
Q4 200587$972m

Where Findlay Park Partners was early

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CYH Community Health Systems Inc NewQ2 20061 of 1201.1%1.1%5Exited by Q3 2007+10%
HP Helmerich & Payne IncQ2 20061 of 1260.7%2.3%34Exited by Q1 2015+124%
LAZ Lazard LtdQ2 20061 of 1060.7%1.1%21Exited by Q1 2013−26%
MDU MDU Res Group IncQ2 20061 of 1080.9%1.1%7Exited by Q3 2008+43%
TAC TransAlta CorpQ2 20061 of 1021.1%1.1%5Exited by Q2 2009−29%
YUSD Alleghany Corp MDQ2 20062 of 1061.0%2.6%60Exited by Q3 2021+141%
DOX Amdocs LtdQ2 20063 of 811.4%1.9%35Exited by Q2 2015+49%
PAC GPO Aeroportuario Del Pac SA SPONQ2 20063 of 470.6%1.7%14Exited by Q3 2011+29%
CTAS Cintas CorpQ2 200614 of 1390.9%2.3%19Exited by Q4 2023+1110%
FLIR Flir Sys IncQ3 20061 of 800.7%1.7%30Exited by Q4 2017+330%
WHR Whirlpool CorpQ3 20067 of 1390.4%1.2%10Exited by Q3 2017+128%
LYV LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INQ3 200614 of 2160.2%4.2%25Held at last filing, Q2 2026+797%
KEX Kirby CorpQ4 20061 of 1300.7%1.6%20Exited by Q3 2013+133%
OMAB Grupo Aeroportuario Ctr NortQ4 20061 of 400.04%1.3%22Exited by Q2 2015+75%
GATX GATX CorpQ4 20063 of 960.8%1.2%6Exited by Q2 2008−9.8%
CLH Clean Harbors IncQ1 20071 of 1280.5%1.5%21Exited by Q4 2014+138%
VMC Vulcan Matls CoQ1 20072 of 1821.1%1.3%14Exited by Q1 2016−18%
BKD Brookdale SR Living IncQ2 20071 of 1500.7%1.7%24Exited by Q3 2016−66%
NDAQ Nasdaq IncQ2 20072 of 1280.2%1.9%31Exited by Q1 2021+347%
BR Broadridge Finl Solutions InQ3 20071 of 1170.7%1.6%21Exited by Q3 2013+40%
ESE ESCO Technologies IncQ3 20071 of 781.8%2.5%3Exited by Q2 2008+19%
L Loews CorpQ3 20073 of 931.6%2.3%2Exited by Q1 2008+4.1%
TV Grupo Televisa SAQ3 20076 of 791.3%2.5%35Exited by Q3 2016+7.7%
CSGP Costar Group IncQ4 20071 of 1891.1%3.9%21Exited by Q3 2023+1784%
NICE NICE Sys LtdQ4 20071 of 1010.7%2.2%10Exited by Q1 2014+19%
VTOL Bristow Group IncQ4 20071 of 770.2%1.5%8Exited by Q4 2009−48%
SLGN Silgan Holdings IncQ1 20081 of 840.6%1.2%4Exited by Q1 2009−3.7%
WCN WASTE CONNECTIONS INCQ1 20081 of 1300.9%3.6%73Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1120%
RVTY PerkinElmer IncQ1 20082 of 1132.1%3.7%26Exited by Q4 2014+80%
WAB Wabtec CorpQ1 20083 of 1450.8%1.1%16Exited by Q2 2017+314%
CSX CSX CorpQ1 20086 of 1821.9%1.9%10Exited by Q3 2011+40%
UNP Union Pac CorpQ1 20087 of 2111.3%2.7%55Exited by Q3 2023+553%
HSIC Schein Henry IncQ2 20083 of 1420.7%2.6%36Exited by Q3 2017+255%
NSC Norfolk Southern CorpQ2 20086 of 2050.5%1.2%16Exited by Q3 2013+16%
WU Western Un CoQ2 20087 of 1330.9%1.6%8Exited by Q2 2010−31%
IFF International Flavors&FragraQ3 20081 of 1410.6%1.4%5Exited by Q4 2009−3.9%
XLP Select Sector SPDR TR SBI CONS STPLSQ3 20081 of 1092.7%2.7%2Exited by Q1 2009−14%
KMB Kimberly Clark CorpQ3 20082 of 1300.9%1.3%2Exited by Q1 2009−19%
PREJF Partnerre LtdQ3 20082 of 410.9%1.8%16Exited by Q4 2012+118%
SYY Sysco CorpQ3 20082 of 1411.2%1.5%14Exited by Q2 2012−3.1%
CCK Crown Holdings IncQ3 20085 of 1640.2%1.5%14Exited by Q3 2014+124%
CMP Compass Minerals Intl IncQ4 20081 of 1031.4%1.4%7Exited by Q4 2011+14%
WABC Westamerica BancorporationQ4 20081 of 580.2%1.5%14Exited by Q3 2012−7.7%
APH Amphenol Corp NewQ4 20082 of 1860.3%2.2%20Exited by Q1 2014+272%
BRO Brown & Brown IncQ4 20083 of 1290.3%2.3%36Exited by Q1 2018+146%
SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS COQ4 20087 of 1920.4%3.5%64Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1629%
UHS Universal Hlth Svcs IncQ4 200811 of 1380.5%2.1%11Exited by Q1 2017+466%
ATR AptarGroup IncQ1 20092 of 1011.4%1.4%8Exited by Q2 2011+61%
DVA Davita IncQ1 20092 of 1330.8%1.1%14Exited by Q4 2012+136%
MDT Medtronic PLCQ1 20092 of 1731.1%3.6%15Exited by Q2 2017+173%

Concentration and tenure

4.7%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
33.0%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Diversified
Style, by median largest position
5
Median completed holding, quarters