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Findlay Park Partners 13F holdings, Q4 2007

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2007-12-31, filed 2008-02-11

Findlay Park Partners disclosed 95 US equity positions worth $1.9bn in its Q4 2007 13F filing. Its largest position is SIVBEUR at 4.0% of the reported book, followed by Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc and CVA1EUR. Versus Q3 2007 it opened 11 new positions, added to 22, reduced 19 and exited 12.

$1.9bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
95
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
4.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
30.0%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
57
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 Q3 2007: 11 new, 22 added, 19 reduced, 12 exited

50 of 95
SIVBEUR SVB FINANCIAL GROUP–4.0%$74.9m1.49m0.0%held
Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc no ticker–3.7%$68.8m1.48m+5.6%added
CVA1EUR COVANTA HLDG CORP–3.6%$67.1m2.43m+6.8%added
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP no ticker–3.1%$58.2m1.40m−13%reduced
American Tower Corp no ticker–2.9%$54.3m1.27m0.0%held
CANADIAN PAC RY LTD no ticker–2.8%$51.3m794,0000.0%held
AIRGAS INC no ticker–2.7%$50.1m961,5000.0%held
ESE ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology2.5%$47.3m1.18m+18%added
L LOEWS CORPFinancial Services2.3%$42.9m852,800+37%added
MTD METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONALHealthcare2.3%$42.5m373,250−6.5%reduced
SEACOR HOLDINGS INC no ticker–2.1%$39.9m429,8000.0%held
RSG REPUBLIC SVCS INCIndustrials2.1%$39.6m1.26m0.0%held
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–2.0%$36.2m261,040−23%reduced
NVRI ENVIRI CORPIndustrials1.9%$35.2m549,400−31%reduced
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–1.9%$35.2m985,675−5.0%reduced
WWD WOODWARD INCIndustrials1.8%$34.2m503,031−38%reduced
NATIONAL INSTRS CORP no ticker–1.7%$31.7m950,000+24%added
HP HELMERICH & PAYNE INCEnergy1.7%$31.6m789,5000.0%held
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–1.6%$29.8m631,900−21%reduced
K V Pharmaceutical Co no ticker–1.5%$28.2m988,878+5.6%added
CB Richard Ellis Group Inc no ticker–1.4%$26.1m1.21m+15%added
NDAQ NASDAQ INCFinancial Services1.4%$25.7m520,000+233%added
ARW ARROW ELECTRS INCTechnology1.3%$24.8m631,500−14%reduced
COUSINS PPTYS INC no ticker–1.3%$24.3m1.10m+31%added
CCJ CAMECO CORPEnergy1.3%$24.0m603,500+21%added
HCC INS HLDGS INC no ticker–1.3%$23.9m831,8750.0%held
TV GRUPO TELEVISA S A BCommunication Services1.3%$23.8m1.00m0.0%held
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP no ticker–1.3%$23.3m199,9000.0%held
DOX AMDOCS LTDTechnology1.3%$23.3m675,000+24%added
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive1.3%$23.2m333,2000.0%held
AXE3EUR ANIXTER INTL INC–1.2%$22.8m366,250+40%added
INFINITY PPTY & CAS CORP no ticker–1.1%$21.3m589,000+4.6%added
CSGP COSTAR GROUP INCReal Estate1.1%$20.9m442,800–new
99803EUR LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS–1.1%$20.6m273,000+24%added
MDU MDU RES GROUP INCUtilities1.1%$20.1m728,000+17%added
VTG no ticker–1.0%$19.0m744,100−12%reduced
Reinsurance Group Amer Inc no ticker–1.0%$18.8m358,5000.0%held
DENTSPLY INTL INC NEW no ticker–1.0%$18.8m417,7400.0%held
MDPUSD MEREDITH CORP–1.0%$18.6m338,500+8.3%added
GENERAL CABLE CORP DEL NEW no ticker–1.0%$18.6m253,5000.0%held
IMS Health Inc no ticker–1.0%$18.5m802,795−34%reduced
KEX KIRBY CORPIndustrials1.0%$17.9m385,916−41%reduced
FLIR FLIR SYS INC–1.0%$17.9m572,000+38%added
THO THOR INDS INCConsumer Cyclical1.0%$17.8m468,000–new
KSUEUR KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN–0.9%$17.2m500,4000.0%held
YUSD ALLEGHANY CORP DEL–0.9%$16.8m41,834+99%added
SRE SEMPRAUtilities0.9%$16.6m267,5000.0%held
King Pharmaceuticals Inc no ticker–0.9%$16.0m1.56m–new
CLH CLEAN HARBORS INCIndustrials0.9%$15.9m307,500−34%reduced
JKHY HENRY JACK & ASSOC INCTechnology0.8%$15.4m632,0000.0%held

Exited since Q3 2007

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VSAT VIASAT INC0.5%$9.9m
MF Global Ltd no ticker0.5%$9.0m
FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES INC no ticker0.5%$9.0m
CHH CHOICE HOTELS INTL INC0.4%$7.8m
CRS CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP0.4%$6.9m
Nuveen Invts Inc no ticker0.3%$6.4m
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP no ticker0.3%$5.4m
JECUSD JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC0.2%$3.4m
Midas Group Inc no ticker0.1%$2.8m
BROOKFIELD OFFICE PPTYS INC no ticker0.1%$2.4m
MCO MOODYS CORP0.1%$2.3m
VMI VALMONT INDS INC0.07%$1.4m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified61.7%
  • Industrials9.4%
  • Technology7.9%
  • Financial Services4.8%
  • Energy3.2%
  • Healthcare2.8%
  • Utilities2.6%
  • Consumer Defensive2.0%
  • Communication Services1.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.7%
  • Real Estate1.2%
  • Basic Materials1.1%

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