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Findlay Park Partners 13F holdings, Q1 2009

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2009-03-31, filed 2009-05-08

Findlay Park Partners disclosed 112 US equity positions worth $1.4bn in its Q1 2009 13F filing. Its largest position is American Tower Corp at 4.1% of the reported book, followed by Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc and MTD. Versus Q4 2008 it opened 32 new positions, added to 19, reduced 35 and exited 25.

$1.4bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
112
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
4.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
27.0%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
65
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 Q4 2008: 32 new, 19 added, 35 reduced, 25 exited

50 of 112
American Tower Corp no ticker–4.1%$57.3m1.88m−11%reduced
Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc no ticker–3.1%$43.8m886,420−35%reduced
MTD METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONALHealthcare2.7%$37.4m729,2500.0%held
WCN WASTE CONNECTIONS INCIndustrials2.6%$36.8m1.43m+64%added
AMT TD AMERITRADE HLDG CORPReal Estate2.6%$35.9m2.60m–new
RVTY REVVITY INCHealthcare2.5%$35.0m2.74m0.0%held
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–2.5%$34.6m416,000+181%added
DEVRY ED GROUP INC no ticker–2.4%$34.2m709,000−6.7%reduced
HCC INS HLDGS INC no ticker–2.4%$33.6m1.33m+8.3%added
NICE NICE LTDTechnology2.2%$31.6m1.27m–new
CVA1EUR COVANTA HLDG CORP–1.9%$27.4m2.09m−24%reduced
CA INC no ticker–1.9%$27.1m1.54m+76%added
NATIONAL INSTRS CORP no ticker–1.9%$26.7m1.43m0.0%held
PREJF PARTNERRE LTDFinancial Services1.8%$25.6m412,800+43%added
RSG REPUBLIC SVCS INCIndustrials1.7%$24.1m1.41m−24%reduced
APOLLO ED GROUP INC no ticker–1.7%$23.9m305,000+0.3%held
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST–1.6%$22.6m250,000–new
WABC WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATIONFinancial Services1.5%$21.7m475,250+869%added
FLIR FLIR SYS INC–1.5%$20.9m1.02m–new
SYY SYSCO CORPConsumer Defensive1.5%$20.8m912,0000.0%held
APH AMPHENOL CORPTechnology1.4%$20.4m715,000+367%added
YUSD ALLEGHANY CORP DEL–1.4%$20.1m74,212+42%added
DOX AMDOCS LTDTechnology1.4%$19.9m1.07m−14%reduced
BR BROADRIDGE FINL SOLUTIONS INTechnology1.4%$19.9m1.07m−9.6%reduced
IMS Health Inc no ticker–1.4%$19.6m1.58m−15%reduced
IFF INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS&FRAGRABasic Materials1.4%$19.4m636,0000.0%held
KRE SPDR SERIES TRUST–1.4%$19.2m1.00m–new
ATR APTARGROUP INCHealthcare1.4%$19.1m612,000–new
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services1.3%$18.8m66,2500.0%held
99803EUR LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS–1.3%$18.3m313,000−25%reduced
DRCEUR DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC–1.3%$18.2m822,000−20%reduced
AON Corp no ticker–1.3%$17.8m437,0000.0%held
NTRS NORTHERN TR CORPFinancial Services1.2%$16.8m280,500–new
ATO ATMOS ENERGY CORPUtilities1.2%$16.5m714,000+40%added
WALGREEN CO no ticker–1.2%$16.5m635,000–new
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del no ticker–1.1%$15.7m5,560−21%reduced
MDT MEDTRONIC INCHealthcare1.1%$15.0m510,000–new
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials1.1%$14.8m361,100−41%reduced
HSIC HENRY SCHEIN INCHealthcare1.0%$14.7m367,500+7.5%added
DENTSPLY INTL INC NEW no ticker–1.0%$14.6m543,240−2.2%reduced
CPRT COPART INCIndustrials1.0%$13.6m459,000–new
CMP COMPASS MINERALS INTL INCBasic Materials1.0%$13.5m240,000−30%reduced
Wesco Finl Corp no ticker–0.9%$13.1m47,610+27%added
DVA DAVITA INCHealthcare0.8%$11.7m267,200–new
Beckman Coulter Inc no ticker–0.8%$11.7m229,500–new
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP DEL NE no ticker–0.8%$11.7m152,0000.0%held
CSGP COSTAR GROUP INCReal Estate0.8%$11.7m386,800−25%reduced
TV GRUPO TELEVISA S A BCommunication Services0.8%$11.3m830,0000.0%held
UHS UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INCHealthcare0.8%$11.2m292,000+54%added
WU WESTERN UN COFinancial Services0.8%$11.1m880,900−19%reduced

Exited since Q4 2008

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AIRGAS INC no ticker2.5%$35.1m
XLP SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR1.5%$21.0m
KMB KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP1.3%$18.8m
SLGN SILGAN HLDGS INC1.2%$16.9m
JECUSD JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC1.0%$14.7m
CSX CSX CORP0.6%$7.9m
FPL Group Inc no ticker0.5%$7.7m
SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO0.4%$6.1m
JOE ST JOE CO0.4%$5.5m
TROW PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC0.4%$5.4m
COUSINS PPTYS INC no ticker0.4%$5.2m
de Bancos Bra no ticker0.4%$5.2m
Millipore Corp no ticker0.3%$4.5m
CHH CHOICE HOTELS INTL INC0.3%$4.3m
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker0.3%$4.3m
Millipore Corp no ticker0.3%$3.9m
GPC GENUINE PARTS CO0.3%$3.9m
NDAQ NASDAQ INC0.2%$3.3m
KMT KENNAMETAL INC0.2%$2.5m
NYSE EURONEXT no ticker0.2%$2.3m
DCI DONALDSON INC0.1%$1.8m
Partners Grp I no ticker0.1%$1.8m
HXL HEXCEL CORP NEW0.1%$1.5m
NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP0.1%$1.4m
NVRI ENVIRI CORP0.08%$1.2m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified50.1%
  • Healthcare10.9%
  • Financial Services9.5%
  • Technology8.1%
  • Industrials8.0%
  • Real Estate3.4%
  • Basic Materials2.5%
  • Utilities2.3%
  • Consumer Defensive2.1%
  • Energy1.2%
  • Communication Services1.0%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.9%

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