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Findlay Park Partners 13F holdings, Q3 2009

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2009-09-30, filed 2009-11-12

Findlay Park Partners disclosed 145 US equity positions worth $2.7bn in its Q3 2009 13F filing. Its largest position is American Tower Corp at 2.9% of the reported book, followed by GWW and Liberty Media Corp New CAP. Versus Q2 2009 it opened 27 new positions, added to 37, reduced 32 and exited 13.

$2.7bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
145
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
2.9%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
23.8%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
81
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 2009: 27 new, 37 added, 32 reduced, 13 exited

50 of 145
American Tower Corp no ticker–2.9%$79.6m2.19m+16%added
GWW WW GRAINGER INCIndustrials2.7%$72.0m805,800+216%added
Liberty Media Corp New CAP no ticker–2.6%$70.3m3.36m+6.5%added
CA INC no ticker–2.4%$66.2m3.01m+7.0%added
AMT TD AMERITRADE HLDG CORPReal Estate2.4%$63.6m3.24m+55%added
APH AMPHENOL CORPTechnology2.2%$60.4m1.60m+15%added
XLF SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR–2.2%$59.8m4.00m0.0%held
RVTY REVVITY INCHealthcare2.2%$59.2m3.08m0.0%held
Commscope Inc no ticker–2.1%$57.1m1.91m−5.1%reduced
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP no ticker–2.1%$56.1m5.11m–new
RSG REPUBLIC SVCS INCIndustrials2.0%$53.5m2.02m+5.2%added
WCN WASTE CONNECTIONS INCIndustrials1.9%$51.7m1.79m+6.0%added
DEVRY ED GROUP INC no ticker–1.9%$50.5m913,000+5.9%added
HCC INS HLDGS INC no ticker–1.4%$37.5m1.37m−1.0%reduced
MTD METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONALHealthcare1.4%$36.5m402,750−28%reduced
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC no ticker–1.3%$36.2m1.02m0.0%held
PREJF PARTNERRE LTDFinancial Services1.3%$35.6m462,4000.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive1.3%$34.7m592,000+36%added
CIBEUR BANCOLOMBIA S A–1.3%$34.3m800,000+14%added
WALGREEN CO no ticker–1.3%$34.3m915,0000.0%held
HSIC HENRY SCHEIN INCHealthcare1.3%$34.1m620,200−0.4%held
FLIR FLIR SYS INC–1.2%$31.4m1.12m+10%added
LMEUR LEGG MASON INC–1.2%$31.2m1.01m–new
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP DEL NE no ticker–1.1%$30.6m406,000+33%added
LAZ LAZARD LTDFinancial Services1.1%$30.1m728,600+59%added
DVA DAVITA INCHealthcare1.1%$29.3m517,200+94%added
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–1.1%$29.0m1.28m+546%added
DOX AMDOCS LTDTechnology1.1%$28.9m1.07m0.0%held
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP no ticker–1.1%$28.8m918,000+13%added
CVA1EUR COVANTA HLDG CORP–1.1%$28.6m1.68m−20%reduced
OII OCEANEERING INTL INCEnergy1.0%$27.5m484,5000.0%held
APOLLO ED GROUP INC no ticker–1.0%$26.2m356,000+40%added
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST–0.9%$24.7m250,0000.0%held
WABC WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATIONFinancial Services0.9%$24.7m475,2500.0%held
CLH CLEAN HARBORS INCIndustrials0.9%$24.4m433,500+113%added
IMS Health Inc no ticker–0.9%$24.2m1.58m0.0%held
IFF INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS&FRAGRABasic Materials0.9%$23.9m630,400−0.9%reduced
TV GRUPO TELEVISA S A BCommunication Services0.9%$23.8m1.28m+2.0%added
NATIONAL INSTRS CORP no ticker–0.9%$23.8m860,900−8.2%reduced
BKD BROOKDALE SR LIVING INCHealthcare0.9%$23.5m1.30m–new
ATR APTARGROUP INCHealthcare0.8%$22.9m612,0000.0%held
JBHT HUNT J B TRANS SVCS INCIndustrials0.8%$22.5m700,000–new
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.8%$22.1m1.07m+31%added
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del no ticker–0.8%$21.7m6,544+18%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.8%$21.6m65,5900.0%held
KRE SPDR SERIES TRUST–0.8%$21.3m1.00m0.0%held
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.8%$20.6m102,0000.0%held
YUSD ALLEGHANY CORP DEL–0.7%$20.1m77,7820.0%held
ATO ATMOS ENERGY CORPUtilities0.7%$20.1m714,0000.0%held
FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC no ticker–0.7%$19.9m1.61m+60%added

Exited since Q2 2009

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NICE NICE LTD1.4%$29.3m
WLY WILEY JOHN & SONS INC1.0%$20.3m
Covidien Ltd no ticker0.6%$11.5m
UHS UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INC0.5%$10.5m
GIL GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC0.5%$9.4m
CMTL COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS C0.4%$8.8m
Transatlantic Hldgs Inc no ticker0.4%$8.7m
4/1 no ticker0.4%$7.9m
PWR QUANTA SVCS INC0.3%$6.2m
MCO MOODYS CORP0.3%$5.4m
G & K SVCS INC no ticker0.2%$5.1m
Nev N no ticker0.2%$5.0m
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP no ticker0.1%$2.3m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified50.9%
  • Industrials12.6%
  • Healthcare9.3%
  • Financial Services8.3%
  • Technology6.5%
  • Real Estate3.2%
  • Consumer Defensive2.1%
  • Energy1.9%
  • Utilities1.8%
  • Basic Materials1.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.1%
  • Communication Services0.9%

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