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Findlay Park Partners 13F holdings, Q4 2014

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2014-12-31, filed 2015-02-12

Findlay Park Partners disclosed 108 US equity positions worth $9.3bn in its Q4 2014 13F filing. Its largest position is FISV at 3.1% of the reported book, followed by ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND and COMCAST CORP NEW. Versus Q3 2014 it opened 18 new positions, added to 34, reduced 40 and exited 15.

$9.3bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
108
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
3.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
24.9%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
70
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 2014: 18 new, 34 added, 40 reduced, 15 exited

50 of 108
FISV FISERV INC–3.1%$294m4.15m−12%reduced
ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND no ticker–3.0%$283m3.17m+82%added
COMCAST CORP NEW no ticker–2.8%$263m4.57m−16%reduced
FIS FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SVTechnology2.8%$262m4.21m+2.6%added
KKR & CO L P DEL no ticker–2.7%$255m11.00m+4.5%added
DHR DANAHER CORP DELHealthcare2.2%$208m2.43m+2.6%added
C CITIGROUP INCFinancial Services2.2%$205m3.79m−17%reduced
EFX EQUIFAX INCIndustrials2.2%$204m2.53m−14%reduced
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical1.9%$180m1.72m−35%reduced
HSIC HENRY SCHEIN INCHealthcare1.9%$175m1.28m−7.2%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services1.9%$173m659,925+1.2%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials1.8%$170m1.54m+427%added
BCRUSD BARD C R INC–1.8%$166m998,329+7.9%added
WBC1EUR WABCO HLDGS INC–1.7%$158m1.51m+8.0%added
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCIndustrials1.7%$154m1.39m+8.4%added
CVA1EUR COVANTA HLDG CORP–1.6%$151m6.86m−2.2%reduced
SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS COBasic Materials1.6%$149m567,767−35%reduced
FLO FLOWERS FOODS INCConsumer Defensive1.5%$145m7.53m+26%added
JAHEUR JARDEN CORP–1.5%$139m2.91m+64%added
SNDK SANDISK CORPTechnology1.5%$136m1.39m−7.3%reduced
SU SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEWEnergy1.5%$136m4.28m+8.1%added
BDX BECTON DICKINSON & COHealthcare1.4%$129m926,719+5.0%added
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCFinancial Services1.4%$127m3.86m+31%added
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INCIndustrials1.3%$123m2.50m−19%reduced
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive1.3%$120m1.40m−3.1%reduced
AMT AMERICAN TOWER CORPReal Estate1.3%$119m1.20m−34%reduced
STT STATE STR CORPFinancial Services1.3%$119m1.51m−32%reduced
BKD BROOKDALE SR LIVING INCHealthcare1.3%$118m3.21m+32%added
HCC INS HLDGS INC no ticker–1.2%$115m2.16m0.0%held
YUSD ALLEGHANY CORP DEL–1.2%$110m237,748+16%added
ITUB ITAU UNIBANCO HLDG S AFinancial Services1.1%$104m7.98m−8.6%reduced
BXUSD BLACKSTONE GROUP L P–1.1%$101m3.00m−9.1%reduced
USB US BANCORPFinancial Services1.1%$101m2.24m−22%reduced
WBA WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC–1.1%$101m1.32m–new
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC no ticker–1.1%$100m1.60m0.0%held
GWRUSD GENESEE & WYO INC–1.0%$98.0m1.09m+42%added
S9Q SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INC–1.0%$97.4m2.26m–new
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology1.0%$97.1m2.16m+98%added
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials1.0%$94.1m789,750+25%added
CSCO CISCO SYS INCTechnology1.0%$93.7m3.37m+161%added
FLS FLOWSERVE CORPIndustrials1.0%$91.5m1.53m+28%added
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials1.0%$89.8m1.37m–new
MDT MEDTRONIC INCHealthcare1.0%$89.0m1.23m−5.9%reduced
VALIDUS HOLDINGS LTD no ticker–0.9%$87.7m2.11m+0.3%held
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.9%$87.7m1.60m−25%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–0.9%$86.0m572,766−21%reduced
TXN TEXAS INSTRS INCTechnology0.9%$85.7m1.60m−68%reduced
ARW ARROW ELECTRS INCTechnology0.9%$80.9m1.40m−19%reduced
OAK OAKTREE CAP GROUP LLC–0.9%$79.6m1.54m0.0%held
SNA SNAP ON INCIndustrials0.8%$79.4m580,9580.0%held

Exited since Q3 2014

15 rows
CAREFUSION CORP no ticker1.9%$176m
WALGREEN CO no ticker0.8%$78.2m
BAC BANK OF AMER CORP0.7%$66.0m
BEN FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC0.7%$63.9m
RVTY REVVITY INC0.6%$53.0m
VMI VALMONT INDS INC0.5%$47.9m
ALSN ALLISON TRANSMISSION HLDGS I0.5%$46.7m
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP no ticker0.4%$34.3m
PDS PRECISION DRILLING CORP0.4%$33.9m
NDAQ NASDAQ INC0.4%$33.5m
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP no ticker0.4%$33.5m
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEW0.3%$26.1m
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC no ticker0.1%$13.8m
CLH CLEAN HARBORS INC0.10%$9.2m
CCU COMPANIA CERVECERIAS UNIDAS0.01%$1.1m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified37.9%
  • Financial Services14.7%
  • Industrials11.1%
  • Technology10.0%
  • Healthcare8.2%
  • Basic Materials5.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical4.2%
  • Consumer Defensive3.5%
  • Energy3.2%
  • Real Estate1.4%
  • Communication Services0.01%

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