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Findlay Park Partners 13F holdings, Q4 2016

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2016-12-31, filed 2017-02-13

Findlay Park Partners disclosed 60 US equity positions worth $8.2bn in its Q4 2016 13F filing. Its largest position is MSFT at 6.1% of the reported book, followed by BRK/B and CMCSA. Versus Q3 2016 it opened 9 new positions, added to 18, reduced 27 and exited 7.

$8.2bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
60
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
6.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
41.3%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
35
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 2016: 9 new, 18 added, 27 reduced, 7 exited

50 of 60
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology6.1%$502m8.07m−6.0%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–5.0%$408m2.50m+6.2%added
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services4.7%$388m5.62m+35%added
ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND no ticker–4.4%$361m3.08m−13%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services4.0%$325m5.89m+218%added
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services3.6%$298m4.02m–new
WCN WASTE CONNECTIONS INCIndustrials3.6%$296m3.77m+4.0%added
FISV FISERV INC–3.6%$295m2.77m−5.9%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services3.5%$284m2.75m+6.7%added
BCRUSD BARD C R INC–2.9%$238m1.06m−25%reduced
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCHealthcare2.9%$237m1.68m+30%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services2.8%$228m2.92m+125%added
ADBE ADOBE INCTechnology2.8%$227m2.21m+22%added
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical2.7%$224m1.67m−19%reduced
EFX EQUIFAX INCIndustrials2.7%$220m1.86m+34%added
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive2.4%$198m4.77m−28%reduced
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCFinancial Services2.3%$187m4.17m0.0%held
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials2.1%$175m789,815−30%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services2.0%$167m215,770+81%added
DHR DANAHER CORP DELHealthcare2.0%$164m2.10m−23%reduced
BDX BECTON DICKINSON & COHealthcare1.9%$154m932,058−23%reduced
MDT Medtronic PlcHealthcare1.9%$153m2.15m−41%reduced
TXN TEXAS INSTRS INCTechnology1.9%$152m2.09m+11%added
NATIONAL INSTRS CORP no ticker–1.8%$146m4.72m+18%added
NTRS NORTHERN TR CORPFinancial Services1.6%$134m1.50m–new
HSIC HENRY SCHEIN INCHealthcare1.6%$129m848,260+94%added
INTU INTUITTechnology1.5%$127m1.11m+123%added
AMT AMERICAN TOWER CORPReal Estate1.5%$124m1.18m−40%reduced
ZTS ZOETIS INCHealthcare1.5%$124m2.32m−7.9%reduced
PPG PPG INDS INCBasic Materials1.4%$113m1.20m−46%reduced
PXGBX PRAXAIR INC–1.4%$112m955,310−40%reduced
SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS COBasic Materials1.4%$112m415,341−33%reduced
WBC1EUR WABCO HLDGS INC–1.3%$110m1.03m−25%reduced
CSCO CISCO SYS INCTechnology1.3%$107m3.54m−61%reduced
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials1.3%$106m1.03m+69%added
ICE INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INFinancial Services1.3%$104m1.85m+369%added
YUSD ALLEGHANY CORP DEL–1.2%$99.1m162,908−16%reduced
UHS UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INCHealthcare1.1%$92.3m867,378−36%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.9%$78.0m927,893−35%reduced
CHTR CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services0.8%$69.3m240,519−43%reduced
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCIndustrials0.8%$69.1m602,415–new
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services0.7%$60.2m522,922+17%added
TWXCHF TIME WARNER INC–0.7%$58.7m608,224–new
WAB WABTECIndustrials0.6%$47.3m569,192−46%reduced
CAKE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$42.6m711,833−39%reduced
WHR WHIRLPOOL CORPConsumer Cyclical0.3%$27.3m150,000–new
BAP CREDICORP LTDFinancial Services0.3%$23.5m148,897+11%added
MSCI MSCI INCFinancial Services0.2%$16.6m210,760–new
LBEUR L BRANDS INC–0.2%$15.9m242,0020.0%held
SPGI S&P GLOBAL INCFinancial Services0.2%$15.5m143,811–new

Exited since Q3 2016

7 rows
COR CENCORA INC2.0%$172m
SABR SABRE CORP2.0%$169m
ALLIED WRLD ASSUR COM HLDG A no ticker1.2%$105m
KKR & CO L P DEL no ticker1.1%$94.5m
EXP EAGLE MATERIALS INC0.5%$47.5m
CVA1EUR COVANTA HLDG CORP0.5%$46.2m
USB US BANCORP0.3%$28.9m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified22.6%
  • Financial Services20.0%
  • Technology13.6%
  • Healthcare12.8%
  • Industrials9.1%
  • Communication Services8.3%
  • Basic Materials4.9%
  • Consumer Cyclical3.6%
  • Consumer Defensive3.5%
  • Real Estate1.5%

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