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Lone Pine Capital LLC 13F holdings, Q3 2012

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2012-09-30, filed 2012-11-14

Lone Pine Capital LLC disclosed 35 US equity positions worth $10.2bn in its Q3 2012 13F filing. Its largest position is RL at 6.4% of the reported book, followed by EBAY and GAP. Versus Q2 2012 it opened 11 new positions, added to 2, reduced 19 and exited 12.

$10.2bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
35
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
6.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
52.2%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
24
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
87
Quarters on file since Q4 2004
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q2 2012: 11 new, 2 added, 19 reduced, 12 exited

35 rows
RL RALPH LAUREN CORPConsumer Cyclical6.4%$654m4.32m−1.8%reduced
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical5.9%$608m12.56m−9.7%reduced
GAP GAP INCConsumer Cyclical5.7%$586m16.38m−24%reduced
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–5.6%$576m6.33m−34%reduced
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology5.3%$537m805,269−43%reduced
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology4.8%$495m7.92m−9.2%reduced
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services4.8%$489m9.36m−30%reduced
MICHAEL KORS HLDGS LTD no ticker–4.6%$466m8.75m−4.9%reduced
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy4.5%$464m6.42m–new
VRSN VERISIGN INCTechnology4.5%$460m9.44m–new
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST–4.4%$445m2.59m−31%reduced
EQIX EQUINIX INCReal Estate4.2%$430m2.09m−34%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services3.8%$390m2.91m−12%reduced
NEWS CORP no ticker–3.4%$344m14.04m+2.7%added
ULTA ULTA BEAUTY INCConsumer Cyclical3.2%$322m3.34m−4.4%reduced
AZO AUTOZONE INCConsumer Cyclical3.1%$319m864,249−7.7%reduced
TSCO TRACTOR SUPPLY COConsumer Cyclical2.8%$289m2.92m−1.3%reduced
OII OCEANEERING INTL INCEnergy2.8%$282m5.10m−30%reduced
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO no ticker–2.6%$270m4.31m−40%reduced
DNKN DUNKIN BRANDS GROUP INC–2.1%$211m7.22m–new
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP no ticker–2.1%$210m3.27m−58%reduced
WBC1EUR WABCO HLDGS INC–2.0%$203m3.51m−16%reduced
JBHT HUNT J B TRANS SVCS INCIndustrials1.9%$197m3.78m–new
TRIP TRIPADVISOR INCConsumer Cyclical1.9%$189m5.75m–new
DLTR DOLLAR TREE INCConsumer Defensive1.8%$188m3.89m–new
UNITED STATES NATL GAS FUND UNIT PAR $0.001 no ticker–1.5%$149m7.00m–new
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCConsumer Cyclical1.2%$128m1.53m–new
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HLDG NV no ticker–0.8%$85.5m2.87m+5.9%added
COLFAX CORP no ticker–0.8%$79.6m2.17m–new
SHLDEUR SEARS HLDGS CORP–0.6%$65.8m1.27m−32%reduced
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP no ticker–0.3%$27.0m5.50m0.0%held
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D no ticker–0.2%$24.6m327,422–new
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology0.2%$21.4m945,0000.0%held
CTLEUR CENTURYLINK INC–0.1%$12.1m300,0000.0%held
GRFS GRIFOLS S AHealthcare0.05%$5.0m219,774–new

Exited since Q2 2012

12 rows
TDC TERADATA CORP DEL2.8%$305m
HCA HCA HEALTHCARE INC2.1%$224m
NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECHNOLOGY no ticker1.8%$196m
KSS KOHLS CORP1.8%$194m
EL LAUDER ESTEE COS INC1.6%$171m
VFC V F CORP1.0%$107m
GRA1EUR GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW0.8%$90.9m
BARCLAYS BK PLC IPTH S&P VIX NEW no ticker0.4%$48.7m
WY WEYERHAEUSER CO0.4%$48.5m
OC Owens Corning Inc0.2%$26.9m
NFLX NETFLIX INC.0.2%$24.7m
7 DAYS GROUP HLDGS LTD no ticker0.1%$11.0m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified31.0%
  • Consumer Cyclical30.3%
  • Technology14.8%
  • Energy7.3%
  • Communication Services4.8%
  • Real Estate4.2%
  • Financial Services3.8%
  • Industrials1.9%
  • Consumer Defensive1.8%
  • Healthcare0.05%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (87)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202634$16.4bn
Q1 202636$12.5bn
Q4 202532$13.6bn
Q3 202525$13.7bn
Q2 202522$13.8bn
Q1 202522$11.4bn
Q4 202430$13.5bn
Q3 202429$13.4bn
Q2 202424$12.3bn
Q1 202426$12.7bn
Q4 202325$11.6bn
Q3 202326$10.4bn
Q2 202329$10.9bn
Q1 202329$10.8bn
Q4 202230$10.5bn
Q3 202230$10.6bn
Q2 202229$10.6bn
Q1 202229$16.8bn
Q4 202129$24.4bn
Q3 202139$29.7bn
Q2 202135$31.0bn
Q1 202138$27.5bn
Q4 202041$27.5bn
Q3 202032$23.3bn
Q2 202028$19.5bn
Q1 202038$16.4bn
Q4 201941$18.7bn
Q3 201937$17.0bn
Q2 201931$16.1bn
Q1 201929$17.1bn
Q4 201825$14.8bn
Q3 201825$19.4bn
Q2 201828$18.9bn
Q1 201830$19.7bn
Q4 201731$19.2bn
Q3 201730$20.3bn
Q2 201733$19.7bn
Q1 201734$19.0bn
Q4 201638$19.1bn
Q3 201637$22.4bn
Q2 201635$21.6bn
Q1 201637$19.7bn
Q4 201540$22.4bn
Q3 201543$22.4bn
Q2 201546$22.5bn
Q1 201546$23.4bn
Q4 201443$23.4bn
Q3 201442$25.0bn
Q2 201446$24.0bn
Q1 201447$22.3bn
Q4 201346$21.9bn
Q3 201350$21.3bn
Q2 201353$19.8bn
Q1 201340$12.2bn
Q4 201232$9.3bn
Q3 201235$10.2bn
Q2 201236$10.8bn
Q1 201237$10.9bn
Q4 201136$8.9bn
Q3 201135$8.5bn
Q2 201137$8.0bn
Q1 201136$7.4bn
Q4 201034$7.6bn
Q3 201034$7.3bn
Q2 201037$6.7bn
Q1 201038$8.7bn
Q4 200938$8.7bn
Q3 200935$6.9bn
Q2 200928$5.7bn
Q1 200923$5.1bn
Q4 200817$4.6bn
Q3 200815$3.5bn
Q2 200817$4.0bn
Q1 200821$4.7bn
Q4 200726$6.1bn
Q3 200730$7.1bn
Q2 200739$8.0bn
Q1 200737$7.2bn
Q4 200629$5.6bn
Q3 200636$5.8bn
Q2 200634$5.3bn
Q1 200640$6.2bn
Q4 200538$5.4bn
Q3 200544$5.5bn
Q2 200547$5.9bn
Q1 200541$5.5bn
Q4 200450$4.9bn

Where Lone Pine Capital LLC was early

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GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COQ1 20052 of 2420.4%2.3%11Exited by Q1 2024−41%
AAP ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INCQ2 20054 of 1792.6%5.6%10Exited by Q4 2017+131%
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP NEWQ2 20056 of 2211.0%2.7%7Exited by Q4 2015+153%
LSAK NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES INCQ3 20051 of 430.5%1.5%5Exited by Q4 2006+2.0%
MCO MOODYS CORPORATIONQ4 20058 of 1762.2%2.2%2Exited by Q2 2006+16%
SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTDQ1 20062 of 2115.1%7.7%12Exited by Q4 2012+14%
CSCO CISCO SYS INCQ1 20066 of 1703.2%5.7%5Exited by Q2 2007+18%
AVGO BROADCOM INCQ2 20065 of 3232.8%6.3%11Exited by Q1 2026+38409%
LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORPQ3 20061 of 1880.7%4.6%6Exited by Q2 2012−16%
VMC VULCAN MATLS COQ3 20061 of 1821.3%5.0%16Exited by Q2 2026+248%
BIDU BAIDU INCQ3 20062 of 2311.8%7.1%10Exited by Q2 2015+2281%
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCQ3 20063 of 1844.4%4.4%2Exited by Q2 2007+60%
TV GRUPO TELEVISA SAQ3 20064 of 790.8%5.4%10Exited by Q1 2018−12%
EQIX EQUINIX INCQ4 20061 of 1872.6%6.2%33Exited by Q1 2018+499%
MA MASTERCARD INCORPORATEDQ4 20065 of 2635.8%9.1%51Exited by Q2 2026+4973%
ILMN ILLUMINA INCQ1 20071 of 2151.3%5.5%11Exited by Q1 2020+2164%
MDRX ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIQ1 20072 of 961.4%1.4%2Exited by Q3 2007−5.0%
BAX BAXTER INTL INCQ2 20073 of 1460.4%7.1%3Exited by Q2 2010+3.3%
FAST FASTENAL COQ2 20074 of 1422.4%6.8%6Exited by Q4 2008+18%
AEO AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS NEQ3 20071 of 1510.8%2.9%2Exited by Q1 2008−21%
CME CME GROUP INCQ3 20071 of 1613.7%5.9%7Exited by Q1 2014−33%
MELI MERCADOLIBRE INCQ3 200712 of 2240.5%3.8%14Exited by Q2 2021+3960%
MSCI MSCI INCQ4 20074 of 1760.01%2.0%3Exited by Q1 2010−17%
TDC TERADATA CORP DELQ1 20082 of 1264.3%5.3%9Exited by Q3 2012+226%
V VISA INCQ1 20082 of 2845.2%9.9%42Held at last filing, Q2 2026+2101%
DLB DOLBY LABORATORIES INCQ3 20084 of 1054.4%4.4%3Exited by Q2 2009−3.1%
GLD SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLDQ4 20083 of 1913.3%6.4%13Exited by Q4 2012+99%
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPQ4 20089 of 2117.2%7.2%9Exited by Q1 2020+656%
KO COCA COLA COQ1 20093 of 1582.4%4.8%7Exited by Q4 2011+54%
URBN URBAN OUTFITTERS INCQ1 20093 of 1282.4%2.4%3Exited by Q1 2011+119%
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCQ1 200911 of 1697.0%7.0%12Exited by Q1 2026+351%
MLCO MELCO CROWN ENTMT LTDQ2 20092 of 1081.3%1.6%3Exited by Q1 2010−25%
SFD SMITHFIELD FOODS INCQ2 20092 of 902.7%2.7%3Exited by Q1 2010−28%
NKE NIKE INCQ2 200914 of 2084.1%5.6%10Exited by Q2 2017+331%
EL LAUDER ESTEE COS INCQ3 20092 of 1610.4%5.1%11Exited by Q3 2012+192%
FLIR FLIR SYS INCQ3 20092 of 802.1%2.6%2Exited by Q1 2010+17%
HSIC SCHEIN HENRY INCQ3 20094 of 1422.1%2.1%2Exited by Q1 2010−4.2%
ADSK AUTODESK INCQ4 20095 of 2170.7%4.0%22Exited by Q4 2022+635%
DIS DISNEY WALT COQ4 20098 of 2532.8%6.0%6Exited by Q2 2013+76%
CVS CVS CAREMARK CORPORATIONQ4 20099 of 2161.7%2.3%2Exited by Q2 2010+14%
WFC WELLS FARGO & CO NEWQ4 200911 of 2123.4%5.3%2Exited by Q2 2010+15%
BAC BANK AMER CORPQ4 200916 of 2322.5%3.1%3Exited by Q1 2017+47%
AMP AMERIPRISE FINL INCQ1 20102 of 1182.2%4.1%8Exited by Q1 2012+9.4%
CRM SALESFORCE INCQ1 20102 of 3031.6%5.7%22Exited by Q3 2025+1365%
LYV LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INQ1 20102 of 2161.6%3.3%8Exited by Q2 2024+629%
APH AMPHENOL CORPQ1 20103 of 1862.1%3.5%8Exited by Q2 2026+2296%
IVZ INVESCO LTDQ1 20103 of 1090.1%2.7%3Exited by Q4 2010−3.1%
CTSH COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIOQ1 20104 of 1496.4%6.5%9Exited by Q2 2015+145%
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCQ1 20104 of 1743.2%3.2%2Exited by Q3 2010−12%
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT INQ4 20104 of 801.0%2.2%2Exited by Q2 2011−3.2%

Concentration and tenure

8.0%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
55.1%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
3
Median completed holding, quarters