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Maverick Capital Ltd 13F holdings, Q4 2008

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2008-12-31, filed 2009-02-17

Maverick Capital Ltd disclosed 53 US equity positions worth $3.9bn in its Q4 2008 13F filing. Its largest position is CVS at 5.3% of the reported book, followed by RTN1USD and QCOM. Versus Q3 2008 it opened 16 new positions, added to 11, reduced 23 and exited 37.

$3.9bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
53
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
5.3%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
39.9%
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.
104
Quarters on file since Q1 1999
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q3 2008: 16 new, 11 added, 23 reduced, 37 exited

50 of 53
CVS CVS HEALTH CORPHealthcare5.3%$207m7.21m+6.6%added
RTN1USD RAYTHEON CO–5.2%$204m3.99m−20%reduced
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology4.8%$188m5.24m–new
AMGN AMGEN INCHealthcare4.6%$181m3.13m−29%reduced
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology4.2%$164m1.92m−26%reduced
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INCHealthcare3.5%$139m2.71m−47%reduced
STAPLES INC no ticker–3.2%$125m6.97m–new
APOLLO ED GROUP INC no ticker–3.1%$122m1.59m−64%reduced
BAX BAXTER INTL INCHealthcare3.0%$118m2.21m−31%reduced
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD no ticker–3.0%$117m17.54m−38%reduced
FIS FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SVTechnology3.0%$117m7.18m+19%added
CORP NEW SER A no ticker–2.9%$115m6.61m−4.6%reduced
DIRECTV GROUP INC no ticker–2.9%$114m5.00m+93%added
WYETH no ticker–2.9%$114m3.05m−0.9%reduced
AMXN AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV–2.8%$108m3.48m−41%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–2.6%$103m1,066+73%added
FSLR FIRST SOLAR INCTechnology2.5%$98.8m716,146−51%reduced
COVIDIEN LTD no ticker–2.5%$97.3m2.68m+8.3%added
DEVRY ED GROUP INC no ticker–2.5%$96.1m1.67m−29%reduced
CTSH COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIOTechnology2.4%$93.8m5.19m+34%added
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services2.3%$91.8m2.91m–new
EATON CORP no ticker–2.3%$90.5m1.82m–new
BIIB BIOGEN INCHealthcare2.3%$88.6m1.86m–new
M Macy's, IncConsumer Cyclical2.2%$84.4m8.15m–new
LENDER PROCESSING SVCS INC no ticker–2.0%$78.6m2.67m−14%reduced
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials1.7%$68.2m2.55m–new
INC DEL no ticker–1.6%$63.2m19,655−25%reduced
HN9 HANESBRANDS INC–1.5%$59.5m4.66m−9.5%reduced
RENAISSANCERE HLDGS LTD no ticker–1.5%$57.9m1.12m–new
DISCAUSD DISCOVERY INC–1.4%$55.2m3.90m–new
DKS DICKS SPORTING GOODS INCConsumer Cyclical1.3%$50.0m3.54m−37%reduced
DISCKUSD DISCOVERY INC–1.2%$48.7m3.63m–new
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCHealthcare1.1%$42.7m1.25m−64%reduced
STT STATE STR CORPFinancial Services1.0%$40.5m1.03m–new
AMERICAN TOWER CORP no ticker–1.0%$39.3m1.34m–new
INFNEUR INFINERA CORP–1.0%$38.9m4.34m−30%reduced
XENOPORT INC no ticker–0.9%$35.5m1.42m–new
TXT TEXTRON INCIndustrials0.8%$31.9m2.30m−38%reduced
MSCI MSCI INCFinancial Services0.7%$27.7m1.56m+190%added
PALM INC NEW no ticker–0.7%$26.3m8.57m−12%reduced
HOME INNS & HOTELS MGMT INC no ticker–0.6%$25.4m2.96m+3.5%added
1885807D ATHENAHEALTH INC–0.6%$24.4m648,050−54%reduced
GMARKET INC SPON no ticker–0.6%$23.9m1.39m+6.8%added
BIOSCIENCES INC no ticker–0.6%$23.1m3.38m+6.6%added
FINISH LINE INC no ticker–0.5%$19.4m3.46m–new
GYMBOREE CORP no ticker–0.5%$17.9m684,954–new
CORP 99/99/9999 no ticker–0.5%$17.6m2.00m0.0%held
BANCORP IN no ticker–0.3%$10.1m3.39m−8.2%reduced
GROUP INC no ticker–0.2%$6.6m1.52m+3703%added
INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP INC no ticker–0.06%$2.2m408,076–new

Exited since Q3 2008

37 rows
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC2.9%$190m
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker2.4%$157m
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker2.2%$143m
ATVIEUR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC2.2%$141m
NORTHN SANTE FE C no ticker1.9%$123m
PLOUGH CORP no ticker1.8%$119m
MRSH MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC1.7%$115m
WU WESTERN UN CO1.7%$114m
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPORATION1.7%$109m
COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker1.2%$81.0m
BBTUSD BB&T CORP1.2%$79.4m
MS MORGAN STANLEY1.2%$76.5m
POT1EUR POTASH CORP SASK INC1.1%$72.5m
DIGITAL RIV INC no ticker1.0%$66.9m
MTB M & T BK CORP1.0%$65.7m
ENERGY HLDG CO no ticker1.0%$64.2m
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1.0%$64.0m
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO no ticker0.7%$47.7m
FCX FREEPORT MCMORAN INC0.7%$45.5m
LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC no ticker0.7%$43.4m
LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP0.5%$35.3m
J CREW GROUP INC no ticker0.3%$17.2m
HUDSON CITY BANCORP no ticker0.2%$14.8m
CRM SALESFORCE INC0.1%$8.3m
SCOR COMSCORE INC0.1%$7.5m
FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP no ticker0.09%$5.8m
NATIONAL CITY CORP no ticker0.09%$5.7m
ZALE CORP NEW no ticker0.08%$5.4m
NUTRI SYS INC NEW no ticker0.08%$5.2m
SEALY CORP no ticker0.06%$3.8m
FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LL no ticker0.06%$3.8m
PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.04%$2.9m
HWC HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION0.04%$2.3m
BANCORPSOUTH INC no ticker0.03%$2.0m
WASHINGTON MUT INC no ticker0.03%$1.9m
SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES INC P no ticker0.03%$1.6m
VIVUS INC no ticker0.01%$627k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified53.2%
  • Healthcare19.8%
  • Technology16.9%
  • Financial Services4.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical3.4%
  • Industrials2.6%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (104)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 2026177$11.1bn
Q1 2026239$8.6bn
Q4 2025178$9.3bn
Q3 2025201$7.5bn
Q2 2025249$6.5bn
Q1 2025232$5.6bn
Q4 2024224$5.6bn
Q3 2024229$5.1bn
Q2 2024267$5.3bn
Q1 2024403$5.2bn
Q4 2023344$4.8bn
Q3 2023298$4.3bn
Q2 2023390$4.7bn
Q1 2023447$3.9bn
Q4 2022375$4.1bn
Q3 2022343$4.4bn
Q2 2022210$4.0bn
Q1 2022225$5.6bn
Q4 2021304$8.3bn
Q3 2021620$9.1bn
Q2 2021660$10.6bn
Q1 2021685$10.7bn
Q4 2020661$6.2bn
Q3 2020561$5.4bn
Q2 2020563$4.8bn
Q1 2020466$4.7bn
Q4 2019337$6.9bn
Q3 2019333$6.8bn
Q2 2019281$6.9bn
Q1 2019274$7.5bn
Q4 2018257$6.8bn
Q3 2018238$8.0bn
Q2 2018235$8.6bn
Q1 2018218$7.7bn
Q4 2017175$7.9bn
Q3 2017176$7.9bn
Q2 2017178$8.0bn
Q1 2017130$7.8bn
Q4 2016124$7.7bn
Q3 2016128$8.4bn
Q2 2016132$7.4bn
Q1 2016132$6.3bn
Q4 2015122$6.9bn
Q3 2015116$5.8bn
Q2 2015120$6.6bn
Q1 2015119$6.2bn
Q4 201445$6.4bn
Q3 201444$6.6bn
Q2 201447$6.4bn
Q1 201450$7.1bn
Q4 201364$7.7bn
Q3 201364$7.4bn
Q2 201358$7.4bn
Q1 201339$4.9bn
Q4 201239$4.0bn
Q3 201237$4.4bn
Q2 201240$3.9bn
Q1 201250$4.8bn
Q4 201154$5.7bn
Q3 201158$5.8bn
Q2 201153$8.1bn
Q1 201158$7.6bn
Q4 201056$7.1bn
Q3 201052$6.5bn
Q2 201051$5.9bn
Q1 201052$7.0bn
Q4 200974$7.2bn
Q3 200964$6.9bn
Q2 200962$5.4bn
Q1 200967$4.5bn
Q4 200853$3.9bn
Q3 200874$6.6bn
Q2 200868$8.6bn
Q1 200860$7.3bn
Q4 200764$8.4bn
Q3 200758$8.1bn
Q2 200760$7.0bn
Q1 200756$7.2bn
Q4 200660$7.1bn
Q3 200666$8.0bn
Q2 200660$7.8bn
Q1 200658$7.1bn
Q4 200569$9.3bn
Q3 200566$8.4bn
Q2 200574$8.9bn
Q1 200578$7.8bn
Q4 200480$7.7bn
Q3 200472$6.5bn
Q2 200473$6.2bn
Q1 200469$6.6bn
Q4 200362$5.9bn
Q3 200370$6.3bn
Q2 200366$6.3bn
Q1 200361$5.5bn
Q4 200269$5.9bn
Q3 200282$5.4bn
Q2 200285$6.2bn
Q4 200088$5.0bn
Q3 200094$4.5bn
Q2 2000141$6.1bn
Q1 2000107$4.2bn
Q4 1999101$4.1bn
Q2 1999113$3.9bn
Q1 1999117$3.3bn

Where Maverick Capital Ltd was early

178 rows
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPQ2 19991 of 2273.8%4.2%27Held at last filing, Q2 2026+260%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCQ2 19991 of 2291.3%2.3%24Exited by Q1 2024+434%
TJX TJX COS INC NEWQ2 19991 of 1853.4%3.4%33Exited by Q2 2026+3735%
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCQ2 19992 of 2340.03%4.2%21Exited by Q2 2024+2797%
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INCQ4 19991 of 3402.9%5.1%27Held at last filing, Q2 2026+3915%
BAX BAXTER INTL INCQ4 19991 of 1463.5%3.8%34Exited by Q2 2024+151%
CX CEMEX SAB DE CVQ4 19991 of 941.6%1.6%12Exited by Q3 2017−11%
PBI PITNEY BOWES INCQ4 19991 of 1060.2%2.1%4Exited by Q4 2000−18%
WMB WILLIAMS COS INCQ4 19991 of 2072.5%2.5%7Exited by Q1 2024+52%
AMGN AMGEN INCQ4 19993 of 1662.2%4.6%23Exited by Q4 2023+347%
AAPL APPLE INCQ4 19997 of 2750.07%8.2%63Exited by Q4 2025+27638%
KMB KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPQ1 20001 of 1301.3%1.3%11Exited by Q2 2026+79%
NKE NIKE INCQ1 20001 of 2082.3%3.5%29Exited by Q1 2026+1186%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPORATIONQ1 20001 of 3970.6%7.2%38Held at last filing, Q2 2026+113582%
SNDK SANDISK CORPQ1 20001 of 2330.5%3.8%9Held at last filing, Q2 2026–
TGT TARGET CORPQ1 20001 of 1913.2%4.6%35Exited by Q2 2026+224%
CSCO CISCO SYS INCQ1 20002 of 1701.0%2.5%24Held at last filing, Q2 2026+52%
FLEX FLEX LTDQ2 20001 of 1851.4%2.5%8Held at last filing, Q2 2026+526%
L LOEWS CORPQ2 20001 of 930.5%2.1%9Exited by Q4 2021+439%
CDNS CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INCQ3 20001 of 1871.5%2.4%26Exited by Q2 2024+1112%
UNP UNION PAC CORPQ3 20002 of 2112.1%3.6%22Exited by Q1 2026+2276%
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESQ3 20003 of 1812.1%3.0%19Exited by Q2 2026+381%
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COQ3 20003 of 1973.5%3.5%17Exited by Q2 2021+15%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCQ3 20003 of 1870.5%1.9%10Exited by Q2 2024+2264%
MET METLIFE INCQ3 20007 of 1262.4%3.7%10Exited by Q1 2024+183%
HD HOME DEPOT INCQ4 20001 of 2122.8%5.3%47Exited by Q3 2025+703%
PEP PEPSICO INCQ4 20004 of 1392.2%3.8%23Exited by Q1 2026+190%
EL LAUDER ESTEE COS INCQ3 20021 of 1611.4%2.4%22Held at last filing, Q2 2026+449%
IP INTERNATIONAL PAPER COQ3 20023 of 1292.5%2.5%20Exited by Q1 2025+73%
CTSH COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIOQ4 20021 of 1490.09%4.0%30Exited by Q2 2024+2335%
BBY BEST BUY INCQ4 20022 of 1331.8%5.0%35Exited by Q1 2026+316%
LOW LOWES COS INCQ4 20022 of 2091.9%4.8%45Exited by Q1 2026+1186%
PG PROCTER AND GAMBLE COQ4 20022 of 1640.6%1.1%18Exited by Q4 2025+258%
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCQ1 20031 of 1532.2%4.7%23Held at last filing, Q2 2026+140%
9990302D APACHE CORPQ1 20034 of 841.1%2.3%6Exited by Q1 2021–
NUE NUCOR CORPQ2 20031 of 1651.0%1.8%18Exited by Q2 2024+1520%
BAC BANK AMERICA CORPQ2 20034 of 2322.2%5.0%22Exited by Q4 2025+31%
KSS KOHLS CORPQ3 20033 of 1661.9%4.9%23Exited by Q1 2022−7.7%
WFC WELLS FARGO CO NEWQ3 20034 of 2121.8%4.9%18Exited by Q1 2025+173%
BIIB BIOGEN INCQ4 20035 of 1831.8%2.3%18Exited by Q1 2024+605%
CVX CHEVRON CORP NEWQ4 20035 of 1972.3%3.8%16Exited by Q4 2023+290%
DIS DISNEY WALT COQ4 20039 of 2530.7%5.2%13Exited by Q2 2026+319%
MAN MANPOWERGROUP INC WISQ1 20041 of 990.6%1.4%11Exited by Q2 2026−37%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCQ1 20041 of 2990.3%4.2%48Exited by Q3 2025+868%
AIZ ASSURANT INCQ1 20043 of 1110.6%1.1%6Exited by Q4 2015+214%
DKS DICKS SPORTING GOODS INCQ3 20041 of 1871.7%3.0%34Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1174%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COQ3 20047 of 2313.3%5.5%23Exited by Q2 2024+404%
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCQ4 20042 of 1530.6%1.9%6Exited by Q3 2020+83%
LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORPQ4 20044 of 1880.07%2.7%20Exited by Q3 2024−7.8%
MRSH MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INCQ4 20044 of 1401.2%2.5%11Exited by Q4 2023+478%

Concentration and tenure

5.6%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
43.7%
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
2
Median completed holding, quarters