ValueAct Capital 13F holdings, Q3 2008
Holdings as of September 30, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
ValueAct Capital disclosed 16 US equity positions worth $3.3bn in its Q3 2008 13F filing. The largest position was SARA LEE CORP at 14.6% of the reported book, followed by IT and EFX. Against the Q2 2008 filing, it opened 1 new position, added to 3 and reduced 4 among the top 16 holdings.
What did ValueAct Capital own in Q3 2008? Top 16 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARA LEE CORP | 14.6% | $482.7m | 38,214,771 | 0% | held | |
| 2 | IT GARTNER GROUP INC NEW-CL A | Technology | 14.2% | $471.5m | 20,790,013 | 0% | held |
| 3 | EFX EQUIFAX INC | Industrials | 11.4% | $377.2m | 10,948,768 | 0% | held |
| 4 | BFH ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEM CORP | Financial Services | 9.0% | $298.3m | 4,706,620 | 30% | added |
| 5 | OMNICARE INC | 8.6% | $283.7m | 9,860,266 | -16% | reduced | |
| 6 | MDS INC | 8.3% | $276.1m | 23,107,700 | 0% | held | |
| 7 | VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL | 8.2% | $271.0m | 13,241,300 | 0% | held | |
| 8 | THOMSON REUTERS CORP | 7.0% | $233.3m | 10,541,806 | 70% | added | |
| 9 | MCGRAW HILL INC | 4.0% | $132.1m | 4,179,525 | 12% | added | |
| 10 | ACXIOM CORP | 3.9% | $129.9m | 10,359,357 | 0% | held | |
| 11 | DRESSER RAND GROUP INC | 3.8% | $125.9m | 4,000,000 | – | new | |
| 12 | WARNER CHILCOTT LIMITED | 2.4% | $79.4m | 5,253,137 | -60% | reduced | |
| 13 | MCO MOODYS CORP | Financial Services | 2.3% | $76.9m | 2,261,859 | -81% | reduced |
| 14 | CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION | 0.9% | $28.1m | 4,532,628 | 0% | held | |
| 15 | GEVITY HR INC | 0.7% | $24.0m | 3,291,326 | 0% | held | |
| 16 | SEALY CORPORATION | 0.6% | $19.7m | 3,051,852 | -35% | reduced |
Weights are shares of the reported long US equity book (options excluded). Values are as filed, normalised to whole dollars. Share changes compare against the immediately preceding filing only.