Viking Global Investors 13F holdings, Q1 2012
Holdings as of March 31, 2012 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Viking Global Investors disclosed 54 US equity positions worth $9.0bn in its Q1 2012 13F filing. The largest position was CSCO at 7.6% of the reported book, followed by IVZ and LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N. Against the Q4 2011 filing, it opened 23 new positions, added to 11 and reduced 14 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Viking Global Investors own in Q1 2012? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q4 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSCO CISCO SYS INC | Technology | 7.6% | $683.0m | 32,290,800 | 335% | added |
| 2 | IVZ INVESCO LTD | Financial Services | 7.4% | $662.9m | 24,857,253 | -5% | reduced |
| 3 | LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N | 6.9% | $621.4m | 14,235,209 | 16% | added | |
| 4 | MA MASTERCARD INC | Financial Services | 6.5% | $584.0m | 1,388,662 | 21% | added |
| 5 | VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL | 5.0% | $450.3m | 8,387,949 | 25% | added | |
| 6 | USB US BANCORP DEL | Financial Services | 4.6% | $415.1m | 13,102,000 | -39% | reduced |
| 7 | BIIB BIOGEN IDEC INC | Healthcare | 4.5% | $405.2m | 3,215,487 | 118% | added |
| 8 | HRB BLOCK H & R INC | Consumer Cyclical | 4.3% | $389.9m | 23,670,511 | 0% | held |
| 9 | TRIP TRIPADVISOR INC | Consumer Cyclical | 4.1% | $372.4m | 10,441,404 | – | new |
| 10 | WYNN WYNN RESORTS LTD | Consumer Cyclical | 3.4% | $307.2m | 2,459,800 | – | new |
| 11 | NEWS CORP | 2.6% | $233.2m | 11,833,200 | 143% | added | |
| 12 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTD | Energy | 2.5% | $227.8m | 3,257,817 | – | new |
| 13 | QCOM QUALCOMM INC | Technology | 2.5% | $223.3m | 3,281,127 | -61% | reduced |
| 14 | STERICYCLE INC | 2.1% | $189.6m | 2,267,373 | – | new | |
| 15 | EL LAUDER ESTEE COS INC | Consumer Defensive | 2.1% | $185.3m | 2,992,318 | 148% | added |
| 16 | PRU PRUDENTIAL FINL INC | Financial Services | 1.8% | $163.0m | 2,570,800 | -35% | reduced |
| 17 | HST HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC | Real Estate | 1.7% | $152.8m | 9,306,978 | -0% | held |
| 18 | CAREFUSION CORP | 1.7% | $150.8m | 5,817,571 | -44% | reduced | |
| 19 | WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 1.7% | $149.6m | 2,230,600 | – | new | |
| 20 | CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP | 1.6% | $144.0m | 2,699,368 | – | new | |
| 21 | HD HOME DEPOT INC | Consumer Cyclical | 1.5% | $135.0m | 2,682,721 | – | new |
| 22 | NOBLE CORPORATION BAAR NAMEN -AKT | 1.5% | $134.0m | 3,576,400 | – | new | |
| 23 | MRSH MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC | Financial Services | 1.5% | $133.6m | 4,074,959 | 141% | added |
| 24 | EOG EOG RES INC | Energy | 1.2% | $110.2m | 991,549 | 40% | added |
| 25 | ILMN ILLUMINA INC | Healthcare | 1.2% | $108.8m | 2,068,400 | – | new |
| 26 | GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Financial Services | 1.2% | $108.7m | 873,800 | – | new |
| 27 | AAPL APPLE INC | Technology | 1.2% | $103.9m | 173,300 | -87% | reduced |
| 28 | SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Basic Materials | 1.1% | $102.4m | 942,751 | -38% | reduced |
| 29 | TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC | Healthcare | 1.1% | $99.4m | 1,763,385 | – | new |
| 30 | AMT AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW | Real Estate | 1.0% | $90.6m | 1,437,061 | – | new |
| 31 | BIDU BAIDU INC SPON | Communication Services | 1.0% | $88.3m | 605,800 | -86% | reduced |
| 32 | SNDK SANDISK CORP | Technology | 1.0% | $85.5m | 1,723,546 | -47% | reduced |
| 33 | JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Financial Services | 0.9% | $78.1m | 1,699,100 | -53% | reduced |
| 34 | 1987351D ACE LTD | 0.9% | $77.1m | 1,053,335 | – | new | |
| 35 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP | Consumer Cyclical | 0.9% | $77.1m | 1,338,500 | – | new |
| 36 | LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP | 0.8% | $68.1m | 2,020,300 | -8% | reduced | |
| 37 | HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC NEW | 0.7% | $66.4m | 9,874,124 | -10% | reduced | |
| 38 | CBS CORP NEW | 0.7% | $61.5m | 1,815,000 | – | new | |
| 39 | ST JUDE MED INC | 0.6% | $57.3m | 1,293,100 | 59% | added | |
| 40 | COR AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP | Healthcare | 0.6% | $55.9m | 1,408,500 | 729% | added |
| 41 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 0.6% | $54.6m | 462,600 | – | new |
| 42 | AMERIGROUP CORP | 0.6% | $52.2m | 776,200 | – | new | |
| 43 | EQT EQT CORP | Energy | 0.5% | $46.6m | 966,300 | – | new |
| 44 | MONSANTO CO NEW | 0.5% | $44.2m | 554,600 | -50% | reduced | |
| 45 | FHN FIRST HORIZON NATL CORP | Financial Services | 0.5% | $44.2m | 4,255,000 | – | new |
| 46 | HUN HUNTSMAN CORP | Basic Materials | 0.5% | $42.2m | 3,008,961 | – | new |
| 47 | PENN WEST PETE LTD NEW | 0.4% | $35.1m | 1,792,785 | -78% | reduced | |
| 48 | HIG HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC | Financial Services | 0.3% | $29.8m | 1,412,219 | – | new |
| 49 | AETNA INC NEW | 0.3% | $23.7m | 472,020 | – | new | |
| 50 | WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC | 0.3% | $23.6m | 327,900 | – | new |
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.