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Viking Global Investors LP 13F holdings, Q3 2012

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

Viking Global Investors LP disclosed 50 US equity positions worth $11.5bn in its Q3 2012 13F filing. Its largest position is NEWS CORP at 6.5% of the reported book, followed by AAPL and V. Versus Q2 2012 it opened 15 new positions, added to 15, reduced 18 and exited 11.

$11.5bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
50
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
6.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
50.7%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
27
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
100
Quarters on file since Q4 1999
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q2 2012: 15 new, 15 added, 18 reduced, 11 exited

50 rows
NEWS CORP no ticker–6.5%$754m30.76m+35%added
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology6.3%$730m1.09m+12%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services6.2%$713m5.31m+8.2%added
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology5.6%$640m10.25m+54%added
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPFinancial Services5.0%$573m10.06m+1232%added
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy4.8%$554m7.66m−14%reduced
WMB WILLIAMS COS INCEnergy4.7%$538m15.39m–new
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV no ticker–4.2%$484m9.37m+46%added
EL LAUDER ESTEE COS INCConsumer Defensive3.9%$444m7.21m+60%added
HRB BLOCK H & R INCConsumer Cyclical3.6%$411m23.72m+0.4%held
1987351D ACE LTD–3.3%$378m5.00m+74%added
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services3.2%$373m826,762−45%reduced
EMN EASTMAN CHEMICAL COBasic Materials3.0%$345m6.05m+27%added
DHR DANAHER CORP DELHealthcare3.0%$342m6.20m–new
BIIB BIOGEN INCHealthcare2.6%$298m2.00m−44%reduced
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL no ticker–2.6%$295m5.33m−36%reduced
STT STATE STR CORPFinancial Services2.3%$261m6.21m−17%reduced
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP no ticker–2.3%$260m4.05m−41%reduced
TRIP TRIPADVISOR INCConsumer Cyclical2.2%$248m7.54m−16%reduced
AIG American International GroupFinancial Services2.1%$246m7.51m+259%added
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare2.0%$234m4.94m+41%added
SHW SHERWIN WILLIAMS COBasic Materials2.0%$229m1.54m−43%reduced
MEDIVATION INC no ticker–1.9%$217m3.86m–new
EQT EQT CORPORATIONEnergy1.4%$162m2.75m+12%added
COLFAX CORP no ticker–1.2%$138m3.75m+159%added
MET METLIFE INCFinancial Services1.1%$130m3.78m+114%added
NOBLE CORPORATION BAAR no ticker–1.1%$122m3.41m−40%reduced
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCHealthcare1.0%$112m1.90m−31%reduced
MRSH MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INCFinancial Services1.0%$110m3.23m−46%reduced
EQIX EQUINIX INCReal Estate0.9%$104m505,581−34%reduced
AMT AMERICAN TOWER CORPReal Estate0.9%$104m1.45m–new
SRCLEUR STERICYCLE INC–0.9%$98.9m1.09m−51%reduced
GRA1EUR GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW–0.8%$96.2m1.63m−40%reduced
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services0.8%$89.9m4.15m–new
CEPHEID no ticker–0.8%$89.4m2.59m+141%added
IVZ INVESCO LTDFinancial Services0.5%$62.2m2.49m−68%reduced
IBN ICICI BANK LIMITEDFinancial Services0.5%$53.6m1.34m–new
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker–0.4%$50.0m1.06m–new
USB US BANCORPFinancial Services0.4%$49.9m1.45m−82%reduced
HIG HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INCFinancial Services0.4%$47.6m2.45m–new
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–0.4%$46.8m1.93m–new
PRU PRUDENTIAL FINL INCFinancial Services0.4%$46.0m843,000–new
SNDK SANDISK CORPTechnology0.4%$40.8m940,000–new
SWN1EUR SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO–0.3%$38.6m1.11m–new
WCGEUR WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC–0.3%$37.6m665,300−39%reduced
WYNN WYNN RESORTS LTDConsumer Cyclical0.3%$35.3m305,600–new
CITUSD CIT GROUP INC–0.3%$30.7m778,691–new
CTRA COTERRA ENERGY INC–0.2%$24.6m547,871−65%reduced
ONCOTHYREON INC no ticker–0.1%$16.8m3.27m+0.4%held
WHOLE FOODS MKT INC no ticker–0.1%$16.0m164,300–new

Exited since Q2 2012

11 rows
HST HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC1.3%$124m
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.9%$84.8m
COR CENCORA INC0.8%$73.8m
EOG EOG Resources Inc0.7%$67.7m
OII OCEANEERING INTL INC0.7%$67.0m
INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE INC no ticker0.7%$66.8m
AMERIGROUP CORP no ticker0.6%$58.3m
HD HOME DEPOT INC0.5%$52.0m
RL RALPH LAUREN CORP0.5%$44.9m
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC NEW no ticker0.4%$43.4m
MOH MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC0.3%$29.5m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified27.7%
  • Financial Services23.1%
  • Technology12.2%
  • Energy10.9%
  • Healthcare8.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical6.0%
  • Basic Materials5.0%
  • Consumer Defensive3.9%
  • Real Estate1.8%
  • Communication Services0.8%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (100)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202690$35.1bn
Q1 202677$35.7bn
Q4 202576$37.7bn
Q3 202578$38.5bn
Q2 202583$34.6bn
Q1 202591$31.5bn
Q4 202486$30.9bn
Q3 202483$27.4bn
Q2 202482$26.0bn
Q1 202483$26.9bn
Q4 202379$27.3bn
Q3 202380$24.6bn
Q2 202385$24.4bn
Q1 202380$21.3bn
Q4 202275$20.0bn
Q3 202287$21.7bn
Q2 202281$21.9bn
Q1 202290$24.7bn
Q4 2021106$34.7bn
Q3 202196$36.5bn
Q2 202188$33.0bn
Q1 202194$33.6bn
Q4 202096$36.4bn
Q3 202086$27.7bn
Q2 202072$23.1bn
Q1 202064$19.2bn
Q4 201966$21.4bn
Q3 201962$19.2bn
Q2 201959$22.3bn
Q1 201957$17.4bn
Q4 201857$17.6bn
Q3 201864$18.1bn
Q2 201860$17.5bn
Q1 201859$16.6bn
Q4 201759$16.3bn
Q3 201759$15.4bn
Q2 201753$14.8bn
Q1 201764$22.6bn
Q4 201662$22.0bn
Q3 201662$23.2bn
Q2 201655$23.5bn
Q1 201663$22.7bn
Q4 201564$26.5bn
Q3 201563$26.1bn
Q2 201556$26.5bn
Q1 201558$25.8bn
Q4 201462$21.8bn
Q3 201459$24.9bn
Q2 201462$22.9bn
Q1 201460$23.8bn
Q4 201365$21.4bn
Q3 201359$18.1bn
Q2 201359$18.0bn
Q1 201348$13.2bn
Q4 201245$11.5bn
Q3 201250$11.5bn
Q2 201246$9.8bn
Q1 201254$9.0bn
Q4 201143$8.0bn
Q3 201153$8.6bn
Q2 201158$11.9bn
Q1 201161$11.6bn
Q4 201073$12.1bn
Q3 201060$9.2bn
Q1 201057$8.9bn
Q4 200963$8.8bn
Q3 200954$7.8bn
Q2 200948$5.8bn
Q1 200933$3.6bn
Q4 200826$3.5bn
Q3 200850$3.5bn
Q2 200843$5.1bn
Q1 200839$4.6bn
Q4 200769$4.8bn
Q3 200766$3.9bn
Q2 200776$4.4bn
Q1 200794$4.3bn
Q4 200698$3.8bn
Q3 2006105$4.1bn
Q2 200697$4.0bn
Q1 2006114$4.0bn
Q4 2005105$3.2bn
Q3 200594$3.2bn
Q2 200595$2.7bn
Q1 200564$2.0bn
Q4 200441$1.8bn
Q3 200453$1.8bn
Q2 200475$2.2bn
Q1 200479$2.1bn
Q4 200365$1.5bn
Q3 200365$1.6bn
Q2 200373$1.6bn
Q1 200379$1.9bn
Q4 200275$1.7bn
Q1 200143$1.2bn
Q4 200037$1.1bn
Q3 200038$1.3bn
Q2 200034$730m
Q1 200028$422m
Q4 199921$156m

Where Viking Global Investors LP was early

184 rows
EAT D BRINKER INTL INC USD .10Q1 20001 of 1332.3%2.9%2Exited by Q3 2000−1.4%
RCI ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INCQ1 20001 of 853.4%3.4%10Exited by Q4 2024+170%
WFC WELLS FARGO CO NEWQ1 20002 of 2121.8%4.6%13Exited by Q2 2018+157%
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COQ1 20005 of 1971.3%2.8%11Exited by Q1 2022+15%
AZO AUTOZONE INCQ2 20001 of 1653.6%3.6%5Exited by Q1 2013+1510%
MET METLIFE INCQ2 20001 of 1261.5%4.1%29Exited by Q2 2025+330%
GAP Gap IncQ3 20001 of 1581.0%4.4%8Exited by Q3 2006−13%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCQ3 20001 of 1800.5%2.7%6Exited by Q4 2017+14%
TGT Target CorpQ3 20003 of 1911.1%1.5%4Exited by Q2 2006+103%
BBY Best BuyQ1 20015 of 1330.9%4.1%8Exited by Q2 2007+205%
VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCQ1 20031 of 1600.4%1.1%9Exited by Q1 2016+1030%
BAC BANK AMERICA CORPQ1 20033 of 2320.2%6.3%27Exited by Q1 2026+65%
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPQ1 20033 of 2271.6%6.9%25Held at last filing, Q2 2026+569%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCQ1 20038 of 2290.4%4.0%8Exited by Q2 2013+116%
EG EVEREST GROUP LTDQ2 20031 of 1151.9%2.6%9Exited by Q1 2024+362%
HAS HASBRO INCQ2 20031 of 1350.7%2.7%8Held at last filing, Q2 2026+372%
HIG HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INCQ2 20031 of 1241.1%2.9%19Exited by Q2 2021+33%
EBAY EBAY INCQ2 20033 of 1865.8%12.0%7Exited by Q4 2015+123%
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCQ2 20033 of 1730.2%3.2%17Exited by Q1 2018+397%
INTC D Intel CorpQ2 20034 of 2801.2%2.3%4Exited by Q2 2004+31%
BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INCQ2 200317 of 1660.1%2.7%35Held at last filing, Q2 2026+486%
ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INCQ3 20031 of 1472.2%6.6%16Exited by Q3 2015–
BIIB BIOGEN INCQ4 20031 of 1835.2%5.3%21Exited by Q2 2017+645%
ALL ALLSTATE CORPQ4 20032 of 1281.2%1.9%17Exited by Q2 2025+381%
CCL CARNIVAL CORP LTDQ1 20041 of 2111.2%6.9%15Held at last filing, Q2 2026−36%
WMT WAL-MART STORES INCQ1 20041 of 2010.4%1.9%6Exited by Q1 2015+44%
KR Kroger CoQ2 20042 of 1600.04%7.9%5Exited by Q1 2009+45%
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCQ2 20047 of 3200.5%3.6%21Exited by Q3 2023+312%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COQ2 200410 of 2310.7%5.8%29Held at last filing, Q2 2026+744%
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCQ3 20043 of 1530.01%4.2%10Exited by Q2 2026+285%
TU Telus CorpQ4 20041 of 671.4%1.4%4Exited by Q3 2006+40%
WSM Williams-Sonoma IncQ4 20041 of 1430.6%3.0%3Exited by Q3 2005+13%
KSS Kohls CorpQ4 20042 of 1667.8%7.8%9Exited by Q4 2007+17%
EXMOC Exxon Mobil CorpQ4 20049 of 1930.7%2.0%5Exited by Q2 2011+64%
LEN LENNAR CORPQ1 20054 of 1991.3%3.8%19Exited by Q3 2025+105%
AIZ ASSURANT INCQ1 20055 of 1110.6%2.7%17Exited by Q1 2022+362%
PHM PULTE GROUP INCQ1 20055 of 1501.7%1.7%5Exited by Q1 2022+55%
NDAQ NASDAQ Stock MarketQ2 20051 of 1281.2%3.0%5Exited by Q4 2006+60%
ORCL Oracle CorporationQ2 20053 of 2564.9%4.9%6Exited by Q4 2010+103%
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCQ2 20056 of 2340.4%5.4%41Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1766%
OLN OLIN CORPQ2 200514 of 1600.3%1.0%3Exited by Q4 2018+41%
NUS NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INCQ3 20052 of 950.9%1.4%3Exited by Q1 2014+626%
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DELQ3 20052 of 1920.3%1.0%5Exited by Q1 2012+119%
UHS UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INCQ4 20051 of 1380.1%2.0%27Exited by Q1 2018+385%
HST HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INCQ4 20052 of 1270.02%1.7%5Exited by Q3 2012−15%
VYX NCR CorporationQ4 20052 of 1962.7%7.9%8Exited by Q4 2007+47%
ADP Automatic Data ProcessingQ4 20054 of 1483.7%4.8%5Exited by Q2 2007+5.5%
REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALSQ4 20055 of 1710.3%3.7%7Exited by Q2 2025+3889%
FNF Fidelity National Finl IncQ1 20061 of 1560.3%2.0%6Exited by Q3 2007+4.1%
LYV Live NationQ1 20061 of 2161.0%1.0%4Exited by Q1 2007+13%

Concentration and tenure

7.7%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
49.1%
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
2
Median completed holding, quarters