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Viking Global Investors LP 13F holdings, Q1 2015

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Viking Global Investors LP disclosed 58 US equity positions worth $25.8bn in its Q1 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is ACTAVIS PLC at 7.0% of the reported book, followed by ILMN and WBA. Versus Q4 2014 it opened 17 new positions, added to 25, reduced 16 and exited 21.

$25.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
58
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
7.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
45.4%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
31
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 Q4 2014: 17 new, 25 added, 16 reduced, 21 exited

50 of 58
ACTAVIS PLC no ticker–7.0%$1.8bn6.11m+33%added
ILMN ILLUMINA INCHealthcare6.1%$1.6bn8.51m+2.6%added
WBA WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC–4.8%$1.2bn14.60m−23%reduced
LNG CHENIERE ENERGY INCEnergy4.6%$1.2bn15.45m+55%added
APD AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS IBasic Materials4.6%$1.2bn7.85m+46%added
CANADIAN PAC RY LTD no ticker–4.4%$1.1bn6.19m+53%added
PXDEUR PIONEER NAT RES CO–3.7%$950m5.81m−12%reduced
GOOGLE INC no ticker–3.5%$909m1.64m+121%added
MDLZ MONDELEZ INTL INCConsumer Defensive3.4%$865m23.97m+68%added
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology3.3%$845m31.15m+54%added
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCConsumer Cyclical3.2%$816m4.39m+11%added
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL no ticker–3.1%$806m4.06m−55%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services2.8%$714m8.26m+92%added
KSUEUR KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN–2.7%$697m6.82m+113%added
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV no ticker–2.6%$677m7.72m+91%added
SEE1GBP SEALED AIR CORP NEW–2.6%$659m14.48m+348%added
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical2.2%$578m6.94m+87%added
DVA DAVITA INCHealthcare2.0%$517m6.36m+42%added
BIDU BAIDU INCCommunication Services2.0%$507m2.43m−16%reduced
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCHealthcare1.8%$474m3.53m−39%reduced
C CITIGROUP INCFinancial Services1.8%$466m9.05m−19%reduced
AIG American International GroupFinancial Services1.8%$463m8.44m–new
GOOGLE INC no ticker–1.8%$461m841,187–new
MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO no ticker–1.7%$448m3.54m–new
BNY BANK OF NY MELLON CORPFinancial Services1.7%$447m11.11m−6.4%reduced
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology1.7%$442m4.40m−19%reduced
CNI CANADIAN NATL RY COIndustrials1.6%$420m6.28m–new
CCI CROWN CASTLE INCReal Estate1.5%$376m4.55m+2.7%added
MET METLIFE INCFinancial Services1.3%$337m6.66m–new
ENVISION HEALTHCARE HLDGS IN no ticker–1.0%$263m6.85m–new
STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD no ticker–1.0%$261m3.12m–new
TMUS T-MOBILE US INCCommunication Services1.0%$253m7.99m–new
CTRPUSD CTRIP COM INTL LTD–1.0%$248m4.22m+156%added
HUM HUMANA INCHealthcare1.0%$246m1.38m+110%added
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.9%$232m2.97m–new
VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare0.8%$209m1.77m+132%added
HLT HILTON WORLDWIDE HLDGS INCConsumer Cyclical0.8%$203m6.85m−59%reduced
ABEV AMBEV SAConsumer Defensive0.7%$193m33.58m−22%reduced
CAR AVIS BUDGET GROUP INCIndustrials0.6%$167m2.83m−44%reduced
RECEPTOS INC no ticker–0.6%$157m951,078+86%added
LMEUR LEGG MASON INC–0.6%$142m2.58m−30%reduced
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPFinancial Services0.5%$139m1.77m+9.5%added
AVGO BROADCOM CORPTechnology0.5%$132m3.05m+13%added
ETN EATON CORP PLCIndustrials0.5%$128m1.88m+4.8%added
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC no ticker–0.5%$119m1.37m–new
HIG HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INCFinancial Services0.5%$118m2.83m−26%reduced
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare0.4%$102m1.40m–new
DLTR DOLLAR TREE INCConsumer Defensive0.4%$97.2m1.20m−83%reduced
AON AON PLCFinancial Services0.3%$82.1m853,761–new
HCA HCA HEALTHCARE INCHealthcare0.3%$76.5m1.02m−74%reduced

Exited since Q4 2014

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DAL DELTA AIR LINES INC2.0%$433m
ALLERGAN INC no ticker1.9%$418m
V VISA INC1.1%$240m
EQIX EQUINIX INC1.0%$224m
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.9%$200m
WMT WALMART INC0.7%$158m
COCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC NE no ticker0.7%$143m
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INC0.6%$126m
IR INGERSOLL-RAND PLC0.6%$124m
SHIRE PLC no ticker0.5%$113m
POT1EUR POTASH CORP SASK INC0.5%$111m
ACAD ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC0.4%$93.9m
AMP AMERIPRISE FINL INC0.4%$77.2m
ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC0.3%$72.2m
UHS UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INC0.3%$57.3m
ALLE ALLEGION PLC0.2%$40.3m
MGM MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL0.1%$29.9m
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORP0.1%$28.3m
NEWFIELD EXPL CO no ticker0.10%$20.8m
SNDK SANDISK CORP0.09%$19.9m
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker0.09%$18.8m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified42.9%
  • Healthcare12.5%
  • Financial Services11.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical6.3%
  • Technology5.5%
  • Energy4.8%
  • Basic Materials4.6%
  • Consumer Defensive4.5%
  • Communication Services2.9%
  • Industrials2.9%
  • Real Estate1.5%

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

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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