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Viking Global Investors LP 13F holdings, Q3 2015

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Viking Global Investors LP disclosed 63 US equity positions worth $26.1bn in its Q3 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is ALLERGAN PLC at 7.5% of the reported book, followed by WBA and GOOGLE INC. Versus Q2 2015 it opened 23 new positions, added to 18, reduced 21 and exited 16.

$26.1bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
63
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
7.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
49.0%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
29
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 2015: 23 new, 18 added, 21 reduced, 16 exited

50 of 63
ALLERGAN PLC no ticker–7.5%$2.0bn7.20m+5.9%added
WBA WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC–7.4%$1.9bn23.27m−5.5%reduced
GOOGLE INC no ticker–6.2%$1.6bn2.53m−7.4%reduced
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical5.9%$1.5bn3.02m+32%added
AVGO BROADCOM CORPTechnology4.6%$1.2bn23.57m–new
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV no ticker–4.3%$1.1bn13.51m+26%added
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL no ticker–3.4%$891m4.99m+8.2%added
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD no ticker–3.3%$868m6.94m+46%added
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INCHealthcare3.2%$828m5.91m+210%added
PXDEUR PIONEER NAT RES CO–3.1%$811m6.66m+4.3%added
APD AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS IBasic Materials2.9%$755m5.92m+0.2%held
HUM HUMANA INCHealthcare2.6%$690m3.85m+20%added
GOOGLE INC no ticker–2.6%$682m1.12m−2.3%reduced
LNG CHENIERE ENERGY INCEnergy2.4%$631m13.06m+15%added
CANADIAN PAC RY LTD no ticker–2.3%$597m4.16m−21%reduced
99803EUR LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS–2.1%$548m5.05m–new
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTDHealthcare1.9%$501m8.87m–new
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services1.9%$489m5.43m−34%reduced
NFLX NETFLIX INC.Communication Services1.8%$466m4.52m–new
MCK MCKESSON CORPHealthcare1.6%$421m2.27m+264%added
BNY BANK OF NY MELLON CORPFinancial Services1.5%$403m10.29m+22%added
SEE1GBP SEALED AIR CORP NEW–1.5%$402m8.58m−33%reduced
AETNA INC NEW no ticker–1.5%$381m3.48m+12%added
ENVISION HEALTHCARE HLDGS IN no ticker–1.4%$363m9.85m−20%reduced
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCConsumer Cyclical1.4%$360m1.98m−54%reduced
CCI CROWN CASTLE INCReal Estate1.4%$355m4.50m−19%reduced
HLT HILTON WORLDWIDE HLDGS INCConsumer Cyclical1.3%$352m15.33m–new
STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD no ticker–1.3%$346m5.20m–new
ILMN ILLUMINA INCHealthcare1.2%$315m1.79m−64%reduced
CTRPUSD CTRIP COM INTL LTD–1.2%$310m4.91m−15%reduced
ALL ALLSTATE CORPFinancial Services1.1%$290m4.98m+247%added
KSUEUR KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN–1.1%$281m3.09m−36%reduced
MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO no ticker–1.0%$250m3.91m−28%reduced
TDG TRANSDIGM GROUP INCIndustrials0.9%$242m1.14m+149%added
C CITIGROUP INCFinancial Services0.8%$222m4.47m+52%added
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical0.8%$218m1.77m–new
ETN EATON CORP PLCIndustrials0.8%$209m4.07m–new
DVA DAVITA INCHealthcare0.8%$198m2.74m−45%reduced
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical0.7%$177m7.26m–new
AMP AMERIPRISE FINL INCFinancial Services0.7%$174m1.60m−1.1%reduced
AIG American International GroupFinancial Services0.6%$160m2.82m+115%added
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical0.6%$146m2.48m−59%reduced
QUNAR CAYMAN IS LTD no ticker–0.6%$144m4.78m+89%added
VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare0.5%$140m1.34m−26%reduced
TXT TEXTRON INCIndustrials0.5%$140m3.71m–new
KITE PHARMA INC no ticker–0.5%$138m2.47m+265%added
JD JD.COM INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$121m4.66m–new
1987351D ACE LTD–0.5%$118m1.14m–new
LMEUR LEGG MASON INC–0.4%$103m2.47m−3.1%reduced
TRIP TRIPADVISOR INCConsumer Cyclical0.4%$91.9m1.46m–new

Exited since Q2 2015

16 rows
MET METLIFE INC2.5%$660m
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker1.8%$472m
TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC no ticker1.0%$263m
BIDU BAIDU INC1.0%$256m
RECEPTOS INC no ticker0.8%$220m
BIIB BIOGEN INC0.8%$207m
AON AON PLC0.7%$191m
CAR AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC0.7%$190m
UHS UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INC0.7%$173m
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V0.5%$139m
BALL BALL CORP0.5%$129m
ESPREUR ESPERION THERAPEUTICS INC NE0.4%$114m
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP0.4%$102m
COOPER COS INC no ticker0.2%$48.7m
ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC0.1%$36.5m
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC0.1%$26.9m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified54.1%
  • Healthcare12.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical11.7%
  • Financial Services6.7%
  • Technology4.6%
  • Basic Materials2.9%
  • Energy2.4%
  • Industrials2.3%
  • Communication Services1.8%
  • Real Estate1.4%

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