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Vulcan Value Partners 13F holdings, Q1 2015

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-03-31, filed 2015-05-15

Vulcan Value Partners disclosed 63 US equity positions worth $10.0bn in its Q1 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is ORCL at 6.8% of the reported book, followed by PH and FOSL. Versus Q4 2014 it opened 8 new positions, added to 33, reduced 19 and exited 11.

$10.0bn
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.
6.8%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
40.5%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
35
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
63
Quarters on file since Q4 2010
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q4 2014: 8 new, 33 added, 19 reduced, 11 exited

50 of 63
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology6.8%$685m18.13m+20%added
PH PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPIndustrials6.7%$672m5.66m+114%added
FOSL FOSSIL GROUP INCConsumer Cyclical3.8%$378m4.59m+191%added
BEN FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCFinancial Services3.7%$370m7.21m+18%added
AXIS CAP HLDGS LTD no ticker–3.7%$368m7.14m+306%added
NOVEUR NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC–3.6%$360m7.20m–new
EG EVEREST GROUP LTDFinancial Services3.3%$329m2.10m−4.9%reduced
BA BOEING COIndustrials3.1%$316m2.11m+4.0%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services3.0%$297m4.54m+227%added
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services3.0%$296m3.43m−16%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials2.8%$281m4.07m+15%added
NDAQ NASDAQ INCFinancial Services2.8%$277m5.44m+3.8%added
STT STATE STR CORPFinancial Services2.7%$273m3.71m+34%added
MSM MSC INDL DIRECT INCIndustrials2.7%$269m3.72m+126%added
CB CHUBB CORPFinancial Services2.6%$260m2.57m+14%added
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology2.6%$257m3.71m+327276%added
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunication Services2.5%$254m5.21m+17%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services2.5%$249m2.37m+0.8%added
BNY BANK OF NY MELLON CORPFinancial Services2.4%$240m5.96m+13%added
DISCKUSD DISCOVERY INC–2.3%$235m7.99m−55%reduced
ACIW ACI WORLDWIDE INCTechnology2.3%$235m10.84m+18%added
TROW PRICE T ROWE GROUP INCFinancial Services2.0%$198m2.44m+16%added
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT no ticker–1.6%$162m1.98m+6.8%added
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–1.6%$159m755,768–new
AETNA INC NEW no ticker–1.5%$153m1.44m−11%reduced
EVEUR EATON VANCE CORP–1.4%$144m3.46m+1.4%added
NUS NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INCConsumer Defensive1.4%$143m2.37m−49%reduced
CSCO CISCO SYS INCTechnology1.1%$109m3.95m−45%reduced
SABR SABRE CORPTechnology1.0%$101m4.17m−71%reduced
ENS ENERSYSIndustrials1.0%$96.6m1.50m+4.4%added
MSCI MSCI INCFinancial Services0.9%$92.3m1.51m−8.0%reduced
NAVIGATORS GROUP INC no ticker–0.9%$89.6m1.15m−1.0%reduced
PREJF PARTNERRE LTDFinancial Services0.9%$87.2m762,852–new
STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD no ticker–0.8%$82.6m989,433−43%reduced
ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD no ticker–0.8%$82.6m1.75m–new
EMR Emerson Electric Inc.Industrials0.8%$80.1m1.41m–new
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INCHealthcare0.8%$79.6m515,203−57%reduced
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy0.8%$77.7m930,785–new
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.8%$77.6m623,931−68%reduced
VRTS VIRTUS INVT PARTNERS INCFinancial Services0.8%$76.9m587,679+14%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–0.8%$76.0m1.82m−44%reduced
TWXCHF TIME WARNER INC–0.7%$74.7m884,191+7.0%added
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROU no ticker–0.7%$74.2m1.90m+6.5%added
WAT WATERS CORPHealthcare0.7%$70.4m566,263+3.1%added
CL COLGATE PALMOLIVE COConsumer Defensive0.7%$67.8m977,566−30%reduced
ROVIEUR ROVI CORP–0.7%$67.2m3.69m+12%added
LNN LINDSAY CORPIndustrials0.6%$60.3m790,582+5.2%added
WWD WOODWARD INCIndustrials0.6%$57.9m1.14m+98%added
CW CURTISS WRIGHT CORPIndustrials0.6%$55.3m747,832−26%reduced
ITRN ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROLTechnology0.5%$53.4m2.43m+2.0%added

Exited since Q4 2014

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NSP INSPERITY INC0.6%$56.1m
MONTPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD no ticker0.6%$56.1m
G GENPACT LIMITED0.4%$36.2m
UTI UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST INC0.3%$29.1m
AVY AVERY DENNISON CORP0.2%$18.3m
ICONIX BRAND GROUP INC no ticker0.2%$17.3m
EBAY EBAY INC.0.08%$7.2m
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEW0.0%$66.0k
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO no ticker0.0%$51.0k
CME CME GROUP INC0.0%$32.0k
KO COCA COLA CO0.0%$28.0k

Sector mix

  • Financial Services28.2%
  • Unclassified23.5%
  • Industrials19.6%
  • Technology15.1%
  • Communication Services5.0%
  • Consumer Cyclical3.8%
  • Consumer Defensive2.1%
  • Healthcare2.0%
  • Energy0.8%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (63)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202636$3.3bn
Q1 202633$3.8bn
Q4 202541$5.5bn
Q3 202540$5.5bn
Q2 202538$5.7bn
Q1 202539$5.3bn
Q4 202449$6.0bn
Q3 202443$6.0bn
Q2 202445$7.1bn
Q1 202446$6.9bn
Q4 202346$6.8bn
Q3 202345$6.6bn
Q2 202344$8.0bn
Q1 202343$7.9bn
Q4 202241$7.4bn
Q3 202237$8.5bn
Q2 202239$10.2bn
Q1 202235$16.3bn
Q4 202139$19.6bn
Q3 202140$18.6bn
Q2 202138$18.4bn
Q1 202140$16.9bn
Q4 202038$15.5bn
Q3 202040$12.9bn
Q2 202042$12.7bn
Q1 202040$9.6bn
Q4 201954$13.0bn
Q3 201950$11.8bn
Q2 201958$11.2bn
Q1 201954$11.6bn
Q4 201855$10.8bn
Q3 201855$13.7bn
Q2 201857$12.9bn
Q1 201852$12.4bn
Q4 201757$12.2bn
Q3 201752$11.7bn
Q2 201751$11.2bn
Q1 201755$11.6bn
Q4 201654$11.2bn
Q3 201658$10.9bn
Q2 201655$10.2bn
Q1 201655$11.1bn
Q4 201570$10.8bn
Q3 201555$10.3bn
Q2 201561$10.6bn
Q1 201563$10.0bn
Q4 201466$8.8bn
Q3 201475$7.0bn
Q2 2014102$6.8bn
Q1 201461$5.7bn
Q4 201352$4.8bn
Q3 201353$3.3bn
Q2 201354$2.3bn
Q1 201341$1.4bn
Q4 201237$916m
Q3 201247$619m
Q2 201235$355m
Q1 201231$251m
Q4 201132$196m
Q3 201134$205m
Q2 201132$147m
Q1 201133$105m
Q4 201033$81.9m

Where Vulcan Value Partners was early

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DOV DOVER CORPQ1 20111 of 1331.7%7.8%22Exited by Q3 2016+27%
ITRN ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROLQ2 20112 of 461.8%1.8%61Held at last filing, Q2 2026+333%
AAPL APPLE INCQ2 201121 of 2752.0%9.3%20Exited by Q2 2016+127%
NDSN NORDSON CORPQ3 20111 of 1121.3%1.3%10Exited by Q1 2016+61%
PH Parker-Hannifin CorpQ3 20113 of 1523.8%7.3%34Exited by Q1 2020+226%
UTXZ UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPQ3 20115 of 1145.1%5.9%19Exited by Q2 2018+79%
BNY BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORPQ3 20118 of 1543.4%7.7%32Exited by Q3 2019+137%
V VISA INCQ3 201121 of 2846.7%6.7%60Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1501%
TUP TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORPQ2 20121 of 700.7%1.1%25Exited by Q3 2018−25%
CME CME GROUP INCQ2 20125 of 1616.3%6.3%9Exited by Q1 2015+65%
ORCL ORACLE CORPQ2 201213 of 2566.1%9.8%34Exited by Q4 2020+101%
TROW PRICE T ROWE GROUP INCQ3 20128 of 1200.02%2.1%9Exited by Q4 2016+5.1%
CW CURTISS WRIGHT CORPQ4 20121 of 1360.8%1.0%22Exited by Q2 2023+437%
WLY JOHN WILEY & SONS INCQ1 20131 of 830.8%1.2%4Exited by Q1 2014+42%
RVTY PERKIN-ELMER INCQ1 20136 of 1130.7%1.6%4Exited by Q1 2014+23%
ACIW ACI WORLDWIDE INCQ2 20131 of 1051.7%2.5%30Exited by Q4 2020+69%
CHE CHEMED CORP NEWQ2 20131 of 1111.4%2.1%10Exited by Q4 2016+95%
UTI UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST INCQ2 20131 of 951.2%1.2%7Exited by Q1 2015−4.7%
LYV LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INQ2 20137 of 2161.2%4.5%10Exited by Q1 2025+735%
BEN FRANKLIN RES INCQ2 20139 of 1173.0%5.0%15Exited by Q1 2017−13%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCQ2 201318 of 2462.9%3.9%14Exited by Q4 2016+12%
LNN LINDSAY CORPQ3 20131 of 770.6%1.7%19Exited by Q2 2018+12%
NSP INSPERITY INCQ3 20131 of 1000.4%1.2%6Exited by Q1 2015−9.9%
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEWQ4 20134 of 1823.0%3.6%18Exited by Q1 2025+465%
EBAY EBAY INCQ4 201319 of 1863.6%4.0%6Exited by Q1 2016+19%
VRTS VIRTUS INVT PARTNERS INCQ1 20141 of 720.8%1.1%48Exited by Q1 2026−5.8%
ENS ENERSYSQ1 20142 of 1020.6%1.0%35Exited by Q1 2025+33%
NUS NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INCQ1 20145 of 951.1%2.3%10Exited by Q3 2016−44%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCQ1 201412 of 1801.6%2.5%8Exited by Q1 2016−2.8%
SABR Sabre CorpQ2 20142 of 1581.5%3.3%20Exited by Q1 2020+12%
FFIV F5 NETWORKS INCQ2 20147 of 1410.0%2.7%3Exited by Q4 2015+3.9%
STT STATE STR CORPQ2 201412 of 1391.9%4.7%21Exited by Q3 2019−17%
FOSL FOSSIL GROUP INCQ3 20143 of 871.8%4.7%11Exited by Q2 2017−81%
CL COLGATE PALMOLIVE COQ3 20145 of 1311.0%1.1%4Exited by Q3 2015+0.3%
BA BOEING COQ3 201412 of 2212.5%4.4%12Exited by Q3 2017+55%
MSM MSC Industrial Direct Co IncQ4 20144 of 1141.5%2.7%18Exited by Q1 2020−3.4%
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INC FORMERLYQ4 20145 of 2271.7%4.3%44Held at last filing, Q2 2026+208%
HLT HILTON WORLDWIDE HLDGS INCQ1 201622 of 2252.3%6.8%21Exited by Q2 2021+162%
JLL JONES LANG LASALLE INCQ2 20167 of 1330.5%4.7%40Held at last filing, Q2 2026+218%
COR AmerisourceBergen CorpQ2 201614 of 1580.3%5.7%15Exited by Q1 2020+7.2%
SWKS SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INCQ3 20167 of 1543.5%8.0%37Exited by Q4 2025+1.1%
QRVO QORVO INCQ3 20168 of 1732.5%8.2%40Held at last filing, Q2 2026+67%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCQ3 201623 of 2991.2%7.5%16Held at last filing, Q2 2026+197%
CAH CARDINAL HEALTH INCQ4 20169 of 1262.8%3.0%11Exited by Q3 2019−35%
CBRE CBRE GROUP INCQ4 201615 of 1582.1%4.5%24Exited by Q3 2025+345%
NTRS NORTHERN TR CORPQ1 20179 of 1171.3%2.0%10Exited by Q3 2019+4.0%
MCO MOODYS CORPQ1 201717 of 1761.6%1.8%10Exited by Q3 2019+74%
SPGI S&P Global IncQ1 201719 of 2471.4%3.3%12Exited by Q1 2020+109%
CACC CREDIT ACCEP CORP MICHQ2 201711 of 1020.5%4.2%10Exited by Q4 2020+32%
SNBRQ SLEEP NUMBER CORPQ4 20171 of 951.3%1.3%12Exited by Q1 2023−31%

Concentration and tenure

7.5%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
54.2%
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
3
Median completed holding, quarters