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		<title>Maverick Capital Management 13F &#124; Lee Ainslie Hedge Fund Holdings Analysis</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<h1><b>Maverick Capital<br /></b></h1><h2><b><span style="rgb(102, 0, 0);">Maverick Capital Management Holdings Analysis</span><br /></b></h2><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wM_OZdOMR_Y/SNcybtEydMI/AAAAAAAAB28/dwzD4Sv8wbk/s1600-h/Maverick-Capital-Management-Hedge-fund.jpg"><img style="106px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wM_OZdOMR_Y/SNcybtEydMI/AAAAAAAAB28/dwzD4Sv8wbk/s200/Maverick-Capital-Management-Hedge-fund.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This post is being written as part of HedgeFundBlogger.com's <a title="Investment Securities Holdings" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/09/investment-securities-and-holdings-of.html">Investment Securities Tool</a> which analyzes the holdings of hedge fund managers.<br /><br />Lee Ainslie started Maverick Capital back in 1993 with $38 million. Nowadays, the fund is worth $10 billion. Ainslie, like many of the other fund managers I've profiled, has a background rooted in learning from legendary great Julian Robertson at Tiger Management. So, due to the fact that these proteges learned from the best and have had great success running their own <a title="hedge fund" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/03/hedge-funds.html">hedge funds</a>, I continually try to find a reason not to follow these funds. And, needless to say I'm never successful. Some contacts over at Maverick have explained that their <a href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/03/hedge-fund-strategy.html" title="hedge fund strategy">hedge fund strategy</a> is straight up stock picking, both long and short. They made it clear though, that they do not employ pairs trades. Although, some of their long/short setups might be in the same sector. They try to hedge their positions like a true <a href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/">hedge fund</a> by picking out the shining stars in certain sectors, as well as identifying the pieces of garbage. Now, of course, this presents us with a problem in that the 13F filings only show long positions (unless they're holding puts on a name, we can see those). So, a good amount of Maverick's portfolio (the entire short side) is unbeknownst to us, because they have reported zero put positions. But, let's look on the bright side in that we can see all their long positions. Maverick uses a value approach (obviously learned from Julian) and one of their most popular metrics is finding companies and comparing their enterprise value to sustainable free cash flow.<br /><br />So, now that we've got a little background on Maverick, let's see what they were up to.  The following are Maverick Capital's current <a title="Investment Securities Holdings" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/09/investment-securities-and-holdings-of.html">holdings</a> as of June 30th 2008, as released in their most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The positions in this most recent 13F were compared to last quarter's 13F and here are the changes made to their portfolio:<br /><br /><span style="bold;">New Positions:</span><br />First Solar (FSLR): 1,202,118 shares.  This position is 2.93% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Lorillard (LO): 3,820,856 shares.  This position is 2.36% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />CVS Caremark (CVS): 5,912,073 shares.  This position is 2.09% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Netapp (NTAP): 9,331,862 shares.  This position is 1.81% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />ITT Educational Services (ESI): 2,422,090  shares.  This position is 1.79% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Macy's (M): 9,008,174 shares.  This position is 1.56% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Hansen Natural (HANS): 5,712,952 shares.  This position is 1.47% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Polo Ralph Lauren (RL): 2,431,244 shares.  This position is 1.36% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Dicks Sporting Goods (DKS): 7,589,473 shares.  This position is 1.20% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Cigna Corp (CI): 2,931,045 shares.  This position is 0.93% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Digital River Inc (DRIV): 1,974,144 shares.  This position is 0.68% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Viacom Inc (VIA): 2,442,500 shares.  This position is 0.67% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Forest Labs (FRX): 1,789,900 shares.  This position is 0.56% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Lamar Advertising (LAMR): 1,542,918 shares.  This position is 0.50% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Visa (V): 565,005 shares.  This position is 0.41% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />South Financial Group (TSFG): 50,000 shares.  This position is 0.38% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Athena Health (ATHN): 1,245,819 shares.  This position is 0.34% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />National City Corp (NCC): 6,625,176 shares.  This position is 0.28% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Sohu.com Inc (SOHU): 170,485 shares.  This position is 0.11% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />MSCI Inc (MXB): 287,186 shares.  This position is 0.09% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Universal American (UAM): 1,004,391 shares.  This position is 0.09% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Comscore (SCOR): 436,640 shares.  This position is 0.09% of Maverick's portfolio.<br />Citizens Republic Bancorp (CRBC): 937,500 shares.  This position is 0.02% of Maverick's portfolio.<br /><br /><br /><span style="bold;">Added to:</span><br />Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B): Increased position by 1412%.  Position is now 0.45% of their portfolio.<br />Gmarket (GMKT): Increased position by 317%.  Position is now 0.19% of their portfolio.<br />Infinera (INFN): Increased position by 171%.  Position is now 0.54% of their portfolio.<br />American Capital (ACAS): Increased position by 141%.  Position is now 0.30% of their portfolio.<br />Nordstrom (JWN): Increased position by 136.61%.  Position is now 2.79% of their portfolio.<br />America Movil (AMX): Increased position by 129.88%.  Position is now 3.91% of their portfolio.<br />Lexmark (LXK): Increased position by 109.39%.  Position is now 1.42% of their portfolio.<br />Citrix (CTXS): Increased position by 109.36%.  Position is now 2.20% of their portfolio.<br />Bank of New York Mellon (BK): Increased position by 55.42%.  Position is now 3.15% of their portfolio.<br />Baxter Intl (BAX): Increased position by 51.69%.  Position is now 2.90% of their portfolio.<br />Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): Increased position by 45.89%.  Position is now 2.87% of their portfolio.<br />Raytheon (RTN): Increased position by 41.72%.  Position is now 2.58% of their portfolio.<br />Fidelity National Info (FIS): Increased position by 40.56%.  Position is now 2.05% of their portfolio.<br />Covidien (COV): Increased position by 32.99%.  Position is now 2.32% of their portfolio.<br />Liberty Media Corp (LMDIA): Increased position by 28.09%.  Position is now 1.59% of their portfolio.<br />Resmed (RMD): Increased position by 26.46%.  Position is now 0.74% of their portfolio.<br />Burlington Northern (BNI): Increased position by 22.73%.  Position is now 1.83% of their portfolio.<br />Google (GOOG): Increased position by 22.27%.  Position is now 1.72% of their portfolio.<br />Genentech (DNA): Increased position by 21.38%.  Position is now 1.40% of their portfolio.<br />Zimmer Holdings (ZMH): Increased position by 20.28%.  Position is now 1.73% of their portfolio.<br />Cypress Bioscience (CYPB): Increased position by 19.98%.  Position is now 0.20% of their portfolio.<br />Apple (AAPL): Increased position by 19.45%.  Position is now 4.09% of their portfolio.<br />Research in Motion (RIMM): Increased position by 15.41%.  Position is now 4.08% of their portfolio.<br />MetroPCS Comm (PCS): Increased position by 13.6%.  Position is now 0.77% of their portfolio.<br />Home Inns &#38; Hotels (HMIN): Increased position by 7.72%.  Position is now 0.54% of their portfolio.<br />Gilead Sciences (GILD): Increased position by 6.66%.  Position is now 2.37% of their portfolio.<br />Marvell Technology (MRVL): Increased position by 5.24%.  Position is now 3.08% of their portfolio.<br />Newstar Financial (NEWS): Increased position by 5.21%.  Position is now 0.14% of their portfolio.<br />Cardinal Health (CAH): Increased position by 3.33%.  Position is now 1.56% of their portfolio.<br />Amylin Pharma (AMLN): Increased position by 2.84%.  Position is now 0.58% of their portfolio.<br />Discovery Holding (DISCA): Increased position by 1.74%.  Position is now 1.21% of their portfolio.<br />Palm (PALM): Increased position by 1.40%.  Position is now 0.51% of their portfolio.<br />Lumber Liquidators (LL): Increased position by 1.14%.  Position is now 0.26% of their portfolio.<br />China Nepstar (NPD): Increased position by 0.75%.  Position is now 0.18% of their portfolio.<br />First Advantage (FADV): Increased position by 0.65%.  Position is now 0.15% of their portfolio.<br />Under Armour (UA): Increased position by 0.17%.  Position is now 0.83% of their portfolio.<br />Mylan Inc (MYL): Increased position by 0.06%.  Position is now 1.09% of their portfolio.<br />Monsanto (MON): Increased position by 0.04%.  Position is now 1.68% of their portfolio.<br />Potash (POT): Increased position by 0.03%.  Position is now 2% of their portfolio.<br /><br /><br /><span style="bold;">Reduced positions:<br /></span>Thermo Fisher (TMO): Reduced their position by 4.91%.  Position is now 1.68% of their portfolio.<br />Western Union (WU): Reduced their position by 10.2%.  Position is now 2.08% of their portfolio.<br />Marsh &#38; Mclennan (MMC): Reduced their position by 12%.  Position is now 1.55% of their portfolio.<br />Textron Inc (TXT): Reduced their position by 18.93%.  Position is now 1.44% of their portfolio.<br />Wyeth (WYE): Reduced their position by 20.6%.  Position is now 1.46% of their portfolio.<br />Leap Wireless (LEAP): Reduced their position by 23.40%.  Position is now 0.39% of their portfolio.<br />Trubion Pharma (TRBN): Reduced their position by 24.38%.  Position is now 0.04% of their portfolio.<br />Dish Network (DISH): Reduced their position by 27.75%.  Position is now 1.13% of their portfolio.<br />Avon Products (AVP): Reduced their position by 33.23%.  Position is now 1.36% of their portfolio.<br />JP Morgan Chase (JPM): Reduced their position by 38.68%.  Position is now 0.89% of their portfolio.<br />Cognizant (CTSH): Reduced their position by 42.97%.  Position is now 0.85% of their portfolio.<br />DirecTV (DTV): Reduced their position by 49.69%.  Position is now 0.83% of their portfolio.<br />Suntrust Banks (STI): Reduced their position by 50%.  Position is now 0.16% of their portfolio.<br />Gamestop (GME): Reduced their position by 51.64%.  Position is now 0.81% of their portfolio.<br />Corcept (CORT): Reduced their position by 57.49%.  Position is now 0.01% of their portfolio.<br />Bluefly (BFLY): Reduced their position by 90%.  Position is now 0.11% of their portfolio.<br />Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A): Reduced their position by 95%.  Position is now 0.66% of their portfolio.<br /><br /><br /><span style="bold;">Removed Positions (Positions Maverick sold out of completely):</span><br />Hanesbrands (HBI)<br />Autozone (AZO)<br />Bankrate (RATE)<br />CNET (CNET)<br />Crocs (CROX)<br />Cumulus Media (CMLS)<br />Harmonic (HLIT)<br />Loews (L)<br />Move Inc (MOVE)<br />Nucor (NUE)<br />OfficeMax (OMX)<br />Qualcomm (QCOM)<br />Salesforce (CRM)<br />Sandisk (SNDK)<br />Sears (SHLD)<br />Starbucks (SBUX)<br />UnitedHealth (UNH)<br /><br /><br /><span style="bold;">Positions with no change:</span><br />VMWare (VMW).  Position is 0.59% of their portfolio.<br />BPW Acquisition (BPW).  Position is 0.18% of their portfolio.<br />FIrst Marblehead (FMD).  Position is 0.05% of their portfolio.<br />Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT).  Position is 0.01% of their portfolio.<br />Vivus (VVUS).  Position is 0.01% of their portfolio.<br /><br /><br /><span style="bold;"><span style="bold;">Top 20 holdings by % of portfolio:<span style="bold;"><br /></span></span></span>1. Apple (AAPL): 4.09% of the portfolio<br />2. Research in Motion (RIMM): 4.08% of the portfolio<br />3. America Movil (AMX): 3.91% of the portfolio<br />4. Bank of New York Mellon (BK): 3.15% of the portfolio<br />5. Marvell Tech (MRVL): 3.08% of the portfolio<br />6. First Solar (FSLR): 2.93% of the portfolio<br />7. Baxter Intl (BAX): 2.90% of the portfolio<br />8. Advanced Micro (AMD): 2.87% of the portfolio<br />9. Nordstrom (JWN): 2.79% of the portfolio<br />10. Raytheon (RTN): 2.58% of the portfolio<br />11. Gilead (GILD): 2.37% of the portfolio<br />12. Lorillard (LO): 2.36% of the portfolio<br />13. Covidien (COV): 2.32% of the portfolio<br />14. Citrix (CTXS): 2.20% of the portfolio<br />15. CVS Caremark (CVS): 2.09% of the portfolio<br />16. Western Union (WU): 2.08% of the portfolio<br />17. Fidelity National Info (FIS): 2.05% of the portfolio<br />18. Potash (POT): 2.00% of the portfolio<br />19. Burlington Northern (BNI): 1.83% of the portfolio<br />20. Netapp (NTAP): 1.81% of the portfolio<br /><br />----------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><span style="bold;">Breakdown:</span> Maverick changed up their portfolio a decent amount over the past quarter. Most notable are their changes within their top 10 holdings. Hedge fund favorite Qualcomm (QCOM) was Maverick's 3rd largest holding last filing. This filing, they no longer even hold a position. Additionally, they were selling off chunks of other top 10 holdings from last quarter. They sold off 33% of their position in Avon Products (AVP), which was their 4th largest holding just one quarter ago. They also sold over 51% of their Gamestop (GME) position, which last quarter was their 7th largest holding. With those positions vacating their place in the top 10 holdings of Maverick's portfolio, new holdings obviously took their place. America Movil (AMX), another hedge fund favorite, was Maverick's 9th largest holding last time. This time, they increased their position by 129% and it is now their 3rd largest holding. They obviously used the weakness in this name to add to their position, just like fellow 'Tiger Cub' fund Lone Pine Capital. Maverick also added heavily to Nordstrom (JWN), increasing their position by 136% and making it now their 9th largest holding.<br /><br />Maverick was out adding to tech across the board. Apple (AAPL) and Research in Motion (RIMM) are their top 2 largest holdings respectively, as they boosted their positions in both by over 14% each. Additionally, they added to their Marvell (MRVL) position, bringing it up to the fund's 5th largest position now. Maverick also continues to build a position in Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), as it now is their 8th largest holding.<br /><br />Among their new positions this quarter are First Solar (FSLR), Lorillard (LO), and CVS Caremark (CVS). I highlight these three in particular because Maverick started large, new positions in all three names. First Solar (FSLR) was brought up all the way to the fund's 6th largest holding after not even owning shares last quarter. They started a new position in CVS Caremark (CVS) and brought it up to the fund's 15th largest holding. Also, they added heavily to Lorillard (LO) as well, making this new position their 12th largest holding. This position is interesting because we also saw Lone Pine Capital (ran by Stephen Mandel Jr.) start a new position in this exact same name. And, actually, this is not the only position that both Maverick and Lone Pine both started together. In this 13F filing, we see that Maverick started a position in Hansen Natural (HANS). And, Lone Pine recently disclosed that they have a 7.8% stake in HANS. It's definitely common to see many similar positions within the portfolios of various 'Tiger Cub' managers who now run their own funds because they all undoubtedly keep in touch and come from the same school of thought.<br /><br />One last thing I would like to point out is Maverick selling completely out of various consumer related names. They sold completely out of their positions in Autozone (AZO), Hanesbrands (HBI), Sears (SHLD), Starbucks (SBUX), Crocs (CROX), and OfficeMax (OMX).<br /><br />You can view their most recent 13F as filed with the SEC <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934639/000094787108000476/ss44011_13fhr.txt">here</a>.<br /><br />Guest post by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://marketfolly.com/">Market Folly</a><br /><br /><a href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/03/hedge-fund-newsletter.html" title="Hedge Fund Newsletter">Free Daily Hedge Fund Newsletter</a><br /><h4>Related to Investment Securities/Holding Tool:</h4><ul><li><b><a href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/06/52-most-popular-hedge-fund-articles.html" title="Hedge Fund Articles">Top 52 Most Popular Articles</a></b></li><li><a href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/08/hedge-fund-tracker-tool.html" title="Hedge Fund Tracker Tool">Hedge Fund Tracker Tool</a></li><li><a title="Financial Certification" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/08/financial-certification.html">Financial Certification</a></li><li><a title="Hedge Fund Forum" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/08/hedge-fund-forum.html">Hedge Fund Forum</a></li><li><a href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/08/hedge-fund-accountant.html" title="Hedge Fund Accountant">Hedge Fund Accountants</a></li><li><a href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/08/investment-consultants.html" title="Investment Consultants">Investment Consultants</a><span style="bold;"><b> </b></span></li><li><a title="investment book" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/08/investment-book.html">Investment Book</a></li><li><a title="Hedge Fund Terms" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/03/hedge-fund-terms.html">Hedge Fund Terms and Definitions</a></li><li><a title="hedge fund guides" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/08/geographical-guide-to-hedge-funds.html">Geographical Hedge Fund Guides</a></li><li><a href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/01/fund-of-hedge-funds-database.html" title="hedge fund databases">Hedge Fund Database</a></li></ul>Permanent Link: Maverick Capital Management 13F Holdings Analysis<br /><br />Tags: Maverick Capital Management, Maverick Capital Hedge Fund, Maverick Capital New York London, Maverick Capital LP LTD LLC Inc, Maverick Capital Lee Ainslie, Hedge Fund<div class="feedflare">
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<h1><b>Lone Pine Capital<br /></b></h1><h2><b><span style="rgb(102, 0, 0);">Lone Pine Capital &#38; Stephen Mendel - Holdings</span></b></h2><br /><a title="Lone Pine Capital Hedge Fund Stephen Mendel" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/09/lone-pine-capital-hedge-fund-stephen.html"><img style="pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wM_OZdOMR_Y/SNcZQPaBu_I/AAAAAAAAB2U/ZAmQOQiwFvg/s200/Lone-Pine-Capital.jpg" alt="Lone Pine Capital Hedge Fund Holdings" border="0" /></a>This post is being written as part of HedgeFundBlogger.com's <a title="Investment Securities Holdings" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/09/investment-securities-and-holdings-of.html">Investment Securities Tool</a> which analyzes the holdings of hedge fund managers.<br /><br />Lone Pine Capital, managed by Stephen Mandel Jr. Lone Pine is an $8 Billion fund that has returned over 25% annually ever since its inception in 1997. Why is Mandel worth following you might ask? Well, he served as a consumer/retail analyst for Tiger Management back in the day for legendary investor Julian Robertson. Robertson's proteges/right-hand men have been nicknamed the "Tiger Cubs" and many have started their own funds. So, not only has Mandel learned from one of the best, but he has put up some very solid returns himself. Mandel is well versed in the ways of finding undervalued companies and his funds typically like to sniff out solid companies with good management that are trading below their intrinsic value. Just this past year 1 of his <a title="hedge fund" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2008/03/hedge-funds.html">hedge funds</a> was up 34% before fees while another was up 32% before fees. His track record speaks for itself. And, not to mention, he learned from one of the greats in Julian Robertson.<br /><br />The following are Lone Pine Capital's current holdings as of June 30th 2008, as released in their most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The positions in this most recent 13F were compared to last quarter's 13F and here are the changes made to their portfolio:<br /><br /><span style="bold;">New Positions:<br /></span>Entergy Corp (ETR): 3,518,632 shares.  This position is 6.06% of Lone Pine's portfolio.<br />Weatherford Intl (WFT): 4,820,337 shares.  This position is 3.42% of Lone Pine's portfolio.<br />Lorillard Inc (LO): 3,328,911 shares.  This position is 3.29% of Lone Pine's portfolio.<br />Amazon (AMZN): 2,527,634 shares.  This position is 2.65% of Lone Pine's portfolio.<br />Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD) <span style="bold;">Puts</span>: 1,336,800.  This position is 1.41% of Lone Pine's portfolio.<br /><br /><br /><span style="bold;">Added to:</span><br />America Movil (AMX):  Increased position by 39.5%.  Position is now 10.74% of their portfolio.<br />Sandridge Energy (SD):  Increased position by 22.24%.  Position is now 11.35% of their portfolio.<br />SAIC (SAI):  Increased position by 16.38%.  Position is now 2.45% of their portfolio.<br />Dicks Sporting Goods (DKS):  Increased position by 15.8%.  Position is now 1.48% of their portfolio.<br />XTO Energy (XTO):  Increased position by 5.41%.  Position is now 8.33% of their portfolio.<br /><br /><br /><span style="bold;">Reduced Positions:</span><br />CB Richard Ellis (CBG): Reduced their position by 9.62%.  Position is now 2.94% of their portfolio.<br />Illumina (ILMN): Reduced their position by 9.97%.  Position is now 2.69% of their portfolio.<br />Fastenal (FAST): Reduced their position by 12.5%.  Position is now 3.78% of their portfolio.<br />Qualcomm (QCOM): Reduced their position by 13.88%.  Position is now 7.26% of their portfolio.<br />Brookfield Asset Mgmt (BAM): Reduced their position by 16.4%.  Position is now 3.26% of their portfolio.<br />Monsanto (MON): Reduced their position by 25.82%.  Position is now 3.27% of their portfolio.<br />Mastercard (MA): Reduced their position by 29%.  Position is now 2.48% of their portfolio.<br />Priceline (PCLN): Reduced their position by 30.75%.  Position is now 2.34% of their portfolio.<br />Google (GOOG): Reduced their position by 39.30%.  Position is now 7.39% of their portfolio.<br />Infosys (INFY): Reduced their position by 49.1%.  Position is now 2.19% of their portfolio.<br />Visa (V): Reduced their position by 57.38%.  Position is now 1.93% of their portfolio.<br />Sears Holdings (SHLD) <span style="bold;">Puts</span> (2nd put position): Reduced their position by 79.73%.  Position is now 0.21% of their portfolio.<br /><br /><br /><span style="bold;">Removed Positions (Positions Lone Pine sold out of completely):</span><br />Apple (AAPL)<br />Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) - 2nd listed position<br />CME Group (CME)<br />EMC Corp (EMC)<br />Nutrisystem (NTRI)<br />Southwestern Energy (SWN)<br />SRA International (SRX)<br /><br /><br /><span style="bold;">Positions with no change:</span><br />MSC Industrial Direct (MSM). Position is 3.26% of their portfolio.<br />Teradata (TDC). Position is 3.06% of their portfolio.<br />Eagle Materials Inc (EXP). Position is 1.66% of their portfolio.<br />Bunge (BG) <span style="bold;">Puts.</span> Position is 0.85% of their portfolio.<br />Deltek (PROJ). Position is 0.24% of their portfolio.<br />New York Times (NYT) <span style="bold;">Puts</span>. Position is 0.02% of their portfolio.<br /><br /><br /><span style="bold;"><span style="bold;">Top 10 holdings by % of portfolio:<br /></span></span>1. Sandridge Energy (SD): 11.35% of the portfolio<br />2. America Movil (AMX): 10.74% of the portfolio<br />3. XTO Energy (XTO): 8.33% of the portfolio<br />4. Google (GOOG): 7.39% of the portfolio<br />5. Qualcomm (QCOM): 7.26% of the portfolio<br />6. Entergy (ETR): 6.06% of the portfolio (new position)<br />7.  Fastenal (FAST): 3.78% of the portfolio<br />8. Weatherford Intl (WFT): 3.42% of the portfolio (new position)<br />9. Lorillard Inc (LO): 3.29% of the portfolio (new position)<br />10. Monsanto (MON): 3.27% of the portfolio<br /><br />--------------------------------------------<br /><br /><span style="bold;">Breakdown:</span> Well, it's very evident where Mandel &#38; Lone Pine's poor performance is coming from. As of June 30th, they had massive holdings in natural gas and oil players Sandridge Energy (SD) and XTO Energy (XTO). SD was their top holding by % value and XTO was not far behind as their 3rd largest holding. The selloff in natural gas, oil, and all related stocks has undoubtedly affected Lone Pine in a negative way. The selloff in those names started around July, leaving Mandel a very limited window of opportunity to sell. Unfortunately, we'll have to wait until the next round of 13F's in the coming quarter to find out what Mandel has done with his large natural gas positions. Considering that the filing reports holdings as of June 30th, and the major selloff began in July, we have no idea whether Lone Pine was massively hurt by the selloff, or whether they were one of the parties responsible for the selloff. But, no matter how savvy Mandel may be, there is no way he got through July unscathed. So, that looks to be one of the main areas contributing to the lackluster performance of his Lone Cedar Fund so far in 2008.<br /><br />Next, I want to highlight that Lone Pine added to their America Movil (AMX) position by 39%, nearly doubling down on their shares. Obviously, Mandel still likes the company and was using the weakness to add to his position. His addition is interesting, considering numerous hedge funds completely removed their AMX position over the past quarter, including his 'Tiger cub' buddy John Griffin over at Blue Ridge Capital. AMX has long been a <a href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/">hedge fund</a> favorite and has been a top 10 holding in many prominent hedge fund portfolios over the past year. But, with the recent developments in AMX over the last few months, many hedge funds have taken action. And, unlike his colleagues, Mandel was buying the shares that other <a title="hedge fund managers, hedge fund manager" href="http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2007/10/hedge-fund-managers-pedigree.html">hedge fund managers</a> were selling off. It will be interesting to see how this continues to play out, as the once hedge fund favorite AMX may be falling out of favor with numerous managers. Lone Pine, however, was adding with conviction, making it their portfolio's 2nd largest position.<br /><br />I would also like to highlight a couple of new positions started by Lone Pine this past quarter. They added Entergy (ETR) in mass, making it their 6th largest holding at 6.06% of their overall portfolio. In the past, I've talked about ETR on the blog as a way to play both the rising demand in electricity as well as the nuclear space in alternative energy. In addition to starting ETR, they started Weatherford (WFT), an equipment and service provider in the oil and natural gas spaces. They brought this position up to the fund's 8th largest holding at 3.42% of their portfolio. Additionally, they started a position in Lorillard (LO), a cigarette manufacturer. They brought this name up to the 9th largest fund holding, at 3.29% of the portfolio. Mandel added ETR, WFT, and LO all with conviction over the past quarter, landing all three as top 10 holdings.<br /><br />Turning to tech, we see that Lone Pine has sizable positions in hedge fund favorites like Google (GOOG) and Qualcomm (QCOM). However, Lone Pine was selling off some of their tech holdings during the past quarter. They sold 13% of their QCOM position, leaving it as the fund's 5th largest holding. Mandel got aggressive with Google (GOOG) though, selling nearly 40% of his position. Despite the selling, it still remains their 4th largest holding. That just goes to show how large of a position he had in GOOG. Additionally, he sold completely out of Apple (AAPL). Just last quarter, it was his fund's 5th largest holding. Now, he no longer even holds a position.<br /><br />Lone Pine was also busy selling the payment processors Mastercard (MA) and Visa (V). They sold 30% of their position in MA and 57% of their position in V. You can't really blame them though, as they were sitting on some handsome profits from those positions. We'll keep an eye out to see if they add back to their positions now that MA and V trade at cheaper prices than they did 2 months ago. After all, the payment processors are big hedge fund favorites, having appeared in numerous funds' portfolios.<br /><br />Overall, its easy to see where Lone Pine might be struggling this year. They've been rewarded with nice gains in some of their tech and payment processing holdings. 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