Hound Partners 13F, Q3 2023

Jonathan Auerbach · quarter ending 30 September 2023 · filed 14 November 2023 · SEC CIK 1353316

$451.10M
Filed US book
18
Positions
17.8%
Largest position

Common stock only: shares the fund reported owning at the quarter end, valued as filed.

Largest positions, Q3 2023

Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q2 2023 filing.

CompanyTickerValue% of bookvs Q2 2023
INVESCO QQQ TRQQQ$80.07M17.8%+85% shares
BIO RAD LABS INCBIO$76.70M17.0%unchanged
VANGUARD WORLD FDSVPU$47.27M10.5%+149% shares
MICROSOFT CORPMSFT$38.49M8.5%unchanged
HCA HEALTHCARE INCHCA$34.80M7.7%+128% shares
GOLAR LNG LTD$33.81M7.5%unchanged
WORKDAY INCWDAY$26.13M5.8%unchanged
ROSS STORES INCROST$18.38M4.1%unchanged
FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SVFIS$17.72M3.9%-55% shares
KIRBY CORPKEX$13.38M3.0%-50% shares
ENTEGRIS INCENTG$10.91M2.4%new
RHRH$10.62M2.4%-18% shares
DANAHER CORPORATIONDHR$10.13M2.3%new
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCTMO$10.04M2.2%unchanged
MOHAWK INDS INCMHK$8.94M2.0%new
FRESHWORKS INCFRSH$7.09M1.6%unchanged
CONTROLADORA VUELA COMP DE AVLRS$5.83M1.3%unchanged
FTC SOLAR INC$780.5K0.2%new

What changed since Q2 2023

Against the Q2 2023 filing, Hound Partners opened 4 new positions, added to 3, trimmed 3, left 8 unchanged and exited 2. Every position is compared, matched on its CUSIP; a change of 2% or less in shares counts as unchanged.

New positions

  • ENTG$10.91M
  • DHR$10.13M
  • MHK$8.94M
  • FTC SOLAR INC$780.5K

Exited

  • VOOwas $35.95M
  • RIVNwas $13.84M

Added to

  • QQQ+85%$80.07M
  • VPU+149%$47.27M
  • HCA+128%$34.80M

Trimmed

  • FIS-55%$17.72M
  • KEX-50%$13.38M
  • RH-18%$10.62M

Other quarters

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0001353316-23-000008, filed by Hound Partners, LLC. Values are as filed and cover US-listed positions only; a 13F does not show short positions or holdings outside the US. A 13F may be filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends, so the fund may have traded since. Educational information, not financial advice.