SC 13G
kenneth.miller@yale.edu
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NYSE

0001049606
COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.
57-0981653


KENNETH R. MILLER
(203) 432-5761


0000938582
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SC 13G


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock (Class A)
(Title of Class of Securities)

20563P-10-1
(CUSIP Number)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule purusant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[X]  Rule 13d-1(b)

1)   Name and I.R.S. Identification No. of Reporting Person:

     Yale University
     I.R.S. Number 06-0646973

2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

     (a)  (Not Applicable)
     (b)  (Not Applicable)

3)   SEC Use Only

4)   Citizenship or Place of Organization:

     Yale University is a Connecticut corporation.

Number of Shares         (5)  Sole Voting Power  - 0
Beneficially Owned by
Each Reporting           (6)  Shared Voting Power - 295,350
Person With:
                         (7)  Sole Dispositive Power  - 0

                         (8)  Shared Dispositive Power - 295,350

9)   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 295,350

10)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:
     (Not  Applicable)

11)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):  5.8%

12)  Type of Reporting Person:  EP



Item 1.

     (a)  Name of Issuer:

          COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC. (the "Company")

     (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:

          CompX International Inc.
	  5430 LBJ Freeway
	  Suite 1700
          Dallas, TX 75240-2697

Item 2.

     (a)  Name of Person Filing:

          Yale University

     (b)  Address of Principal Office:

          Yale University
          Investments Office
          55 Whitney Avenue, 5th Floor
          New Haven, CT 06510-1300
          Attn:  Kenneth R. Miller, Associate General Counsel

     (c)  Citizenship:

          Yale University is a Connecticut corporation.

     (d)  Title of Class of Securities:

          Common Stock (Class A)

     (e)  CUSIP Number:

          20563P-10-1

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check
whether the person filing is a:

.. . . .

(f)  [X]  . . . Endowment Fund; see section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

.. . . .

Item 4.   Ownership:

     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
          under the Exchange Act):            295,350

     (b)  Percent of Class:   6.8%

     (c)  Number of Shares as to which such person has:

          (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                0

          (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                295,350

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                0

          (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                295,350

          The shares of the common stock of the issuer reported as beneficially
          owned by the Reporting Person within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under
          the Exchange Act include (i) 267,350 shares held of record by the
          Reporting Person in an externally managed account terminable on
          notice of 60 days or less, and (ii) 28,000 shares held of record by
          the Yale University Retirement Plan for Staff Employees ("YURPSE"),
          which has shared power to direct the vote or disposition of such
          shares, in an externally managed account with the same investment
          manager, also terminable on notice of 60 days or less.  YURPSE is
          a noncontributory, defined benefit plan for staff employees.  The
          Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of
          common stock held by YURPSE.

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

          (Not Applicable)

Item 6.   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

          (Not Applicable)

Item 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
          the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:

          (Not Applicable)

Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of Group:

          (Not Applicable)

Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group:

          (Not Applicable)

Item 10.  Certification:

     By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.

SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.


Date: February 13, 2004

                         /s/ David F. Swensen
                         Name:     David F. Swensen
                         Title:    Chief Investment Officer