Baupost Group 13F holdings, Q3 2007
Holdings as of September 30, 2007 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Baupost Group disclosed 34 US equity positions worth $782.5m in its Q3 2007 13F filing. The largest position was NEWS CORP at 17.2% of the reported book, followed by DOMTAR CORP and EXTERRAN HLDGS INC. Against the Q2 2007 filing, it opened 7 new positions, added to 8 and reduced 3 among the top 34 holdings.
What did Baupost Group own in Q3 2007? Top 34 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEWS CORP | 17.2% | $134.4m | 6,113,600 | 211% | added | |
| 2 | DOMTAR CORP | 10.0% | $77.9m | 9,500,000 | 188% | added | |
| 3 | EXTERRAN HLDGS INC | 9.9% | $77.2m | 960,667 | – | new | |
| 4 | SLM SLM CORP | Financial Services | 9.0% | $70.3m | 1,415,000 | -67% | reduced |
| 5 | SYNERON MEDICAL LTD | 6.9% | $54.4m | 2,300,000 | 19% | added | |
| 6 | FIRST AMERN CORP CALIF | 6.6% | $51.9m | 1,417,973 | 41% | added | |
| 7 | MARATHON ACQUISITION CORP | 5.3% | $41.6m | 5,277,639 | 0% | held | |
| 8 | FREEDOM ACQUISITION HLDGS IN | 4.0% | $31.5m | 2,800,000 | 56% | added | |
| 9 | HORIZON LINES INC | 3.3% | $25.6m | 840,000 | 81% | added | |
| 10 | NFG NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO N J | Energy | 3.0% | $23.4m | 500,000 | 0% | held |
| 11 | QUANTA CAPITAL HLDGS LTD | 2.4% | $18.8m | 6,950,000 | 0% | held | |
| 12 | GRUBB&ELLIS RLTY ADVISORS IN | 2.2% | $17.5m | 2,948,100 | 0% | held | |
| 13 | CORE CORE MARK HOLDING CO INC | 2.0% | $15.8m | 449,060 | 6% | added | |
| 14 | MULTIMEDIA GAMES INC | 1.7% | $13.2m | 1,555,168 | 19% | added | |
| 15 | ALTERNATIVE ASSET MGMT ACQU | 1.7% | $13.2m | 1,500,000 | – | new | |
| 16 | ALDABRA 2 ACQUISITION CORP | 1.4% | $11.0m | 1,200,000 | – | new | |
| 17 | SHANGHAI CENTURY ACQUISIT CO | 1.4% | $11.0m | 1,321,733 | 0% | held | |
| 18 | NORTH AMERN INS LEADERS INC | 1.3% | $10.0m | 1,293,300 | 0% | held | |
| 19 | JK ACQUISITION CORP | 1.1% | $8.6m | 1,453,300 | 0% | held | |
| 20 | HD PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP | 1.1% | $8.5m | 1,129,700 | 0% | held | |
| 21 | GSC ACQUISITION COMPANY | 1.0% | $7.8m | 850,000 | – | new | |
| 22 | ITRN ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL | Technology | 0.9% | $6.8m | 560,407 | – | new |
| 23 | INDIA GLOBALIZATION CAP INC | 0.8% | $6.2m | 1,066,800 | 0% | held | |
| 24 | SANTA MONICA MEDIA CORP | 0.7% | $5.7m | 750,000 | 0% | held | |
| 25 | COLUMBUS ACQUISITION CORP | 0.7% | $5.5m | 750,000 | 0% | held | |
| 26 | MEDIA & ENTMT HOLDINGS INC | 0.7% | $5.4m | 725,000 | 0% | held | |
| 27 | VANTAGE ENERGY SERVICES INC | 0.6% | $5.1m | 675,000 | 0% | held | |
| 28 | OCEANAUT INC | 0.6% | $5.0m | 625,000 | 0% | held | |
| 29 | MBF HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION C | 0.6% | $4.4m | 575,000 | – | new | |
| 30 | III INFORMATION SERVICES GROUP I | Technology | 0.5% | $3.8m | 500,000 | 0% | held |
| 31 | VICTORY ACQUISITION CORP | 0.5% | $3.7m | 400,000 | 0% | held | |
| 32 | KBL HEALTHCARE ACQUIS CORP I | 0.4% | $3.0m | 410,000 | – | new | |
| 33 | CLEARPOINT BUSINESS RES INC | 0.3% | $2.3m | 568,000 | -2% | reduced | |
| 34 | U.S. AUTO PARTS NETWORK INC | 0.2% | $1.9m | 220,406 | -77% | reduced |
Weights are shares of the reported long US equity book (options excluded). Values are as filed, normalised to whole dollars. Share changes compare against the immediately preceding filing only.