Baupost Group 13F holdings, Q1 2008
Holdings as of March 31, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Baupost Group disclosed 61 US equity positions worth $1.3bn in its Q1 2008 13F filing. The largest position was NEWS CORP at 18.4% of the reported book, followed by EXTERRAN HLDGS INC and DOMTAR CORP. Against the Q4 2007 filing, it opened 12 new positions, added to 9 and reduced 11 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Baupost Group own in Q1 2008? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q4 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEWS CORP | 18.4% | $230.6m | 12,300,000 | 101% | added | |
| 2 | EXTERRAN HLDGS INC | 10.5% | $131.6m | 2,039,318 | 137% | added | |
| 3 | DOMTAR CORP | 10.1% | $126.5m | 18,523,400 | 74% | added | |
| 4 | HORIZON LINES INC | 6.6% | $82.4m | 4,427,419 | 17% | added | |
| 5 | ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS LP UNIT L P INT | 5.3% | $66.6m | 1,661,363 | 0% | held | |
| 6 | THERAVANCE INC | 4.5% | $56.1m | 5,328,598 | – | new | |
| 7 | SYNERON MEDICAL LTD | 3.6% | $45.3m | 3,113,519 | 17% | added | |
| 8 | SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP | 3.4% | $42.2m | 4,603,250 | – | new | |
| 9 | MARATHON ACQUISITION CORP | 3.3% | $40.7m | 5,277,639 | 0% | held | |
| 10 | IP INTL PAPER CO | Consumer Cyclical | 3.1% | $38.7m | 1,422,600 | – | new |
| 11 | BORDERS GROUP INC | 2.3% | $29.2m | 4,971,600 | – | new | |
| 12 | GLOBAL CONSUMER ACQST CORP | 2.1% | $26.9m | 2,963,000 | – | new | |
| 13 | HECKMANN CORP | 2.1% | $26.1m | 3,500,000 | -30% | reduced | |
| 14 | AUDIOVOX CORP | 1.9% | $23.2m | 2,174,800 | 318% | added | |
| 15 | TRIPLECROWN ACQUISITION CORP | 1.8% | $22.8m | 2,498,900 | -4% | reduced | |
| 16 | ALLIANCE ONE INTL INC | 1.8% | $22.2m | 3,668,442 | 20% | added | |
| 17 | CAPITOL ACQUISITION CORP DEL | 1.5% | $19.3m | 2,100,000 | 0% | held | |
| 18 | ENTERPRISE GP HLDGS L P UNIT LP INT | 1.3% | $16.0m | 536,910 | 0% | held | |
| 19 | ALTERNATIVE ASSET MGMT ACQU | 1.1% | $14.2m | 1,500,000 | 0% | held | |
| 20 | MULTIMEDIA GAMES INC | 1.1% | $13.9m | 2,600,000 | 28% | added | |
| 21 | SP ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC | 1.1% | $13.3m | 1,448,600 | -64% | reduced | |
| 22 | ATLAS PIPELINE HOLDINGS LP | 1.0% | $13.1m | 477,778 | 0% | held | |
| 23 | ITRN ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL | Technology | 1.0% | $12.3m | 1,220,569 | 0% | held |
| 24 | QUANTA CAPITAL HLDGS LTD | 1.0% | $12.0m | 6,950,000 | 0% | held | |
| 25 | HICKS ACQUISITION CO I INC | 0.9% | $11.2m | 1,217,500 | -65% | reduced | |
| 26 | CHINA HLDGS ACQUISITION CORP | 0.8% | $9.4m | 1,050,000 | – | new | |
| 27 | LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO | 0.7% | $9.2m | 987,400 | – | new | |
| 28 | PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP | 0.7% | $8.9m | 981,630 | -61% | reduced | |
| 29 | CORE CORE MARK HOLDING CO INC | 0.7% | $8.6m | 299,113 | 90% | added | |
| 30 | GSC ACQUISITION COMPANY | 0.6% | $7.9m | 850,000 | 0% | held | |
| 31 | NRDC ACQUISITION CORP | 0.6% | $7.7m | 834,300 | -69% | reduced | |
| 32 | BPW ACQUISITION CORP UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.4% | $5.5m | 573,900 | – | new | |
| 33 | SANTA MONICA MEDIA CORP | 0.4% | $5.4m | 714,400 | -5% | reduced | |
| 34 | VANTAGE ENERGY SERVICES INC | 0.4% | $5.0m | 675,000 | 0% | held | |
| 35 | NFG NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO N J | Energy | 0.4% | $4.7m | 100,000 | -80% | reduced |
| 36 | GOLDEN POND HEALTHCARE INC | 0.4% | $4.7m | 633,000 | 0% | held | |
| 37 | TM ENTMT & MEDIA INC | 0.4% | $4.5m | 625,000 | 0% | held | |
| 38 | MBF HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION C | 0.4% | $4.4m | 575,000 | 0% | held | |
| 39 | NORTH AMERN INS LEADERS INC | 0.3% | $4.3m | 541,700 | -58% | reduced | |
| 40 | VICTORY ACQUISITION CORP | 0.3% | $3.8m | 400,000 | 0% | held | |
| 41 | KBL HEALTHCARE ACQUIS CORP I | 0.2% | $3.0m | 410,000 | 0% | held | |
| 42 | SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP *W EXP 01/17/201 | 0.2% | $2.8m | 6,200,000 | – | new | |
| 43 | SEANERGY MARITIME CORP | 0.2% | $2.4m | 250,000 | 0% | held | |
| 44 | 2020 CHINACAP ACQUIRCO INC | 0.2% | $2.2m | 307,000 | 0% | held | |
| 45 | GLOBAL CONSUMER ACQST CORP *W EXP 11/27/201 | 0.2% | $2.1m | 2,963,000 | – | new | |
| 46 | MDRX ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTI | Healthcare | 0.1% | $1.8m | 172,800 | – | new |
| 47 | INNOPHOS HOLDINGS INC | 0.1% | $1.7m | 108,435 | – | new | |
| 48 | HECKMANN CORP *W EXP 11/09/201 | 0.1% | $1.5m | 2,345,000 | -13% | reduced | |
| 49 | PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/14/201 | 0.1% | $1.0m | 2,500,000 | 0% | held | |
| 50 | SP ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC *W EXP 10/10/201 | 0.1% | $885.0k | 1,580,700 | -35% | 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.