Baupost Group 13F holdings, Q2 2008
Holdings as of June 30, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Baupost Group disclosed 56 US equity positions worth $1.4bn in its Q2 2008 13F filing. The largest position was NEWS CORP at 13.3% of the reported book, followed by EXTERRAN HLDGS INC and UNH. Against the Q1 2008 filing, it opened 9 new positions, added to 8 and reduced 6 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Baupost Group own in Q2 2008? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q1 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEWS CORP | 13.3% | $185.0m | 12,300,000 | 0% | held | |
| 2 | EXTERRAN HLDGS INC | 11.6% | $161.7m | 2,261,218 | 11% | added | |
| 3 | UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | Healthcare | 8.8% | $122.4m | 4,664,487 | – | new |
| 4 | DOMTAR CORP | 8.8% | $121.9m | 22,364,700 | 21% | added | |
| 5 | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW ENT | 5.6% | $77.5m | 3,200,000 | – | new | |
| 6 | THERAVANCE INC | 5.4% | $74.4m | 6,269,891 | 18% | added | |
| 7 | HORIZON LINES INC | 5.1% | $70.7m | 7,102,520 | 60% | added | |
| 8 | ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS LP UNIT L P INT | 4.7% | $64.9m | 1,661,363 | 0% | held | |
| 9 | SYNERON MEDICAL LTD | 3.7% | $50.7m | 3,086,619 | -1% | reduced | |
| 10 | SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP | 3.6% | $50.5m | 5,400,000 | 17% | added | |
| 11 | BORDERS GROUP INC | 2.5% | $34.3m | 5,722,700 | 15% | added | |
| 12 | GLOBAL CONSUMER ACQST CORP | 2.0% | $27.3m | 2,963,000 | 0% | held | |
| 13 | CAPITALSOURCE INC | 1.8% | $25.5m | 2,300,000 | – | new | |
| 14 | MARATHON ACQUISITION CORP | 1.6% | $22.5m | 2,877,639 | -45% | reduced | |
| 15 | AUDIOVOX CORP | 1.5% | $21.4m | 2,174,800 | 0% | held | |
| 16 | GHL ACQUISITION CORP | 1.5% | $20.9m | 2,250,000 | – | new | |
| 17 | CAPITOL ACQUISITION CORP DEL | 1.4% | $19.6m | 2,100,000 | 0% | held | |
| 18 | HICKS ACQUISITION CO I INC | 1.3% | $17.9m | 1,931,220 | 59% | added | |
| 19 | ENTERPRISE GP HLDGS L P UNIT LP INT | 1.2% | $16.1m | 536,910 | 0% | held | |
| 20 | ATLAS PIPELINE HOLDINGS LP | 1.2% | $16.0m | 477,778 | 0% | held | |
| 21 | ITRN ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL | Technology | 1.1% | $15.4m | 1,281,769 | 5% | added |
| 22 | ALLIANCE ONE INTL INC | 1.1% | $15.3m | 3,000,000 | -18% | reduced | |
| 23 | ALTERNATIVE ASSET MGMT ACQU | 1.0% | $13.9m | 1,500,000 | 0% | held | |
| 24 | SP ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC | 1.0% | $13.5m | 1,448,600 | 0% | held | |
| 25 | PRE PAID LEGAL SVCS INC | 0.9% | $12.6m | 309,722 | – | new | |
| 26 | MULTIMEDIA GAMES INC | 0.8% | $11.5m | 2,600,000 | 0% | held | |
| 27 | CHINA HLDGS ACQUISITION CORP | 0.7% | $9.5m | 1,050,000 | 0% | held | |
| 28 | CENTERPLATE INC UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.7% | $9.5m | 1,959,738 | – | new | |
| 29 | TRIPLECROWN ACQUISITION CORP | 0.7% | $9.4m | 1,021,500 | -59% | reduced | |
| 30 | LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO | 0.7% | $9.1m | 987,400 | 0% | held | |
| 31 | PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP | 0.7% | $9.1m | 981,630 | 0% | held | |
| 32 | GSC ACQUISITION COMPANY | 0.6% | $8.0m | 850,000 | 0% | held | |
| 33 | CORE CORE MARK HOLDING CO INC | 0.5% | $6.6m | 251,113 | -16% | reduced | |
| 34 | NRDC ACQUISITION CORP | 0.4% | $5.5m | 584,300 | -30% | reduced | |
| 35 | BPW ACQUISITION CORP | 0.4% | $5.3m | 573,900 | – | new | |
| 36 | GOLDEN POND HEALTHCARE INC | 0.3% | $4.7m | 633,000 | 0% | held | |
| 37 | TM ENTMT & MEDIA INC | 0.3% | $4.6m | 625,000 | 0% | held | |
| 38 | VICTORY ACQUISITION CORP | 0.3% | $3.8m | 400,000 | 0% | held | |
| 39 | SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP *W EXP 01/17/201 | 0.2% | $3.4m | 6,200,000 | 0% | held | |
| 40 | KBL HEALTHCARE ACQUIS CORP I | 0.2% | $3.1m | 410,000 | 0% | held | |
| 41 | SEANERGY MARITIME CORP | 0.2% | $2.4m | 250,000 | 0% | held | |
| 42 | 2020 CHINACAP ACQUIRCO INC | 0.2% | $2.3m | 307,000 | 0% | held | |
| 43 | GLOBAL CONSUMER ACQST CORP *W EXP 11/27/201 | 0.2% | $2.3m | 2,963,000 | 0% | held | |
| 44 | SP ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC *W EXP 10/10/201 | 0.1% | $948.0k | 1,580,700 | 0% | held | |
| 45 | GHL ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 02/14/201 | 0.1% | $813.0k | 1,250,000 | – | new | |
| 46 | PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/14/201 | 0.1% | $800.0k | 2,500,000 | 0% | held | |
| 47 | ENTERPRISE ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/07/201 | 0.1% | $750.0k | 1,250,000 | 0% | held | |
| 48 | OVERTURE ACQUISITION CORP | 0.0% | $688.0k | 74,400 | 0% | held | |
| 49 | OVERTURE ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 01/30/201 | 0.0% | $380.0k | 1,000,000 | 0% | held | |
| 50 | BPW ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 02/26/201 | 0.0% | $298.0k | 573,900 | – | new |
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.