Baupost Group 13F holdings, Q3 2008
Holdings as of September 30, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Baupost Group disclosed 43 US equity positions worth $1.1bn in its Q3 2008 13F filing. The largest position was NEWS CORP at 18.0% of the reported book, followed by LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW ENT and DOMTAR CORP. Against the Q2 2008 filing, it opened 4 new positions, added to 6 and reduced 9 among the top 43 holdings.
What did Baupost Group own in Q3 2008? Top 43 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEWS CORP | 18.0% | $202.1m | 16,855,000 | 37% | added | |
| 2 | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW ENT | 10.7% | $120.1m | 4,808,726 | 50% | added | |
| 3 | DOMTAR CORP | 9.1% | $102.9m | 22,364,700 | 0% | held | |
| 4 | EXTERRAN HLDGS INC | 8.2% | $92.6m | 2,898,811 | 28% | added | |
| 5 | THERAVANCE INC | 6.9% | $78.1m | 6,269,891 | 0% | held | |
| 6 | IAC INTERACTIVECORP | 5.4% | $60.7m | 3,508,942 | – | new | |
| 7 | RHI ENTMT INC DEL | 4.6% | $51.9m | 3,480,299 | – | new | |
| 8 | SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP | 4.3% | $48.5m | 5,400,000 | 0% | held | |
| 9 | SYNERON MEDICAL LTD | 3.9% | $44.0m | 3,086,619 | 0% | held | |
| 10 | ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS LP UNIT L P INT | 3.8% | $42.3m | 1,661,363 | 0% | held | |
| 11 | HORIZON LINES INC | 3.4% | $38.3m | 3,877,200 | -45% | reduced | |
| 12 | ALLIANCE ONE INTL INC | 2.1% | $23.4m | 6,156,400 | 105% | added | |
| 13 | GHL ACQUISITION CORP | 1.8% | $20.7m | 2,250,000 | 0% | held | |
| 14 | UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | Healthcare | 1.8% | $20.1m | 789,700 | -83% | reduced |
| 15 | NEWS CORP | 1.7% | $19.4m | 1,599,800 | – | new | |
| 16 | ITRN ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL | Technology | 1.7% | $18.6m | 1,721,066 | 34% | added |
| 17 | AUDIOVOX CORP | 1.6% | $18.0m | 1,916,686 | -12% | reduced | |
| 18 | SP ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC | 1.2% | $13.0m | 1,398,600 | -3% | reduced | |
| 19 | ENTERPRISE GP HLDGS L P UNIT LP INT | 1.1% | $12.6m | 536,910 | 0% | held | |
| 20 | BORDERS GROUP INC | 1.1% | $11.9m | 1,812,252 | -68% | reduced | |
| 21 | ATLAS PIPELINE HOLDINGS LP | 1.0% | $11.5m | 477,778 | 0% | held | |
| 22 | MULTIMEDIA GAMES INC | 1.0% | $11.3m | 2,600,000 | 0% | held | |
| 23 | PRE PAID LEGAL SVCS INC | 0.9% | $9.8m | 238,153 | -23% | reduced | |
| 24 | CHINA HLDGS ACQUISITION CORP | 0.8% | $9.5m | 1,050,000 | 0% | held | |
| 25 | PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP | 0.8% | $8.8m | 981,630 | 0% | held | |
| 26 | TRIPLECROWN ACQUISITION CORP | 0.7% | $8.1m | 919,500 | -10% | reduced | |
| 27 | CAPITALSOURCE INC | 0.7% | $7.4m | 10,100,000 | – | new | |
| 28 | CENTERPLATE INC UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.6% | $6.7m | 2,209,051 | 13% | added | |
| 29 | CAPITOL ACQUISITION CORP DEL | 0.4% | $3.9m | 438,620 | -79% | reduced | |
| 30 | NRDC ACQUISITION CORP | 0.3% | $3.4m | 377,800 | -35% | reduced | |
| 31 | SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP *W EXP 01/17/201 | 0.2% | $1.9m | 6,200,000 | 0% | held | |
| 32 | GHL ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 02/14/201 | 0.1% | $800.0k | 1,250,000 | 0% | held | |
| 33 | GLOBAL CONSUMER ACQST CORP *W EXP 11/27/201 | 0.1% | $652.0k | 2,963,000 | 0% | held | |
| 34 | SP ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC *W EXP 10/10/201 | 0.0% | $474.0k | 1,580,700 | 0% | held | |
| 35 | PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/14/201 | 0.0% | $450.0k | 2,500,000 | 0% | held | |
| 36 | OVERTURE ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 01/30/201 | 0.0% | $280.0k | 1,000,000 | 0% | held | |
| 37 | ENTERPRISE ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/07/201 | 0.0% | $200.0k | 1,250,000 | 0% | held | |
| 38 | BPW ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 02/26/201 | 0.0% | $172.0k | 573,900 | 0% | held | |
| 39 | MEDIA & ENTMT HOLDINGS INC *W EXP 03/09/201 | 0.0% | $145.0k | 725,000 | 0% | held | |
| 40 | TM ENTMT & MEDIA INC *W EXP 10/17/201 | 0.0% | $105.0k | 525,000 | 0% | held | |
| 41 | COLUMBUS ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 05/18/201 | 0.0% | $75.0k | 750,000 | 0% | held | |
| 42 | MBF HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION C *W EXP 04/16/201 | 0.0% | $49.0k | 243,900 | 0% | held | |
| 43 | KBL HEALTHCARE ACQUIS CORP I *W EXP 07/18/201 | 0.0% | $35.0k | 235,000 | 0% | held |
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.