Baupost Group 13F holdings, Q4 2008
Holdings as of December 31, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Baupost Group disclosed 40 US equity positions worth $887.7m in its Q4 2008 13F filing. The largest position was NEWS CORP at 17.3% of the reported book, followed by THERAVANCE INC and EXTERRAN HLDGS INC. Against the Q3 2008 filing, it opened 6 new positions, added to 7 and reduced 6 among the top 40 holdings.
What did Baupost Group own in Q4 2008? Top 40 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEWS CORP | 17.3% | $154.0m | 16,942,972 | 1% | added | |
| 2 | THERAVANCE INC | 12.6% | $111.9m | 9,033,741 | 44% | added | |
| 3 | EXTERRAN HLDGS INC | 11.8% | $105.0m | 4,928,925 | 70% | added | |
| 4 | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW ENT | 8.2% | $72.8m | 4,162,901 | -13% | reduced | |
| 5 | DOMTAR CORP | 6.3% | $55.9m | 33,452,199 | 50% | added | |
| 6 | NEWS CORP | 5.8% | $51.6m | 5,390,600 | 237% | added | |
| 7 | IAC INTERACTIVECORP | 4.9% | $43.1m | 2,740,542 | -22% | reduced | |
| 8 | RHI ENTMT INC DEL | 3.3% | $29.7m | 3,661,699 | 5% | added | |
| 9 | FACET BIOTECH CORP | 3.0% | $26.6m | 2,772,092 | – | new | |
| 10 | SYNERON MEDICAL LTD | 2.9% | $25.7m | 3,086,619 | 0% | held | |
| 11 | THERAVANCE INC | 2.9% | $25.4m | 41,500,000 | – | new | |
| 12 | CAPITALSOURCE INC DBCV 4.000% 7/1 | 2.5% | $21.9m | 38,000,000 | – | new | |
| 13 | GHL ACQUISITION CORP | 2.3% | $20.2m | 2,250,000 | 0% | held | |
| 14 | ISTAR FINL INC FRNT 10/0 | 2.0% | $18.1m | 61,930,000 | – | new | |
| 15 | ALLIANCE ONE INTL INC | 2.0% | $18.1m | 6,156,400 | 0% | held | |
| 16 | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW CAP | 1.8% | $16.3m | 3,461,368 | – | new | |
| 17 | CAPITALSOURCE INC | 1.8% | $15.9m | 3,441,646 | – | new | |
| 18 | CAPITALSOURCE INC | 1.7% | $15.1m | 24,613,000 | 144% | added | |
| 19 | HORIZON LINES INC | 1.4% | $12.7m | 3,641,545 | -6% | reduced | |
| 20 | ITRN ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROL | Technology | 1.4% | $12.6m | 1,721,066 | 0% | held |
| 21 | AUDIOVOX CORP | 1.1% | $9.6m | 1,915,086 | -0% | held | |
| 22 | CHINA HLDGS ACQUISITION CORP | 1.0% | $9.2m | 1,050,000 | 0% | held | |
| 23 | MULTIMEDIA GAMES INC | 0.7% | $6.2m | 2,600,000 | 0% | held | |
| 24 | CENTERPLATE INC UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.4% | $3.8m | 2,209,051 | 0% | held | |
| 25 | PRE PAID LEGAL SVCS INC | 0.3% | $2.3m | 60,592 | -75% | reduced | |
| 26 | ATLAS PIPELINE HOLDINGS LP | 0.1% | $1.1m | 287,528 | -40% | reduced | |
| 27 | SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP *W EXP 01/17/201 | 0.1% | $992.0k | 6,200,000 | 0% | held | |
| 28 | BORDERS GROUP INC | 0.1% | $667.0k | 1,667,252 | -8% | reduced | |
| 29 | GLOBAL CONSUMER ACQST CORP *W EXP 11/27/201 | 0.0% | $267.0k | 2,963,000 | 0% | held | |
| 30 | SP ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC *W EXP 10/10/201 | 0.0% | $253.0k | 1,580,700 | 0% | held | |
| 31 | GHL ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 02/14/201 | 0.0% | $250.0k | 1,250,000 | 0% | held | |
| 32 | PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/14/201 | 0.0% | $175.0k | 2,500,000 | 0% | held | |
| 33 | BPW ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 02/26/201 | 0.0% | $86.0k | 573,900 | 0% | held | |
| 34 | OVERTURE ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 01/30/201 | 0.0% | $50.0k | 1,000,000 | 0% | held | |
| 35 | ENTERPRISE ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/07/201 | 0.0% | $38.0k | 1,250,000 | 0% | held | |
| 36 | COLUMBUS ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 05/18/201 | 0.0% | $29.0k | 750,000 | 0% | held | |
| 37 | TM ENTMT & MEDIA INC *W EXP 10/17/201 | 0.0% | $16.0k | 525,000 | 0% | held | |
| 38 | MBF HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION C *W EXP 04/16/201 | 0.0% | $13.0k | 243,900 | 0% | held | |
| 39 | KBL HEALTHCARE ACQUIS CORP I *W EXP 07/18/201 | 0.0% | $5.0k | 235,000 | 0% | held | |
| 40 | MEDIA & ENTMT HOLDINGS INC *W EXP 03/09/201 | 0.0% | $1.0k | 725,000 | 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.