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Icahn Capital: 13F holdings, Q1 2011

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Icahn Capital disclosed 18 US equity positions worth $4.2bn in its Q1 2011 13F filing (holdings as of March 31, 2011, filed May 16, 2011). Its largest position is BIIB at 22.7% of the reported book, followed by GENZYME CORP, CLX. The top ten holdings are 95.2% of the book, and the portfolio behaves like about 7 equal-weight positions. Versus the prior filing it opened 3 new positions, added to 2, reduced 2 and exited 3. Note: this manager's most recent filing is 61 quarters behind the newest quarter on file, so these figures are history rather than current positioning.

This manager's most recent filing is 61 quarter(s) behind the newest quarter on file. Treat these figures as history, not current positioning.
$4.2bnreported US equity book
18positions
22.7%largest position
95.2%top 10 weight
6.65effective positions (1/HHI)
14quarters on file since Q4 2007

What does Icahn Capital own? Top holdings as of March 31, 2011

Change is measured in shares against the previous filing (Q4 2010), so price moves do not read as decisions. This quarter: 3 new, 2 added, 2 reduced, 3 exited.

#StockSectorWeightValueSharesΔ sharesAction
1 BIIB BIOGEN IDEC INC Healthcare 22.7%$943.8m12,860,205 0% held
2 GENZYME CORP 19.2%$798.1m10,480,000 0% held
3 CLX CLOROX CO DEL Consumer Defensive 16.8%$700.7m10,000,000 new
4 MOTOROLA MOBILITY HLDGS INC 15.7%$654.0m26,804,565 new
5 LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORP 5.4%$223.2m35,713,655 0% held
6 MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP 4.5%$188.7m12,896,232 0% held
7 LAWSON SOFTWARE INC NEW 4.2%$172.8m14,278,916 5% added
8 TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAR Communication Services 3.6%$151.3m9,844,502 0% held
9 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP 1.6%$65.5m1,954,908 -91% reduced
10 CMC COMMERCIAL METALS CO Industrials 1.5%$63.8m3,692,984 0% held
11 CYBERONICS INC 1.5%$61.4m1,929,569 -8% reduced
12 FOREST LABS INC 1.3%$53.4m1,652,372 36% added
13 ENZON PHARMACEUTICALS INC 1.2%$51.5m4,723,891 0% held
14 EXEL EXELIXIS INC Healthcare 0.6%$26.6m2,357,110 0% held
15 SOUTHERN UN CO NEW 0.1%$5.3m186,154 new
16 LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORP 0.0%$918.0k923,200 0% held
17 LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORP FRNT 3.625% 3/1 0.0%$341.0k343,200 0% held
18 ADVENTRX PHARMAMACEUTICALS INC 0.0%$289.0k138,377 0% held

What did Icahn Capital sell? Positions exited since the previous filing

StockPrior weightPrior value
MOTOROLA INC97.3%$1.9bn
MAS MASCO CORP2.6%$52.9m
NAV NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW0.0%$540.0k

Sector mix

SectorWeight
Healthcare23.3%
Consumer Defensive16.8%
Communication Services3.6%
Industrials1.5%

Sectors cover positions whose ticker resolved to a sector; the remainder is unclassified, not cash.

Filing history

QuarterPositionsEquity value
Q1 201118$4.2bn
Q4 201018$5.0bn
Q3 201017$4.4bn
Q2 201018$3.2bn
Q1 201015$2.8bn
Q4 200915$2.6bn
Q3 200916$3.1bn
Q2 200917$2.7bn
Q1 200918$2.3bn
Q4 200821$2.7bn
Q3 200823$4.2bn
Q2 200820$4.6bn
Q1 200822$4.4bn
Q4 200727$4.5bn

How concentrated is Icahn Capital's portfolio?

Across every quarter Icahn Capital has filed, its median largest position is 33.5% of the book and its median top-ten weight is 97.3%, which WhaleCreep classifies as concentrated (the gate is a median largest position of 5%). Of 34 completed holding spells, the median lasted 3.5 quarters; 18 positions are still open and their final length is unknown.