Baupost Group 13F, Q3 2023

Seth Klarman · quarter ending 30 September 2023 · filed 13 November 2023 · SEC CIK 1061768

$5.21B
Filed US book
32
Positions
15.1%
Largest position

Common stock only: shares the fund reported owning at the quarter end, valued as filed.

Largest positions, Q3 2023

The 25 largest of 32 positions. Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q2 2023 filing.

CompanyTickerValue% of bookvs Q2 2023
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC$785.29M15.1%-6% shares
VERITIV CORP$561.48M10.8%unchanged
ALPHABET INCGOOG$505.19M9.7%-7% shares
FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SVFIS$384.69M7.4%+3% shares
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$378.11M7.3%new
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD$325.07M6.2%+72% shares
VIASAT INCVSAT$298.59M5.7%unchanged
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INCWBD$274.05M5.3%unchanged
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$208.12M4.0%new
CRH PLC$183.10M3.5%new
CLARIVATE PLC$150.97M2.9%new
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC$123.17M2.4%unchanged
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HLDGS INCSSNC$120.77M2.3%-38% shares
DOLLAR GEN CORP NEWDG$98.08M1.9%+283% shares
QORVO INCQRVO$89.32M1.7%-64% shares
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC$87.20M1.7%unchanged
COINBASE GLOBAL INCCOIN 0.5 06/01/26$70.66M1.4%-15% shares
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD$70.00M1.3%new
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INCJ$66.58M1.3%new
THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC$64.03M1.2%unchanged
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$63.17M1.2%new
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$61.07M1.2%new
NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECHNOLOGYEDU$59.91M1.1%-75% shares
GARRETT MOTION INCGTX$47.18M0.9%-77% shares
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HLDNGS PL$39.57M0.8%unchanged

What changed since Q2 2023

Against the Q2 2023 filing, Baupost Group opened 8 new positions, added to 3, trimmed 10, left 11 unchanged and exited 5. Every position is compared, matched on its CUSIP; a change of 2% or less in shares counts as unchanged.

New positions

  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$378.11M
  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$208.12M
  • CRH PLC$183.10M
  • CLARIVATE PLC$150.97M
  • TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD$70.00M
  • J$66.58M
  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$63.17M
  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$61.07M

Exited

  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELwas $486.07M
  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELwas $268.31M
  • AMZNwas $125.66M
  • UNPwas $35.81M
  • CRH PLCwas $3.15M

Added to

  • FIS+3%$384.69M
  • WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD+72%$325.07M
  • DG+283%$98.08M

Trimmed

  • LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC-6%$785.29M
  • GOOG-7%$505.19M
  • SSNC-38%$120.77M
  • QRVO-64%$89.32M
  • COIN 0.5 06/01/26-15%$70.66M
  • EDU-75%$59.91M
  • GTX-77%$47.18M
  • HERBALIFE LTD-13%$23.69M

and 2 more

Other quarters

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0001567619-23-007709, filed by BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA. Values are as filed and cover US-listed positions only; a 13F does not show short positions or holdings outside the US. A 13F may be filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends, so the fund may have traded since. Educational information, not financial advice.