Baupost Group 13F, Q4 2023

Seth Klarman · quarter ending 31 December 2023 · filed 13 February 2024 · SEC CIK 1061768

$4.59B
Filed US book
23
Positions
17.2%
Largest position

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

Largest positions, Q4 2023

Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q3 2023 filing.

CompanyTickerValue% of bookvs Q3 2023
LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD$788.68M17.2%new
VIASAT INCVSAT$452.09M9.9%unchanged
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$427.41M9.3%unchanged
ALPHABET INCGOOG$415.68M9.1%-23% shares
FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SVFIS$382.09M8.3%-9% shares
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD$375.23M8.2%unchanged
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INCWBD$287.18M6.3%unchanged
CLARIVATE PLC$236.13M5.2%+13% shares
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$235.03M5.1%unchanged
CRH PLC$231.38M5.0%unchanged
LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD$127.84M2.8%new
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC$102.55M2.2%+24% shares
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INCJ$94.47M2.1%+49% shares
THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC$83.39M1.8%unchanged
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD$82.73M1.8%-5% shares
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$69.43M1.5%-4% shares
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HLDGS INCSSNC$62.85M1.4%-55% shares
GRAY TELEVISION INCGTN$33.69M0.7%unchanged
GARRETT MOTION INCGTX$28.95M0.6%-50% shares
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$26.86M0.6%-62% shares
HERBALIFE LTD$25.63M0.6%unchanged
ALTICE USA INCOPTU$15.52M0.3%unchanged
FINCH THERAPEUTICS GROUP INC$243.0K0.0%unchanged

What changed since Q3 2023

Against the Q3 2023 filing, Baupost Group opened 2 new positions, added to 3, trimmed 7, left 11 unchanged and exited 11. Every position is compared, matched on its CUSIP; a change of 2% or less in shares counts as unchanged.

New positions

  • LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD$788.68M
  • LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD$127.84M

Exited

  • LIBERTY GLOBAL PLCwas $785.29M
  • VERITIV CORPwas $561.48M
  • LIBERTY GLOBAL PLCwas $123.17M
  • DGwas $98.08M
  • QRVOwas $89.32M
  • COIN 0.5 06/01/26was $70.66M
  • EDUwas $59.91M
  • SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HLDNGS PLwas $39.57M

and 3 more

Added to

  • CLARIVATE PLC+13%$236.13M
  • JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC+24%$102.55M
  • J+49%$94.47M

Trimmed

  • GOOG-23%$415.68M
  • FIS-9%$382.09M
  • TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD-5%$82.73M
  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL-4%$69.43M
  • SSNC-55%$62.85M
  • GTX-50%$28.95M
  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL-62%$26.86M

Other quarters

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0001567619-24-000192, 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.