Baupost Group 13F, Q2 2024

Seth Klarman · quarter ending 30 June 2024 · filed 13 August 2024 · SEC CIK 1061768

$3.63B
Filed US book
24
Positions
20.8%
Largest position

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

Largest positions, Q2 2024

Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q1 2024 filing.

CompanyTickerValue% of bookvs Q1 2024
LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD$755.25M20.8%unchanged
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD$433.23M11.9%+6% shares
CRH PLC$316.91M8.7%+56% shares
FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SVFIS$264.46M7.3%-37% shares
CLARIVATE PLC$221.51M6.1%+27% shares
ALPHABET INCGOOG$196.18M5.4%-64% shares
VIASAT INCVSAT$174.74M4.8%-9% shares
HUMANA INCHUM$156.93M4.3%new
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC$136.00M3.7%+53% shares
WESCO INTL INCWCC$127.29M3.5%+290% shares
LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD$125.40M3.5%unchanged
OUTBRAIN INC$103.27M2.8%unchanged
SOLVENTUM CORPSOLV$96.24M2.6%new
WILLSCOT MOBIL MINI HLDNG COWSC$92.97M2.6%new
EAGLE MATLS INCEXP$74.39M2.0%+31% shares
FORTREA HLDGS INCFTRE$73.30M2.0%+934% shares
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INCJ$69.05M1.9%-3% shares
HERBALIFE LTD$53.24M1.5%+128% shares
GDS HLDGS LTDGDS$39.48M1.1%+64% shares
THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC$35.62M1.0%-36% shares
CAPRI HOLDINGS LIMITED$33.08M0.9%new
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$23.46M0.7%-76% shares
VERISIGN INCVRSN$18.80M0.5%new
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL$13.29M0.4%-78% shares

What changed since Q1 2024

Against the Q1 2024 filing, Baupost Group opened 5 new positions, added to 9, trimmed 7, left 3 unchanged and exited 3. Every position is compared, matched on its CUSIP; a change of 2% or less in shares counts as unchanged.

New positions

  • HUM$156.93M
  • SOLV$96.24M
  • WSC$92.97M
  • CAPRI HOLDINGS LIMITED$33.08M
  • VRSN$18.80M

Exited

Added to

  • WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD+6%$433.23M
  • CRH PLC+56%$316.91M
  • CLARIVATE PLC+27%$221.51M
  • JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC+53%$136.00M
  • WCC+290%$127.29M
  • EXP+31%$74.39M
  • FTRE+934%$73.30M
  • HERBALIFE LTD+128%$53.24M

and 1 more

Trimmed

  • FIS-37%$264.46M
  • GOOG-64%$196.18M
  • VSAT-9%$174.74M
  • J-3%$69.05M
  • THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC-36%$35.62M
  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL-76%$23.46M
  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL-78%$13.29M

Other quarters

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0001567619-24-000363, 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.