Baupost Group 13F, Q3 2024

Seth Klarman · quarter ending 30 September 2024 · filed 13 November 2024 · SEC CIK 1061768

$3.52B
Filed US book
21
Positions
26.0%
Largest position

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

Largest positions, Q3 2024

Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q2 2024 filing.

CompanyTickerValue% of bookvs Q2 2024
LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD$914.34M26.0%unchanged
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD$524.62M14.9%+8% shares
CLARIVATE PLC$276.40M7.9%unchanged
ALPHABET INCGOOG$245.03M7.0%+37% shares
CRH PLC$244.52M7.0%-38% shares
WESCO INTL INCWCC$211.32M6.0%+57% shares
DOLLAR GEN CORP NEWDG$194.83M5.5%new
LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD$151.87M4.3%unchanged
VIASAT INCVSAT$145.94M4.2%-11% shares
EAGLE MATLS INCEXP$143.90M4.1%+46% shares
SOLVENTUM CORPSOLV$126.89M3.6%unchanged
GDS HLDGS LTDGDS$86.70M2.5%unchanged
FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SVFIS$81.36M2.3%-72% shares
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INCJ$45.90M1.3%-29% shares
FORTREA HLDGS INCFTRE$45.86M1.3%-27% shares
HERBALIFE LTD$36.84M1.1%unchanged
LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPLBRDK$13.19M0.4%new
HERBALIFE LTDHLF 4.25 06/15/28$12.56M0.4%new
TAMBORAN RES CORPTBN$11.60M0.3%new
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTL INCQSR$2.04M0.1%new
LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPLBRDA$581.0K0.0%new

What changed since Q2 2024

Against the Q2 2024 filing, Baupost Group opened 6 new positions, added to 4, trimmed 5, left 6 unchanged and exited 9. Every position is compared, matched on its CUSIP; a change of 2% or less in shares counts as unchanged.

New positions

Exited

  • HUMwas $156.93M
  • JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLCwas $136.00M
  • OUTBRAIN INCwas $103.27M
  • WSCwas $92.97M
  • THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INCwas $35.62M
  • CAPRI HOLDINGS LIMITEDwas $33.08M
  • LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELwas $23.46M
  • VRSNwas $18.80M

and 1 more

Added to

  • WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD+8%$524.62M
  • GOOG+37%$245.03M
  • WCC+57%$211.32M
  • EXP+46%$143.90M

Trimmed

  • CRH PLC-38%$244.52M
  • VSAT-11%$145.94M
  • FIS-72%$81.36M
  • J-29%$45.90M
  • FTRE-27%$45.86M

Other quarters

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0001061768-24-000005, 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.