Baupost Group 13F, Q4 2024

Seth Klarman · quarter ending 31 December 2024 · filed 13 February 2025 · SEC CIK 1061768

$3.43B
Filed US book
22
Positions
16.8%
Largest position

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

Largest positions, Q4 2024

Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q3 2024 filing.

CompanyTickerValue% of bookvs Q3 2024
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD$575.34M16.8%+3% shares
LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD$518.42M15.1%-7% shares
ALPHABET INCGOOG$271.56M7.9%-3% shares
WESCO INTL INCWCC$259.80M7.6%+14% shares
CRH PLC$244.38M7.1%unchanged
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INCFERG$196.48M5.7%new
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTL INCQSR$189.13M5.5%+10156% shares
CLARIVATE PLC$184.30M5.4%-7% shares
EAGLE MATLS INCEXP$157.49M4.6%+28% shares
DOLLAR GEN CORP NEWDG$156.25M4.5%-11% shares
VIASAT INCVSAT$104.01M3.0%unchanged
GDS HLDGS LTDGDS$100.98M2.9%unchanged
SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS AG$100.60M2.9%new
SOLVENTUM CORPSOLV$95.54M2.8%-21% shares
HUMANA INCHUM$87.78M2.6%new
LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD$66.37M1.9%-28% shares
HERBALIFE LTD$50.85M1.5%+48% shares
GENUINE PARTS COGPC$36.82M1.1%new
HERBALIFE LTDHLF 4.25 06/15/28$13.10M0.4%unchanged
LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPLBRDK$12.76M0.4%unchanged
TAMBORAN RES CORPTBN$11.98M0.3%unchanged
LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPLBRDA$562.0K0.0%unchanged

What changed since Q3 2024

Against the Q3 2024 filing, Baupost Group opened 4 new positions, added to 5, trimmed 6, left 7 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

  • FERG$196.48M
  • SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS AG$100.60M
  • HUM$87.78M
  • GPC$36.82M

Exited

  • FISwas $81.36M
  • Jwas $45.90M
  • FTREwas $45.86M

Added to

  • WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTD+3%$575.34M
  • WCC+14%$259.80M
  • QSR+10156%$189.13M
  • EXP+28%$157.49M
  • HERBALIFE LTD+48%$50.85M

Trimmed

  • LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD-7%$518.42M
  • GOOG-3%$271.56M
  • CLARIVATE PLC-7%$184.30M
  • DG-11%$156.25M
  • SOLV-21%$95.54M
  • LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD-28%$66.37M

Other quarters

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0001061768-25-000002, 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.