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Seth Klarman

Seth Klarman Baupost Group

AUM $5.42B Turnover 20%
1-Year Est. Return 22.93%
 

Seth Klarman is the founder and CEO of the Baupost Group, one of the most respected value-oriented investment firms. He is the author of Margin of Safety and is known for patient, opportunistic capital allocation across equities, credit, and special situations. Klarman’s approach emphasizes downside protection, cash when opportunities are scarce, and independent thinking when markets become crowded.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+2.14%
1 Year Est. Return
+22.93%
3 Year Est. Return
+47.86%
5 Year Est. Return
+25.7%
10 Year Est. Return
+163.46%
AUM
$6.92B
AUM Growth
+$1.41B
Cap. Flow
+$1.24B
Cap. Flow %
17.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
79.86%
Holding
42
New
5
Increased
10
Reduced
4
Closed
6
Avg Time Held
1.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1 year
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.2 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 35.89%
2 Energy 27.53%
3 Healthcare 17.23%
4 Communication Services 6.06%
5 Financials 4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
EMC icon
1
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$1.38B 19.96%
51,851,500
+22,602,881
+77% +$573M
2015 Q4
1 quarter
LNG icon
2
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$63.7B
$1.01B 14.58%
29,841,174
+3,751,505
+14% +$122M
2014 Q1
8 quarters
VSAT icon
3
Viasat
VSAT
$10.2B
$847M 12.24%
11,533,137
– –
2013 Q2
11 quarters
AR icon
4
Antero Resources
AR
$12B
$535M 7.72%
21,505,881
+2,337,937
+12% +$56.2M
2014 Q3
6 quarters
AGN
5
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$461M 6.66%
+1,721,587
New +$493M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
PBF icon
6
PBF Energy
PBF
$8.53B
$353M 5.1%
10,641,175
-383,825
-3% -$12.3M
2013 Q3
10 quarters
PYPL icon
7
PayPal
PYPL
$49B
$273M 3.94%
7,059,745
-4,049,533
-36% -$146M
2015 Q3
2 quarters
INVA icon
8
Innoviva
INVA
$1.36B
$249M 3.6%
19,815,983
– –
2013 Q2
11 quarters
TFCFA
9
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$215M 3.1%
7,696,922
+3,599,422
+88% +$96.3M
2015 Q3
2 quarters
TFCF
10
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$205M 2.96%
7,278,100
+750,600
+11% +$20.2M
2015 Q3
2 quarters
OLN icon
11
Olin
OLN
$2.03B
$187M 2.69%
10,739,202
+3,739,202
+53% +$57.9M
2015 Q3
2 quarters
TBPH icon
12
DELISTED
Theravance Biopharma
TBPH
$122M 1.77%
6,500,991
+80,963
+1% +$1.32M
2014 Q2
7 quarters
KERX
13
DELISTED
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc
KERX
$120M 1.74%
25,791,678
– –
2014 Q1
8 quarters
VMW
14
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$118M 1.7%
+2,252,694
New +$112M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
VRTV
15
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$113M 1.64%
3,044,385
+158,703
+5% +$5.23M
2014 Q3
6 quarters
ATRA icon
16
Atara Biotherapeutics
ATRA
$81.9M
$102M 1.47%
214,385
– –
2014 Q4
5 quarters
FWP
17
DELISTED
Forward Pharma A/S American Depositary Shares
FWP
$91.2M 1.32%
766,757
– –
2014 Q4
5 quarters
NG icon
18
NovaGold Resources
NG
$2.58B
$75.6M 1.09%
15,000,000
-3,977,449
-21% -$18.3M
2013 Q2
11 quarters
IMOS icon
19
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
IMOS
$1.77B
$65.2M 0.94%
3,404,942
– –
2013 Q2
11 quarters
KLXI
20
DELISTED
KLX Inc.
KLXI
$64.3M 0.93%
2,372,000
– –
2015 Q1
4 quarters
SEMI icon
21
DELISTED
SunEdison Semiconductor Limited
SEMI
$54.3M 0.78%
8,372,979
– –
2014 Q2
7 quarters
AIG.WS icon
22
DELISTED
American International Group, Inc.
AIG.WS
$39.7M 0.57%
2,124,551
+866,055
+69% +$15.7M
2013 Q2
11 quarters
BITI icon
23
DELISTED
BIOTIE THERAPIES CORP SPONSORED ADR
BITI
$36.8M 0.53%
1,395,000
– –
2015 Q2
3 quarters
PRTK
24
DELISTED
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PRTK
$23.4M 0.34%
1,544,498
– –
2014 Q4
5 quarters
RUN icon
25
Sunrun
RUN
$2.1B
$18.5M 0.27%
2,848,082
– –
2015 Q3
2 quarters

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Seth Klarman's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Seth Klarman held 42 positions worth $6.92B, up 26% from $5.51B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 80% of the portfolio.

Seth Klarman deployed $1.24B of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 5 new positions and adding to 10 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Allergan plc: 1,721,587 shares worth $461M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 36% of assets, up from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was PayPal, an estimated $146M trimmed.

  • Seth Klarman's largest Q1 2016 buy was Allergan plc: 1,721,587 shares worth $461M.
  • Seth Klarman added most to EMC CORPORATION in Q1 2016, an estimated $573M increase.
  • Seth Klarman's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was PayPal, cutting an estimated $146M.
  • Seth Klarman fully exited Frontier Communications Corp. in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $51M.
  • Seth Klarman's ten largest holdings make up 80% of its $6.92B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Seth Klarman opened 5 new positions and closed 6 in Q1 2016.
  • Seth Klarman's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $6.92B.

Based on Baupost Group's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 13 May 2016.