Blue Ridge Capital
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Date updated:11-20-2009

Managed by John Griffin, former right hand man of Julian Robertson as President of Tiger Management. From 1993 to 1996, he was President of Tiger Management, which he joined in 1987 after two years as a Financial Analyst in the Merchant Banking Group of Morgan Stanley. As an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Columbia Business School, he teaches “Seminar in Advanced Investment Research.”

Blue Ridge Capital is an investment partnership started by Mr. Griffin in June of 1996. The firm seeks high absolute returns by owning shares in businesses with outstanding investment characteristics and selling short the stock of companies with fundamental problems. Investment decisions are based on detailed, company-specific research with a long-term time horizon.

As of 9/30/2009 funds in Blue Ridge Capital, run by John Griffin, were valued at $4.74 billion.

During the quarter the fund had 54 total positions. The top five sector weightings are in: Services (28.83%), Financial (24.56%), Technology(20.24%), Healthcare (5.79%), and Energy (4.92%).

During the quarter some of the following significant actions were taken:

Positions closed out (16 positions): VALE, NOV, MRK, STT, VMW, PRE, SCHW
New positions (5 positions): JPM, GDX, DLTR, EQIX, PMT
Decreased positions (7 positions): AAPL, V, TMO, MA, BRK-A, BR, RNR, NG, WFC
Increased positions (11 positions): RRC, ESRX, WU, MON, SLV, PALM, CCI, AMZN

Here are the top 30 holdings as of September 30, 2009.

symbol name last price % change open
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  • AMZN
    Amazon.com
  • $118.03
  • +1.03%
  • $118.29

6.90% of portfolio. Position was increased by 32%.

People owning AMZN also tend to own: EBAYAAPLACHALTICROXFCELJSDA

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

  • +
  • AAPL
    Apple Inc.
  • $196.19
  • +1.07%
  • $196.46

5.88% of portfolio. Position was decreased by -31%.

People owning AAPL also tend to own: AMDCSCODELLGOOGIBMINTCMSFT

TheStreet.com Rating: B+ What is this?

  • +
  • PFE
    Pfizer Inc
  • $17.88
  • +0.22%
  • $17.87

5.79% of portfolio. Position was increased by 11%.

People owning PFE also tend to own: AAALLAPCBUDCOPCVXDOW

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

  • +
  • CCI
    Crown Castle Intl
  • $35.87
  • +0.59%
  • $36.13

5.41% of portfolio. Position was increased by 61%.

People owning CCI also tend to own: BGFELPFRGLNOPOPSWPGHSSRI

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • JPM
    Jp Morgan Chase C
  • $38.39
  • +1.83%
  • $38.19

5.21% of portfolio. Position was new.

People owning JPM also tend to own: AAAIGIBMINTCJNJKOMSFT

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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  • WU
    Western Union Com
  • $16.14
  • -0.12%
  • $16.35

4.99% of portfolio. Position was increased by 105%.

People owning WU also tend to own: AAADPAVPBACBRK-BBUDCSCO

TheStreet.com Rating: C+ What is this?

  • +
  • MSFT
    Microsoft Corpora
  • $28.01
  • +1.05%
  • $27.97

4.63% of portfolio. Position was new.

People owning MSFT also tend to own: AAPLAMDCSCODELLGOOGIBMINTC

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

  • +
  • CME
    Cme Group Inc.
  • $283.18
  • +1.03%
  • $285.09

4.46% of portfolio. Position was new.

People owning CME also tend to own: ALLBBOFLCZFCFKFSGFSIITGNDAQ

TheStreet.com Rating: C+ What is this?

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