Seth Klarman - Baupost Group
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Date updated:08-18-2008
As of 6-30-08 filing
Seth Klarman is a well known value investor who has run The Baupost Group since the early 1980s. The Baupost Group manages around $5 billion and has posted stellar annualized returns of nearly 20% per year since inception.
New positions: UNH, CSE, VSAT, PPD, CVP
In the plast, Klarman has been quoted as saying “The Baupost Group seeks situations triggered by urgent, panicked, or mindless selling.” Klarman also tends to emphasize the importance of risk management in value investing, and as a result will often times opt for doing nothing as opposed to putting his clients capital at risk.
Klarman started Baupost shortly after receiving his MBA from Harvard in 1982 with $27 Million in investments from wealthy families. According to a BusinessWeek profile of him in August of 2006, since then Klarman has returned 6,133% net of fees.
In 1991 he published a book titled “Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor.” Long out of print, the book now sells for anywhere from $700 to $1200 on Amazon and Ebay, and has a dedicated following among value investors and business school students alike.
On the concept of Margin of Safety.
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WLP
Wellpoint Inc. - $53.39
- +1.97%
- $52.98
% of portfolio: 13.2%
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NWS-A
1.76 - $6.83
- 0.00
- $6.83
% of portfolio: 9.2%
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EXH
Exterran Holdings - $23.01
- 0.00%
- $N/A
% of portfolio: 8.1%
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PDLI
Pdl Biopharma - $8.28
- +1.22%
- $8.20
% of portfolio: 7.9%
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UNH
Unitedhealth Grou - $29.37
- +1.38%
- $28.99
% of portfolio: 6.1%
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UFS
Domtar Corp New - $51.34
- 0.00%
- $N/A
% of portfolio: 6.1%
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LINE
Linn Energy - $24.73
- 0.00%
- $N/A
% of portfolio: 5.2%
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THRX
Theravance - $15.40
- +2.05%
- $15.11
% of portfolio: 3.7%
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11.12.09 | 01:52 AM Asked by
kenandkristin
A. don't let divy's distract you, compare
the industry....the market wants good
balance sheets with growth.....if ya
find one with a divy then ya can look at
it like it's a bonus.
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Steel....playing catch up now. ...
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dgbkr
A. The only one I own : SLX,
too hard pick a winner out all of them
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11/18/2007 11:03 AM CST Asked by nycfancy
Dear Mr. Klarman,
I love GOOG, BIDU and AAPL, I just bought some on Nov 15, what do you think about those stocks. Thanks
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09/29/2007 10:11 AM CDT Asked by -2cents
The opportunity to buy panick selling stocks in UK still exists. The bank Northern Rock in the UK was a great recent opportunity.
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Adverse credit mortgage
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08/07/2007 01:54 AM CDT Asked by blubken
Hello Mr. Klarman,
If would wouldn't mind taking a few moments to view my portfolio I would appreciate it. I am trying to get professional's opinions. Thank you from a new investor.
-blubken