BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001061768
13F-HR · 10 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
Reported long-US-equity value
$0.00B
Top-10 concentration
100.0%
BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA — $3.02M AUM allocation strategy
BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA files SEC Form 13F and reports $3.02M of long US equity value across 10 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Consumer Discretionary 29.0%, followed by Financials 23.9% and Industrials 23.5%.
The top 10 holdings account for 100% of reported value — a conviction-weighted book concentrated in its best ideas. The sector and industry splits below are of the same reported value. Track quarter-over-quarter adds, trims, new positions and exits below — sourced from SEC 13F filings, public domain.
BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$3.02M
total across 10 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
100% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$AMZN +997K sh · +$160K+$FERG +305K sh · +$83.3K+$GOOGL +94K sh · −$2.34K
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
$FIS ($299K last qtr)$DG ($274K last qtr)$FISV ($148K last qtr)$CRH ($134K last qtr)
Sector allocation (share of reported value)
each slice is a share of the reported long-US-equity value — smaller sectors and the rest of the book roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Industry allocation (share of reported value)
- Broadline Retail21.5%—
- Insurance Brokers16.8%—
- Rail Transportation12.4%—
- Managed Health Care12.4%—
- Interactive Media & Services11.2%—
- Building Products11.2%—
- Transaction & Payment Processing Services7.0%—
- Distributors5.2%—
- Other holdings2.3%—
the finer GICS cut of the same book — same denominator — smaller industries roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Top S&P 500 holdings
10 of 10 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 3.12M | $650K | +997K | 21.5% |
| $UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | 1.54M | $374K | -86.3K | 12.4% |
| $ELV | Elevance Health Inc | 1.28M | $373K | +5.85K | 12.4% |
| $GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | 1.18M | $339K | +94K | 11.2% |
| $FERG | Ferguson Enterprises Inc | 1.44M | $336K | +305K | 11.2% |
| $WTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | 893K | $260K | -464K | 8.6% |
| $AON | Aon plc | 769K | $248K | — | 8.2% |
| $V | Visa Inc | 701K | $212K | — | 7.0% |
| $GPC | Genuine Parts Company | 1.49M | $158K | +4.26K | 5.2% |
| $NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd | 3.63M | $67.9K | — | 2.2% |
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How to read Δ QoQ — the five insight categories, and the caveats
The categories. Analysts, quants and retail traders look past total portfolio value to isolate actionable signals. Five categories matter.
Conviction & concentration shifts
New positions vs complete exits — a brand-new stock signals high conviction; a full liquidation suggests a broken thesis or tax-loss harvesting. Aggressive sizing — look at share count, not dollars: a 20% share increase during a drawdown is strong dip-buying. Concentration — a narrowing top-5/10 means conviction; spreading capital across more names means hedging.
Sector & macro allocation rotations
Aggregating Δ QoQ moves across sectors shows where smart money is leaning in or sneaking out — rotating out of growth into defensives or energy, for example. The fund's total long equity exposure quarter-over-quarter is a proxy for overall institutional risk appetite.
Crowding & smart-money consensus
When several managers initiate or expand the same stock in the same quarter, that is institutional consensus. Contrarian reads: top pickers buying hard into a beaten-down name the market is selling.
Derivative & option overlays
Reported call/put changes indicate whether managers are adding downside hedges or leveraging upside exposure. Note: a long increase may be half of a market-neutral pair trade.
Who reads this
| Retail "cloners" | High-conviction ideas to replicate ~45 days after quarter-end. |
| Corporate IR | Which funds bought or dumped the stock, before the next call. |
| Quant / algo traders | Cross-sectional factor inputs: flow, momentum, ownership. |
Four caveats before you trade on it
- 45-day lag — holdings are quarter-end; positions may already be closed.
- Long-only — 13Fs miss shorts, pair trades and cash.
- No non-US / fixed income — the picture is US equities plus options.
- Corporate actions — splits and spinoffs distort raw share deltas.
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