BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA

Value conviction ★Highest signal CIK 1061768
League rank
#6
in Value conviction · #2229 overall
Long book
$5.12B
Q1 2026
Positions
22
Top-10 weight
74%
concentration
Last quarter
+13.7%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
43%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA is a high-conviction value investor, running a $5.12B US long book across 22 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 74% of the portfolio. The portfolio is actively managed, with meaningful quarterly turnover. Current anchor positions: AMAZON.COM INC, RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERN, WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC, UNION PACIFIC CORP, ELEVANCE HEALTH INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 5 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings highest-signal: new buys here are worth attention.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-3.4%
Q2 2024
+13.1%
Q3 2024
+2.9%
Q4 2024
-2.2%
Q1 2025
+5.9%
Q2 2025
+10.8%
Q3 2025
+5.1%
Q4 2025
-5.4%
Q1 2026
+13.7%

Sector allocation

Consumer discretionary
47%
Financials
20%
Industrials
14%
Technology
7%
Healthcare
5%
Services media
4%
Communications
3%

Long book by quarter

$3.55B
Q1 2024
$3.53B
Q2 2024
$3.50B
Q3 2024
$3.42B
Q4 2024
$3.48B
Q1 2025
$4.11B
Q2 2025
$4.76B
Q3 2025
$5.28B
Q4 2025
$5.12B
Q1 2026

What does BAUPOST GROUP own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary3.1M$649.5M12.7%+47.0%
QSR RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNConsumer discretionary8.1M$597.2M11.7%Held
WCC WESCO INTERNATIONAL INCConsumer discretionary1.4M$393.2M7.7%+1.3%
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials1.5M$373.9M7.3%-5.3%
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INCFinancials1.3M$373.3M7.3%+0.5%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology1.2M$338.8M6.6%+8.6%
FERG FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INCConsumer discretionary1.4M$336.5M6.6%+26.9%
WTW WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLCFinancials893.1K$259.6M5.1%-34.2%
AON AON PLC-CLASS AFinancials769.0K$248.2M4.9%New
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media701.4K$212.0M4.1%New
TFX TELEFLEX INCHealthcare1.6M$190.8M3.7%New
EXP EAGLE MATERIALS INCIndustrials892.8K$169.1M3.3%-24.7%
GPC GENUINE PARTS COConsumer discretionary1.5M$157.6M3.1%+0.3%
LBTYK LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD-CCommunications13.4M$157.2M3.1%-35.9%
HLF HERBALIFE LTDConsumer discretionary9.3M$136.3M2.7%Held
MOH MOLINA HEALTHCARE INCFinancials633.6K$84.5M1.7%+1.4%
NCLH NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINIndustrials3.6M$67.9M1.3%New
PCVX VAXCYTE INCHealthcare800.0K$46.5M0.9%New
DNOW DNOW INCIndustrials3.6M$43.2M0.8%New

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 14, 202622$5.12B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 202622$5.28B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 202522$4.79B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 202523$4.13B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 14, 202523$3.50B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 13, 202522$3.43B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 13, 202421$3.52B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 13, 202424$3.63B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 202422$3.65B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗