Posted by Davy on August 12th, 2011 in Gurus, Pro's Picks
Interesting to see Seth Klarman opening big positions in mega-cap stocks, Microsoft (MSFT) and BP (BP). As you can see from the spreadsheet, MSFT and BP now comprise 2 of Baupost’s top 5 holdings reported in the 13F-HR. Keep in mind, he bought these stocks before the big sell-off this month. View my quick valuations [...]
Posted by Davy on August 12th, 2011 in Pro's Picks
If you have a strong case for other managers I should include, send me an email or post in the comments below. Also, keep in mind that I use a perl script to parse these filings into the spreadsheet format and some information may be misrepresented. As always, YMMV. Seth Klarman Q2 2011 13F Holdings [...]
Posted by Davy on May 26th, 2011 in Pro's Picks, stock screen
My stock-screening process usually involves picking a quantitative criteria set and running it against the major exchange-listed stock universe to generate a list of prospective stocks. But seeing as I just finished a review of hedge fund Q1 portfolio holdings, I wanted to look closer at select stocks chosen from the various hedge funds I [...]
Posted by Davy on May 25th, 2011 in Pro's Picks
Being a value investor, I always take great interest to see what long-established value gurus like Seth Klarman and Bruce Berkowitz are doing with their portfolios. While 13F-HR filings are incomplete snapshots at best as they detail no information on bonds, foreign stocks and other esoteric asset classes, some insight may still be gleaned from [...]
Posted by Davy on February 15th, 2011 in Pro's Picks
If you have a strong case for other managers I should include, send me an email or post in the comments below. Also, keep in mind that I use a perl script to parse these filings into the spreadsheet format and some information may be misrepresented. As always, YMMV. Seth Klarman Q4 2010 13F Holdings [...]
Posted by Davy on November 15th, 2010 in Pro's Picks
I’ll be reviewing these 13F-HR reports more closely in the coming days but the item that stood out at first glance: Bruce Berkowitz and the Fairholme team opening a position in General Electric (GE). While Berkowitz has been high on financials for some time now, it’s unclear if GE’s financial arm is what lured Berkowitz [...]