Built around deep-value and event-driven trades, Baupost Group was founded and remains guided by Seth A. Klarman, a Harvard Business School–educated investor renowned for disciplined cash management, opportunistic distressed-debt and special-situations investing, and willingness to hold significant cash during dislocations. The firm manages concentrated, long-biased portfolios with occasional hedges, serving institutional clients and family capital while prioritizing downside protection and asymmetric return opportunities across US and global markets.
Built around deep-value and event-driven trades, Baupost Group was founded and remains guided by Seth A. Klarman, a Harvard Business School–educated investor renowned for disciplined cash management, opportunistic distressed-debt and special-situations investing, and willingness to hold significant cash during dislocations. The firm manages concentrated, long-biased portfolios with occasional hedges, serving institutional clients and family capital while prioritizing downside protection and asymmetric return opportunities across US and global markets.
Operates a value-first, event-driven investment approach focused on asymmetric risk-reward and margin-of-safety opportunities. Prefers opportunistic purchases of distressed debt, special situations, and deeply mispriced equities across U.S. and global markets, allocating capital selectively into concentrated, long-biased positions with tactical hedges. Emphasizes disciplined cash management and patience, routinely holding cash to wait for dislocations. Decision-making prioritizes downside protection, thorough fundamental underwriting, catalyst-driven exits, and a long-term horizon for compounding returns.
Operates a value-first, event-driven investment approach focused on asymmetric risk-reward and margin-of-safety opportunities. Prefers opportunistic purchases of distressed debt, special situations, and deeply mispriced equities across U.S. and global markets, allocating capital selectively into concentrated, long-biased positions with tactical hedges. Emphasizes disciplined cash management and patience, routinely holding cash to wait for dislocations. Decision-making prioritizes downside protection, thorough fundamental underwriting, catalyst-driven exits, and a long-term horizon for compounding returns.
| Trades 2018 | Longs Won 979/2018 48% | Profit Factor 1.41 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $30.95M |
| Average Win $13.48M | Best Trade (Dec 31) $602.93M | Sharpe Ratio -42.59 |
| Average Loss -$8.99M | Worst Trade (Jun 29) -$349.23M | Z-Score -5.69 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 1y 9m | Expectancy $1.91M |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | 0.05% | 0.81% | 10.29% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 605 | 545 | 484 | 424 | 363 | 303 | 242 | 182 | 121 | 61 |
| Symbol | Quantity | Cost | Value | Comm. | Profit ($) | Gain (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AERO Aero Grow International, Inc. | 4.88M | $106.97M | $73.69M | - | -$33.28M | -31.11% | -0.723% |
AMZN Amazon.com Inc | 3.74M | $846.37M | $930.31M | - | $83.94M | 9.92% | -0.755% |
AON Aon plc Class A | 687,000 | $221.75M | $207.69M | - | -$14.06M | -6.34% | -1.463% |
AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | 1.27M | $43.61M | $43.84M | - | $229,846.42 | 0.53% | -1.854% |
CME CME Group Inc. Class A Common Stock | 619,000 | $136.69M | $189.51M | - | $52.82M | 38.64% | +0.059% |
COLD Americold Realty Trust, Inc. | 6.83M | $80.24M | $98.05M | - | $17.8M | 22.19% | +0.949% |
DNOW DNOW Inc. | 2.79M | $33.21M | $43.98M | - | $10.78M | 32.45% | +2.369% |
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. | 1.28M | $458.16M | $562.48M | - | $104.32M | 22.77% | -0.936% |
EXP Eagle Materials Inc. | 530,763 | $116.97M | $93.01M | - | -$23.96M | -20.48% | -1.955% |
FERG Ferguson Enterprises Inc. | 1.45M | $271.73M | $330.32M | - | $58.59M | 21.56% | +0.178% |
GDS GDS Holdings Limited ADR | 3.77M | $46.38M | $83.8M | - | $37.43M | 80.7% | +0.407% |
GOOG Alphabet Inc | 1.37M | $275.98M | $437.26M | - | $161.28M | 58.44% | -0.636% |
GPC Genuine Parts Company | 2.82M | $361.42M | $346.98M | - | -$14.44M | -3.99% | -3.72% |
HLF Herbalife Ltd. | 9.26M | $97.87M | $123.39M | - | $25.52M | 26.08% | -3.302% |
LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd. Class C Common Shares | 8.54M | $83.37M | $66.42M | - | -$16.95M | -20.33% | -3.055% |
MOH Molina Healthcare Inc. | 633,609 | $109.61M | $131.58M | - | $21.96M | 20.04% | -4.145% |
NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | 7.73M | $154.43M | $115.1M | - | -$39.33M | -25.47% | -4.183% |
PS Pluralsight Inc | 392,000 | $12.88M | $17.54M | - | $4.66M | 36.19% | -0.644% |
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. | 6.75M | $437.41M | $508.24M | - | $70.82M | 16.19% | -1.505% |
TFX Teleflex Incorporated | 1.41M | $168.53M | $192.59M | - | $24.06M | 14.28% | +0.077% |