Posted on October 29th, 2012
Christopher R. Hansen’s global long/short equity hedge fund, Valiant Capital Management, has filed their 13F for the quarter ending 9/30/2012.
Summary for 09/30/2012 13F Filing
| Market Value: |
$951,105,192 |
| Prior Market Value: |
$866,756,386 |
| New Purchases: |
1 stock |
| Additional Purchases: |
3 stocks |
| Sold out of: |
1 stock |
| Reduced holdings in: |
1 stock |
| Concentration % of Top 10 Holdings: |
83.20% |
13F Holdings Summary
Major positions closed on 09/30/2012
| Stock |
Prior % of Portfolio |
| DIRECTV |
3.27% |
Posted on October 19th, 2012
Blue Ridge Capital LLC, the hedge fund founded by John Griffin, filed a new 13G disclosing ownership of 6,670,000 shares of OC as of 10/9/2012. This gives Blue Ridge Capital a 5.63% stake in the company and is an increase of 4,120,000 shares over what they reported on their June 30th, 2012 13F.
From Yahoo! Finance, Owens Corning engages in the provision of composite and building materials systems worldwide. It operates in two segments, Composites and Building Materials.
Ownership History in OC
| Reported via |
Date |
Name |
Ticker |
Shares |
% of Portfolio |
| 13F |
2012-06-30 |
Owens Corning |
OC |
2,550,000 |
1.10 |
| SC 13G |
2012-10-09 |
Owens Corning |
OC |
6,670,000 |
N/A |
Posted on October 9th, 2012
Elliott Associates LP, a New York-based hedge fund founded by Paul Singer, filed a new 13G disclosing an increased position in ELX. Elliott Associates owned 6,304,566 shares or a 7.1% stake in the company as of September 28th, 2012. This is an increase of 2,951,691 shares over what they reported on their June 30th, 2012 13F. This comes after Elliott decreased its stake in Emulex rival Brocade Communications Systems (BRCD) earlier in the month.
From Yahoo! Finance, Emulex Corporation provides various connectivity solutions for servers, networks, and storage devices within the data center worldwide.
Ownership History in ELX
| Reported via |
Date |
Name |
Ticker |
Shares |
% of Portfolio |
| 13F |
2012-06-30 |
Emulex Corp. |
ELX |
3,352,875 |
0.77 |
| SC 13G |
2012-09-28 |
Emulex Corp. |
ELX |
6,304,566 |
N/A |
Ownership History in BRCD
| Reported via |
Date |
Name |
Ticker |
Shares |
% of Portfolio |
| 13F |
2011-03-31 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
BRCD |
2,696,932 |
0.90 |
| 13F |
2011-06-30 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
BRCD |
4,065,000 |
1.56 |
| SC 13G |
2011-08-15 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
BRCD |
16,320,000 |
N/A |
| 13F |
2011-09-30 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
BRCD |
47,405,800 |
9.53 |
| SC 13D |
2011-11-04 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
BRCD |
28,747,201 |
N/A |
| 13F |
2011-12-31 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
BRCD |
43,748,000 |
8.47 |
| SC 13D/A |
2012-01-13 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
BRCD |
34,178,977 |
N/A |
| 13F |
2012-03-31 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
BRCD |
35,429,863 |
4.88 |
| SC 13D/A |
2012-04-11 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
BRCD |
38,800,000 |
N/A |
| 13F |
2012-06-30 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
BRCD |
41,350,000 |
6.46 |
| SC 13D/A |
2012-09-19 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
BRCD |
27,126,366 |
N/A |
Posted on October 2nd, 2012
Daniel Loeb’s Third Point LLC filed an amended 13F for the quarter ending June 30th, 2012 disclosing a new position in Murphy Oil. Third Point held 1,500,000 shares of MUR valued at approximately $75,435,000. This represents 2.25% of their reported 13F portfolio.
From Yahoo! Finance, Murphy Oil Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties worldwide.
Posted on September 21st, 2012
Jeffrey Gates Gates Capital Management., a New York-based hedge fund, filed a new 13G disclosing ownership of 3,368,027 shares of MERC as of September 19th. This gives Gates Capital Management. a 6% stake in the company and is an increase of 1,119,961 shares over what they reported in their June 30th, 2012 13F filing.
From Yahoo! Finance, Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Ownership History in MERC
| Reported via |
Date |
Name |
Ticker |
Shares |
% of Portfolio |
| 13F |
2012-06-30 |
Mercer International Inc. |
MERC |
2,248,066 |
1.01 |
| SC 13G |
2012-09-19 |
Mercer International Inc. |
MERC |
3,368,027 |
N/A |