From Market Folly:
Dan Loeb's hedge fund firm Third Point LLC is out with its July Offshore fund portfolio disclosure. For the month of July, the fund was up 3.2%. Year to date for 2010, the fund is up 13.7%. Third Point currently has an impressive 17.9% annualized return with a Sharpe Ratio of 1.25 and a correlation to the S&P 500 of 0.40. To learn to become a successful investor like this hedge fund manager, we'd obviously point you to Dan Loeb's recommended reading list.
In their latest portfolio breakdown, we see some changes worth highlighting. Here's a look at Third Point's top five positions:
1. Chrysler (multiple securities)
2. Delphi Corp (multiple securities)
3. CIT Group (multiple securities)
4. Dana Holding Corp (multiple securities)
5. Anadarko Petroleum (APC)
Keep in mind that 'multiple securities' simply means that they own numerous positions across the capital structure in that specific company and this list takes into account their collective position. Right away there are two major portfolio changes to notify you about. Firstly, Dan Loeb has started a brand new position in Anadarko Petroleum (APC) because it did not appear when we examined Third Point's Q1 portfolio. They've started this position presumably as shares have tumbled due to APC's partial operating stake in the deepwater rig responsible for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. While BP (BP) has taken the majority of the blame for the spill, Anadarko owned a 25% interest and thus bears some liability.
This means that Loeb has joined the ranks of other prominent investors who have identified opportunity as a result of the Gulf oil spill. Just yesterday we highlighted Grey Owl Capital's purchase of Transocean (RIG). Prior to that, Whitney Tilson's T2 Partners bought BP (BP) as they feel the company will have no problem surviving. And although this next company was not directly involved in the spill, David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital purchased Ensco (ESV) as a result of the sector trading down....MORE
