Hedge Fund Moore Capital Buys Financial Select Sector SPDR, Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd, Verizon Communications Inc., Sells Igo Inc, NV Energy, Inc., Oge Energy Corp.

Hedge Fund Moore Capital Q2 Buys and Sells

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Aug 18, 2010
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Hedge fund Moore Capital, founded by Louis Moore Bacon, just reported their second quarter portfolio. These are the details of buys and sells.


Louis Moore Bacon (born 1956) is an American hedge fund manager and trader who uses a global macro strategy to invest in the markets. Bacon has been at the top 20 ranking of Top 100 money earners since the 1990s. He is considered one of the top 100 traders of the 20th century. With an estimated net worth of around $1.7 billion, he was ranked by Forbes as the 707th richest person in the world.


Probably because it is a global macro fund, Moore Capital owns a lot of ETFs and ETF options. For the details of his portfolio, go to: http://www.gurufocus.com/holdings.php?GuruName=Louis+Moore+Bacon&sort=position


According to the most recent filings of his investment company, Moore Capital Management, LP, Louis Moore Bacon owns 225 stocks with a total value of $2 billion as of 06/30/2010,. These are the details of the buys and sells.


For the details of Louis Moore Bacon's stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Louis+Moore+Bacon


This is the sector weightings of his portfolio:


Oil & Gas

7.1%

Health Care

6.2%

Financials

5.5%

Technology

5.1%

Consumer Goods

3.2%

Consumer Services

2.6%

Telecommunications

2.5%

Utilities

2%

Basic Materials

1.4%

Industrials

1.3%




These are the top 5 holdings of Louis Moore Bacon


  1. SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) - 1,332,089 shares, 6.97% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 40.9%
  2. Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO) - 4,175,000 shares, 2.81% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 33.92%
  3. Select Sector SPDRFinancial (XLF) - 3,500,000 shares, 2.45% of the total portfolio. New Position
  4. Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd (ALTE) - 2,333,334 shares, 2.22% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 10000%
  5. ISHARES TR FTSE INDX (FXI) - 1,082,500 shares, 2.15% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 71.48%