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Passport Capital LLC - Investor Profile
Primary Address: | Investor Information: | |
| 30 Hotaling Street | Total AUM ($MM): | 4,100 |
| Suite 300 | Equity AUM ($MM): | 901 |
| San Francisco, CA 94111 | Investment Style: | GARP |
| United States | Orientation: | Shareholder Activist |
| Phone: 415-321-4600 | Investor Type: | Hedge Fund Manager |
| Fax: 415-321-4620 | ||
Institutional Investor Background
Passport Capital LLC is a hedge fund manager founded in 2000 by Chief Investment Officer John Burbank III. Passport Capital applies a research-intensive, fundamental value approach to investing in publicly-traded equities in markets around the globe. The firm's investment portfolio is diversified by industry, market capitalization and geography and consists of three primary components: paired long/shorts, value longs and outright shorts.
Passport Capital manages the Passport Master, Passport Materials, Passport Energy, Passport Capital Rig, Passport Special Opportunities and the Passport India Investments funds. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in New York and Stamford, CT.
Investor Regional and/or Country Focus: Emerging Markets, Frontier Markets, Global, North America
Founders and Key Executives of Passport Capital LLC: John Burbank III; Jim Cunningham; Ejnar Knudsen; Neil Adshead; Walther Lovato; John Woodberry; Andrew Seligson; Seth Spaldingl; Florence Eid; Edward Bozaan*
Entities related to Passport Capital LLC: Passport Master; Passport Materials; Passport Energy; Passport Capital Rig; Passport Special Opportunities; Passport Management; Passport Europe Ltd; Passport India Investments
Related Firms (See Investor Background for more Details): Navigator Capital
*Denotes that the person or entity is no longer related to the firm. **If you would like to submit investor updates, please click here
Passport Capital LLC's Top 10 Equity Holdings (as of 2011-06-30)
Passport Capital LLC's Top 10 Equity Holdings (as of 2011-06-30)
| Value | ||||
| Company (Ticker) | ($MM) | Shares | Change | % Out |
| American Capital Agency Corp (AGNC) | 233.41 | 8,018,357 | 8,018,357 | 12.36 |
| Cytec Industries Inc (CYT) | 114.14 | 1,995,760 | 564,350 | 4.15 |
| Thoratec Corp (THOR) | 90.50 | 2,757,600 | 638,100 | 4.72 |
| CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) | 59.67 | 421,200 | -245,700 | 0.59 |
| Juniper Networks Inc (JNPR) | 39.62 | 1,257,900 | 1,257,900 | 0.24 |
| Mercadolibre Inc (MELI) | 39.54 | 498,300 | 498,300 | 1.13 |
| Liberty Media Interactive (LINTA) | 37.57 | 2,240,500 | 2,240,500 | 0.38 |
| Nevsun Resources (USA) (NSU) | 37.48 | 6,184,420 | 4,498,000 | 3.16 |
| Acorda Therapeutics Inc (ACOR) | 35.80 | 1,107,900 | 357,900 | 2.83 |
| Vivus Inc (VVUS) | 35.10 | 4,311,600 | 2,311,600 | 5.35 |
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Articles Related to Passport Capital LLC
Former SPM star trader finally joins John Burbank’s Passport Capital | ||
| Date: April 15th, 2011 | ||
| Jeffrey Kong, a former star trader at Structured Portfolio Management (SPM), will be joining Passport Capital, according to the Stamford Advocate.... | ||
New survey identifies top 40 emerging blue chip hedge fund managers | ||
| Date: June 15th, 2010 | ||
| The Hedge Fund Journal and Ernst & Young LLP have put together a joint survey that showcases the top 40 hedge fund managers of the next generation.... | ||
Top Hedge Fund Managers to discuss Green and Sustainable investment strategies | ||
| Date: March 19th, 2010 | ||
| On March 24th, the Wall Street Green Trading Summit in New York will feature a panel discussion about “How Green Hedge Funds Execute Their Strategies.”... | ||
Och-Ziff Capital, Passport Capital and others see large inflows as Hedge Fund Industry Stabilizes | ||
| Date: February 18th, 2010 | ||
| Investors are pouring new money into some hedge funds as the industry stabilizes after record losses in 2008. A recent MarketWatch article states that... | ||
John Burbank’s Passport Capital buys physical Gold Bricks | ||
| Date: December 27th, 2009 | ||
| John Burbank’s Passport Capital has bought physical gold bars in an effort to determine the ease of buying physical gold and test its abilities to hedge... | ||
JSM Indochina Retaliates Against Activist Investor Passport Capital | ||
| Date: October 26th, 2009 | ||
| JSM Indochina, an Aim-listed property fund that primarily invests in retail and residential properties in Vietnam and Cambodia, is defending itself against... | ||
Founders of Gladius Investment Group, RA Capital, Plainfield and Passport Set to Present | ||
| Date: April 23rd, 2009 | ||
| The Institutional Investor Alpha Hedge Conference starts on Sunday in San Francisco and will feature many of the top names in the hedge fund industry.... | ||
