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Meet Duquesne Capital's Soon-To-Be-Liquidated Portfolio

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In advance of Druckenmiller's resignation, Duquesne Capital was kind enough to supply an updated 13F with a listing of its $2.4 billion in stock holdings. The top 50 positions are presented below, now that the firm will be actively dumping shares as it enters wind down mode. The top 5 holdings are: Apple, Wells Fargo, McDonalds, JPM and Cisco (the last one must have hurt).

 

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Wed, 08/18/2010 - 11:58 | 528261 firstdivision
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Good to know my AAPL puts will be even further in the money than I thought.  Thanks Stan D., you are my Santa this year.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:03 | 528278 AccreditedEYE
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It should be fun to see how the Algo's are gonna deal....

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 14:49 | 528676 Mercury
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There's not all that much there of real size vs. the daily volume in any particular name - especially if you have a little while to get out.

Things like CBST, LO and ARTC could be a bitch though.  If I had positions in names like these I'd dump them now (if I thought this guy wasn't out yet) and stick in bids lower at some point.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:00 | 528264 ZeroPower
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No GLD in this manager's portfolio.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:09 | 528293 Iceobar
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#23.....

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:20 | 528331 ZeroPower
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Yes, but i was comparing to how Paulson has lots of the actual GLD etf, not to mention other top HFs

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:28 | 528355 firstdivision
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Eh, Paulson (as much as I respect the guy) is getting his a$$ handed to him this year.  He has had to liquidate lots of GLD to cover margin calls. 

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:58 | 528426 william the bastard
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One hit wonders...yeah I know, what a hit. Thinking Brett Boone.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:04 | 528276 Uncle Sugar
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His holding look pretty good to me except no Chinese solars.

That must be where he went wrong.

 

 

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:07 | 528284 Nihilarian
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lol

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:13 | 528303 firstdivision
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I heard throught the green shoots line that Leo will be taking over the fund and it will be full of ever Chinese solar company known. 

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:03 | 528277 Michael Victory
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Tyler, you and your crew are seriously on top of it. Very nice.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:04 | 528279 bonddude
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"Everybody out of the pool !"

Say, when is the KKR IPO????

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:07 | 528288 bonddude
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That's one way to make a sell call without having to get

kicked off the party list. "I quit."

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:09 | 528295 FASB 666
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Wonder if he cracked a brewski & went down the slide on his way out.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:17 | 528314 Careless Whisper
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more like courvoisier l'esprit and a cohiba on the slide down.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:37 | 528371 AccreditedEYE
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Careless- Great call on MCD a while back. I hope you are enjoying your profits.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 15:19 | 528778 Careless Whisper
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thanks for the compliment. it was a good call, but i'm in cash at the end of every day. right now i'm watching a short squeeze play out in X, but who knows how that will end. i also have HAUP on my radar.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 15:59 | 528888 The Jesus
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Can you elaborate on HAUP?  I am also watching it.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 16:11 | 528916 Careless Whisper
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there's talk that google will use HAUP software in the google tablet coming out in november. impressive that it closed above 3.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:12 | 528298 Iceobar
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Glaring omission...no GS shares.....;>)

Also why are CITI Group and WFC mentioned twice?

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:14 | 528302 Careless Whisper
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the over/under time to unload 3,000,000 shares of C is 5 seconds

 

 

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:15 | 528312 The Franchise
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I'll take the under and I'll even spot you $.50 to the upside upon liquidation.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 13:03 | 528434 william the bastard
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I'll take the over, gimme 10 minutes, rule 93 and I wont move the price.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 18:00 | 529170 New_Meat
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yeh-you're not like the others ;-)

- Ned

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:15 | 528310 Waterfallsparkles
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Even Hedge Funds cannot make Money in the HFT Market.  How on earth could a Retail Trader?

The only people that are making money are the Front Runners that own the HFT Computers.  Or from your post yesterday the Front Runners of the Feds Bond Buying.

It just goes to show you why so many Retail Investors have run for their lives from the Market and now Hedge Funds too.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:43 | 528391 dan10400
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Does Bill Gross count as a front runner?

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 13:19 | 528484 mephisto
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YES!

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:18 | 528318 Dr. Copper
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Clearly you didn't read your own post where it says he will be returning money in 2011.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:29 | 528352 AccreditedEYE
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You have a lot to learn doc. Stay alert! Read and learn.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:19 | 528323 What_Me_Worry
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Luckily physical PM's aren't in his top holdings.  He'll look back in two years and be really glad he quit the market.  Although, he'll probably put his personal portfolio into trash paper anyways.

It's okay, Uncle Obama will still give him some food stamps if he goes broke.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:23 | 528333 Problem Is
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Novice question: Why would he make a big announcement? Why not quietly try liquidating under the radar?

Doesn't Druckenmiller open himself up more to vultures as he tries to unwind?

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:46 | 528396 ssp2s
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Just based upon the story below copied from another post, my guess is that he liquidated his personal wealth before making the announcement.

Sorkin reveals an extraordinary telephone conversation between Stanley Druckenmiller, a George Soros acolyte worth $3.5 billion, and Gary Cohn, Goldman’s president. Cohn attempts to persuade Druckenmiller (whom he had long counted as a friend) not to withdraw all his funds from Goldman: “I’m learning who my friends are and who my enemies are, and I’m making lists.” The hedge fund boss shoots back: “It’s my livelihood. I’ve got to protect myself and I don’t really give a shit what you have to say.”

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 18:02 | 529177 New_Meat
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Prob: sometimes, but only sometimes, the SEC's rules apply.  He's just declared to be on the outside of that.

Good luck to him.

- Ned

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:40 | 528382 whatsinaname
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Not if he liquidates while the 10 year heads to 2%.. sneer sneer.. when is the next LTCM blowup coming ?

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:48 | 528406 jaybny
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he not liquidating anything... its just a name change. 

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:56 | 528424 william the bastard
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Buy and hold on 7-1 leverage is dead. My dart could have returned 30 pc 1988-2000 with 7-1 leverage and my mother could have come up with that portfolio.

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 13:02 | 528432 doolittlegeorge
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"didn't want to spend the months of September and October in the office all day because this is a big deal."  Hmmm.  And the response by associates?  "You're a billionaire, why are you worried the market!"  And his response?  "I'm done.  I'm starting a charity."  VERY interesting.  What's the Robert Cray line?  "She was just another notch in my guitar"?  Needless to say "it only get's more interesting from here" and "I'm always glad to see Jim Cramer still talking live."

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 13:06 | 528443 Rainman
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Druckenmiller has been a survivor. Duquesne never had a loss until this year, down 5%. He's a big whale heading for the beach at only 57. He undoubtedly sees the road ahead as full of land mines and realizes the world's economic system is clogged with far too much leverage.

His exit now may just be a canary in the coal mine. I doubt his departure is without meaning. 

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 19:42 | 529329 hound dog vigilante
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He's heading for his private box at Heinz Field... it's almost Stiller season.

 

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 13:26 | 528507 zerosum
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He's one of my heros and ideas gleaned from his interview in "The New Market Wizards" were directly responsible for the biggest score of my career. If he can't hack this non-market environment, what chance do any of the rest of us have?

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 18:12 | 529194 New_Meat
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"...what chance do any of the rest of us have?"

zero, the question kind-of answers itself.  But wait! we can think, challenge each other, watch Tyler and gang do a great job of uncovering "situations" and we chew them over.

We're not dead yet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh8mNjeuyV4

and John Wayne: "Well Pilgrim, you gonna just lie there and bleed, or you going to get up?"

- Ned

 

Sat, 10/02/2010 - 06:53 | 620617 Herry12
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There are certainly a lot of details like that to take into consideration.I read and understand the entire article and I really enjoyed it to be honest.
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