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The Baupost Group, L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 1998, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
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From the filingHow is The Baupost Group, L.L.C. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), The Baupost Group, L.L.C. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.
Where is The Baupost Group, L.L.C. located?
The Baupost Group, L.L.C.'s principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV.
Is The Baupost Group, L.L.C. registered with the SEC or a state?
The Baupost Group, L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1998. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109530.
How much does The Baupost Group, L.L.C. manage?
The Baupost Group, L.L.C. reports $24,681,434,252 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have The Baupost Group, L.L.C.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for The Baupost Group, L.L.C.: Regulatory assets under management: $32,019,687,679 in the October 2021 data and $24,681,434,252 in the October 2026 data, down 23%. Total employees: 275 in October 2021 and 210 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does The Baupost Group, L.L.C. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (12).
Does The Baupost Group, L.L.C. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.A(1) (felony conviction or plea in the past ten years) and 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/109530
What changed in The Baupost Group, L.L.C.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees
- Other
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$24,681,434,252 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1998 (28 years)
- Employees
- Total: 210. Performing investment advisory functions: 45.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 112 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Criminal matters Items 11.A and 11.B
- 11.A(1) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a felony?
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $24,681,434,252 | 210 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $23,584,785,908 | 244 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $24,767,034,506 | 272 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $27,384,539,075 | 266 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $31,605,784,991 | 265 | March 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $32,019,687,679 | 275 | June 28, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $32,019,687,679 in the October 2021 data and $24,681,434,252 in the October 2026 data, down 23%.
Total employees: 275 in October 2021 and 210 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- April 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. The Baupost Group, L.L.C. (CRD 109530): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-baupost-group-l-l-c-boston-ma-109530