Caxton Associates

Below please find a 13F analysis report for Caxton Associates for Q1 2009. 13F anal yses are reports that fund managers with over $100M are required to submit to the SEC, they are publicly available and these reports provide us with some insights on what some hedge fund managers have been investing in.

Caxton Associates, L.L.C., is a New York-based trading and investment firm formed as the successor to Caxton Corporation, which was founded in 1983 by Mr. Bruce Kovner. Caxton Associates’ primary business is to manage client and proprietary capital through global macro hedge fund strategies as well as other alternative investment disciplines.

• (ABT)Abbot Laboratories
• (CL) Colgate Palmolive
• (GIS) General Mills
• (GS) Goldman Sachs
• (JPM) Jp Morgan Chase
• (MON) Monsanto Co
• (NUE) Nucor Corp
• (OXY) Occedential Petroleum Corp
• (PM) Philip Moris International
• (QCOM) Qualcom
• (RTN)Raytheon Co
• (SCI) Service Corporation International
• (SWIM) THinkorswimGroup
• (V) Visa
• (WFC) Wells Fargo & Company

Using the TickerSpy portfolio analysis tool the graph to the left was created showing the approximate equity performance for Caxton Associates over the previous six months. According to this analysis Caxton Associates equity picks have been outperforming against the S & P 500 recently

The top 5 highest performing equities which for Caxton Associates held as of this 13F filing include (QCOM), (WFC), (CL), (GS), (JPM) and (SCI)

According to AlpaClone data on for Caxton Associates 21% of their equity portfolio is invested within the Financial sector. The total equity value of for Caxton Associates is 1.08B+, their total number of reported holdings is 574, and over 21% of the market value of this portfolio is represented within the top 10 holdings.

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Caxton Associates

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Resource #1: In a recent 13G filing made with the SEC, Bruce Kovner’s Caxton Associates revealed their 5.2% ownership stake in Ferro (FOE). As of the date of the filing, they owned 2,276,526 shares. Previously, in their most recent 13F filing, they only owned 245,944 shares. So, as you can see, Caxton has significantly upped their stake in the company.

Caxton Associates is ran by Bruce Kovner. Kovner’s bio is as follows: “Kovner’s first trade was for $3,000, borrowed against his MasterCard, in soybean futures contracts. Realizing growth to $40,000, he then watched the contract drop to $23,000 before selling. He later claimed that this first, nerve-racking trade taught him the importance of risk management. In his eventual role as a trader under the legendary Michael Marcus at Commodities Corporation (now part of Goldman Sachs), he purportedly made millions and gained widespread respect as an objective and sober trader. This ultimately led to the establishment of his current company, Caxton Associates, in 1983, which today manages over $10 billion in capital and has been closed to new investors since 1992.” (Wikipedia)

Taken from Google Finance, Ferro (FOE) is “a producer of specialty materials and chemicals that are sold to a range of manufacturers who, in turn, make products for end-use markets. In approximately 50 manufacturing sites around the world, the Company produces products, such as Inorganic specialty products, which include glazes, frits, enamels, pigments, dinnerware decorations and other performance materials.”

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Resource #2: Caxton Associates Hedge Fund | 13F Holdings Analysis

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