0001062993-12-000494.txt : 20120214 0001062993-12-000494.hdr.sgml : 20120214 20120214115403 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001062993-12-000494 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120214 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HighVista Strategies LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001335325 IRS NUMBER: 830423786 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-14212 FILM NUMBER: 12605025 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 CLARENDON STREET, 50TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-406-6520 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 CLARENDON STREET, 50TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 13F-HR 1 form13fhr.txt FORM 13F UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2011 Check here if amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (check only one): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name HighVista Strategies LLC Address John Hancock Tower, 50th Floor 200 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116 Form 13F File Number: 028-14212 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing this report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name Brian Chu Title Chief Operating Officer Phone 617-406-6500 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Brian Chu Boston, MA 02/14/2012 ------------- ------------- ---------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 42 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 254,736 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COL 1 COL 2 COL 3 COL 4 COL 5 COL 6 COL 7 COL 8 US $ SHARES VALUE OR SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- --------- --- ---- ------- ---------- --------- -------- -------- ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 5876 207837 SH NONE Sole 207837 0 0 AMAZON COM INC COM 23135106 5857 33837 SH NONE Sole 33837 0 0 APPLE INC COM 37833100 5864 14480 SH NONE Sole 14480 0 0 BAIDU INC SPON ADR REP A 56752108 6010 51598 SH NONE Sole 51598 0 0 BIOGEN IDEC INC COM 09062X103 5799 52696 SH NONE Sole 52696 0 0 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 5851 83628 SH NONE Sole 83628 0 0 DOLLAR TREE INC COM 256746108 5889 70862 SH NONE Sole 70862 0 0 EBAY INC COM 278642103 5855 193031 SH NONE Sole 193031 0 0 LAUDER ESTEE COS INC CL A 518439104 5773 51394 SH NONE Sole 51394 0 0 FISERV INC COM 337738108 5947 101236 SH NONE Sole 101236 0 0 FOSSIL INC COM 349882100 5706 71897 SH NONE Sole 71897 0 0 GOODRICH CORP COM 382388106 5927 47915 SH NONE Sole 47915 0 0 GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 5902 9137 SH NONE Sole 9137 0 0 HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC *W EXP 06/26/201 416515120 2194 240000 SH NONE Sole 240000 0 0 HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 5873 228003 SH NONE Sole 228003 0 0 HUMANA INC COM 444859102 5947 67876 SH NONE Sole 67876 0 0 ISHARES INC MSCI AUSTRALIA 464286103 703 32800 SH NONE Sole 32800 0 0 ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE INDEX 464287465 39275 792945 SH NONE Sole 792945 0 0 ISHARES INC MSCI HONG KONG 464286871 399 25800 SH NONE Sole 25800 0 0 ISHARES INC MSCI JAPAN 464286848 2345 257400 SH NONE Sole 257400 0 0 ISHARES INC MSCI SINGAPORE 464286673 233 21500 SH NONE Sole 21500 0 0 LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 5836 67885 SH NONE Sole 67885 0 0 LINCOLN NATL CORP IND *W EXP 07/10/201 534187117 2829 230000 SH NONE Sole 230000 0 0 LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 5840 230084 SH NONE Sole 230084 0 0 MARATHON OIL CORP COM 565849106 5872 200605 SH NONE Sole 200605 0 0 MASTERCARD INC CL A 57636Q104 7471 20040 SH NONE Sole 20040 0 0 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 5915 227858 SH NONE Sole 227858 0 0 MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 5823 83104 SH NONE Sole 83104 0 0 NAUTILUS MARINE ACQUISIT COR COM Y6255E101 2817 294000 SH NONE Sole 294000 0 0 NAUTILUS MARINE ACQUISIT COR *W EXP 06/17/201 Y6255E119 74 294000 SH NONE Sole 294000 0 0 ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 5817 226800 SH NONE Sole 226800 0 0 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 5910 273089 SH NONE Sole 273089 0 0 PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 5733 12257 SH NONE Sole 12257 0 0 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 5847 106885 SH NONE Sole 106885 0 0 RALPH LAUREN CORP CL A 751212101 5841 42300 SH NONE Sole 42300 0 0 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 6017 88088 SH NONE Sole 88088 0 0 TARGET CORP COM 8.7612e+1 5779 112819 SH NONE Sole 112819 0 0 MOSAIC CO NEW COM 61945C103 5958 118149 SH NONE Sole 118149 0 0 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F MSCI EMR MKT ETF 922042858 19793 518017 SH NONE Sole 518017 0 0 VIACOM INC NEW CL B 92553P201 5789 127486 SH NONE Sole 127486 0 0 WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 5867 88562 SH NONE Sole 88562 0 0 WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP *W EXP 12/18/201 97650W157 683 55000 SH NONE Sole 55000 0 0