0001279708-12-000002.txt : 20120113 0001279708-12-000002.hdr.sgml : 20120113 20120113152938 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001279708-12-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120113 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120113 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120113 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MENLO ADVISORS LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001279708 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-10719 FILM NUMBER: 12526513 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 OAK GROVE AVE STREET 2: STE 205 CITY: MENLO PARK STATE: CA ZIP: 94025 BUSINESS PHONE: 650-688-0300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 OAK GROVE AVE STREET 2: STE 205 CITY: MENLO PARK STATE: CA ZIP: 94025 13F-HR 1 form13f4q11.txt 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: 1 This Amendment (Check only one.):[ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Menlo Advisors LLC Address: 800 Oak Grove Avenue Suite 205 " Menlo Park, CA 94025" 13F File Number: 28-10719 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person "signing the 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 submission. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Kent R. Seymour Title: President Phone: 650-688-0300 "Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:" " Kent R. Seymour Menlo Park, CA JANUARY 13, 2011" Report Type (Check only one.): [ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 34 "Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $83,168" List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE Voting Authority FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE Voting Authority Title of Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other Name of Issuer class CUSIP (x$1000) Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn Managers Sole Shared None ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ---------------------------- ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 6292 111905SH SOLE 0 0111905 ACCURAY INC COM 004397105 275 65000SH SOLE 0 065000 ADVISRSHR TR ACTIV BR ETF ACTIV BEAR ETF 00768y883 1279 51100SH SOLE 0 051100 APPLE INC COM 037833100 4713 11638SH SOLE 0 011638 ARCHIPELAGO LEARNING INC COM 03956P102 129 13358SH SOLE 0 013358 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY B NEW CL B NEW 084670702 7639 100116SH SOLE 0 0100116 BROOKFLD AST MGMT VT CL A CL A LTD VT 112585104 2760 100440SH SOLE 0 0100440 C V S CAREMARK CORP COM 126650100 5535 135730SH SOLE 0 0135730 CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166764100 3086 29007SH SOLE 0 029007 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275r102 4963 274511SH SOLE 0 0274511 EMPIRE DISTRICT ELEC CO COM 291641108 3606 170980SH SOLE 0 0170980 EXELIS INC COM 30162a108 745 82305SH SOLE 0 082305 GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS NEW COM 370023103 2456 163491SH SOLE 0 0163491 GOOGLE INC CLASS A CL A 38259p508 6177 9564SH SOLE 0 09564 HARRIS CORPORATION COM 413875105 4226 117250SH SOLE 0 0117250 HOWARD HUGHES CORP COM 44267d107 1280 28989SH SOLE 0 028989 I T T CORPORATION NEW COM NEW 450911201 801 41462SH SOLE 0 041462 INTERDIGITAL INC COM 45867g101 1819 41745SH SOLE 0 041745 ISHRS TR BRCLYS BD 1-3 YR BARCLYS 1-3YR CR 464288646 1100 10555SH SOLE 0 010555 ISHRS TR BRCLYS BD INTER BARCLYS INTER CR 464288638 667 6220SH SOLE 0 06220 ISHRS TR BRCLYS TIP BD FD BARCLYS TIPS BD 464287176 5912 50665SH SOLE 0 050665 L H C GROUP COM 50187a107 323 25150SH SOLE 0 025150 MKT VCTRS ETF JR GLD MINR JR GOLD MINERS E 57060u589 1436 58125SH SOLE 0 058125 MKT VCTRS ETF TR GLD MINR GOLD MINER ETF 57060u100 5222 101535SH SOLE 0 0101535 MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 3003 78505SH SOLE 0 078505 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 5210 200695SH SOLE 0 0200695 ORACLE CORPORATION COM 68389x105 1866 72730SH SOLE 0 072730 PROSHARES SHORT S&P 500 PHSH SHRT S&P500 74347r503 2835 70145SH SOLE 0 070145 SPDR GOLD TRUST SH GOLD SHS 78463v107 5534 36409SH SOLE 0 036409 SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES COM 868157108 2971 104455SH SOLE 0 0104455 TELEPHONE & DATA SYS SP SPL COM 879433860 1553 65240SH SOLE 0 065240 VODAFONE GR NEW SPONS ADR SPONS ADR NEW 92857w209 5413 193125SH SOLE 0 0193125 WSDMTREE TR CHIN YUAN FD CHINESE YUAN ETF 97717w182 538 21350SH SOLE 0 021350 XYLEM INC COM 98419m100 2131 82955SH SOLE 0 082955