Think Your Portfolio Is Doing Bad? Picken's BP Capital Was Down 97%

T. Boone Pickens, who as of last November had holdings in 26 energy companies within his BP Capital Management, now holds shares in nine companies as of its latest filing (see Bloomberg article). The fund fell an astonishing 97 percent during the final three months of 2008, declining from $1.29 billion to around $40 million. As for individual holdings, BP Capital reduced exposure to Occidental Petroleum, Transocean, and Suncor Energy, while selling all of its holdings in Schlumberger and Halliburton. The fund added shares of Chesapeake Energy and Peabody Energy.