UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
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: Seth Tobias
Address: 153 East 53rd Street
Suite 5501
New York, NY 10022
Form 13F File Number: 28-________
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 form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Seth Tobias
Title: Manager
Phone: 212-521-5050
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ S. Tobias New York, NY 11/14/00
[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).)
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Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 99
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $332,887
(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
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SETH TOBIAS, MANAGER
DISCRETIONARY OWNERSHIP FOR 13F
AS OF DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INV. DISCR. VOT AUTHOR.
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL SOLE SHRD OTH MGR SOLE SHRD NONE
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Archer-Daniels-Midland COMMON 039483102 431 50000 SH x 50000
American General Corp. COMMON 026351106 2340 30000 SH x 30000
American Home Products COMMON 026609107 3394 60000 SH x 60000
American International Grp. COMMON 026874107 4784 50000 SH x 50000
Alpha Hospitality OTC IS 020732103 38 30000 SH x 30000
Allstate Corp. COMMON 020002101 3475 100000 SH x 100000
American Tower Systems Corp. COMMON 029912201 3769 100000 SH x 100000
Apache Corp. COMMON 037411105 2956 50000 SH x 50000
American Express Co COMMON 025816109 3645 60000 SH x 60000
AT&T Corp. COMMON 001957109 8078 275000 SH x 275000
Bear Stearns Co COMMON 073902108 1260 20000 SH x 20000
B J Services COMMON 055482103 7641 125000 SH x 125000
Bank of New York COMMON 064057102 4238 75000 SH x 75000
Bellsouth Corp COMMON 079860102 403 10000 SH x 10000
Bristol Myers SqCo. COMMON 110122108 571 10000 SH x 10000
Citigroup Inc. COMMON 172967101 8920 164996 SH x 164996
Cell Genesys Inc. OTC IS 150921104 1500 50000 SH x 50000
Chase Manhattan COMMON 16161A108 7159 155000 SH x 155000
Commerce One Inc. OTC IS 200693109 1570 20000 SH x 20000
Compaq Computer Corp. COMMON 204493100 207 7500 SH x 7500
CNF Transportation COMMON 12612W104 445 20000 SH x 20000
Echostar Communications OTC IS 278762109 5539 105000 SH x 105000
Dime Bancorp Inc. COMMON 25429Q102 556 25000 SH x 25000
Delphi Automotive Sys. Corp COMMON 247126105 2269 150000 SH x 150000
EMC Corp-Mass. COMMON 268648102 4975 50000 SH x 50000
Fleetboston Financial Corp. COMMON 339030108 5850 150000 SH x 150000
Foundation Helath Systems COMMON 350404109 813 50000 SH x 50000
R&B Falcon Corp COMMON 74912E101 2781 100000 SH x 100000
Freemarkets OTC IS 356602102 1143 20000 SH x 20000
Data Capital SA COMMON P30026101 243 900000 SH x 900000
Global Crossing Ltd OTC IS G3921A100 3100 100000 SH x 100000
Genuity Inc. OTC IS 37248E103 980 150000 SH x 150000
General Electric Co COMMON 369604103 866 15000 SH x 15000
Gillette Co. COMMON 375766102 3088 100000 SH x 100000
Gilat Satellite Network OTC IS M51474100 2306 30000 SH x 30000
General Motors Cl. H COMMON 370442832 68053 1830000 SH x 1830000
Gemstar TV Guide Int'l. OTC IS 36866W106 2180 25000 SH x 25000
Goamerica Inc. OTC IS 38020R106 442 50000 SH x 50000
Grey Wolf Inc. COMMON 397888108 863 150000 SH x 150000
HCA-Healthcare CO. COMMON 404119109 928 25000 SH x 25000
Hartford Financial Services COMMON 416515104 3862 53000 SH x 53000
Honeywell Int'l Inc. COMMON 438516106 1781 50000 SH x 50000
Humana Inc. COMMON 444859102 1075 100000 SH x 100000
International Business Mach. COMMON 459200101 6885 60000 SH x 60000
ICN Pharmaceuticals COMMON 448924100 1669 50000 SH x 50000
Infospace.com Inc. OTC IS 45678T102 2118 70000 SH x 70000
Ingersoll Rand Co. COMMON 456866102 2545 75000 SH x 75000
I2 Technologies Inc. OTC IS 465754109 5613 30000 SH x 30000
J P Morgan & Co. COMMON 616880100 6535 40000 SH x 40000
Liberate Technologies OTC IS 530129105 2170 75000 SH x 75000
AT&T Liberty Media COMMON 001957208 2258 125000 SH x 125000
Mercury Interactive Corp. OTC IS 589405109 10973 70000 SH x 70000
Mellon Financial Corp. COMMON 58551A108 1391 30000 SH x 30000
Microsoft corp. COMMON 594918104 1206 20000 SH x 20000
Philip Morris Co. COMMON 718154107 2944 100000 SH x 100000
Micron Technology Inc. COMMON 595112103 920 20000 SH x 20000
Newmont Mining Corp. COMMON 651639106 2652 156000 SH x 156000
North Fork Bancorp. Inc COMMON 659424105 830 38400 SH x 38400
Nextel Communications Inc. OTC IS 65332V103 6311 135000 SH x 135000
Nextel Partners Inc. OTC IS 65333F107 2913 100000 SH x 100000
Northwest Airlines Cl A OTC IS 66728101 368 15000 SH x 15000
Oklahoma Gas and Elec. COMMON 670837103 426 20000 SH x 20000
Oxford Health Plans Inc. OTC IS 691471106 2305 75000 SH x 75000
Palm Inc OTC IS 696642107 3706 70000 SH x 70000
Airgate PCS inc OTC IS 009367103 2872 64000 SH x 64000
Parametric Technology Corp OTC IS 699173100 1247 114000 SH x 114000
Pfizer Inc. COMMON 717081103 1348 30000 SH x 30000
Purchasepro com OTC IS 746144104 2636 30000 SH x 30000
Praecis Pharmaceuticals Inc. OTC IS 739421105 2763 65000 SH x 65000
Precise Software Solutions OTC IS M41450103 1725 40000 SH x 40000
Qualcomm Inc. OTC IS 747525103 1425 20000 SH x 20000
Read Rite Corp. OTC IS 755246105 1969 175000 SH x 175000
Radioshack Corp. COMMON 750438103 1810 28000 SH x 28000
Sears Roebuck & Co. COMMON 812387108 1621 50000 SH x 50000
Sante Fe Int'l COMMON G7805C108 2472 55000 SH x 55000
Smith International inc. COMMON 832110100 1223 15000 SH x 15000
Schering Plough Corp COMMON 806605101 1395 30000 SH x 30000
Schlumberger Ltd. COMMON 806857108 2873 34900 SH x 34900
Southern Energy Inc. COMMON 842816100 1569 50000 SH x 50000
Panamsat OTC IS 697933109 958 30000 SH x 30000
Tidewater Inc. COMMON 886423102 1820 40000 SH x 40000
Tenet Healthcare COMMON 88033G100 7288 200000 SH x 200000
Temple Inland Inc COMMON 879868107 379 10000 SH x 10000
Texas Instruments Inc COMMON 882508104 944 20000 SH x 20000
Texaco Ind. COMMON 881694103 788 15000 SH x 15000
Time Warner Inc. COMMON 887315109 2348 30000 SH x 30000
Trimble Nav Ltd Com OTC IS 896239100 1454 65000 SH x 65000
Tumbleweed Communications OTC IS 899690101 3188 62500 SH x 62500
Crown Castle Intl Corp. OTC IS 228227104 3106 100000 SH x 100000
Tyco International COMMON 902124106 10557 203500 SH x 203500
US Lec Corp. Cl. A OTC IS 90331S109 617 72000 SH x 72000
United Healthcare Corp COMMON 91324P102 5431 55000 SH x 55000
Viacom Inc. Cl. B COMMON 925524308 1464 25000 SH x 25000
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. OTC IS 928497106 4580 51500 SH x 51500
Verizon Communications COMMON 92343V104 3875 80000 SH x 80000
Wal Mart Stores Inc. COMMON 931142103 722 15000 SH x 15000
Weyerhaeuser Co. COMMON 962166104 404 10000 SH x 10000
Well Fargo & Co. COMMON 949746101 2205 48000 SH x 48000
MCI Worldcom OTC IS 98157D106 4556 150000 SH x 150000
332887
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