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
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: ValueQuest/TA, LLC
Address: 18 Sewall Street
Marblehead, MA 01945
13F File Number: 28-1699
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: TERRENCE B. MAGRATH
Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO
Phone: 781 417-7215
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Terrence B. Magrath Marblehead, Massachusetts October 31, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 64
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 424778
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ PUT/ INVSTMT VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT CALL DSCRETN SOLE SHARED NONE
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Abbott Labs COM 2824100 3957 83200 SH SOLE 51200 32000
ADC Telecom COM 886101 3276 121818 SH SOLE 10898 110920
Advanta A COM 7942105 5288 470018 SH SOLE 43400 426618
Airtran Hldgs COM 00949P108 8115 1828800 SH SOLE 501600 1327200
Alcoa COM 13817101 6671 263560 SH SOLE 66076 197484
Anadarko COM 32511107 10847 163206 SH SOLE 43998 119208
Andrew Corp COM 34425108 7183 274300 SH SOLE 66600 207700
Asia Pulp & Pap SPONSORED ADR 04516V100 4792 2738400 SH SOLE 653600 2084800
"Autodesk, Inc." COM 52769106 8876 349800 SH SOLE 96100 253700
Baker Hughes In COM 57224107 4466 120300 SH SOLE 80200 40100
Bank of America COM 60505104 2323 44360 SH SOLE 33645 10715
Bear Stearns COM 73902108 10531 167157 SH SOLE 38141 129016
"Becton, Dickins" COM 75887109 8016 303200 SH SOLE 81900 221300
British Air ADR SPONSORED ADR 110419306 4612 107884 SH SOLE 20684 87200
Cabot Corp. COM 127055101 7906 249500 SH SOLE 59800 189700
"CIT Group, Inc." COM 125577106 8480 484560 SH SOLE 121280 363280
CitiGroup COM 172967101 3042 56265 SH SOLE 36999 19266
Commerzbank ADR SPONSORED ADR 202597308 90 3024 SH SOLE 3024 0
Compass Bancsh COM 20449H109 8872 454950 SH SOLE 116925 338025
Constellation COM 21036P108 6621 121900 SH SOLE 10200 111700
Cooper Industri COM 216669101 8629 244800 SH SOLE 64100 180700
Dana Corp COM 235811106 7133 331750 SH SOLE 78700 253050
Delphi Auto COM 247126105 8233 544300 SH SOLE 149200 395100
EDS COM 285661104 2536 61100 SH SOLE 38200 22900
Edwards AG Inc. COM 281760108 2804 53600 SH SOLE 43500 10100
Emerson Elec COM 291011104 2801 41800 SH SOLE 26100 15700
Fannie Mae COM 313586109 6664 93200 SH SOLE 2800 90400
Flagstar Bancrp COM 337930101 3844 313800 SH SOLE 27300 286500
Freeport McMora COM 35671D857 8026 910800 SH SOLE 242600 668200
Gateway Inc COM 367626108 5360 114650 SH SOLE 8450 106200
Goodyear Tire & COM 382550101 6824 379100 SH SOLE 101900 277200
Great Lakes Chm COM 390568103 4863 165900 SH SOLE 15000 150900
Harris Corp. COM 413875105 8096 284700 SH SOLE 76900 207800
HCA Healthcare COM 404119109 12481 336200 SH SOLE 64500 271700
Hewlett Packard COM 428236103 5015 51700 SH SOLE 13800 37900
Honeywell COM 438516106 2793 78400 SH SOLE 49100 29300
Ingersoll-Rand COM 456866102 6845 202070 SH SOLE 51370 150700
Intel Corp. COM 458140100 4501 108300 SH SOLE 24100 84200
Keane Inc. COM 486665102 8288 476300 SH SOLE 129700 346600
Liz Claiborne COM 539320101 7889 204900 SH SOLE 51600 153300
Lockheed Martin COM 539830109 10864 329600 SH SOLE 82100 247500
Marine Drilling COM 568240204 6944 243100 SH SOLE 0 243100
"Mattel, Inc." COM 577081102 8924 797700 SH SOLE 204700 593000
Mellon Finl Cor COM 58551A108 9609 207200 SH SOLE 54100 153100
Newell Rubbermd COM 651229106 7425 325500 SH SOLE 86700 238800
News Corp ADR SPONSORED ADR 652487703 4747 84666 SH SOLE 9766 74900
PerkinElmer COM 714046109 11314 108400 SH SOLE 18800 89600
Philip Morris COM 718154107 2493 84700 SH SOLE 65500 19200
Pitney Bowes COM 724479100 9453 239700 SH SOLE 65600 174100
Polaroid COM 731095105 6119 455400 SH SOLE 112500 342900
Raytheon Cl B COM 755111408 3100 109000 SH SOLE 89100 19900
Ryland Group In COM 783764103 7136 230200 SH SOLE 17400 212800
SAFECO COM 786429100 8818 323600 SH SOLE 84400 239200
SBC Com'cations COM 78387G103 3210 64200 SH SOLE 39800 24400
Schlumberger COM 806857108 4157 50500 SH SOLE 33000 17500
Seagate Technol COM 811804103 628 9100 SH SOLE 7600 1500
Smith Int'l COM 832110100 13857 169900 SH SOLE 27000 142900
Smurfit-Stone COM 832727101 8050 670800 SH SOLE 171642 499158
Sprint COM 852061100 8061 275000 SH SOLE 77400 197600
Telmex ADR SPONSORED ADR 879403780 8050 151360 SH SOLE 55860 95500
TJX Companies COM 872540109 4212 187200 SH SOLE 125900 61300
Transocean SF COM G90078109 15998 272879 SH SOLE 59994 212885
Verizon COM 92343V104 3066 63294 SH SOLE 40166 23128
Washington Mutu COM 939322103 10956 275200 70,900 204,300
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