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Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 13F holdings, Q4 2014

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2014-12-31, filed 2015-11-16

Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP disclosed 127 US equity positions worth $5.0bn in its Q4 2014 13F filing. Its largest position is COVIDIEN PLC at 12.4% of the reported book, followed by ALLERGAN INC and COVANCE INC. Versus Q3 2014 it opened 47 new positions, added to 30, reduced 21 and exited 68.

$5.0bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
127
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
12.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
53.4%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
22
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
50
Quarters on file since Q1 2014
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q3 2014: 47 new, 30 added, 21 reduced, 68 exited

50 of 127
COVIDIEN PLC no ticker–12.4%$622m6.08m+9.1%added
ALLERGAN INC no ticker–12.3%$614m2.89m+310%added
COVANCE INC no ticker–4.7%$235m2.26m–new
DIRECTV no ticker–4.6%$232m2.67m−9.8%reduced
TIME WARNER CABLE INC no ticker–4.0%$200m1.31m−44%reduced
CAREFUSION CORP no ticker–3.6%$181m3.06m–new
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–3.3%$164m1.63m–new
DRCEUR DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC–3.1%$157m1.92m−1.3%reduced
ALLY ALLY FINL INCFinancial Services2.8%$138m5.85m+15%added
ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC no ticker–2.5%$123m1.57m+738%added
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HLDGS CORP no ticker–2.4%$122m1.19m−25%reduced
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology2.1%$103m931,000–new
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP no ticker–1.6%$79.3m577,447+209%added
SBH SALLY BEAUTY HLDGS INCConsumer Cyclical1.5%$73.8m2.40m+37%added
NVIDIA CORP no ticker–1.4%$71.6m62.50m–new
TWXCHF TIME WARNER INC–1.3%$66.7m781,100+421%added
AAP ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INCConsumer Cyclical1.3%$63.7m400,000+3.2%added
EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC no ticker–1.3%$62.9m4.30m–new
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP no ticker–1.2%$59.9m860,239+136%added
BC BRUNSWICK CORPConsumer Cyclical1.2%$58.9m1.15m+16%added
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical1.1%$54.8m526,900−6.6%reduced
PETSMART INC no ticker–1.1%$53.9m663,496–new
PHH CORP no ticker–1.0%$50.8m25.71m0.0%held
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–1.0%$49.1m2.40m–new
WL ROSS HLDG CORP no ticker–0.9%$45.8m4.00m0.0%held
ARCELORMITTAL SA LUXEMBOURG no ticker–0.9%$43.8m2.50m0.0%held
SIG SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITEDConsumer Cyclical0.9%$43.0m326,600+93%added
LORILLARD INC no ticker–0.8%$37.5m595,246−46%reduced
DKS DICKS SPORTING GOODS INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$37.2m750,000+9.1%added
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC no ticker–0.7%$35.7m711,674+435%added
PIER 1 IMPORTS INC no ticker–0.7%$34.6m2.25m–new
FAMILY DLR STORES INC no ticker–0.6%$32.3m407,912−66%reduced
TALISMAN ENERGY INC no ticker–0.6%$30.4m3.88m+421%added
TYSON FOODS INC no ticker–0.6%$30.2m600,0000.0%held
VCA INC no ticker–0.6%$28.0m575,000+33%added
JWNUSD NORDSTROM INC–0.6%$27.8m350,0000.0%held
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive0.5%$26.8m378,800−62%reduced
SAPIENT CORP no ticker–0.5%$26.7m1.07m–new
KMI KINDER MORGAN INC DELEnergy0.5%$24.7m584,045–new
COBALT INTL ENERGY INC no ticker–0.5%$23.7m38.50m0.0%held
SIRI SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INCCommunication Services0.5%$23.6m6.75m+50%added
YANDEX N V no ticker–0.5%$23.1m28.20m–new
ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC no ticker–0.5%$22.9m20.00m+25%added
VERINT SYS INC no ticker–0.4%$22.1m20.00m+33%added
J2 GLOBAL INC no ticker–0.4%$22.0m20.00m0.0%held
SPG SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEWReal Estate0.4%$21.9m120,500–new
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.4%$21.7m374,794+131%added
CPRT COPART INCIndustrials0.4%$21.0m575,000+28%added
NWL NEWELL BRANDS INCConsumer Defensive0.4%$20.9m550,000−52%reduced
DSW INC no ticker–0.4%$20.5m550,000–new

Exited since Q3 2014

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SHIRE PLC no ticker2.6%$108m
ATHLON ENERGY INC no ticker2.1%$87.3m
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC no ticker2.0%$82.5m
PFE PFIZER INC1.3%$53.1m
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNER no ticker1.3%$52.7m
COMPUWARE CORP no ticker1.2%$51.4m
SAFEWAY INC no ticker1.1%$46.6m
YANDEX N V no ticker1.0%$42.7m
CBS CORP NEW no ticker0.8%$32.8m
HUDSON CITY BANCORP no ticker0.8%$31.8m
ALCOA INC no ticker0.7%$30.0m
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC no ticker0.7%$29.3m
SILVER EAGLE ACQUISITION COR no ticker0.6%$24.5m
EL PASO PIPELINE PARTNERS L no ticker0.6%$24.3m
ACTAVIS PLC no ticker0.5%$20.7m
NKE NIKE INC0.5%$20.1m
SGI SOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC0.4%$16.9m
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NV0.4%$16.6m
HAS HASBRO INC0.4%$16.5m
B/E AEROSPACE INC no ticker0.4%$16.3m
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO no ticker0.4%$15.9m
BIGGQ BIG LOTS INC0.4%$15.1m
TIFEUR TIFFANY & CO NEW0.3%$14.4m
MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION CO no ticker0.3%$14.4m
A AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC0.3%$14.4m
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP no ticker0.3%$14.2m
FAST FASTENAL CO0.3%$13.5m
FOSTER WHEELER AG no ticker0.3%$12.9m
TMUS T-MOBILE US INC0.3%$12.6m
SONIC CORP no ticker0.3%$11.7m
GCO GENESCO INC0.3%$11.2m
ZBH ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC0.3%$10.8m
TUESUSD TUESDAY MORNING CORP0.3%$10.7m
CLDEUR CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC0.2%$10.0m
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC no ticker0.2%$9.9m
PDCEUSD PDC ENERGY INC0.2%$9.9m
TW TELECOM INC no ticker0.2%$9.4m
MNST MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP0.2%$9.2m
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.2%$8.6m
EBAY EBAY INC.0.2%$8.5m
QUARTET MERGER CORP no ticker0.2%$7.8m
CAMBRIDGE CAP ACQUISITION CO no ticker0.2%$7.0m
AWI ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC NEW0.2%$6.9m
AMER RLTY CAP HEALTHCAR TR I no ticker0.2%$6.6m
RACKSPACE HOSTING INC no ticker0.2%$6.6m
ABG ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC0.2%$6.6m
DIAMOND FOODS INC no ticker0.2%$6.4m
FRGIUSD FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP INC0.2%$6.2m
DRYSHIPS INC. no ticker0.1%$5.9m
PAG PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GRP INC0.1%$5.6m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified81.5%
  • Consumer Cyclical8.7%
  • Financial Services2.9%
  • Technology2.1%
  • Industrials1.3%
  • Communication Services1.3%
  • Consumer Defensive1.2%
  • Energy0.6%
  • Real Estate0.4%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (50)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 2026229$6.2bn
Q1 2026225$5.6bn
Q4 2025216$6.8bn
Q3 2025228$7.1bn
Q2 2025188$6.6bn
Q1 2025199$7.1bn
Q4 2024194$5.7bn
Q3 2024212$4.6bn
Q2 2024247$6.0bn
Q1 2024251$6.7bn
Q4 2023236$5.7bn
Q3 2023274$6.5bn
Q2 2023302$4.8bn
Q1 2023345$4.8bn
Q4 2022410$4.7bn
Q3 2022530$5.1bn
Q2 2022554$5.2bn
Q1 2022589$7.1bn
Q4 2021544$6.7bn
Q3 2021494$6.9bn
Q2 2021560$12.8bn
Q1 2021455$10.0bn
Q4 2020276$8.5bn
Q3 2020257$7.0bn
Q2 2020188$4.0bn
Q1 2020162$3.7bn
Q4 2019162$4.2bn
Q3 2019157$5.0bn
Q2 2019164$8.4bn
Q1 2019151$5.0bn
Q4 2018148$5.0bn
Q3 2018153$8.4bn
Q2 2018162$7.3bn
Q1 2018157$9.1bn
Q4 2017149$7.1bn
Q3 2017163$7.2bn
Q2 2017153$7.1bn
Q1 2017144$7.3bn
Q4 2016147$4.7bn
Q3 2016142$3.6bn
Q2 2016156$4.1bn
Q1 2016140$4.7bn
Q4 2015142$5.5bn
Q3 2015149$5.1bn
Q2 2015162$5.9bn
Q1 2015140$4.4bn
Q4 2014127$5.0bn
Q3 2014148$4.1bn
Q2 2014135$3.3bn
Q1 2014136$2.7bn

Where Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP was early

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ALLY ALLY FINL INCQ2 201420 of 2153.4%3.4%6Exited by Q4 2021+114%
IPG INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INCQ3 201410 of 1290.08%5.2%4Exited by Q3 2025+34%
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDQ3 201429 of 3771.2%1.3%7Exited by Q4 2022−10.0%
TSN TYSON FOODS INCQ4 201413 of 1240.2%4.0%6Exited by Q1 2020+127%
WSM WILLIAMS SONOMA INCQ1 20156 of 1430.4%1.3%3Exited by Q4 2015−4.2%
BURL BURLINGTON STORES INCQ2 20158 of 1710.09%1.3%12Exited by Q1 2025+457%
PVH PVH CORPQ2 201512 of 1410.2%1.7%12Exited by Q3 2019−18%
AVGO BROADCOM INCQ2 201517 of 3233.5%13.4%8Exited by Q2 2026+2228%
LULU LULULEMON ATHLETICA INCQ3 20159 of 2060.9%1.0%7Exited by Q2 2024+671%
CB CHUBB CORPQ3 201513 of 1614.0%4.0%2Exited by Q1 2016+13%
BMCH BMC STK HLDGS INCQ4 20152 of 833.2%3.8%8Exited by Q4 2017+91%
KLAC KLA-TENCOR CORPQ4 201510 of 2020.6%3.5%4Exited by Q4 2016+0.5%
SNDK SANDISK CORPQ4 201522 of 2330.5%1.8%3Exited by Q4 2025–
DLTR DOLLAR TREE INCQ1 201617 of 1860.9%1.6%14Exited by Q1 2024+72%
DELL DELL TECHNOLOGIES INCQ3 201612 of 2741.4%4.8%15Exited by Q4 2024+784%
COST COSTCO WHSL CORP NEWQ4 201618 of 1770.6%1.1%2Exited by Q2 2017+4.7%
NVAX NOVAVAX INCQ1 20174 of 1170.2%1.4%16Exited by Q1 2021+336%
VST VISTRA CORPQ2 20178 of 2802.3%7.1%25Exited by Q3 2023+56%
THC TENET HEALTHCARE CORPQ2 201719 of 1820.3%2.8%17Held at last filing, Q2 2026+867%
SWK STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INCQ3 20177 of 1420.5%1.2%3Exited by Q3 2018−12%
ELAN ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INCQ3 201815 of 1630.2%1.0%18Exited by Q4 2024−58%
KDP KEURIG DR PEPPER INCQ4 201811 of 1480.3%1.2%4Exited by Q3 2023+22%
IHRT IHEARTMEDIA INCQ3 20199 of 970.8%1.1%7Exited by Q2 2021+21%
EVRG EVERGY INCQ2 20206 of 1320.2%1.1%3Exited by Q1 2021−6.4%
ACI ALBERTSONS COS INCQ2 202012 of 1770.10%1.5%11Exited by Q3 2024+25%
JAZZ JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLCQ2 202016 of 1611.3%1.9%5Exited by Q3 2021+61%
ARKO ARKO CORPQ4 20202 of 632.4%4.3%23Held at last filing, Q2 2026−11%
VTRS VIATRIS INCQ4 202012 of 1541.4%1.4%4Exited by Q4 2021−28%
ZIM ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVQ1 20216 of 1140.3%1.6%6Exited by Q3 2022+94%
AOMR ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE REIT INCQ2 20212 of 241.0%1.9%21Held at last filing, Q2 2026−49%
BROS DUTCH BROS INCQ3 20216 of 1240.04%1.1%5Exited by Q3 2024−4.4%
CEG CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPQ1 202222 of 2370.1%1.8%16Held at last filing, Q2 2026+342%
KVUE KENVUE INCQ2 202319 of 2030.5%1.9%7Exited by Q3 2025−21%

Concentration and tenure

11.8%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
45.7%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
2
Median completed holding, quarters