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Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 13F holdings, Q4 2018

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2018-12-31, filed 2020-05-15

Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP disclosed 148 US equity positions worth $5.0bn in its Q4 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC at 11.8% of the reported book, followed by AABAUSD and RHT1EUR. Versus Q3 2018 it opened 69 new positions, added to 13, reduced 27 and exited 74.

$5.0bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
148
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
11.8%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
54.9%
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 2018: 69 new, 13 added, 27 reduced, 74 exited

50 of 148
TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC no ticker–11.8%$585m12.15m+21%added
AABAUSD ALTABA INC–10.9%$540m9.33m+59%added
RHT1EUR RED HAT INC–8.3%$413m2.35m–new
VST VISTRA CORPUtilities6.8%$339m14.82m−1.3%reduced
CI THE CIGNA GROUPHealthcare5.7%$285m1.50m–new
AVYAUSD AVAYA HLDGS CORP–3.2%$158m10.87m+0.2%held
CONTURA ENERGY INC no ticker–2.5%$123m1.88m–new
TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC no ticker–2.0%$98.0m2.05m+14%added
WORKDAY INC no ticker–1.9%$94.7m77.50m–new
DISH NETWORK CORP no ticker–1.8%$90.8m112.50m+61%added
ORBOTECH LTD no ticker–1.5%$76.6m1.35m−43%reduced
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker–1.5%$76.2m78.00m−29%reduced
THC TENET HEALTHCARE CORPHealthcare1.5%$73.3m4.28m+8.9%added
TMUS T-MOBILE US INCCommunication Services1.4%$70.7m1.11m−18%reduced
TWITTER INC no ticker–1.3%$63.4m69.50m−9.7%reduced
AAP ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INCConsumer Cyclical1.2%$61.0m387,500–new
ARCH1EUR ARCH COAL INC–1.0%$52.1m628,010−7.4%reduced
SERVUSD SERVICEMASTER GLOBAL HLDGS I–1.0%$49.6m1.35m+8.0%added
ZILLOW GROUP INC no ticker–1.0%$48.6m50.00m0.0%held
GAP GAP INCConsumer Cyclical0.9%$45.1m1.75m+150%added
IACIEUR IAC INTERACTIVECORP–0.9%$43.5m237,500−32%reduced
WAYFAIR INC no ticker–0.9%$43.0m40.00m−26%reduced
TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARCommunication Services0.9%$42.5m412,500−34%reduced
CVS CVS HEALTH CORPHealthcare0.7%$36.6m558,645–new
OI S A no ticker–0.7%$35.5m22.20m+162%added
WWEUSD WORLD WRESTLING ENTMT INC–0.7%$35.5m475,200+21%added
RADIUS HEALTH INC no ticker–0.7%$34.6m45.00m0.0%held
QSR RESTAURANT BRANDS INTL INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$34.0m650,0000.0%held
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive0.7%$33.8m312,500+127%added
PVH PVH CORPORATIONConsumer Cyclical0.7%$32.5m350,000–new
SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITON CO no ticker–0.6%$30.0m3.00m0.0%held
AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HLDGS INC no ticker–0.6%$29.4m20.00m0.0%held
GORES HOLDINGS III INC no ticker–0.6%$28.1m2.80m0.0%held
ASH ASHLAND INCBasic Materials0.5%$27.1m381,350–new
INTERDIGITAL INC no ticker–0.5%$26.3m25.00m0.0%held
NVAX NOVAVAX INCHealthcare0.5%$25.9m43.00m0.0%held
SIXEUR SIX FLAGS ENTMT CORP NEW–0.5%$25.0m450,000–new
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.5%$24.7m250,000–new
ULTA ULTA BEAUTY INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$24.5m100,000–new
BC BRUNSWICK CORPConsumer Cyclical0.5%$24.4m525,000−16%reduced
CHURCHILL CAP CORP no ticker–0.5%$23.8m2.35m0.0%held
FEDERAL STR ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.5%$22.9m2.25m0.0%held
J2 GLOBAL INC no ticker–0.5%$22.9m20.00m0.0%held
TPG PACE HLDGS CORP no ticker–0.4%$21.0m1.99m0.0%held
HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.4%$20.8m2.00m0.0%held
SOCIAL CAP HEDOSOPHIA HLDGS no ticker–0.4%$20.6m2.02m0.0%held
DE DEERE & COIndustrials0.4%$20.5m137,500–new
MOSAIC ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.4%$20.2m2.00m–new
VANTAGE ENERGY ACQUISITION no ticker–0.4%$20.1m2.00m–new
FINTECH ACQUISITION CORP III no ticker–0.4%$20.0m2.00m–new

Exited since Q3 2018

74 rows
AETNA INC NEW no ticker18.5%$1.6bn
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC no ticker8.0%$677m
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO no ticker5.0%$422m
DELL DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC4.8%$408m
FTV FORTIVE CORP4.0%$337m
VECTREN CORP no ticker1.6%$132m
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY no ticker1.0%$83.4m
CZREUR CAESARS ENTMT CORP0.9%$76.9m
TPR TAPESTRY INC0.9%$75.4m
BROOKFIELD PROPERTY REIT INC no ticker0.8%$70.0m
PINNACLE FOODS INC DEL no ticker0.7%$59.9m
AIMCUSD ALTRA INDL MOTION CORP0.6%$53.6m
INTEL CORP no ticker0.5%$45.4m
GWRE GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC0.5%$44.2m
NICE SYS INC no ticker0.5%$42.9m
LOW LOWES COS INC0.4%$33.0m
BJ BJS WHSL CLUB HLDGS INC0.3%$26.8m
PRKS UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC0.3%$25.8m
NEW YORK REIT INC no ticker0.3%$25.3m
REALPAGE INC no ticker0.3%$24.5m
VANTAGE ENERGY ACQUISITION no ticker0.2%$20.8m
TESLA INC no ticker0.2%$20.4m
MOSAIC ACQUISITION CORP no ticker0.2%$20.4m
GTY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC no ticker0.2%$19.9m
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.2%$19.5m
ADBE ADOBE INC0.2%$16.9m
KAYNE ANDERSON ACQUISITION no ticker0.2%$16.7m
ELAN ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INC0.2%$16.0m
PLATINUM EAGLE ACQUISITIN CO no ticker0.2%$15.1m
VAC MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE0.2%$14.3m
SPIRIT RLTY CAP INC NEW no ticker0.2%$14.3m
MATLIN & PARTNERS ACQUISITIO no ticker0.2%$14.0m
FINISAR CORP no ticker0.2%$13.7m
PCG PG&E CORP0.2%$13.6m
GORES HLDGS II INC no ticker0.2%$13.3m
AVISTA HEALTHCARE PUB ACQ CO no ticker0.2%$13.0m
SF9 SANDERSON FARMS INC0.2%$12.9m
ERIEUR ELDORADO RESORTS INC0.2%$12.7m
INDUSTREA ACQUISITION CORP no ticker0.1%$12.2m
WH WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS INC0.1%$11.3m
FTCHQ FARFETCH LTD0.1%$11.0m
FTREUR FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP0.1%$10.5m
BEMIS INC no ticker0.1%$10.4m
ONE MADISON CORP no ticker0.1%$10.4m
BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTRS L no ticker0.1%$9.3m
CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODS HLDGS I no ticker0.1%$9.3m
CM SEVEN STAR ACQUISITION CO no ticker0.1%$9.1m
ALDER BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.1%$8.6m
VFC V F CORP0.10%$8.2m
HAS HASBRO INC0.09%$7.9m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified68.6%
  • Healthcare8.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical7.5%
  • Utilities6.8%
  • Communication Services2.9%
  • Consumer Defensive2.0%
  • Basic Materials1.1%
  • Technology1.1%
  • Industrials0.8%
  • Financial Services0.6%
  • Real Estate0.01%

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