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Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd 13F holdings, Q2 2026

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Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd disclosed 40 US equity positions worth $1.1bn in its Q2 2026 13F filing. Its largest position is WBD at 11.6% of the reported book, followed by TXNM and NSC. Versus Q1 2026 it opened 14 new positions, added to 11, reduced 15 and exited 15.

$1.1bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
40
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
11.6%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
59.8%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
21
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
35
Quarters on file since Q4 2017
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q1 2026: 14 new, 11 added, 15 reduced, 15 exited

40 rows
WBD WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INCCommunication Services11.6%$122m4.58m+126%added
TXNM TXNM ENERGY INCUtilities7.4%$77.8m1.37m+30%added
NSC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPIndustrials7.3%$76.4m242,944+51%added
EA ELECTRONIC ARTS INCCommunication Services7.0%$73.0m356,261−3.7%reduced
CYTK CYTOKINETICS INCHealthcare6.2%$65.4m767,525−9.1%reduced
PEN PENUMBRA INCHealthcare5.6%$58.6m185,734+127%added
GTLSGBP CHART INDS INC–4.3%$44.8m214,647−19%reduced
ABVX ABIVAX SAHealthcare3.9%$40.9m307,250–new
GPN GLOBAL PMTS INCIndustrials3.7%$38.7m532,688+24%added
AES AES CORPUtilities2.9%$30.8m2.10m+129%added
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INCTechnology2.6%$27.3m46,971−33%reduced
ASML ASML HLDG NVTechnology2.4%$25.5m12,824−32%reduced
NVDA NVIDIA CORPORATIONTechnology2.4%$24.9m124,402−49%reduced
INDV INDIVIOR PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare2.3%$24.0m585,664−14%reduced
RVMD REVOLUTION MEDICINES INCHealthcare2.2%$22.7m121,308−55%reduced
UNF UNIFIRST CORP MASSIndustrials2.1%$22.4m84,865+15%added
TSM TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTechnology1.9%$20.5m42,903−63%reduced
CZR CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC NEConsumer Cyclical1.9%$20.1m665,410–new
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical1.5%$16.2m68,122–new
APGE APOGEE THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare1.5%$15.6m117,249–new
TWO1GBP TWO HBRS INVT CORP–1.4%$14.9m1.20m+219%added
MRVL MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology1.3%$13.7m46,079−81%reduced
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPTechnology1.3%$13.4m30,961–new
SNDK SANDISK CORPTechnology1.3%$13.4m5,874−88%reduced
ANET ARISTA NETWORKS INCTechnology1.3%$13.3m78,123–new
SIMO SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY COTechnology1.2%$12.9m38,828−30%reduced
URA GLOBAL X FDS–1.2%$12.9m294,245+19%added
AEVA AEVA TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology1.2%$12.8m444,102−15%reduced
ARES ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONFinancial Services1.1%$12.0m107,896–new
AXALTA COATING SYS LTD no ticker–1.1%$11.8m346,041−62%reduced
STX SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HLDNGS PLTechnology1.1%$11.7m12,107–new
CMBT CMB.TECH NVEnergy1.1%$11.6m830,385+99%added
RENATUS TACTICAL ACQUIS no ticker–0.8%$8.4m802,884+16%added
CPRXEUR CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC–0.7%$7.8m247,556–new
TSEM TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTDTechnology0.6%$6.5m24,811–new
AVTR AVANTOR INCHealthcare0.6%$6.3m635,800–new
STM STMICROELECTRONICS N VTechnology0.6%$6.1m80,853–new
MCHP MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC.Technology0.6%$6.0m65,676–new
IHRT IHEARTMEDIA INCCommunication Services0.4%$3.7m873,806−9.9%reduced
FPS FORGENT POWER SOLUTIONS INCIndustrials0.3%$3.7m65,574–new

Exited since Q1 2026

15 rows
CWAN CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HLDGS I5.3%$53.6m
KVUE KENVUE INC4.3%$43.2m
430 TERNS PHARMACEUTICALS INC2.6%$26.7m
FN FABRINET2.3%$23.1m
AVGO BROADCOM INC2.2%$22.3m
VSNT VERSANT MEDIA GROUP INC2.0%$20.1m
WDC WESTERN DIGITAL CORP.1.7%$17.4m
FWRD FORWARD AIR CORP1.4%$14.7m
CPRI CAPRI HOLDINGS LIMITED1.4%$14.7m
VALARIS LTD no ticker1.3%$13.1m
PENN PENN ENTERTAINMENT INC1.1%$11.6m
ORCL ORACLE CORP1.0%$10.2m
MBC MASTERBRAND INC0.9%$8.9m
TAC TRANSALTA CORP0.3%$3.0m
OII OCEANEERING INTL INC0.2%$1.5m

Sector mix

  • Healthcare22.2%
  • Technology19.8%
  • Communication Services18.9%
  • Industrials13.4%
  • Utilities10.3%
  • Unclassified9.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical3.5%
  • Financial Services1.1%
  • Energy1.1%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (35)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202640$1.1bn
Q1 202641$1.0bn
Q4 202544$999m
Q3 202544$749m
Q2 202530$700m
Q1 202545$740m
Q4 202442$743m
Q3 202446$1.0bn
Q2 202449$1.1bn
Q1 202445$1.3bn
Q4 202336$1.2bn
Q3 202335$1.4bn
Q2 202332$1.1bn
Q1 202332$1.3bn
Q4 202238$1.1bn
Q3 202262$1.2bn
Q2 202261$985m
Q1 202266$1.4bn
Q4 202181$1.8bn
Q3 202193$2.0bn
Q2 2021107$2.2bn
Q1 2021144$1.9bn
Q4 2020107$1.3bn
Q3 202062$890m
Q2 202043$713m
Q1 202037$990m
Q4 201936$1.1bn
Q3 201926$1.1bn
Q2 201925$1.2bn
Q1 201926$837m
Q4 201818$703m
Q3 201821$971m
Q2 201825$1.2bn
Q1 201814$790m
Q4 201714$582m

Where Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd was early

17 rows
AVA AVISTA CORPQ2 20186 of 992.1%3.7%2Exited by Q4 2018−4.0%
VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCQ2 201816 of 1602.7%5.5%14Exited by Q1 2022+29%
OPTU ALTICE USA INCQ2 201819 of 1950.5%2.9%2Exited by Q4 2018+6.3%
RNG RINGCENTRAL INCQ3 201919 of 1851.2%1.2%9Exited by Q1 2022+49%
TEAM ATLASSIAN CORPORATIONQ3 201920 of 2241.3%2.6%18Exited by Q3 2024+41%
NICE NICE LTDQ2 20209 of 1010.8%1.8%10Exited by Q3 2023+9.1%
WSC WILLSCOT HLDGS CORPQ3 202014 of 1771.4%5.1%21Exited by Q4 2025+27%
CZR CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC NEQ3 202017 of 2451.4%1.9%4Held at last filing, Q2 2026−46%
AKX ANSYS INCQ4 202010 of 1610.07%11.2%8Exited by Q3 2025−3.5%
COHR COHERENT INCQ1 202122 of 2630.7%7.5%5Exited by Q2 2022+6.0%
MRVL MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INCQ2 20217 of 2731.1%4.4%21Held at last filing, Q2 2026+411%
TXNM TXNM ENERGY INCQ2 20218 of 1312.4%7.4%10Held at last filing, Q2 2026+16%
NMM NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L PQ4 20214 of 350.6%1.2%4Exited by Q4 2022−2.3%
HTZ HERTZ GLOBAL HLDGS INCQ4 20219 of 1386.8%6.8%5Exited by Q1 2023−38%
TSEM TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTDQ1 202218 of 1710.6%5.1%9Held at last filing, Q2 2026+439%
RBRK RUBRIK INC.Q3 20246 of 1281.4%2.4%6Exited by Q1 2026+138%
SW SMURFIT WESTROCK PLCQ3 20249 of 983.5%3.5%2Exited by Q1 2025+9.0%

Concentration and tenure

11.5%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
59.8%
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