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Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd 13F holdings, Q4 2020

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2020-12-31, filed 2021-02-16

Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd disclosed 107 US equity positions worth $1.3bn in its Q4 2020 13F filing. Its largest position is ACIA at 7.2% of the reported book, followed by TIFEUR and WORK. Versus Q3 2020 it opened 56 new positions, added to 24, reduced 24 and exited 11.

$1.3bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
107
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
7.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
46.5%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
33
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 Q3 2020: 56 new, 24 added, 24 reduced, 11 exited

50 of 107
ACIA ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC–7.2%$95.9m1.31m+14%added
TIFEUR TIFFANY & CO NEW–6.7%$89.0m677,181+16%added
WORK SLACK TECHNOLOGIES INC–5.8%$76.6m1.81m–new
ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC–4.9%$64.9m415,400–new
AVYAUSD AVAYA HLDGS CORP–4.5%$59.3m3.10m−12%reduced
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology3.7%$49.1m309,100+8.7%added
MXIM MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODS INC–3.6%$47.8m539,575+135%added
IPHI INPHI CORP–3.6%$47.6m296,890–new
XLNXEUR XILINX INC–3.3%$43.6m307,519–new
WTW WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTDFinancial Services3.3%$43.4m205,907–new
WSC WILLSCOT HLDGS CORPIndustrials3.0%$40.0m1.73m+137%added
VAREUR VARIAN MED SYS INC–2.8%$36.7m209,770+49%added
NAV NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW–2.6%$35.0m795,875+173%added
VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare2.5%$33.4m141,300+51%added
FITEUR FITBIT INC–2.5%$33.2m4.88m+82%added
GRUBHUB INC no ticker–2.0%$26.7m358,873+84%added
HGV HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INCConsumer Cyclical1.6%$21.1m671,7100.0%held
NICE NICE LTDTechnology1.5%$20.4m71,914+5.7%added
PLURALSIGHT INC no ticker–1.5%$20.3m967,471–new
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services1.4%$19.0m10,849+25%added
NFLX NETFLIX INC.Communication Services1.3%$17.2m31,900–new
FIVN FIVE9 INCTechnology1.1%$15.1m86,565−26%reduced
CARDTRONICS PLC no ticker–1.0%$13.7m387,300–new
TWLO TWILIO INCTechnology1.0%$13.6m40,297+10%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services1.0%$13.2m72,800+100%added
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEWConsumer Cyclical0.9%$12.6m95,400+100%added
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical0.9%$12.2m3,733+1.7%added
WDAY WORKDAY INCTechnology0.9%$11.6m48,470−10%reduced
TEAM ATLASSIAN CORP PLCTechnology0.8%$10.7m45,725−34%reduced
ATVIEUR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC–0.8%$10.6m114,200+15%added
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services0.7%$9.0m33,060−5.0%reduced
TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARCommunication Services0.7%$9.0m43,250−14%reduced
RNG RINGCENTRAL INCTechnology0.6%$8.6m22,700−33%reduced
EA ELECTRONIC ARTS INCCommunication Services0.6%$8.3m57,850+32%added
DOCU DOCUSIGN INCTechnology0.5%$7.3m32,800–new
INVESTINDUSTRIAL ACQUISITION no ticker–0.5%$7.2m700,000–new
AXON AXON ENTERPRISE INCIndustrials0.5%$7.2m58,520−39%reduced
FCX FREEPORT MCMORAN INCBasic Materials0.5%$6.8m262,800–new
SHOP SHOPIFY INCTechnology0.5%$6.8m5,998−35%reduced
ADSK AUTODESK INCTechnology0.5%$6.8m22,140+55%added
PLNT PLANET FITNESS INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$6.7m86,000–new
FTCHQ FARFETCH LTDConsumer Cyclical0.5%$6.7m104,215+151%added
QSR RESTAURANT BRANDS INTL INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$6.6m108,800–new
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.5%$6.3m50,110–new
VG1EUR VONAGE HLDGS CORP–0.5%$6.3m488,461+90%added
CZR CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC NEConsumer Cyclical0.5%$6.3m84,400−62%reduced
TECK TECK RESOURCES LTDBasic Materials0.5%$6.2m341,200–new
BKNG BOOKING HOLDINGS INCConsumer Cyclical0.5%$6.1m2,740–new
CRWD CROWDSTRIKE HLDGS INCTechnology0.4%$5.8m27,587−60%reduced
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.4%$5.8m191,400–new

Exited since Q3 2020

11 rows
IMMU IMMUNOMEDICS INC7.6%$68.0m
WRIGHT MED GROUP N V no ticker6.5%$57.9m
ETRA E TRADE FINANCIAL CORP5.8%$51.4m
TCO TAUBMAN CTRS INC2.0%$18.0m
ZM ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC1.8%$15.7m
CRM SALESFORCE INC1.4%$12.4m
QIW QIWI PLC0.9%$8.2m
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INC0.9%$8.2m
SPG SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEW0.4%$3.9m
EPR EPR PPTYS0.4%$3.5m
PLANUSD ANAPLAN INC0.2%$1.9m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified58.8%
  • Technology15.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical6.6%
  • Communication Services5.7%
  • Financial Services5.2%
  • Industrials3.8%
  • Healthcare2.7%
  • Basic Materials1.0%
  • Energy0.5%

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

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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