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Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd 13F holdings, Q2 2021

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2021-06-30, filed 2021-08-16

Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd disclosed 107 US equity positions worth $2.2bn in its Q2 2021 13F filing. Its largest position is WTW at 7.7% of the reported book, followed by WORK and ALXN. Versus Q1 2021 it opened 22 new positions, added to 31, reduced 13 and exited 59.

$2.2bn
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.
7.7%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
48.4%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
29
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 2021: 22 new, 31 added, 13 reduced, 59 exited

50 of 107
WTW WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTDFinancial Services7.7%$171m743,120+175%added
WORK SLACK TECHNOLOGIES INC–7.7%$171m3.85m+32%added
ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC–7.3%$163m885,384+6.6%added
NUANEUR NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC–5.1%$114m2.10m–new
MXIM MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODS INC–5.1%$114m1.08m+52%added
XLNXEUR XILINX INC–3.6%$80.1m553,925+42%added
AVYAUSD AVAYA HLDGS CORP–3.3%$74.3m2.76m+7.0%added
IHS MARKIT LTD no ticker–2.9%$65.4m581,679–new
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology2.9%$63.5m308,449−6.6%reduced
PFPT PROOFPOINT INC–2.8%$61.4m353,421–new
TLND TALEND S A–2.7%$61.0m930,247+45%added
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical2.6%$58.9m17,133+194%added
VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare2.5%$56.1m278,130+3.2%added
WSC WILLSCOT HLDGS CORPIndustrials2.4%$54.4m1.95m+29%added
TXNM TXNM ENERGY INCUtilities2.4%$53.6m1.10m–new
AJRDEUR AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HLDGS INC–2.0%$44.5m921,381–new
COHR COHERENT INCTechnology2.0%$44.4m168,047+234%added
FIVN FIVE9 INCTechnology1.8%$39.5m215,401+26%added
NICE NICE LTDTechnology1.7%$38.5m155,552+32%added
BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INCHealthcare1.7%$37.6m450,800+38%added
PPD INC no ticker–1.6%$35.8m777,800–new
TWLO TWILIO INCTechnology1.3%$29.1m73,757−3.2%reduced
2U INC no ticker–1.2%$26.7m640,371−18%reduced
QTS QTS RLTY TR INC–1.2%$26.1m337,000–new
MRVL MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology1.1%$23.9m410,653–new
DANIMER SCIENTIFIC INC no ticker–1.1%$23.9m952,619+42%added
CLDR CLOUDERA INC–1.0%$22.1m1.39m+1040%added
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services1.0%$21.5m61,960+25%added
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.8%$18.7m7,649−47%reduced
PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INCTechnology0.8%$17.5m47,200+27%added
MFS1EUR WELBILT INC–0.8%$17.3m748,169–new
LUMINEX CORP DEL no ticker–0.8%$17.1m464,000–new
TELLEUR TELLURIAN INC NEW–0.8%$17.0m3.66m−13%reduced
BAND BANDWIDTH INCTechnology0.7%$16.7m120,8310.0%held
BMBL BUMBLE INCCommunication Services0.7%$15.9m275,600–new
SNOW SNOWFLAKE INCTechnology0.7%$15.7m65,112+40%added
TEAM ATLASSIAN CORP PLCTechnology0.7%$15.2m59,225−16%reduced
NOW SERVICENOW INCTechnology0.7%$14.7m26,800+51%added
SPLKCHF SPLUNK INC–0.6%$14.4m99,600+177%added
PLANUSD ANAPLAN INC–0.6%$14.0m262,576+34%added
HUBS HUBSPOT INCTechnology0.6%$13.3m22,900+18%added
LPSN LIVEPERSON INCTechnology0.5%$11.9m187,807+152%added
MTCH MATCH GROUP INC NEWCommunication Services0.5%$11.2m69,200–new
DOCU DOCUSIGN INCTechnology0.5%$10.6m38,000−43%reduced
QELL ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.4%$9.9m1.00m0.0%held
AYXEUR ALTERYX INC–0.4%$9.5m109,922+27%added
DBX DROPBOX INCTechnology0.4%$9.4m310,300–new
PAYC PAYCOM SOFTWARE INCTechnology0.4%$9.1m24,900+39%added
UBER UBER TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology0.4%$8.8m175,455–new
GTM ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology0.4%$8.5m162,200–new

Exited since Q1 2021

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IPHI INPHI CORP4.8%$90.2m
RP REALPAGE INC3.6%$68.6m
PLURALSIGHT INC no ticker3.6%$67.6m
GWPH GW PHARMACEUTICALS PLC2.7%$50.9m
QQQ INVESCO QQQ TR2.5%$47.6m
GRUBHUB INC no ticker2.5%$47.4m
LITE LUMENTUM HLDGS INC1.7%$32.4m
BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTRS L no ticker1.1%$20.5m
GLUU GLU MOBILE INC1.1%$20.1m
NFLX NETFLIX INC.0.9%$17.7m
GNMK GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS INC0.9%$17.0m
0VVB PARAMOUNT GLOBAL0.9%$16.5m
STAYUSD EXTENDED STAY AMER INC0.8%$16.0m
SHOP SHOPIFY INC0.6%$11.4m
WDAY WORKDAY INC0.6%$10.7m
VAREUR VARIAN MED SYS INC0.6%$10.6m
DISCAUSD DISCOVERY INC0.5%$8.8m
BIDU BAIDU INC0.5%$8.8m
VEEV VEEVA SYS INC0.4%$8.5m
TME TENCENT MUSIC ENTMT GROUP0.4%$8.3m
FTCHQ FARFETCH LTD0.4%$8.1m
INTU INTUIT0.4%$7.8m
BILI BILIBILI INC0.4%$6.9m
OKTA OKTA INC0.3%$6.4m
DIS DISNEY WALT CO0.3%$5.9m
MAR MARRIOTT INTL INC NEW0.3%$5.1m
MSI MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC0.3%$4.8m
AXON AXON ENTERPRISE INC0.2%$4.2m
AZPNUSD ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC0.2%$3.9m
FCX FREEPORT MCMORAN INC0.2%$3.7m
HGV HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC0.2%$3.7m
NEWREUR NEW RELIC INC0.2%$3.6m
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO0.2%$3.6m
BAC BANK OF AMER CORP0.2%$3.5m
ESTC ELASTIC N V0.2%$3.2m
TECK TECK RESOURCES LTD0.1%$2.8m
QSR RESTAURANT BRANDS INTL INC0.1%$2.7m
CZR CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC NE0.1%$2.7m
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC0.1%$2.5m
FHN FIRST HORIZON CORPORATION0.1%$2.5m
KBE SPDR SERIES TRUST0.1%$2.5m
PLNT PLANET FITNESS INC0.1%$2.4m
USB US BANCORP0.1%$2.3m
BKNG BOOKING HOLDINGS INC0.1%$2.3m
SABR SABRE CORP0.1%$2.1m
AERCAP HOLDINGS NV no ticker0.1%$2.1m
SLB SLB LIMITED0.10%$1.8m
RCL ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD0.08%$1.5m
AUSTERLITZ ACQUISITION CORP no ticker0.08%$1.4m
NEW VISTA ACQUISITION CORP no ticker0.08%$1.4m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified57.6%
  • Technology19.2%
  • Financial Services7.7%
  • Healthcare4.5%
  • Communication Services3.0%
  • Consumer Cyclical2.8%
  • Industrials2.4%
  • Utilities2.4%
  • Basic Materials0.2%

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