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Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. 13F holdings, Q3 2012

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2012-09-30, filed 2012-11-14

Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. disclosed 24 US equity positions worth $2.4bn in its Q3 2012 13F filing. Its largest position is SPY at 49.0% of the reported book, followed by YAHOO INC and TEVA. Versus Q2 2012 it opened 9 new positions, added to 4, reduced 11 and exited 8.

$2.4bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
24
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
49.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
86.6%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
4
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
74
Quarters on file since Q4 2004
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q2 2012: 9 new, 4 added, 11 reduced, 8 exited

24 rows
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–49.0%$1.2bn8.02m+2573%added
YAHOO INC no ticker–5.8%$136m8.51m+94%added
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTDHealthcare5.4%$126m3.05m−9.0%reduced
VC VISTEON CORPConsumer Cyclical5.3%$126m2.83m+23%added
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology4.7%$112m1.79m–new
NEWS CORP no ticker–4.3%$101m4.14m−2.7%reduced
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION LIB CAP no ticker–3.3%$77.3m742,757–new
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services3.2%$75.2m1.86m–new
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology3.0%$70.7m105,990–new
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical2.7%$62.4m2.06m–new
IRON MTN INC no ticker–2.6%$62.2m1.82m–new
VIRGIN MEDIA INC no ticker–2.0%$46.2m1.57m−55%reduced
BMC SOFTWARE INC no ticker–1.7%$40.8m982,397–new
VRSN VERISIGN INCTechnology1.5%$34.3m704,992−62%reduced
RALCORP HLDGS INC NEW no ticker–1.3%$31.8m435,000–new
AIG American International GroupFinancial Services1.2%$28.9m881,100–new
DECK DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPConsumer Cyclical1.1%$25.4m692,755−56%reduced
FXI ISHARES TR–0.8%$19.0m550,000−45%reduced
LONE PINE RES INC no ticker–0.4%$10.0m6.43m−8.9%reduced
BIDU BAIDU INCCommunication Services0.4%$8.3m71,083+28%added
DAN DANA INCConsumer Cyclical0.2%$4.6m373,301−71%reduced
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SP no ticker–0.10%$2.3m101,839−90%reduced
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC no ticker–0.02%$585k27,831−74%reduced
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC SP no ticker–0.02%$379k18,371−74%reduced

Exited since Q2 2012

8 rows
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker11.1%$121m
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO no ticker7.8%$84.6m
HEWLETT PACKARD CO no ticker5.7%$61.6m
EEM ISHARES TR2.5%$27.4m
IVANHOE MINES LTD no ticker2.1%$22.7m
ZNGAEUR ZYNGA INC0.8%$8.9m
SINA CORP no ticker0.3%$3.1m
IVANHOE MINES LTD RIGHT 07/19/2012 no ticker0.2%$2.6m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified71.4%
  • Consumer Cyclical9.3%
  • Technology9.2%
  • Healthcare5.4%
  • Financial Services4.4%
  • Communication Services0.4%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (74)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202631$1.1bn
Q1 202621$518m
Q4 202530$831m
Q3 202533$881m
Q2 202527$758m
Q1 202524$617m
Q4 202422$425m
Q3 202442$685m
Q2 202437$558m
Q1 202454$705m
Q4 202361$703m
Q3 202382$785m
Q2 2023145$1.2bn
Q1 2023188$1.3bn
Q4 2022227$1.4bn
Q3 2022356$1.5bn
Q2 2022399$1.3bn
Q1 2022418$1.6bn
Q4 2021435$1.5bn
Q3 2021416$1.5bn
Q2 2021379$2.1bn
Q1 2021313$2.1bn
Q4 2020130$1.5bn
Q3 2020106$1.0bn
Q2 202093$996m
Q1 202097$897m
Q4 201996$1.2bn
Q3 201981$1.2bn
Q2 201974$2.3bn
Q1 201970$2.1bn
Q4 201877$1.9bn
Q3 201874$2.1bn
Q2 201855$2.0bn
Q1 201854$2.0bn
Q4 201749$2.1bn
Q3 201731$1.8bn
Q2 201721$1.7bn
Q1 201721$1.7bn
Q4 201625$1.5bn
Q3 201618$1.4bn
Q2 201621$1.4bn
Q1 201623$1.7bn
Q4 201520$1.0bn
Q3 201528$1.3bn
Q2 201525$1.9bn
Q1 201524$1.9bn
Q4 201416$1.6bn
Q3 201422$2.0bn
Q2 201422$2.0bn
Q1 201421$1.6bn
Q4 201319$1.4bn
Q3 201317$1.2bn
Q2 201325$1.5bn
Q1 201322$3.2bn
Q4 201229$3.0bn
Q3 201224$2.4bn
Q2 201223$1.1bn
Q1 201222$4.5bn
Q4 201126$2.3bn
Q3 201121$2.7bn
Q2 201128$4.9bn
Q1 201128$6.3bn
Q4 201035$5.1bn
Q3 201027$3.2bn
Q2 201023$2.4bn
Q1 201028$7.0bn
Q4 200920$3.8bn
Q3 200922$4.5bn
Q2 200921$2.9bn
Q1 200921$3.3bn
Q4 200815$2.5bn
Q2 200528$565m
Q1 200519$281m
Q4 200417$305m

Where Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. was early

74 rows
TFX D TELEFLEX INCQ1 20051 of 1422.9%2.9%2Exited by Q4 2008+16%
HUN D HUNTSMAN CORPQ1 20052 of 1433.7%3.7%2Exited by Q4 2008−13%
MO D ALTRIA GROUP INCQ1 20055 of 1535.6%5.6%2Exited by Q4 2008−1.1%
HIG HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INCQ1 20094 of 1240.9%7.6%8Exited by Q1 2013+186%
BAC BANK AMERICA CORPQ1 20099 of 2321.3%7.6%14Exited by Q4 2025+656%
GIS GENERAL MLS INCQ2 20092 of 1366.6%6.6%2Exited by Q4 2009+15%
FXI ISHARES TRQ2 20093 of 1357.4%20.3%16Exited by Q1 2025−21%
TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCQ2 20098 of 2342.9%2.9%2Exited by Q4 2009+7.1%
EXC EXELON CORPQ3 20094 of 1303.3%4.7%5Exited by Q1 2022+16%
GNW GENWORTH FINL INCQ3 20094 of 1302.5%4.9%7Exited by Q2 2011+13%
CVX CHEVRON CORP NEWQ3 20096 of 1971.8%4.2%3Exited by Q1 2011+30%
IWM ISHARES TRQ4 20096 of 23342.3%42.3%6Exited by Q3 2025+246%
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORPQ4 20097 of 1936.2%6.2%2Exited by Q2 2010−1.8%
CVS CVS HEALTH CORPQ4 20098 of 2161.3%8.9%14Exited by Q4 2025+134%
TM TOYOTA MOTOR CORP SPQ1 20102 of 801.7%3.1%2Exited by Q3 2010−15%
HO1 HOLOGIC INCQ1 20104 of 1671.3%6.1%6Exited by Q3 2011+8.8%
VRSN VERISIGN INCQ1 201010 of 1421.6%7.5%11Exited by Q4 2012+87%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COQ1 201013 of 2314.0%4.0%7Exited by Q1 2017+93%
MET METLIFE INCQ3 20105 of 1264.0%5.7%8Exited by Q2 2014+37%
MCK MCKESSON CORPQ3 20106 of 1702.8%4.3%4Exited by Q3 2011+35%
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTDQ3 201011 of 1827.3%13.6%11Exited by Q1 2014−24%
S9Q SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INCQ4 20104 of 1530.5%12.3%14Exited by Q2 2024+160%
BEN FRANKLIN RES INCQ4 20107 of 1173.0%3.0%2Exited by Q2 2011+12%
MRO* MARATHON OIL CORPQ1 20113 of 1223.4%3.4%2Exited by Q3 2011−34%
AAPL APPLE INCQ1 201119 of 2755.5%8.7%4Exited by Q4 2012+91%
DAN DANA HLDG CORPQ2 20112 of 1192.9%3.0%6Exited by Q4 2012−33%
VC VISTEON CORPQ2 20113 of 1130.7%7.9%9Exited by Q3 2013−7.7%
YPF YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMAQ2 20117 of 1011.0%6.0%9Exited by Q2 2016−60%
AMCX AMC NETWORKS INCQ3 20111 of 1021.8%1.8%2Exited by Q1 2012+18%
LOW LOWES COS INCQ4 201111 of 2090.5%2.6%3Exited by Q1 2013+40%
DECK DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPQ2 20123 of 1856.4%6.4%3Exited by Q1 2013−8.5%
BIDU BAIDU INCQ2 201212 of 2310.6%6.0%8Exited by Q2 2024−8.4%
AIG AMERICAN INTL GROUP INCQ3 201215 of 1551.2%2.6%2Exited by Q1 2013+7.6%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCQ3 201217 of 2464.7%4.7%3Exited by Q1 2024+132%
HCA HCA HOLDINGS INCQ4 20126 of 2040.8%6.4%6Exited by Q1 2017+145%
EQIX EQUINIX INCQ4 20128 of 1871.4%4.8%4Exited by Q4 2013−11%
GNCIQ GNC HLDGS INCQ1 20132 of 710.8%2.8%2Exited by Q3 2013+13%
BA BOEING COQ1 20135 of 2211.3%7.8%7Exited by Q3 2024+112%
HES HESS CORPQ1 20135 of 1551.7%11.9%7Exited by Q4 2014+32%
DISH DISH NETWORK CORPQ2 20137 of 1387.8%10.3%10Exited by Q1 2017+36%
TMUS T-MOBILE US INCQ4 20133 of 2463.2%11.2%20Exited by Q1 2024+377%
F FORD MTR CO DELQ4 20136 of 1812.0%4.2%3Exited by Q3 2014+12%
FNF FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIALQ4 20136 of 1562.0%4.2%5Exited by Q2 2021+111%
GM GENERAL MTRS COQ4 201313 of 1694.0%6.6%8Exited by Q2 2022+7.0%
SC SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HDG IQ1 20142 of 1004.0%5.8%3Exited by Q4 2014−26%
HLF HERBALIFE LTDQ1 20148 of 1351.9%7.3%12Exited by Q4 2017+18%
SCI SERVICE CORP INTLQ2 20146 of 1134.5%5.8%7Exited by Q1 2016+26%
HP5A EQUITY COMWLTHQ3 20143 of 1115.6%5.6%6Exited by Q1 2016+7.9%
LPX LOUISIANA PAC CORPQ3 20143 of 1441.9%5.4%18Exited by Q1 2021+174%
NUS NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INCQ3 20149 of 950.5%1.9%4Exited by Q4 2015−8.3%

Concentration and tenure

25.6%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
80.7%
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