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Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. 13F holdings, Q1 2019

Hedge fundSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-03-31, filed 2019-05-15

Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. disclosed 70 US equity positions worth $2.1bn in its Q1 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is AABAUSD at 70.2% of the reported book, followed by PDVWUSD and CVS. Versus Q4 2018 it opened 9 new positions, added to 6, reduced 7 and exited 16.

$2.1bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
70
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
70.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
90.0%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
2
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 Q4 2018: 9 new, 6 added, 7 reduced, 16 exited

50 of 70
AABAUSD ALTABA INC–70.2%$1.5bn19.78m+11%added
PDVWUSD PDVWIRELESS INC–4.5%$93.1m2.65m0.0%held
CVS CVS HEALTH CORPHealthcare3.2%$67.8m1.26m−28%reduced
VST VISTRA CORPUtilities2.1%$44.8m1.72m0.0%held
CZREUR CAESARS ENTMT CORP–2.1%$43.4m5.00m+11%added
LPX LOUISIANA PAC CORPIndustrials2.0%$41.9m1.72m+61%added
LKQ LKQ CORPConsumer Cyclical1.8%$36.7m1.29m+68%added
VICI VICI PPTYS INCReal Estate1.6%$33.0m1.51m+36%added
CITUSD CIT GROUP INC–1.3%$26.7m556,9460.0%held
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services1.2%$25.4m152,263−56%reduced
FOXA FOX CORPCommunication Services1.2%$24.6m668,867–new
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services1.1%$23.3m19,857−56%reduced
PCG PG&E CORPUtilities1.1%$23.2m1.30m–new
UTXZ UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP–1.0%$21.5m166,612−60%reduced
BBCP CONCRETE PUMPING HLDGS INCIndustrials0.8%$17.1m1.91m0.0%held
CAESARS ENTMT CORP no ticker–0.4%$8.3m5.67m0.0%held
MUDRICK CAP ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.4%$8.1m800,0000.0%held
MESA AIR GROUP INC no ticker–0.3%$6.4m773,135−18%reduced
FORUM MERGER II CORP no ticker–0.2%$5.2m500,0000.0%held
FINTECH ACQUISITION CORP III no ticker–0.2%$5.1m500,0000.0%held
HENNESSY CAP ACQUSTION CORP no ticker–0.2%$5.0m500,000–new
TUSCAN HOLDINGS CORP no ticker–0.2%$4.4m450,000–new
GS ACQUISITION HLDGS CORP no ticker–0.2%$4.2m400,0000.0%held
SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITON CO no ticker–0.2%$4.1m400,0000.0%held
TRINITY MERGER CORP no ticker–0.2%$3.6m350,0000.0%held
TIBERIUS ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.2%$3.5m350,0000.0%held
LF CAP ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.2%$3.5m350,0000.0%held
BC BRUNSWICK CORPConsumer Cyclical0.2%$3.4m67,394−70%reduced
MEGALITH FINL ACQUISITION CO no ticker–0.1%$3.1m300,0000.0%held
THUNDER BRIDGE ACQUISITION L no ticker–0.1%$3.1m300,0000.0%held
SCHULTZE SPL PURP ACQUISITIO no ticker–0.1%$3.0m300,0000.0%held
VECTOIQ ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.1%$3.0m300,0000.0%held
CYH COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEWHealthcare0.1%$2.9m771,2550.0%held
OPES ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.1%$2.3m225,000−31%reduced
GORES METROPOULOS INC no ticker–0.1%$2.3m225,000–new
FAR PT ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.10%$2.1m200,0000.0%held
COLLIER CREEK HOLDINGS no ticker–0.10%$2.1m200,0000.0%held
MOSAIC ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.07%$1.5m149,9990.0%held
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUIS CORP no ticker–0.06%$1.1m182,3890.0%held
GORES HOLDINGS III INC no ticker–0.05%$1.0m100,0000.0%held
GORDON POINTE ACQUISITION CO no ticker–0.05%$1.0m100,0000.0%held
THUNDER BRIDGE ACQUISITION L no ticker–0.04%$936k1.30m+333%added
GRAF INDL CORP no ticker–0.04%$759k2.30m0.0%held
TUSCAN HOLDINGS CORP no ticker–0.03%$665k950,000–new
MUDRICK CAP ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.02%$440k800,0000.0%held
ANDINA ACQUISITION CORP III no ticker–0.02%$385k1.13m–new
TWELVE SEAS INVESTMENT COMPA no ticker–0.01%$280k1.04m0.0%held
BLACK RIDGE ACQUISITION CORP no ticker–0.01%$254k725,0000.0%held
CM SEVEN STAR ACQUISITION CO no ticker–0.01%$223k675,5000.0%held
ALLEGRO MERGER CORP no ticker–0.01%$218k808,9000.0%held

Exited since Q4 2018

16 rows
MSFT MICROSOFT CORP2.5%$47.7m
CONVERGEONE HLDGS INC no ticker2.5%$47.1m
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO2.0%$36.9m
ALLERGAN PLC no ticker1.8%$34.7m
ULTA ULTA BEAUTY INC1.8%$34.7m
HOME AT HOME GROUP INC1.3%$23.8m
CHURCHILL CAP CORP no ticker0.2%$3.5m
CONCRETE PUMPING HLDGS INC no ticker0.1%$2.2m
PENSARE ACQUISITION CORP no ticker0.02%$290k
HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP no ticker0.01%$205k
GIGCAPITAL INC no ticker0.01%$149k
UNION ACQUISITION CORP no ticker0.01%$99.0k
GIGCAPITAL INC no ticker0.0%$94.0k
KBL MERGER CORP IV no ticker0.0%$59.0k
CONSTELLATION ALPHA CAP CORP no ticker0.0%$53.0k
PENSARE ACQUISITION CORP no ticker0.0%$20.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified83.5%
  • Communication Services3.5%
  • Healthcare3.4%
  • Utilities3.3%
  • Industrials2.8%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.9%
  • Real Estate1.6%

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