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CQS Cayman

CQS Cayman Portfolio holdings

AUM $2.26B Turnover 34.41%
1-Year Est. Return 1.31%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-0.17%
1 Year Est. Return
+1.31%
3 Year Est. Return
+15.29%
5 Year Est. Return
+28.07%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.26B
AUM Growth
-$244M
Cap. Flow
-$1.1B
Cap. Flow %
-48.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.9%
Holding
186
New
31
Increased
33
Reduced
25
Closed
33
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1 year
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.8 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.6 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.1 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.8 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NOMD icon
Nomad Foods
NOMD
+$15.9M
2
FOXA icon
Fox Class A
FOXA
+$10.3M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$9.7M
4
CFXA
Colfax Corporation 5.75% Tangible Equity Units
CFXA
+$9.3M
5
HEI.A icon
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
+$7.11M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LQD icon
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
+$166M
2
CME icon
CME Group
CME
+$29.5M
3
WMB icon
Williams Companies
WMB
+$29.4M
4
BHP icon
BHP
BHP
+$27.4M
5
LEXEA
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
+$13.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 69.43%
2 Communication Services 15.28%
3 Financials 3.58%
4 Technology 2.37%
5 Consumer Discretionary 2.06%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
SPY icon
126
CALL
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$811B
– –
-315,000
Closed -$92.3M –
UNIT icon
127
PUT
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.23B
– –
-1,100,000
Closed -$10.4M –
WMB icon
128
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.2B
– –
-1,050,000
Closed -$29.4M –
NEWR
129
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
– –
-49,856
Closed -$4.31M –
COUP
130
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
– –
-32,900
Closed -$4.16M –
AVYA
131
CALL
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
– –
-50,000
Closed -$596K –
CHNG
132
DELISTED
Change Healthcare Inc. Common Stock
CHNG
– –
-1,594
Closed -$24K –
ZNGA
133
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
– –
-297,700
Closed -$1.82M –
MDSO
134
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
– –
-20,476
Closed -$1.85M –
APC icon
135
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
– –
-70,500
Closed -$4.97M –
APC icon
136
PUT
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
– –
-37,500
Closed -$2.65M –
WP
137
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
– –
-12,500
Closed -$1.53M –
LEXEA
138
DELISTED
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
– –
-279,831
Closed -$13.4M –
NLSN
139
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
– –
-20,000
Closed -$452K –
FTR
140
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
– –
-1,476,241
Closed -$2.58M –
CY
141
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
– –
-120,500
Closed -$2.76M –
RHT
142
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
– –
-40,500
Closed -$7.6M –
RHT
143
PUT
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
– –
-37,500
Closed -$7.04M –
FDC
144
DELISTED
First Data Corporation
FDC
– –
-62,500
Closed -$1.69M –
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CQS Cayman's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, CQS Cayman held 186 positions worth $2.26B, down 9.7% from $2.51B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.

CQS Cayman withdrew a net $1.1B in Q3 2019, closing 33 positions and reducing 25 holdings. Its most notable exit was Williams Companies, an estimated $29.4M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 69% of assets, up from 67% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Financials.

Against the trend, CQS Cayman opened a new position in Colfax Corporation 5.75% Tangible Equity Units worth $9.8M.

  • CQS Cayman's largest Q3 2019 buy was Colfax Corporation 5.75% Tangible Equity Units: 75,000 shares worth $9.8M.
  • CQS Cayman added most to Nomad Foods in Q3 2019, an estimated $15.9M increase.
  • CQS Cayman's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $166M.
  • CQS Cayman fully exited Williams Companies in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $29.4M.
  • CQS Cayman's ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $2.26B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • CQS Cayman opened 31 new positions and closed 33 in Q3 2019.
  • CQS Cayman's portfolio value fell 9.7% quarter-over-quarter to $2.26B.

Based on CQS Cayman's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 12 Nov 2019.