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Kingdon Capital Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $976M
1-Year Est. Return 66.76%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+11.92%
1 Year Est. Return
+66.76%
3 Year Est. Return
+217.15%
5 Year Est. Return
+352.97%
10 Year Est. Return
+2,412.55%
AUM
$2.56B
AUM Growth
+$200M
Cap. Flow
-$91.6M
Cap. Flow %
-3.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
35.03%
Holding
185
New
38
Increased
44
Reduced
32
Closed
58
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
2.5 quarters
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
2 quarters
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.6 quarters
Avg Time Held Equity only
2.8 quarters
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.1 quarters
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.1 quarters

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$34.8M
2
AGN.PRA
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
+$31.9M
3
EBAY icon
eBay
EBAY
+$28.5M
4
YUM icon
Yum! Brands
YUM
+$27.1M
5
HES icon
Hess
HES
+$22.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 38.33%
2 Healthcare 20.81%
3 Consumer Discretionary 10.85%
4 Technology 9.69%
5 Consumer Staples 5.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
IWM icon
1
PUT
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$77.9B
$212M 8.3%
1,700,000
+185,000
+12% +$23.1M
2014 Q3
3 quarters
HZNP
2
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$116M 4.52%
3,325,829
-371,311
-10% -$11.3M
2013 Q2
8 quarters
ANAC
3
CALL
DELISTED
ANACOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM
ANAC
$104M 4.07%
1,345,700
+750,400
+126% +$49.2M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
TSN icon
4
Tyson Foods
TSN
$18.9B
$81.4M 3.18%
1,909,023
-205,865
-10% -$8.45M
2014 Q2
4 quarters
VC icon
5
Visteon
VC
$2.31B
$77.1M 3.02%
734,659
+70,744
+11% +$7.45M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
SUNE icon
6
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
$70.9M 2.77%
2,370,032
+457,866
+24% +$13M
2014 Q3
3 quarters
SPY icon
7
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$822B
$61.8M 2.41%
300,000
-650,000
-68% -$137M
2013 Q2
8 quarters
XLF icon
8
CALL
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$51B
$61M 2.38%
+2,847,865
New +$61.5M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
ADBE icon
9
Adobe
ADBE
$92B
$58M 2.27%
716,089
+445,629
+165% +$34.8M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
CDK
10
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$53.9M 2.11%
998,413
-175,298
-15% -$8.99M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
IBB icon
11
PUT
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$10.2B
$53.5M 2.09%
435,000
+60,000
+16% +$7.18M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
HRTX icon
12
CALL
Heron Therapeutics
HRTX
$74.2M
$53M 2.07%
1,700,000
+1,300,000
+325% +$24.5M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
AGN
13
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$45.7M 1.79%
150,507
+51,678
+52% +$15.4M
2013 Q3
7 quarters
AXTA icon
14
Axalta
AXTA
$7.18B
$39.1M 1.53%
1,180,861
+412,754
+54% +$13.6M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
AWI icon
15
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$6.96B
$38.5M 1.5%
721,709
+277,013
+62% +$15.4M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
NFX icon
16
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$33.9M 1.32%
937,928
+329,073
+54% +$12.2M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
AGN.PRA
17
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
$31.9M 1.25%
+30,500
New +$31.9M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
HZNP
18
CALL
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$31.3M 1.22%
900,000
-350,000
-28% -$10.7M
2014 Q3
3 quarters
ETFC
19
CALL
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$30.6M 1.2%
+1,020,600
New +$30M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
HCA icon
20
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$99.8B
$30.2M 1.18%
333,422
+191,206
+134% +$15.3M
2013 Q2
8 quarters
EBAY icon
21
eBay
EBAY
$51.8B
$29M 1.13%
+1,143,433
New +$28.5M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
HLT icon
22
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74.2B
$28.3M 1.11%
342,440
+173,107
+102% +$15.2M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
TSN icon
23
PUT
Tyson Foods
TSN
$18.9B
$27.7M 1.08%
650,000
-250,000
-28% -$10.3M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
YUM icon
24
Yum! Brands
YUM
$40.1B
$27.7M 1.08%
+427,731
New +$27.1M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
VNDA icon
25
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$260M
$27.2M 1.06%
2,141,835
+209,646
+11% +$2.26M
2013 Q2
8 quarters

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Kingdon Capital Management's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Kingdon Capital Management held 185 positions worth $2.56B, up 8.5% from $2.36B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 35% of the portfolio.

Kingdon Capital Management withdrew a net $91.6M in Q2 2015, closing 58 positions and reducing 32 holdings. Its most notable exit was BROADCOM CORP CL-A, an estimated $23M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 38% of assets, up from 37% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Kingdon Capital Management opened a new position in Allergan plc worth $31.9M.

  • Kingdon Capital Management's largest Q2 2015 buy was Allergan plc: 30,500 shares worth $31.9M.
  • Kingdon Capital Management added most to Adobe in Q2 2015, an estimated $34.8M increase.
  • Kingdon Capital Management's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was ANACOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM, cutting an estimated $29.6M.
  • Kingdon Capital Management fully exited BROADCOM CORP CL-A in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $23M.
  • Kingdon Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 35% of its $2.56B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Kingdon Capital Management opened 38 new positions and closed 58 in Q2 2015.
  • Kingdon Capital Management's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $2.56B.

Based on Kingdon Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.