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Silphium Asset Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $264M
1-Year Est. Return 19.59%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-7.48%
1 Year Est. Return
+19.59%
3 Year Est. Return
+106.9%
5 Year Est. Return
+319.93%
10 Year Est. Return
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AUM
$160M
AUM Growth
-$190M
Cap. Flow
-$182M
Cap. Flow %
-113.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
64.99%
Holding
140
New
9
Increased
13
Reduced
18
Closed
96

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VVC
Vectren Corporation
VVC
+$9.73M
2
VLP
Valero Energy Partners LP
VLP
+$8.77M
3
QUAD icon
Quad
QUAD
+$4.96M
4
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
+$4.71M
5
WH icon
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
+$4.07M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KLXI
KLX Inc.
KLXI
+$17.2M
2
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
+$17.1M
3
GPT
Gramercy Property Trust
GPT
+$14M
4
ETP
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
+$13.7M
5
PF
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
+$13.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 13.11%
2 Consumer Discretionary 12.3%
3 Healthcare 12.15%
4 Utilities 9.88%
5 Energy 7.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WTI icon
101
W&T Offshore
WTI
$492M
– –
-23,364
Closed -$225K
TCS
102
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
– –
-1,170
Closed -$195K
MRNS
103
DELISTED
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc
MRNS
– –
-5,774
Closed -$231K
CBAY
104
DELISTED
Cymabay Therapeutics
CBAY
– –
-12,012
Closed -$133K
TWTR
105
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
– –
-17,000
Closed -$484K
ENDP
106
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
– –
-25,478
Closed -$429K
DRNA
107
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
– –
-12,531
Closed -$191K
AMTD
108
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
– –
-20,000
Closed -$1.06M
DNR
109
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
– –
-63,514
Closed -$394K
GNC
110
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
– –
-47,847
Closed -$198K
CHK
111
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
– –
-241
Closed -$216K
UNT
112
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
– –
-8,471
Closed -$221K
I
113
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
– –
-21,164
Closed -$635K
INAP
114
DELISTED
Internap Corporation
INAP
– –
-15,361
Closed -$194K
AVEO
115
DELISTED
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AVEO
– –
-6,500
Closed -$215K
LKSD
116
DELISTED
LSC Communications, Inc.
LKSD
– –
-130,000
Closed -$1.44M
HOS
117
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
– –
-20,880
Closed -$123K
ASNA
118
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
– –
-4,082
Closed -$373K
VSI
119
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
– –
-21,500
Closed -$215K
BEL
120
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
– –
-64,000
Closed -$1.17M
ATHN
121
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
– –
-9,550
Closed -$1.28M
HDP
122
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
– –
-12,864
Closed -$293K
ESRX
123
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
– –
-124,446
Closed -$11.8M
FCE.A
124
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
– –
-493,000
Closed -$12.4M
MITL
125
DELISTED
Mitel Networks Corporation
MITL
– –
-595,500
Closed -$6.56M
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Silphium Asset Management's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Silphium Asset Management held 140 positions worth $160M, down 54% from $350M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 65% of the portfolio.

Silphium Asset Management withdrew a net $182M in Q4 2018, closing 96 positions and reducing 18 holdings. Its most notable exit was KLX Inc., an estimated $17.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 13% of assets, up from 8.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Silphium Asset Management opened a new position in Valero Energy Partners LP worth $8.91M.

  • Silphium Asset Management's largest Q4 2018 buy was Valero Energy Partners LP: 211,201 shares worth $8.91M.
  • Silphium Asset Management added most to Vectren Corporation in Q4 2018, an estimated $9.73M increase.
  • Silphium Asset Management's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A, cutting an estimated $10.3M.
  • Silphium Asset Management fully exited KLX Inc. in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $17.2M.
  • Silphium Asset Management's ten largest holdings make up 65% of its $160M portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Silphium Asset Management opened 9 new positions and closed 96 in Q4 2018.
  • Silphium Asset Management's portfolio value fell 54% quarter-over-quarter to $160M.

Based on Silphium Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 30 Jan 2025.