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Taconic Capital Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $229M
1-Year Est. Return 110.07%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+10.06%
1 Year Est. Return
+110.07%
3 Year Est. Return
+248.78%
5 Year Est. Return
+339.19%
10 Year Est. Return
+1,217.17%
AUM
$2.26B
AUM Growth
-$678M
Cap. Flow
-$151M
Cap. Flow %
-6.68%
Top 10 Hldgs %
55.35%
Holding
113
New
32
Increased
17
Reduced
23
Closed
26

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PCYC
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
+$80.1M
2
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
+$78.2M
3
GM icon
General Motors
GM
+$70M
4
DRC
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
+$53.9M
5
SLXP
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
+$51.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$987M
2
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$106M
3
CCI icon
Crown Castle
CCI
+$46.8M
4
CBST
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
+$40.3M
5
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$35.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 28.57%
2 Technology 21.54%
3 Industrials 6.45%
4 Healthcare 5.57%
5 Financials 5.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MDR
51
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$6.53M 0.29%
566,667
-100,000
-15% -$858K
TERP
52
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$6.39M 0.28%
175,000
+75,000
+75% +$2.47M
ASH icon
53
Ashland
ASH
$3.34B
$6.37M 0.28%
102,200
-204,400
-67% -$12.4M
CMCSA icon
54
Comcast
CMCSA
$87.3B
$5.65M 0.25%
+200,000
New +$5.75M
TVPT
55
DELISTED
Travelport Worldwide Limited
TVPT
$5.34M 0.24%
+320,000
New +$5.04M
AROC icon
56
Archrock
AROC
$6.16B
$5.04M 0.22%
+150,000
New +$4.57M
GM icon
57
CALL
General Motors
GM
$80.9B
$4.9M 0.22%
+2,580,000
New +$93.8M
OIBR
58
DELISTED
OI S A SPONSORED ADR REPSTG PFD NEW (BRA)
OIBR
$4.31M 0.19%
2,800,000
+358,017
+15% +$777K
YUM icon
59
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.9B
$3.94M 0.17%
69,550
– –
CONN
60
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$3.03M 0.13%
+100,000
New +$2.29M
OIBR.C
61
DELISTED
OI S.A. American Depositary Shares, each representing five shares of common stock
OIBR.C
$2.86M 0.13%
350,554
– –
VMEM
62
DELISTED
VIOLIN MEMORY, INC.
VMEM
$2.83M 0.13%
187,500
+37,500
+25% +$598K
MDCO
63
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
$2.8M 0.12%
+100,000
New +$2.81M
XLF icon
64
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$56.5B
$2.77M 0.12%
+131,002
New +$2.77M
ARO
65
DELISTED
Aeropostale Inc
ARO
$2.6M 0.12%
750,000
-350,000
-32% -$1.12M
XOP icon
66
CALL
State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
XOP
$3.54B
$2.27M 0.1%
+112,500
New +$21.8M
SPY icon
67
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$771B
$2.07M 0.09%
850,000
-700,000
-45% -$144M
SHLD
68
DELISTED
Sears Holding Corporation
SHLD
$1.76M 0.08%
42,500
-152,500
-78% -$5.54M
UPL
69
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$1.56M 0.07%
100,000
-50,000
-33% -$726K
BCS.PR.CL
70
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BANK PLC ADR SER 2 REPSTG PREF SHS SER 2 (UK)
BCS.PR.CL
– –
0
– –
RBS.PRN
71
DELISTED
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC ADR RPTNG PFD SHRS SER N (UK)
RBS.PRN
– –
0
– –
PE
72
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$799K 0.04%
+50,000
New +$782K
QIWI
73
DELISTED
QIWI PLC
QIWI
$790K 0.04%
75,000
– –
EPE
74
DELISTED
EP Energy Corporation
EPE
$786K 0.03%
+75,000
New +$790K
UAL icon
75
United Airlines
UAL
$38.8B
$673K 0.03%
10,000
-5,000
-33% -$339K
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3
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Taconic Capital Advisors's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Taconic Capital Advisors held 113 positions worth $2.26B, down 23% from $2.94B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Taconic Capital Advisors withdrew a net $151M in Q1 2015, closing 26 positions and reducing 23 holdings. Its most notable exit was COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND), an estimated $987M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 29% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, Taconic Capital Advisors opened a new position in PHARMACYCLICS INC worth $106M.

  • Taconic Capital Advisors's largest Q1 2015 buy was PHARMACYCLICS INC: 415,000 shares worth $106M.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors added most to DIRECTV COM STK (DE) in Q1 2015, an estimated $78.2M increase.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Bausch Health, cutting an estimated $35.5M.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors fully exited COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND) in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $987M.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $2.26B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors opened 32 new positions and closed 26 in Q1 2015.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors's portfolio value fell 23% quarter-over-quarter to $2.26B.

Based on Taconic Capital Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.