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TCA

Taconic Capital Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $212M
1-Year Est. Return 100.15%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-4.04%
1 Year Est. Return
+100.15%
3 Year Est. Return
+273.22%
5 Year Est. Return
+348.02%
10 Year Est. Return
+1,268.69%
AUM
$2.71B
AUM Growth
-$835M
Cap. Flow
-$697M
Cap. Flow %
-25.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
67.23%
Holding
117
New
23
Increased
25
Reduced
11
Closed
43

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$333M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$325M
3
HUM icon
Humana
HUM
+$97M
4
WX
WUXI PHARMATECH, CAYMAN INC REPSTG 8 ORD SHS
WX
+$88.6M
5
ALTR
Altera Corp
ALTR
+$63.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DTV
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
+$775M
2
HSP
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
+$168M
3
FDO
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
+$138M
4
CTRX
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
+$111M
5
BHI
Baker Hughes
BHI
+$91M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 24.12%
2 Miscellaneous 20.44%
3 Industrials 16.24%
4 Healthcare 11.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SPY icon
51
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$799B
$4.16M 0.15%
885,000
+295,000
+50% +$59.8M
BCS.PR.CL
52
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BANK PLC ADR SER 2 REPSTG PREF SHS SER 2 (UK)
BCS.PR.CL
– –
0
– –
STKS icon
53
The ONE Group
STKS
$50.4M
$1.27M 0.05%
356,000
– –
OIBR.C
54
DELISTED
OI S.A. American Depositary Shares, each representing five shares of common stock
OIBR.C
$665K 0.02%
195,683
-154,871
-44% -$871K
OIBR
55
DELISTED
OI S A SPONSORED ADR REPSTG PFD NEW (BRA)
OIBR
$653K 0.02%
966,300
-1,833,700
-65% -$2.01M
XLV icon
56
PUT
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$43.5B
$605K 0.02%
+200,000
New +$14.6M
SINA
57
PUT
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
$490K 0.02%
350,000
-150,000
-30% -$6.05M
QQQ icon
58
PUT
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$474B
$469K 0.02%
+150,000
New +$16.1M
ARO
59
DELISTED
Aeropostale Inc
ARO
$341K 0.01%
550,000
-75,000
-12% -$94.6K
GM.WS.A
60
DELISTED
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY WARRANT (EXPIRES 07/10/2016)
GM.WS.A
$268K 0.01%
13,139
– –
CHTR icon
61
CALL
Charter Communications
CHTR
$16.8B
$240K 0.01%
50,000
– –
XOP icon
62
CALL
State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
XOP
$4.19B
$238K 0.01%
+50,000
New +$7.63M
INVA icon
63
Innoviva
INVA
$1.51B
$180K 0.01%
+25,000
New +$340K
TEVA icon
64
CALL
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
TEVA
$45.8B
$102K ﹤0.01%
+50,000
New +$3.24M
TWX
65
CALL
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$58K ﹤0.01%
+200,000
New +$15.7M
OLN icon
66
CALL
Olin
OLN
$1.95B
$56K ﹤0.01%
+745,000
New +$15.7M
ASH icon
67
CALL
Ashland
ASH
$3.22B
$33K ﹤0.01%
+122,640
New +$6.67M
ALLY icon
68
CALL
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.6B
$25K ﹤0.01%
+200,000
New +$4.35M
AGO icon
69
PUT
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.14B
– –
-200,000
Closed -$549K
CAR icon
70
Avis
CAR
$4.19B
– –
-500,000
Closed -$22M
CHRD icon
71
Chord Energy
CHRD
$8.59B
– –
-25,000
Closed -$396K
CI icon
72
Cigna
CI
$76.3B
– –
-50,000
Closed -$8.1M
DAL icon
73
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$51.9B
– –
-400,000
Closed -$16.4M
DDD icon
74
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$522M
– –
-442,000
Closed -$8.63M
DDD icon
75
PUT
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$522M
– –
-450,000
Closed -$9.31M
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Taconic Capital Advisors's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Taconic Capital Advisors held 117 positions worth $2.71B, down 24% from $3.54B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 67% of the portfolio.

Taconic Capital Advisors withdrew a net $697M in Q3 2015, closing 43 positions and reducing 11 holdings. Its most notable exit was DIRECTV COM STK (DE), an estimated $775M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 24% of assets, up from 8.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Industrials.

Against the trend, Taconic Capital Advisors opened a new position in HEALTH NET INC worth $34.6M.

  • Taconic Capital Advisors's largest Q3 2015 buy was HEALTH NET INC: 575,000 shares worth $34.6M.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors added most to PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $333M increase.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was General Motors, cutting an estimated $85.6M.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors fully exited DIRECTV COM STK (DE) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $775M.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 67% of its $2.71B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors opened 23 new positions and closed 43 in Q3 2015.
  • Taconic Capital Advisors's portfolio value fell 24% quarter-over-quarter to $2.71B.

Based on Taconic Capital Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 13 Nov 2015.