SEC 13F Intelligence

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EQUITEC SPECIALISTS, LLC

CIK 0001108829 · 111 WEST JACKSON BLVD, 20 TH FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL, 60604 · 312-692-5011

Reported Value
$436M
Q1 2020
Positions
122
Filings on Record
12
2019–present window
Filed
Apr 23, 2020
original filing

Summary

Equitec Specialists, LLC reported $436M in U.S.-listed holdings across 122 positions for Q1 2020.

Its largest position, Coupa Software, represents 8.6% of the portfolio.

Compared with Q4 2019, the fund opened 27 new positions and exited 55.

Portfolio Metrics

Turnover
+54.2%
vs prior filed quarter
Top-10 Concentration
+53.8%
share of reported value
Largest Position
+8.6%
Coupa Software
New / Exited
27 / 55
positions this quarter

Methodology: turnover is min(value bought, value sold) ÷ average reported value across the two quarters — value-based, so market moves inflate it slightly versus a share-based measure. Concentration and largest position are shares of the filing’s total reported value, options excluded, with multiple share classes and repeated sub-manager rows for the same issuer combined into one position — the same rule the holdings table uses by default. New/exited counts compare against the prior filed quarter. All figures derive solely from the fund’s 13F filings.

Reported Value by Quarter

13F Reported Value
Q4 ’18: $360MQ4 ’18Q1 ’19: $524MQ2 ’19: $384MQ2 ’19Q3 ’19: $434MQ4 ’19: $363MQ4 ’19Q1 ’20: $436MQ2 ’20: $662MQ2 ’20Q3 ’20: $893MQ4 ’20: $1.7BQ4 ’20Q1 ’21: $519Mfilingsflow.com

Portfolio Composition

By security type
US DOMESTIC: 46.4%Common Stock: 35.9%PUBLIC: 15.0%Other: 1.7%REIT: 0.9%ADR: 0.0%
  • US DOMESTIC · 46.4% · $202M
  • Common Stock · 35.9% · $156M
  • PUBLIC · 15.0% · $66M
  • Other · 1.7% · $8M
  • REIT · 0.9% · $4M
  • ADR · 0.0% · $36,000

Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →

vs Q4 2019 (amended baseline)

IssuerMoveShare ΔShares nowValue ΔValue now
TELADOC HEALTH INCNEW+10.19M10.19M+$36M$36M
BKNGBOOKING HLDGS INCNEW+23.3K23.3K+$31M$31M
PRICELINE GRP INCNEW+19.54M19.54M+$22M$22M
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPNEW+4.59M4.59M+$8M$8M
WORKDAY INCNEW+2.00M2.00M+$3M$3M
XIFRNEXTERA ENERGY PARTNERS LPNEW+36.0K36.0K+$2M$2M
DIAMOND EAGLE ACQUISITION CONEW+124.8K124.8K+$2M$2M
COLFAX CORPNEW+62.2K62.2K+$1M$1M

Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.

Holdings — Q1 2020

68 positions
#IssuerClass% PortfolioValueShares
1COUPA SOFTWARE INCNOTE 0.375% 1/18.55%$37M12.00M
2TELADOC HEALTH INCNOTE 3.000%12/18.28%$36M10.19M
3RESTORATION HARDWARE HLDGS IDBCV 7/17.64%$33M31.52M
4TESLA INCNOTE 1.250% 3/07.23%$32M20.51M
5LIBERTY MEDIA CORPDEB 3.500% 1/16.80%$30M35.57M
6PRICELINE GRP INCNOTE 0.350% 6/14.96%$22M19.54M
7BECTON DICKINSON & COPFD SHS CONV A4.49%$20M374.6K
8CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP NEW6.875% CON PFD A2.56%$11M8.9K
9CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPNOTE 4.500% 1/11.79%$8M4.59M
10EPR PPTYSPFD C CNV 5.75% · CONV PFD 9% SR E1.51%$7M416.1K
11COLFAX CORPUNIT 01/15/2022T1.41%$6M66.7K
12AVANTOR INC6.25 PFD CNV SR1.18%$5M119.0K
13CLVTCLARIVATE ANALYTICS PLChistory →COM1.11%$5M233.3K
14CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCDEP RP PFD CV B0.99%$4M149.6K
15FORTIVE CORP5% PFD CNV SER A0.94%$4M5.7K
16WORKDAY INCNOTE 1.500% 7/10.73%$3M2.00M
17ASSURANT INC6.50% CONV PFD D0.59%$3M24.1K
18DIAMOND EAGLE ACQUISITION CO*W EXP 06/30/202 · COM CL A0.57%$2M642.7K
19NOVELLUS SYS INCNOTE 2.625% 5/10.46%$2M269.0K
20DOMINION ENERGY INCUNIT 99/99/99990.46%$2M21.7K
21AIGAMERICAN INTL GROUP INC*W EXP 01/19/2020.41%$2M2.24M
22HOSTESS BRANDS INC*W EXP 11/04/2020.34%$1M2.63M
23SEMPRA ENERGY6% PFD CONV A · 6.75% CNV PFD B0.34%$1M16.0K
24QTS RLTY TR INC6.50% CON PFD B0.27%$1M9.2K
25AVGOBROADCOM INCCOM0.16%$682,0002.9K
26VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC*W EXP 11/25/202 · COM0.14%$621,00070.9K
27SOUTHERN COUNIT 08/01/20220.11%$491,00011.1K
28DANAHER CORPORATION4.75 MND CV PFD0.09%$392,000379
29ENERGIZER HLDGS INC NEW7.5 MCNV PFD A0.08%$342,0005.0K
30CARDTRONICS PLCSHS CL A0.04%$195,0009.3K
31BLNKBLINK CHARGING CO*W EXP 01/31/202 · COM0.03%$140,000233.6K
32NEXTERA ENERGY INCUNIT 09/01/2022S0.03%$135,0002.8K
33AGFIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORPCOM0.03%$118,00019.1K
34TTMITTM TECHNOLOGIES INCCOM0.03%$110,00010.6K
35INFINERA CORPCOM0.02%$103,00019.5K
36VECTOIQ ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 05/11/2020.02%$83,00042.8K
37RMG ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 02/21/2020.01%$64,000103.0K
38CHANGE HEALTHCARE INCCOM0.01%$47,0004.7K
39SILVER SPIKE ACQUISITION COR*W EXP 08/02/2020.01%$40,000175.0K
40NETFIN ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 08/01/2020.01%$39,000100.0K
41NIONIO INCSPON ADS0.01%$36,00012.9K
42AKERNA CORP*W EXP 06/17/2020.01%$36,000103.6K
43TORTOISE ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 03/04/2020.01%$28,000100.0K
44AMCI ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 05/20/2020.01%$28,000160.0K
45LF CAP ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 06/22/2020.00%$20,000109.5K
46VERTIV HOLDINGS CO*W EXP 06/12/2020.00%$18,00010.1K
47CYTKCYTOKINETICS INCCOM NEW0.00%$16,0001.4K
48INTL GNRL INSURANCE HLDNGS L*W EXP 03/17/2020.00%$16,00037.5K
49GIGCAPITAL2 INC*W EXP 02/28/2020.00%$15,00050.0K
50SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION C*W EXP 08/27/2020.00%$15,00050.8K
51FORUM MERGER II CORP*W EXP 09/30/2020.00%$14,00050.0K
52MONOCLE ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 12/06/2020.00%$14,00046.3K
53HENNESSY CAP ACQUSTION CORP*W EXP 09/05/2020.00%$13,00036.9K
54SCHULTZE SPL PURP ACQUSTN CO*W EXP 12/31/2020.00%$11,00050.0K
55LEGACY ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 11/30/2020.00%$11,00043.1K
56MEGALITH FINL ACQUISITION CO*W EXP 08/26/2020.00%$11,00050.6K
57NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD6% PFD CNV SR A0.00%$11,0003.1K
58GRAF INDL CORP*W EXP 12/31/2020.00%$10,000100.0K
59FAR PT ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 06/01/2020.00%$9,00016.9K
60GLRY STR NW MDIA GRUP HLDG L*W EXP 02/13/2020.00%$8,00094.3K
61GALILEO ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 10/31/2020.00%$8,00033.2K
62TRIDENT ACQUISITIONS CORP*W EXP 05/09/2020.00%$6,00059.9K
63MUDRICK CAP ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 02/12/2020.00%$6,00018.0K
64ANDINA ACQUISITION CORP III*W EXP 07/31/2020.00%$5,00050.0K
65NESCO HLDGS INC*W EXP 01/01/2020.00%$5,00030.7K
66ALLEGRO MERGER CORP*W EXP 01/06/2020.00%$3,00055.0K
67MERIDA MERGER CORP I*W EXP 11/07/2020.00%$3,0005.0K
68NEW SR INVT GROUP INCCOM0.00%$2,000600

Filing History

QuarterReported ValuePositionsFiledTypeLinks
Q2 2021Under review2Jul 20, 202113F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2021$519M245Apr 19, 202113F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2020$1.7B219Jan 26, 202113F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2020$893M168Oct 13, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2020$662M142Jul 20, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2020$436M122Apr 23, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2019$363M145Jan 17, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2019$434M140Nov 1, 2019RESTATEMENTchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2019$384M141Jul 9, 201913F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2019$524M98Apr 8, 201913F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2018$360M80Jan 30, 201913F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗

13F filings are due up to 45 days after quarter end, so holdings shown here lag the fund’s current book. Source: original SEC filing on EDGAR ↗.