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
$519M
Q1 2021
Positions
245
Filings on Record
12
2019–present window
Filed
Apr 19, 2021
original filing

Summary

Equitec Specialists, LLC reported $519M in U.S.-listed holdings across 245 positions for Q1 2021.

Its largest position, Liberty Media, represents 9.9% of the portfolio.

Compared with Q4 2020, the fund opened 83 new positions and exited 52.

Portfolio Metrics

Turnover
+24.1%
vs prior filed quarter
Top-10 Concentration
+53.8%
share of reported value
Largest Position
+9.9%
Liberty Media
New / Exited
83 / 52
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: 39.6%Common Stock: 27.3%PUBLIC: 26.0%Other: 4.8%Equity WRT: 1.5%Other: 0.8%
  • US DOMESTIC · 39.6% · $206M
  • Common Stock · 27.3% · $142M
  • PUBLIC · 26.0% · $135M
  • Other · 4.8% · $25M
  • Equity WRT · 1.5% · $8M
  • Other · 0.8% · $4M

Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →

vs Q4 2020 (amended baseline)

IssuerMoveShare ΔShares nowValue ΔValue now
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEWNEW+6.05M6.05M+$13M$13M
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCNEW+750.0K750.0K+$7M$7M
SOUTH JERSEY INDS INCNEW+107.6K107.6K+$5M$5M
PRCHPORCH GROUP INCNEW+252.9K252.9K+$4M$4M
WAYFAIR INCNEW+2.00M2.00M+$4M$4M
ZILLOW GROUP INCNEW+2.33M2.33M+$4M$4M
HCI GROUP INCNEW+2.00M2.00M+$3M$3M
AES CORPNEW+23.6K23.6K+$2M$2M

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

Holdings — Q1 2021

146 positions
#IssuerClass% PortfolioValueShares
1LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELDEB 3.500% 1/19.85%$51M51.42M
2PG&E CORPUNIT 99/99/99998.39%$44M381.6K
3NEXTERA ENERGY INCUNIT 09/01/2022S · UNIT 99/99/99996.20%$32M607.1K
4GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INCUNIT 99/99/9999T5.25%$27M334.0K
5FISKER INCCL A COM STK · *W EXP 12/01/2024.62%$24M1.40M
6J2 GLOBAL INCNOTE 3.250% 6/14.55%$24M13.35M
7TESLA INCNOTE 2.000% 5/1 · NOTE 2.375% 3/14.17%$22M2.03M
8CHANGE HEALTHCARE INCUNIT 99/99/99994.08%$21M283.3K
9AMERICAN AIRLS GROUP INCNOTE 6.500% 7/03.85%$20M11.64M
10SPIRIT AIRLS INCNOTE 4.750% 5/12.88%$15M4.88M
11REALPAGE INCNOTE 1.500%11/12.61%$14M6.50M
12UNITED STATES STL CORP NEWNOTE 5.000%11/02.52%$13M6.05M
13NIO INCNOTE 4.500% 2/01.53%$8M1.90M
14HOSTESS BRANDS INC*W EXP 11/04/2021.44%$8M5.17M
15MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCNOTE 3.125% 5/01.27%$7M750.0K
16SOUTH JERSEY INDS INCUNIT 04/01/20241.03%$5M107.6K
17WAYFAIR INCNOTE 1.000% 8/10.85%$4M2.00M
18ZILLOW GROUP INCNOTE 1.500% 7/00.75%$4M2.33M
19IQIQIYI INCNOTE 4.000%12/1 · SPONSORED ADS0.74%$4M3.18M
20OXY/WSOCCIDENTAL PETE CORP*W EXP 08/03/202 · COM0.73%$4M235.5K
21TTCFQTATTOOED CHEF INCCOM CL A0.70%$4M186.8K
22NOVELLUS SYS INCNOTE 2.625% 5/10.67%$3M183.0K
23CLVRWCLEVER LEAVES HOLDINGS INC*W EXP 12/18/202 · COM0.66%$3M1.23M
24NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INCDEBT 1.500%11/00.62%$3M1.51M
25COWEN INCNOTE 3.000%12/10.61%$3M1.55M
26HCI GROUP INCNOTE 4.250% 3/00.49%$3M2.00M
27VELODYNE LIDAR INCCOM · *W EXP 09/29/2020.48%$2M308.5K
28INOINOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS INCNOTE 6.500% 3/0 · COM NEW0.47%$2M1.26M
29AES CORPUNIT 99/99/99990.47%$2M23.6K
30DYDYCOM INDS INCNOTE 0.750% 9/1 · COM0.43%$2M2.03M
31PRCHPORCH GROUP INCCOM · *W EXP 12/23/2020.41%$2M163.2K
32ARBOR REALTY TRUST INCNOTE 5.250% 7/00.37%$2M1.50M
33CHEGG INCNOTE 0.125% 3/10.33%$2M1.00M
34BLNKBLINK CHARGING CO*W EXP 01/31/202 · COM0.32%$2M43.4K
35CANOO INC*W EXP 12/21/2020.31%$2M576.2K
36AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INCUNIT 08/01/2021 · UNIT 08/15/20250.30%$2M32.1K
37DRAFTKINGS INCCOM CL A0.28%$1M23.8K
38INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS&FRAGRAUNIT 09/15/20210.26%$1M27.2K
39BTRS HOLDINGS INC*W EXP 01/12/2020.25%$1M270.9K
40AKERNA CORP*W EXP 06/17/202 · COM0.23%$1M693.5K
41IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INCDBCV 2.250% 6/10.21%$1M1.00M
42QUANTUMSCAPE CORP*W EXP 11/25/2020.19%$987,00029.7K
43PAYSAFE LIMITED*W EXP 08/11/202 · ORD0.16%$835,000182.0K
44VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INCCOM0.16%$813,00026.6K
45WHOLE EARTH BRANDS INC*W EXP 06/25/2020.13%$677,000322.3K
46GIGCAPITAL3 INCCOM · *W EXP 05/18/2020.13%$660,000180.0K
47PAYA HOLDINGS INC*W EXP 10/16/2020.12%$614,000194.9K
48THUNDER BRDG ACQUISTION II L*W EXP 11/30/2020.11%$566,000258.6K
49PURPLE INNOVATION INCCOM0.09%$458,00014.5K
50SKILLZ INCCOM · *W EXP 02/26/2020.09%$457,00026.5K
51TRITERRAS INC*W EXP 11/10/202 · SHS CL A0.08%$441,000248.8K
52GOLDEN NUGGET ONLINE GAMINCOM CL A0.08%$414,00030.6K
53ADVENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDNG ICOM CL A · *W EXP 02/03/2020.07%$386,00057.9K
54BM TECHNOLOGIES INC*W EXP 01/04/2020.07%$380,000190.0K
55HASIHANNON ARMSTRONG SUST INFR CCOM0.06%$328,0005.8K
56BFLYWBUTTERFLY NETWORK INC*W EXP 05/27/2020.06%$312,00048.3K
57HOLICITY INC*W EXP 08/04/2020.06%$301,000104.0K
58CLOVCLOVER HEALTH INVESTMENTS CO*W EXP 04/21/202 · COM CL A0.06%$289,000173.3K
59COLFAX CORPCOM · UNIT 01/15/2022T0.05%$284,0006.2K
60DESKTOP METAL INCCOM CL A0.05%$282,00018.9K
61RSIRUSH STREET INTERACTIVE INCCOM0.05%$259,00015.9K
62DANIMER SCIENTIFIC INC*W EXP 05/08/2020.05%$247,0009.7K
63FFORD MTR CO DELCOM0.05%$245,00020.0K
64AEVA TECHNOLOGIES INC*W EXP 03/12/2020.05%$245,00073.7K
65BURGERFI INTERNATIONAL INCCOM0.05%$239,00015.5K
66MULTIPLAN CORPORATION*W EXP 02/13/202 · COM0.04%$233,000178.1K
67EOSEEOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES INCCOM CL A · *W EXP 05/06/2020.04%$229,00016.7K
68HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC*W EXP 01/20/2020.04%$217,00049.4K
69TRIDENT ACQUISITIONS CORP*W EXP 05/09/2020.04%$216,000107.6K
70IMAXIMAX CORPCOM0.04%$201,00010.0K
71GLOBAL BLUE GROUP HOLDING AG*W EXP 08/28/2020.03%$174,000143.9K
72CEREVEL THERAPEUTICS HLDNG I*W EXP 06/09/2020.03%$154,00035.8K
73VG ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 09/29/2020.03%$135,00080.5K
74OUSTER INC*W EXP 03/11/202 · COM0.02%$129,00061.1K
75ACE CONVERGENCE ACQU CORP*W EXP 09/30/202 · CL A0.02%$117,00058.2K
76PROPERTY SOLUTIONS ACQUISITI*W EXP 03/20/2020.02%$102,00039.8K
77HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVT CORP*W EXP 06/21/2020.02%$81,00056.0K
78MEDIGUS LTD*W EXP 07/23/2020.01%$65,00075.0K
79CF FIN ACQUISITION CORP III*W EXP 09/30/2020.01%$65,00046.0K
80AERSALE CORPORATION*W EXP 12/22/2020.01%$56,00025.3K
81CARLOTZ INC*W EXP 02/26/2020.01%$53,00032.4K
82DIAMONDHEAD HOLDINGS CORPUNIT 01/21/20260.01%$50,0005.0K
83CURIOSITYSTREAM INC*W EXP 10/14/2020.01%$50,00010.0K
84EDOC ACQUISITION CORPRIGHT 11/30/2027 · *W EXP 11/30/2020.01%$50,000130.2K
85D AND Z MEDIA ACQUISITION COUNIT 99/99/99990.01%$49,0005.0K
86HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVS CORP IUNIT 01/31/20270.01%$48,0004.9K
87JAWS ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 99/99/9990.01%$47,00014.8K
88GIGCAPITAL2 INC*W EXP 02/28/2020.01%$45,00060.0K
89NORTHERN STAR INVSTMNT CORPUNIT 01/31/20280.01%$42,0004.1K
90FTAC OLYMPUS ACQUISITION COR*W EXP 08/28/2020.01%$42,00019.6K
91NAVSIGHT HLDGS INC*W EXP 01/01/2030.01%$40,00025.0K
92SUNPOWER CORPDBCV 4.000% 1/10.01%$39,00025.0K
93DASEKE INC*W EXP 02/27/2020.01%$38,000113.0K
94BRILLIANT ACQUISITION CORPRIGHT 99/99/9999 · *W EXP 03/31/2020.01%$38,000118.7K
95VIEW INC*W EXP 03/08/202 · COM CL A0.01%$35,00019.6K
96VISTAS MEDIA ACQUISITION CO*W EXP 08/01/2020.01%$31,00050.0K
97EXEELCHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP*W EXP 03/01/202 · COM0.01%$29,0001.6K
98CHARDAN HEALTHCR ACQSTN 2 CO*W EXP 03/05/2020.00%$24,00025.2K
99GREENCITY ACQUISITION CORP*W EXP 04/28/2020.00%$23,00053.6K
100INTL GNRL INSURANCE HLDNGS L*W EXP 03/17/2020.00%$23,00027.1K

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 ↗.