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SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LLC
CIK 0001451531 · 4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220 · 3168288310
Summary
Spring Creek Capital LLC reported $503M in U.S.-listed holdings across 31 positions for Q3 2020.
The portfolio is heavily concentrated: Varian Med Sys alone accounts for 27.6% of reported value.
Compared with Q2 2020, the fund opened 26 new positions and exited 12.
Portfolio Metrics
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
Portfolio Composition
- Common Stock · 74.2% · $373M
- Other · 21.2% · $107M
- Unit · 4.0% · $20M
- Ltd Part · 0.6% · $3M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q2 2020 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARIAN MED SYS INC | NEW | +806.0K | 806.0K | +$139M | $139M |
| CIENCIENA CORP | NEW | +1.00M | 1.00M | +$40M | $40M |
| NATIONAL GEN HLDGS CORP | NEW | +1.13M | 1.13M | +$38M | $38M |
| MXIMMAXIM INTEGRATED PRODS INC | NEW | +430.0K | 430.0K | +$29M | $29M |
| IMMUIMMUNOMEDICS INC | NEW | +340.0K | 340.0K | +$29M | $29M |
| GCI LIBERTY INC | NEW | +330.2K | 330.2K | +$27M | $27M |
| HOLICITY INC | NEW | +1.00M | 1.00M | +$10M | $10M |
| FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION I | NEW | +1.00M | 1.00M | +$10M | $10M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q3 2020
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VARIAN MED SYS INC | COM | 27.58% | $139M | 806.0K |
| 2 | WTWWILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC LTDhistory → | SHS | 9.16% | $46M | 220.4K |
| 3 | CIENCIENA CORPhistory → | COM NEW | 7.92% | $40M | 1.00M |
| 4 | NATIONAL GEN HLDGS CORP | COM | 7.59% | $38M | 1.13M |
| 5 | MXIMMAXIM INTEGRATED PRODS INChistory → | COM | 5.78% | $29M | 430.0K |
| 6 | IMMUIMMUNOMEDICS INChistory → | COM | 5.75% | $29M | 340.0K |
| 7 | ETRAE TRADE FINANCIAL CORPhistory → | COM NEW | 5.48% | $28M | 550.0K |
| 8 | GCI LIBERTY INC | COM CLASS A | 5.38% | $27M | 330.2K |
| 9 | CBBCINCINNATI BELL INC NEWhistory → | COM NEW | 3.31% | $17M | 1.11M |
| 10 | HOLICITY INC | UNIT 08/05/2025 | 2.06% | $10M | 1.00M |
| 11 | FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION I | UNIT 08/10/2027 | 2.05% | $10M | 1.00M |
| 12 | EXECUTIVE NETWORK PARTNERING | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 2.01% | $10M | 400.0K |
| 13 | NOBLE ENERGY INC | COM | 1.96% | $10M | 1.15M |
| 14 | LIONHEART ACQUISITION CORP I | UNIT 08/13/2025 | 1.88% | $9M | 950.0K |
| 15 | TIFFANY & CO NEW | COM | 1.87% | $9M | 81.0K |
| 16 | CF FINANCE ACQUISITION CORP | UNIT 08/01/2027 | 1.59% | $8M | 800.0K |
| 17 | FAST ACQUISITION CORP | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 1.29% | $6M | 650.0K |
| 18 | GORES HLDGS V INC | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 1.03% | $5M | 500.0K |
| 19 | GO ACQUISITION CORP | COM | 0.86% | $4M | 440.1K |
| 20 | TWC TECH HLDGS II CORP | UNIT 09/10/2025 | 0.81% | $4M | 400.0K |
| 21 | PMV CONSUMER ACQUISITION COR | UNIT 08/31/2027 | 0.79% | $4M | 400.0K |
| 22 | FORTRESS TRANS INFRST INVS L | COM REP LTD LIAB | 0.62% | $3M | 182.1K |
| 23 | SANDBRIDGE ACQUISITION CORP | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.60% | $3M | 300.0K |
| 24 | BROADSTONE ACQUISITION CORP | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.59% | $3M | 300.0K |
| 25 | CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP IV | CL A | 0.58% | $3M | 300.0K |
| 26 | KISMET ACQUISITION ONE CORP | UNIT 08/06/2025 | 0.50% | $3M | 198.6K |
| 27 | FOLEY TRASIMENE ACQUISITION | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.30% | $2M | 150.0K |
| 28 | NORTH MOUNTAIN MERGER CORP | UNIT 09/16/2025 | 0.20% | $1M | 100.0K |
| 29 | NAVSIGHT HLDGS INC | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.20% | $1M | 100.0K |
| 30 | BURGUNDY TECHNOLOGY ACQU COR | UNIT 08/26/2025 | 0.20% | $997,000 | 100.0K |
| 31 | HXLHEXCEL CORP NEW | COM | 0.05% | $270,000 | 8.0K |
Filing History
| Quarter | Reported Value | Positions | Filed | Type | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $0 | 1 | Nov 7, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2023 | $0 | 1 | Aug 9, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2023 | $0 | 1 | May 11, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2022 | $0 | 1 | Feb 14, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2022 | $0 | 1 | Nov 14, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2022 | $0 | 1 | Aug 12, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2022 | $2.5B | 823 | May 23, 2022 | RESTATEMENT | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2021 | $2.6B | 674 | Feb 11, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2021 | $2.1B | 583 | Nov 15, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2021 | $2.0B | 566 | Aug 19, 2021 | RESTATEMENT | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B | 399 | May 14, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2020 | $1.4B | 128 | Feb 12, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2020 | $503M | 31 | Jan 4, 2021 | RESTATEMENT | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2020 | $531M | 17 | Aug 13, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2020 | $622M | 25 | May 14, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2019 | $341M | 20 | Feb 13, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2019 | $209M | 15 | Nov 13, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2019 | $277M | 16 | Aug 13, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2019 | $188M | 13 | May 14, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2018 | $145M | 28 | Feb 13, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
Other Included Managers
This filing reports holdings on behalf of 1 additional manager.
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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 ↗.