Managers / Q3 2023 · view latest →
CTC Alternative Strategies, Ltd.
CIK 0001569550 · 425 S FINANCIAL PLACE, 4TH FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL, 60605 · 312-881-3579
Summary
Ctc Alternative Strategies, Ltd. reported $53M in U.S.-listed holdings across 73 positions for Q3 2023.
The portfolio is heavily concentrated: TIP alone accounts for 25.2% of reported value.
Compared with Q2 2023, the fund opened 46 new positions and exited 141.
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 · 53.5% · $28M
- ETP · 39.9% · $21M
- Other · 3.4% · $2M
- Closed-End Fund · 1.8% · $957,866
- REIT · 1.4% · $729,068
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q2 2023 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIPISHARES TR | NEW | +116.0K | 116.0K | +$12M | $12M |
| MSFTMICROSOFT CORP | NEW | +4.8K | 4.8K | +$2M | $2M |
| XLESELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | NEW | +15.9K | 15.9K | +$1M | $1M |
| AVGOBROADCOM INC | NEW | +1.7K | 1.7K | +$1M | $1M |
| EEMISHARES TR | NEW | +35.0K | 35.0K | +$1M | $1M |
| AONAON PLC | NEW | +3.9K | 3.9K | +$1M | $1M |
| AMZNAMAZON COM INC | NEW | +9.8K | 9.8K | +$1M | $1M |
| ABNBAIRBNB INC | NEW | +8.6K | 8.6K | +$1M | $1M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q3 2023
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIPISHARES TR | TIPS BD ETF · MSCI EMG MKT ETF | 25.22% | $13M | 151.0K |
| 2 | XLVSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | SBI HEALTHCARE · FINANCIAL · ENERGY | 13.30% | $7M | 93.0K |
| 3 | GOOGALPHABET INC | CAP STK CL C · CAP STK CL A | 3.00% | $2M | 12.1K |
| 4 | MSFTMICROSOFT CORPhistory → | COM | 2.86% | $2M | 4.8K |
| 5 | AVGOBROADCOM INChistory → | COM | 2.61% | $1M | 1.7K |
| 6 | AONAON PLChistory → | SHS CL A | 2.39% | $1M | 3.9K |
| 7 | AMZNAMAZON COM INChistory → | COM | 2.35% | $1M | 9.8K |
| 8 | ABNBAIRBNB INChistory → | COM CL A | 2.23% | $1M | 8.6K |
| 9 | NEENEXTERA ENERGY INChistory → | COM | 2.22% | $1M | 20.5K |
| 10 | VMWARE INC | CL A COM | 2.22% | $1M | 7.0K |
| 11 | BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE CO | COM SB VTG SHS A | 1.86% | $985,986 | 27.9K |
| 12 | ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES INChistory → | COM | 1.65% | $871,704 | 1.8K |
| 13 | WMTWALMART INChistory → | COM | 1.60% | $847,629 | 5.3K |
| 14 | HORIZON THERAPEUTICS PUB L | SHS | 1.53% | $810,987 | 7.0K |
| 15 | CATCATERPILLAR INChistory → | COM | 1.49% | $791,700 | 2.9K |
| 16 | ACIALBERTSONS COS INChistory → | COMMON STOCK | 1.47% | $780,325 | 34.3K |
| 17 | SLBSCHLUMBERGER LTDhistory → | COM STK | 1.38% | $728,750 | 12.5K |
| 18 | CRHCRH PLChistory → | ORD | 1.36% | $722,436 | 13.2K |
| 19 | DDDUPONT DE NEMOURS INChistory → | COM | 1.31% | $693,687 | 9.3K |
| 20 | EXPDEXPEDITORS INTL WASH INChistory → | COM | 1.30% | $687,780 | 6.0K |
| 21 | UPSUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INChistory → | CL B | 1.29% | $685,828 | 4.4K |
| 22 | NTAPNETAPP INChistory → | COM | 1.29% | $682,920 | 9.0K |
| 23 | TE CONNECTIVITY LTD | SHS | 1.28% | $679,415 | 5.5K |
| 24 | EMREMERSON ELEC COhistory → | COM | 1.28% | $675,990 | 7.0K |
| 25 | AMPAMERIPRISE FINL INChistory → | COM | 1.24% | $659,360 | 2.0K |
| 26 | SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS COhistory → | COM | 1.20% | $637,625 | 2.5K |
| 27 | AMGNAMGEN INChistory → | COM | 1.12% | $591,272 | 2.2K |
| 28 | SEAGEN INC | COM | 1.05% | $557,530 | 2.6K |
| 29 | REGNREGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | COM | 0.93% | $493,776 | 600 |
| 30 | CCEPCOCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNE | SHS | 0.90% | $474,848 | 7.6K |
| 31 | KLACKLA CORP | COM NEW | 0.87% | $458,660 | 1.0K |
| 32 | CDWCDW CORP | COM | 0.84% | $443,872 | 2.2K |
| 33 | MDBMONGODB INC | CL A | 0.78% | $415,032 | 1.2K |
| 34 | APPAPPLOVIN CORP | COM CL A | 0.76% | $403,596 | 10.1K |
| 35 | OIHVANECK ETF TRUST | OIL SERVICES ETF | 0.76% | $400,591 | 1.2K |
| 36 | VRTVERTIV HOLDINGS CO | COM CL A | 0.74% | $394,320 | 10.6K |
| 37 | CELHCELSIUS HLDGS INC | COM NEW | 0.68% | $360,360 | 2.1K |
| 38 | QQQINVESCO QQQ TR | UNIT SER 1 | 0.68% | $358,270 | 1.0K |
| 39 | PSAPUBLIC STORAGE | COM | 0.65% | $342,576 | 1.3K |
| 40 | SPIRIT AIRLS INC | COM | 0.62% | $330,000 | 20.0K |
| 41 | BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | CL B NEW | 0.60% | $315,270 | 900 |
| 42 | EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC | COM | 0.55% | $291,670 | 2.4K |
| 43 | EIXEDISON INTL | COM | 0.55% | $291,134 | 4.6K |
| 44 | KOCOCA COLA CO | COM | 0.50% | $263,106 | 4.7K |
| 45 | FTNTFORTINET INC | COM | 0.49% | $258,192 | 4.4K |
| 46 | OKEONEOK INC NEW | COM | 0.48% | $253,720 | 4.0K |
| 47 | KHCKRAFT HEINZ CO | COM | 0.42% | $222,024 | 6.6K |
| 48 | JFRNUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME | COM | 0.40% | $210,693 | 25.7K |
| 49 | ADSKAUTODESK INC | COM | 0.39% | $206,910 | 1.0K |
| 50 | ALBALBEMARLE CORP | COM | 0.39% | $204,048 | 1.2K |
| 51 | ERCALLSPRING MULTI SECTOR INCOM | COM | 0.25% | $130,130 | 14.3K |
| 52 | PCFHIGH INCOME SECS FD | SHS BEN INT | 0.20% | $105,230 | 17.0K |
| 53 | THE AARONS COMPANY INC | COM | 0.20% | $104,700 | 10.0K |
| 54 | MUCBLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS CALI QL | COM | 0.19% | $102,512 | 10.7K |
| 55 | ONLORION OFFICE REIT INC | COM | 0.18% | $94,822 | 18.2K |
| 56 | ANGOANGIODYNAMICS INC | COM | 0.17% | $92,106 | 12.6K |
| 57 | TRINSEO PLC | SHS | 0.17% | $91,504 | 11.2K |
| 58 | EGHT8X8 INC NEW | COM | 0.17% | $89,208 | 35.4K |
| 59 | QUREUNIQURE NV | SHS | 0.16% | $87,230 | 13.0K |
| 60 | VNDAVANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC | COM | 0.15% | $79,488 | 18.4K |
| 61 | GGNGAMCO GLOBAL GOLD NAT RES & | COM SH BEN INT | 0.14% | $76,128 | 20.8K |
| 62 | DHFBNY MELLON HIGH YIELD STRATE | SH BEN INT | 0.13% | $70,849 | 33.1K |
| 63 | EDDMORGAN STANLEY EMERGING MKTS | COM | 0.13% | $70,290 | 16.5K |
| 64 | XJQCXNUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCOME | COM SHS | 0.13% | $69,322 | 13.7K |
| 65 | FTFFRANKLIN LTD DURATION INCOME | COM | 0.13% | $67,392 | 11.1K |
| 66 | OFFICE PPTYS INCOME TR | COM SHS BEN INT | 0.12% | $63,960 | 15.6K |
| 67 | AQNALGONQUIN PWR UTILS CORP | COM | 0.12% | $62,286 | 10.5K |
| 68 | TEITEMPLETON EMERGING MKTS INCO | COM | 0.10% | $55,320 | 12.0K |
| 69 | VIRTUS CONVERTIBLE & INC FD | COM | 0.09% | $49,956 | 18.1K |
Filing History
| Quarter | Reported Value | Positions | Filed | Type | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $44M | 96 | May 21, 2026 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2025 | $53M | 43 | Feb 18, 2026 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2025 | $114M | 143 | Aug 14, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2025 | $82M | 92 | May 16, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2024 | $83M | 47 | Feb 19, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2024 | $80M | 58 | Nov 15, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2024 | $236M | 180 | Aug 2, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2024 | $160M | 129 | May 9, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2023 | $48M | 73 | Jan 30, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2023 | $53M | 73 | Oct 31, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2023 | $80M | 168 | Aug 23, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · 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 ↗.