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Birch Grove Capital LP
CIK 0001652355 · 590 MADISON AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10022 · 212-753-7510
Summary
Birch Grove Capital LP reported $166M in U.S.-listed holdings across 23 positions for Q1 2019.
Its largest position, Nuance Communications, represents 16.6% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q4 2018, the fund opened 6 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
- US DOMESTIC · 87.6% · $145M
- Other · 7.1% · $12M
- Common Stock · 5.2% · $9M
- Closed-End Fund · 0.1% · $113,000
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q4 2018 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVOLENT HEALTH INC | NEW | +15.72M | 15.72M | +$15M | $15M |
| TAT&T INC | NEW | +800.0K | 800.0K | +$226,000 | $226,000 |
| EXPEEXPEDIA GROUP INC | NEW | +50.0K | 50.0K | +$145,000 | $145,000 |
| ECCEAGLE PT CR CO LLC | NEW | +6.8K | 6.8K | +$113,000 | $113,000 |
| GOODRICH PETE CORP | NEW | +1.2K | 1.2K | +$16,000 | $16,000 |
| DIPOLOMAT PHARMACY INC | NEW | +300.0K | 300.0K | +$15,000 | $15,000 |
| UNITI GROUP INC | ADDED | +445.2K | 685.6K | +$10,000 | $22,000 |
| AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC | SOLD OUT | −22.84M | 0 | −$23M | $0 |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q1 2019
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC | DEBT 1.500% 11/0 | 16.55% | $27M | 27.53M |
| 2 | JAZZ INVESTMENTS I LTD | NOTE 1.875% 8/1 | 11.70% | $19M | 19.10M |
| 3 | CALAMP CORP | NOTE 1.625% 5/1 | 9.52% | $16M | 16.22M |
| 4 | EVOLENT HEALTH INC | NOTE 2.000% 12/0 | 9.19% | $15M | 15.72M |
| 5 | AVID TECHNOLOGY INC | NOTE 2.000% 6/1 | 9.01% | $15M | 15.70M |
| 6 | ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTN | NOTE 1.250% 7/0 | 8.33% | $14M | 14.10M |
| 7 | INDEPENDENCE CONTRACT DRILLING | COM | 7.10% | $12M | 4.25M |
| 8 | GOLAR LNG LTD | NOTE 2.750% 2/1 | 7.06% | $12M | 12.24M |
| 9 | RTI INTL METALS INC | NOTE 1.625% 10/1 | 6.56% | $11M | 11.00M |
| 10 | CARDTRONICS PLC | NOTE 1.000% 12/0 | 5.44% | $9M | 9.10M |
| 11 | KNOWLES CORP | NOTE 3.250% 11/0 | 4.22% | $7M | 5.96M |
| 12 | EVERI HLDGS INC | COM | 3.09% | $5M | 488.0K |
| 13 | J ALEXANDERS HLDGS INC | COM | 1.22% | $2M | 205.7K |
| 14 | ECCEAGLE PT CR CO LLC | COM | 0.07% | $113,000 | 6.8K |
| 15 | GOODRICH PETE CORP | COM PAR | 0.01% | $16,000 | 1.2K |
Filing History
| Quarter | Reported Value | Positions | Filed | Type | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $10M | 3 | Nov 14, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2024 | $10M | 4 | Aug 14, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2024 | $13M | 6 | May 15, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2023 | $23M | 9 | Feb 14, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2023 | $57M | 12 | Nov 14, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2023 | $68M | 13 | Aug 14, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2023REVEALED | $110M | 20 | May 15, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2022 | $202M | 33 | Feb 14, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2022 | $256M | 41 | Nov 14, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2022 | $252M | 41 | Aug 15, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2022 | $245M | 38 | May 17, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2021 | $221M | 47 | Feb 14, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2021 | $212M | 52 | Nov 15, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2021 | $206M | 46 | Aug 16, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2021 | $230M | 50 | May 17, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2020 | $192M | 40 | Feb 16, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2020 | $185M | 46 | Nov 16, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2020 | $121M | 43 | Aug 14, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2020 | $70M | 13 | May 15, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2019 | $81M | 16 | Feb 14, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2019 | $135M | 29 | Nov 14, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2019 | $131M | 13 | Aug 14, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2019 | $166M | 23 | May 15, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2018 | $222M | 28 | Feb 14, 2019 | 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 ↗.