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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 $121M in U.S.-listed holdings across 43 positions for Q2 2020.
Its largest position, Evolent Health, represents 17.2% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q1 2020, the fund opened 27 new positions and exited 5.
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 · 67.7% · $82M
- Common Stock · 15.5% · $19M
- PRIV PLACEMENT · 8.1% · $10M
- Unit · 3.8% · $5M
- Other · 2.5% · $3M
- Other · 2.3% · $3M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q1 2020 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKSTONE MTG TR INC | NEW | +14.61M | 14.61M | +$14M | $14M |
| LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL | NEW | +9.00M | 9.00M | +$10M | $10M |
| APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC | NEW | +7.75M | 7.75M | +$7M | $7M |
| FLEXION THERAPEUTICS INC | NEW | +7.50M | 7.50M | +$6M | $6M |
| ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INC | NEW | +5.00M | 5.00M | +$5M | $5M |
| LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN | NEW | +3.05M | 3.05M | +$3M | $3M |
| ATHENE HLDG LTD | NEW | +77.5K | 77.5K | +$2M | $2M |
| NVSTENVISTA HOLDINGS CORPORATION | NEW | +94.5K | 94.5K | +$2M | $2M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q2 2020
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVOLENT HEALTH INC | NOTE 2.000% 12/0 | 17.25% | $21M | 23.82M |
| 2 | AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS INC | NOTE 3.250% 6/0 | 13.06% | $16M | 19.50M |
| 3 | BLACKSTONE MTG TR INC | NOTE 4.375% 5/0 | 11.40% | $14M | 14.61M |
| 4 | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL | NOTE 1.000% 1/3 | 8.13% | $10M | 9.00M |
| 5 | GOLAR LNG LTD | NOTE 2.750% 2/1 | 8.03% | $10M | 13.24M |
| 6 | APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC | NOTE 4.750% 8/2 | 5.66% | $7M | 7.75M |
| 7 | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS INC | NOTE 3.375% 5/0 | 5.27% | $6M | 7.50M |
| 8 | ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INC | NOTE 4.750% 7/0 | 4.43% | $5M | 5.00M |
| 9 | CHURCHILL CAP CORP III | UNIT 03/01/2027 | 2.81% | $3M | 300.0K |
| 10 | LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN | NOTE 2.500% 3/1 | 2.58% | $3M | 3.05M |
| 11 | CHURCHILL CAP CORP II | CL A · UNIT 99/99/9999 | 2.21% | $3M | 228.2K |
| 12 | ATHENE HLDG LTD | CL A | 2.00% | $2M | 77.5K |
| 13 | NVSTENVISTA HOLDINGS CORPORATIONhistory → | COM | 1.65% | $2M | 94.5K |
| 14 | IHRTIHEARTMEDIA INChistory → | COM CL A | 1.17% | $1M | 168.5K |
| 15 | ECCEAGLE PT CR CO LLChistory → | COM | 1.07% | $1M | 180.8K |
| 16 | LVSLAS VEGAS SANDS CORPhistory → | COM | 1.05% | $1M | 27.8K |
| 17 | SABRSABRE CORPhistory → | COM | 1.01% | $1M | 150.5K |
| 18 | BYDBOYD GAMING CORP | COM | 0.97% | $1M | 56.0K |
| 19 | SGRYSURGERY PARTNERS INC | COM | 0.97% | $1M | 100.7K |
| 20 | JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO | COM | 0.82% | $988,000 | 10.5K |
| 21 | NMRKNEWMARK GROUP INC | CL A | 0.81% | $972,000 | 200.0K |
| 22 | SYYSYSCO CORP | COM | 0.73% | $880,000 | 16.1K |
| 23 | ATROASTRONICS CORP | COM | 0.70% | $845,000 | 80.0K |
| 24 | HOWARD HUGHES CORP | COM | 0.69% | $831,000 | 16.0K |
| 25 | OIO-I GLASS INC | COM | 0.69% | $831,000 | 92.5K |
| 26 | FUNSIX FLAGS ENTMT CORP NEW | COM | 0.51% | $620,000 | 32.3K |
| 27 | CEDAR FAIR L P | DEPOSITRY UNIT | 0.49% | $591,000 | 21.5K |
| 28 | GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | COM | 0.46% | $553,000 | 2.8K |
| 29 | DISDISNEY WALT CO | COM | 0.39% | $474,000 | 4.3K |
| 30 | HCAHCA HEALTHCARE INC | COM | 0.37% | $446,000 | 4.6K |
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 ↗.