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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 $185M in U.S.-listed holdings across 46 positions for Q3 2020.
Its largest position, Amag Pharmaceuticals, represents 12.7% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q2 2020, the fund opened 17 new positions and exited 6.
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 · 58.9% · $109M
- Common Stock · 26.8% · $49M
- PRIV PLACEMENT · 5.8% · $11M
- Unit · 4.0% · $7M
- Other · 2.4% · $4M
- Other · 2.2% · $4M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q2 2020 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAMAN CORP | NEW | +12.83M | 12.83M | +$13M | $13M |
| RADIUS HEALTH INC | NEW | +6.50M | 6.50M | +$5M | $5M |
| BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | NEW | +5.00M | 5.00M | +$5M | $5M |
| INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS IN | NEW | +4.50M | 4.50M | +$4M | $4M |
| BCOBRINKS CO | NEW | +94.9K | 94.9K | +$4M | $4M |
| CHURCHILL CAP CORP IV | NEW | +300.0K | 300.0K | +$3M | $3M |
| II-VI INC | NEW | +2.00M | 2.00M | +$2M | $2M |
| BMRNBIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | NEW | +26.6K | 26.6K | +$2M | $2M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q3 2020
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS INC | NOTE 3.250% 6/0 | 12.71% | $23M | 25.98M |
| 2 | APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC | NOTE 4.750% 8/2 · NOTE 5.375% 10/1 | 10.38% | $19M | 20.44M |
| 3 | BLACKSTONE MTG TR INC | NOTE 4.375% 5/0 | 9.45% | $17M | 18.11M |
| 4 | KAMAN CORP | NOTE 3.250% 5/0 | 6.89% | $13M | 12.83M |
| 5 | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS INC | NOTE 3.375% 5/0 | 6.61% | $12M | 15.90M |
| 6 | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL | NOTE 1.000% 1/3 | 5.76% | $11M | 9.00M |
| 7 | BMRNBIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | NOTE 1.500% 10/1 · COM | 3.81% | $7M | 5.03M |
| 8 | RADIUS HEALTH INC | NOTE 3.000% 9/0 | 2.87% | $5M | 6.50M |
| 9 | GOLAR LNG LTD | NOTE 2.750% 2/1 | 2.24% | $4M | 5.24M |
| 10 | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS IN | NOTE 3.250% 7/0 · COM | 2.12% | $4M | 4.51M |
| 11 | JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & COhistory → | COM | 2.01% | $4M | 38.5K |
| 12 | IHRTIHEARTMEDIA INChistory → | COM CL A | 1.98% | $4M | 449.5K |
| 13 | BCOBRINKS COhistory → | COM | 1.97% | $4M | 94.9K |
| 14 | LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN | NOTE 2.500% 3/1 | 1.83% | $3M | 3.05M |
| 15 | CHURCHILL CAP CORP III | UNIT 03/01/2027 | 1.71% | $3M | 300.0K |
| 16 | ECCEAGLE PT CR CO LLChistory → | COM | 1.67% | $3M | 356.8K |
| 17 | GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INChistory → | COM | 1.66% | $3M | 15.3K |
| 18 | CHURCHILL CAP CORP IV | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 1.63% | $3M | 300.0K |
| 19 | OIO-I GLASS INChistory → | COM | 1.60% | $3M | 279.5K |
| 20 | DISDISNEY WALT COhistory → | COM DISNEY | 1.57% | $3M | 23.3K |
| 21 | LVSLAS VEGAS SANDS CORPhistory → | COM | 1.54% | $3M | 60.8K |
| 22 | ATHENE HLDG LTD | CL A | 1.43% | $3M | 77.5K |
| 23 | CHURCHILL CAP CORP II | CL A · UNIT 99/99/9999 | 1.36% | $3M | 228.2K |
| 24 | NVSTENVISTA HOLDINGS CORPORATIONhistory → | COM | 1.26% | $2M | 94.5K |
| 25 | SYYSYSCO CORPhistory → | COM | 1.25% | $2M | 37.0K |
| 26 | II-VI INC | NOTE 0.250% 9/0 | 1.22% | $2M | 2.00M |
| 27 | FUNSIX FLAGS ENTMT CORP NEWhistory → | COM | 1.12% | $2M | 101.5K |
| 28 | WSCWILLSCOT MOBIL MINI HLDNG COhistory → | COM CL A | 1.09% | $2M | 120.9K |
| 29 | HOWARD HUGHES CORP | COM | 1.08% | $2M | 34.6K |
| 30 | CEDAR FAIR L P | DEPOSITRY UNIT | 1.00% | $2M | 66.0K |
| 31 | DHTDHT HOLDINGS INC | SHS NEW | 0.89% | $2M | 318.0K |
| 32 | EHTHEHEALTH INC | COM | 0.88% | $2M | 20.6K |
| 33 | NMRKNEWMARK GROUP INC | CL A | 0.87% | $2M | 372.0K |
| 34 | SABRSABRE CORP | COM | 0.86% | $2M | 256.1K |
| 35 | ANIPANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC | COM | 0.78% | $1M | 50.8K |
| 36 | BYDBOYD GAMING CORP | COM | 0.77% | $1M | 30.5K |
| 37 | EVERI HLDGS INC | COM | 0.60% | $1M | 135.3K |
| 38 | ATROASTRONICS CORP | COM | 0.47% | $877,000 | 113.6K |
| 39 | SLRCSOLAR CAP LTD | COM | 0.37% | $674,000 | 42.5K |
| 40 | CCAPCRESCENT CAP BDC INC | COM | 0.19% | $357,000 | 28.0K |
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 ↗.