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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 $230M in U.S.-listed holdings across 50 positions for Q1 2021.
Its largest position, Kaman, represents 8.9% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q4 2020, the fund opened 18 new positions and exited 8.
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 · 62.8% · $145M
- Common Stock · 22.7% · $52M
- Other · 7.1% · $16M
- PRIV PLACEMENT · 5.0% · $11M
- Closed-End Fund · 1.1% · $3M
- Other · 1.2% · $3M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q4 2020 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAZZ INVESTMENTS I LTD | NEW | +16.10M | 16.10M | +$17M | $17M |
| NOVAVAX INC | NEW | +5.00M | 5.00M | +$8M | $8M |
| NUVASIVE INC | NEW | +8.00M | 8.00M | +$8M | $8M |
| HERBALIFE LTD | NEW | +7.36M | 7.36M | +$8M | $8M |
| TABULA RASA HEALTHCARE INC | NEW | +5.00M | 5.00M | +$5M | $5M |
| CHURCHILL CAP CORP VI | NEW | +400.0K | 400.0K | +$4M | $4M |
| CHURCHILL CAP CORP VII | NEW | +400.0K | 400.0K | +$4M | $4M |
| NUTANIX INC | NEW | +4.00M | 4.00M | +$4M | $4M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q1 2021
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMAN CORP | NOTE 3.250% 5/0 | 8.93% | $21M | 18.83M |
| 2 | APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC | NOTE 4.750% 8/2 · NOTE 5.375% 10/1 | 7.89% | $18M | 18.14M |
| 3 | JAZZ INVESTMENTS I LTD | NOTE 1.500% 8/1 | 7.58% | $17M | 16.10M |
| 4 | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS INC | NOTE 3.375% 5/0 | 6.69% | $15M | 17.15M |
| 5 | BLACKSTONE MTG TR INC | NOTE 4.375% 5/0 | 5.85% | $13M | 13.11M |
| 6 | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL | NOTE 1.000% 1/3 · DEB 2.250% 9/3 | 5.76% | $13M | 12.86M |
| 7 | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS IN | NOTE 3.250% 7/0 | 5.03% | $12M | 14.00M |
| 8 | NOVAVAX INC | NOTE 3.750% 2/0 | 3.62% | $8M | 5.00M |
| 9 | NUVASIVE INC | NOTE 0.375% 3/1 | 3.52% | $8M | 8.00M |
| 10 | HERBALIFE LTD | NOTE 2.625% 3/1 | 3.35% | $8M | 7.36M |
| 11 | RADIUS HEALTH INC | NOTE 3.000% 9/0 · COM NEW | 3.19% | $7M | 6.56M |
| 12 | SPLUNK INC | NOTE 1.125% 9/1 | 3.08% | $7M | 6.00M |
| 13 | TABULA RASA HEALTHCARE INC | NOTE 1.750% 2/1 | 2.18% | $5M | 5.00M |
| 14 | WSCWILLSCOT MOBIL MINI HLDNG COhistory → | COM CL A | 1.81% | $4M | 150.3K |
| 15 | CHURCHILL CAP CORP V | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 1.77% | $4M | 400.0K |
| 16 | CHURCHILL CAP CORP VI | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 1.75% | $4M | 400.0K |
| 17 | CHURCHILL CAP CORP VII | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 1.73% | $4M | 400.0K |
| 18 | NUTANIX INC | NOTE 1/1 | 1.71% | $4M | 4.00M |
| 19 | SLQTSELECTQUOTE INChistory → | COM | 1.64% | $4M | 127.8K |
| 20 | GOHEALTH INC | COM CL A | 1.59% | $4M | 312.7K |
| 21 | WCCWESCO INTL INChistory → | COM | 1.55% | $4M | 41.2K |
| 22 | CHAMPIONX CORPORATION | COM | 1.37% | $3M | 145.7K |
| 23 | NMRKNEWMARK GROUP INChistory → | CL A | 1.35% | $3M | 310.0K |
| 24 | BCOBRINKS COhistory → | COM | 1.31% | $3M | 38.1K |
| 25 | THCTENET HEALTHCARE CORPhistory → | COM NEW | 1.30% | $3M | 57.7K |
| 26 | DISDISNEY WALT COhistory → | COM | 1.25% | $3M | 15.7K |
| 27 | MULTIPLAN CORPORATION | COM · *W EXP 02/13/202 | 1.18% | $3M | 553.0K |
| 28 | BMRNBIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INChistory → | COM | 1.16% | $3M | 35.4K |
| 29 | CVSCVS HEALTH CORPhistory → | COM | 1.14% | $3M | 34.9K |
| 30 | ECCEAGLE PT CR CO LLChistory → | COM | 1.12% | $3M | 215.6K |
| 31 | CALYCALLAWAY GOLF COhistory → | COM | 1.11% | $3M | 96.0K |
| 32 | LVSLAS VEGAS SANDS CORPhistory → | COM | 1.07% | $2M | 40.8K |
| 33 | HOWARD HUGHES CORP | COM | 1.06% | $2M | 25.7K |
| 34 | CHURCHILL CAP CORP II | CL A · *W EXP 07/02/202 | 1.01% | $2M | 261.6K |
| 35 | OIO-I GLASS INC | COM | 0.99% | $2M | 154.6K |
| 36 | VTRSVIATRIS INC | COM | 0.81% | $2M | 133.2K |
| 37 | DHTDHT HOLDINGS INC | SHS NEW | 0.76% | $2M | 294.0K |
| 38 | EVOLENT HEALTH INC | NOTE 1.500% 10/1 | 0.61% | $1M | 1.50M |
| 39 | EHTHEHEALTH INC | COM | 0.31% | $708,000 | 9.7K |
| 40 | ALTIMETER GROWTH CORP | CL A | 0.18% | $425,000 | 36.3K |
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 ↗.