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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 $212M in U.S.-listed holdings across 52 positions for Q3 2021.
Its largest position, Kaman, represents 9.0% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q2 2021, the fund opened 10 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 · 78.0% · $166M
- Common Stock · 10.6% · $22M
- Other · 6.7% · $14M
- GLOBAL · 2.4% · $5M
- ETP · 2.3% · $5M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q2 2021 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUVASIVE INC | NEW | +8.00M | 8.00M | +$8M | $8M |
| NUVASIVE INC | NEW | +8.00M | 8.00M | +$8M | $8M |
| STRIDE INC | NEW | +6.35M | 6.35M | +$6M | $6M |
| RINGCENTRAL INC | NEW | +4.00M | 4.00M | +$4M | $4M |
| ALTERYX INC | NEW | +3.00M | 3.00M | +$3M | $3M |
| GRANITE PT MTG TR INC | NEW | +2.50M | 2.50M | +$3M | $3M |
| ZYNGA INC | NEW | +2.00M | 2.00M | +$2M | $2M |
| EVOLENT HEALTH INC | NEW | +1.05M | 1.05M | +$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 2021
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMAN CORP | NOTE 3.250% 5/0 | 9.02% | $19M | 18.83M |
| 2 | SPLUNK INC | NOTE 1.125% 6/1 · NOTE 1.125% 9/1 | 8.64% | $18M | 17.05M |
| 3 | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS INC | NOTE 3.375% 5/0 · COM | 8.59% | $18M | 20.21M |
| 4 | JAZZ INVESTMENTS I LTD | NOTE 1.500% 8/1 | 7.70% | $16M | 16.10M |
| 5 | NUVASIVE INC | NOTE 0.375% 3/1 · NOTE 1.000% 6/0 | 7.54% | $16M | 16.00M |
| 6 | HERBALIFE LTD | NOTE 2.625% 3/1 | 6.91% | $15M | 14.36M |
| 7 | TABULA RASA HEALTHCARE INC | NOTE 1.750% 2/1 | 5.27% | $11M | 13.38M |
| 8 | EVOLENT HEALTH INC | NOTE 1.500% 10/1 · NOTE 3.500% 10/1 | 3.34% | $7M | 5.55M |
| 9 | APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC | NOTE 4.750% 8/2 · NOTE 5.375% 10/1 | 3.33% | $7M | 7.00M |
| 10 | RADIUS HEALTH INC | NOTE 3.000% 9/0 · COM NEW | 3.30% | $7M | 6.59M |
| 11 | STRIDE INC | NOTE 1.125% 9/0 | 3.00% | $6M | 6.35M |
| 12 | BLACKSTONE MTG TR INC | NOTE 4.375% 5/0 | 2.73% | $6M | 5.70M |
| 13 | ALTERYX INC | NOTE 1.000% 8/0 · NOTE 0.500% 8/0 | 2.21% | $5M | 5.00M |
| 14 | TELADOC HEALTH INC | NOTE 1.250% 6/0 | 1.91% | $4M | 4.00M |
| 15 | CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP V | COM CL A · *W EXP 10/29/202 | 1.91% | $4M | 500.0K |
| 16 | CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP VI | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 1.89% | $4M | 400.0K |
| 17 | CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP VII | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 1.86% | $4M | 400.0K |
| 18 | RINGCENTRAL INC | NOTE 3/1 | 1.77% | $4M | 4.00M |
| 19 | NUTANIX INC | NOTE 1/1 | 1.49% | $3M | 3.00M |
| 20 | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INC | COM CL A | 1.37% | $3M | 65.7K |
| 21 | 8X8 INC NEW | NOTE 0.500% 2/0 | 1.33% | $3M | 2.50M |
| 22 | DISDISNEY WALT COhistory → | COM | 1.25% | $3M | 15.7K |
| 23 | IWMISHARES TRhistory → | RUSSELL 2000 ETF | 1.24% | $3M | 12.0K |
| 24 | GRANITE PT MTG TR INC | NOTE 6.375% 10/1 | 1.19% | $3M | 2.50M |
| 25 | BMRNBIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INChistory → | COM | 1.12% | $2M | 30.9K |
| 26 | ZYNGA INC | NOTE 0.250% 6/0 | 1.08% | $2M | 2.00M |
| 27 | SLQTSELECTQUOTE INChistory → | COM | 1.04% | $2M | 170.7K |
| 28 | BCOBRINKS COhistory → | COM | 1.03% | $2M | 34.6K |
| 29 | OIO-I GLASS INChistory → | COM | 1.00% | $2M | 149.2K |
| 30 | DHTDHT HOLDINGS INC | SHS NEW | 0.99% | $2M | 321.4K |
| 31 | HOWARD HUGHES CORP | COM | 0.91% | $2M | 21.9K |
| 32 | LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL | DEB 2.250% 9/3 | 0.82% | $2M | 3.86M |
| 33 | GOHEALTH INC | COM CL A | 0.74% | $2M | 312.7K |
| 34 | LVSLAS VEGAS SANDS CORP | COM | 0.70% | $1M | 40.8K |
| 35 | MULTIPLAN CORPORATION | COM · *W EXP 02/13/202 | 0.53% | $1M | 258.1K |
| 36 | EHTHEHEALTH INC | COM | 0.19% | $394,000 | 9.7K |
| 37 | SKILLSOFT CORP | *W EXP 06/11/202 | 0.04% | $92,000 | 33.3K |
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 ↗.