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PERISCOPE CAPITAL INC.
CIK 0001695320 · 333 BAY STREET, SUITE 1240, BAY ADELAIDE CENTRE, TORONTO, A6, M5H 2R2 · 416-365-2785
Summary
Periscope Capital Inc. reported $1.9B in U.S.-listed holdings across 345 positions for Q4 2020.
Its largest position, Churchill Capital Corp IV, represents 2.1% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q3 2020, the fund opened 204 new positions and exited 156.
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. 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
- Other · 74.7% · $1.4B
- ETP · 8.8% · $168M
- US DOMESTIC · 5.8% · $111M
- Common Stock · 5.6% · $106M
- Unit · 3.9% · $75M
- Other · 1.2% · $22M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q3 2020 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP IV | NEW | +3.98M | 3.98M | +$40M | $40M |
| MPLNUSDMULTIPLAN CORPORATION | NEW | +3.30M | 3.30M | +$29M | $29M |
| FTAC OLYMPUS ACQUISITION COR | NEW | +2.05M | 2.05M | +$21M | $21M |
| ATLAS CREST INVT CORP | NEW | +1.49M | 1.49M | +$16M | $16M |
| CONX CORP | NEW | +1.43M | 1.43M | +$15M | $15M |
| GO ACQUISITION CORP | NEW | +1.38M | 1.38M | +$14M | $14M |
| GOOD WORKS ACQUISITION CORP | NEW | +1.67M | 1.67M | +$13M | $13M |
| COHN ROBBINS HOLDINGS CORP | NEW | +1.22M | 1.22M | +$13M | $13M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q4 2020
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CCIV/UCHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP IV | CL A · UNIT 99/99/9999 | 2.70% | $51M | 5.11M |
| 2 | E MERGE TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITI | COM CL A · UNIT 07/30/2025 | 1.67% | $32M | 3.08M |
| 3 | ARTIUS ACQUISITION INC | COM CL A | 1.24% | $24M | 2.23M |
| 4 | CC NEUBERGER PRIN HLDGS II | UNIT 99/99/9999 · SHS CL A | 1.12% | $21M | 2.03M |
| 5 | FTAC OLYMPUS ACQUISITION COR | CL A SHS | 1.10% | $21M | 2.05M |
| 6 | ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CO | SHS CL A | 1.01% | $19M | 1.92M |
| 7 | OSPREY TECHNLGY AQUISTION CO | COM CL A | 0.89% | $17M | 1.63M |
| 8 | FIVE9 INC | NOTE 0.125% 5/0 | 0.89% | $17M | 4.00M |
| 9 | REPLAY ACQUISITION CORP | COM | 0.89% | $17M | 1.64M |
| 10 | MPLNUSDMULTIPLAN CORPORATIONhistory → | COM | 0.88% | $17M | 2.10M |
| 11 | ATLAS CREST INVT CORP | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.83% | $16M | 1.49M |
| 12 | HECUSDHUDSON EXECUTIVE INVT CORPhistory → | COM CL A | 0.82% | $16M | 1.45M |
| 13 | NICE SYS INC | NOTE 1.250% 1/1 | 0.81% | $15M | 4.55M |
| 14 | CONX CORP | UNIT 10/30/2027 | 0.78% | $15M | 1.43M |
| 15 | GX ACQUISITION CORP | COM CL A | 0.74% | $14M | 1.28M |
| 16 | HANNON ARMSTRONG SUST INFR C | NOTE 4.125% 9/0 | 0.74% | $14M | 6.01M |
| 17 | GO ACQUISITION CORP | COM | 0.73% | $14M | 1.38M |
| 18 | CRESCENT ACQUISITION CORP | COM CL A | 0.69% | $13M | 1.27M |
| 19 | GOOD WORKS ACQUISITION CORP | COM | 0.69% | $13M | 1.67M |
| 20 | SUSTAINABLE OPPORTNTS ACQ CO | ORD SHS A | 0.68% | $13M | 1.20M |
| 21 | COHN ROBBINS HOLDINGS CORP | COM CL A | 0.66% | $13M | 1.22M |
| 22 | AVANTI ACQUISITION CORP | SHS CL A | 0.66% | $13M | 1.22M |
| 23 | HUBSPOT INC | NOTE 0.250% 6/0 | 0.65% | $13M | 3.00M |
| 24 | CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP V | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.63% | $12M | 1.15M |
| 25 | NATURAL ORDER ACQUISITION CO | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.63% | $12M | 1.11M |
| 26 | UNION ACQUISITION CORP II | SHS | 0.62% | $12M | 1.13M |
| 27 | APOLLO STRATEGIC GROWTH CAPT | SHS CL A | 0.61% | $12M | 1.11M |
| 28 | HORIZON ACQUISITION CORPORAT | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.60% | $11M | 1.05M |
| 29 | H I G ACQUISITION CORP | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.59% | $11M | 1.07M |
| 30 | JIHJUNIPER INDL HLDGS INChistory → | COM CL A | 0.59% | $11M | 1.05M |
| 31 | PINE IS ACQUISITION CORP | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.58% | $11M | 1.05M |
| 32 | IG ACQUISITION CORP | COM CL A | 0.57% | $11M | 1.08M |
| 33 | TREBIA ACQUISITION CORP | COM CL A | 0.57% | $11M | 1.00M |
| 34 | BROADSTONE ACQUISITION CORP | SHS CL A | 0.56% | $11M | 1.07M |
| 35 | NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC | DEBT 1.500%11/0 | 0.56% | $11M | 5.00M |
| 36 | RECHARGE ACQUISITION CORP | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.56% | $11M | 1.00M |
| 37 | GS ACQUISITION HLDGS CORP II | COM CL A | 0.55% | $10M | 960.8K |
| 38 | FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP | NOTE 1.875% 3/0 | 0.54% | $10M | 7.02M |
| 39 | ROMAN DBDR TECH ACQUISITION | COM CL A | 0.53% | $10M | 1.01M |
| 40 | MONTES ARCHIMEDES ACQUISITIO | UNIT 09/30/2025 | 0.53% | $10M | 950.0K |
| 41 | BOWX ACQUISITION CORP | CL A | 0.53% | $10M | 986.2K |
| 42 | CITIC CAPITAL ACQUISITION CO | COM CL A | 0.52% | $10M | 948.2K |
| 43 | BLUESCAPE OPPORTUNITIES ACQU | UNIT 99/99/9999 | 0.51% | $10M | 874.8K |
| 44 | EAST STONE ACQUISITION CORP | SHS | 0.51% | $10M | 974.7K |
| 45 | CHP MERGER CORP | COM CL A | 0.51% | $10M | 949.5K |
Filing History
| Quarter | Reported Value | Positions | Filed | Type | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $902M | 429 | May 14, 2026 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2025 | $874M | 348 | Feb 10, 2026 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2025 | $629M | 286 | Nov 13, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2025 | $454M | 234 | Aug 14, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2025 | $231M | 207 | May 13, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2024 | $181M | 200 | Feb 10, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2024 | $192M | 255 | Nov 12, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2024 | $295M | 328 | Aug 13, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2024 | $396M | 412 | May 13, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2023 | $593M | 486 | Feb 13, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2023 | $884M | 607 | Nov 6, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2023 | $1.3B | 692 | Aug 14, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2023 | $2.2B | 786 | May 12, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2022 | $2.3B | 929 | Feb 13, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2022 | $3.4B | 1,148 | Nov 8, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2022 | $3.7B | 1,158 | Aug 15, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2022 | $3.9B | 1,151 | May 16, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2021 | $3.7B | 964 | Feb 14, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2021 | $3.4B | 873 | Nov 12, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2021 | $3.1B | 742 | Aug 13, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2021 | $2.5B | 571 | May 14, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2020 | $1.9B | 345 | Feb 10, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2020 | $1.4B | 296 | Nov 2, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2020 | $1.1B | 240 | Aug 11, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2020 | $823M | 242 | May 14, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2019REVEALED | $830M | 238 | Feb 14, 2020 | RESTATEMENT | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2019 | $771M | 226 | Nov 6, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2019 | $697M | 209 | Aug 2, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2019 | $580M | 174 | May 2, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2018 | $536M | 180 | Feb 13, 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 ↗.