Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd 13F annual report
Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd is an investment fund managing more than $1.07 trillion ran by Ben Sharp. There are currently 49 companies in Mr. Sharp’s portfolio. The largest investments include Cytokinetics Inc and Capri Holdings Limited, together worth $170 billion.
$1.07 trillion Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 7th August 2024, Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd’s top holding is 1,675,785 shares of Cytokinetics Inc currently worth over $90.8 billion and making up 8.5% of the portfolio value.
Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Cytokinetics Inc, Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company.
In addition, the fund holds 2,387,962 shares of Capri Holdings Limited worth $79 billion.
The third-largest holding is Albertsons Cos Inc worth $77.5 billion and the next is United States Stl Corp New worth $73.6 billion, with 1,946,004 shares owned.
Currently, Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd's portfolio is worth at least $1.07 trillion. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash
assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.
Careers at Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd
The Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd office and employees reside in London, United Kingdom. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Ben Sharp serves as the Finance Manager at Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd revealed that it had opened a new position in
Catalent and bought 397,725 shares worth $22.4 billion.
This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company.
Catalent makes up
8.7%
of the fund's Health Care sector allocation and has grown its share price by 31.8% in the past year.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Cytokinetics Inc by buying
692,390 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Cytokinetics Inc total 1,675,785 shares worth $90.8 billion.
Cytokinetics Inc soared 74.7% in the past year.
On the other hand, there are companies that Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd closed its position in Pioneer Nat Res Co on 14th August 2024.
It sold the previously owned 709,626 shares for $186 billion.
Ben Sharp also disclosed a decreased stake in Hess by 0.2%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $45.8 billion and 310,511 shares.
One of the average hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd are Hartford Funds Management Co and Lindbrook Capital. They manage $1.07 trillion and $1.06 trillion respectively.
Ben Sharp investment strategy
Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd’s portfolio is diversified across 6 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 27.8% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
51.0% of the portfolio companies
are based in the United States.
The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks.
Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up
33% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $33 billion.
The complete list of Melqart Asset Management (uk) Ltd trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on August 14th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.
| Security | Shares Owned | Value | Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Nat Res Co |
Closed
709,626
|
$186,276,825,000 | |
| Cytokinetics Inc |
70.41%
1,675,785
|
$90,794,031,000 | 8.52% |
| Capri Holdings Limited |
37.65%
2,387,962
|
$78,993,783,000 | 7.41% |
| Albertsons Cos Inc |
0.23%
3,923,053
|
$77,480,297,000 | 7.27% |
| United States Stl Corp New |
12.81%
1,946,004
|
$73,558,951,000 | 6.90% |
| Ansys Inc. |
47.46%
202,584
|
$65,130,756,000 | 6.11% |
| R1 RCM Inc. |
219.97%
4,825,505
|
$60,608,343,000 | 5.69% |
| NVIDIA Corp |
Closed
51,285
|
$46,339,075,000 | |
| Hess Corporation |
17.29%
310,511
|
$45,806,583,000 | 4.30% |
| Cerevel Therapeutics Hldng I |
16.40%
1,099,229
|
$44,947,474,000 | 4.22% |
| Marvell Technology Inc |
18.77%
482,926
|
$33,756,527,000 | 3.17% |
| Amedisys Inc. |
36.75%
351,320
|
$32,251,176,000 | 3.03% |
| Juniper Networks Inc |
Closed
861,609
|
$31,931,230,000 | |
| Seadrill 2021 Ltd |
3.40%
586,801
|
$30,220,252,000 | 2.84% |
| Silicon Motion Technology Corp |
31.36%
361,503
|
$29,278,128,000 | 2.75% |
| Atlantica Sustainable Infr P |
12.32%
1,284,075
|
$28,185,446,000 | 2.65% |
| Micron Technology Inc. |
36.44%
211,194
|
$27,778,347,000 | 2.61% |
| Nutanix Inc |
26.14%
398,622
|
$22,661,661,000 | 2.13% |
| Axonics Inc |
35.11%
332,725
|
$22,369,102,000 | 2.10% |
| Catalent Inc. |
Opened
397,725
|
$22,364,077,000 | 2.10% |
| Amazon.com Inc. |
38.68%
108,036
|
$20,877,957,000 | 1.96% |
| Western Digital Corp. |
121.73%
270,750
|
$20,514,728,000 | 1.93% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. |
Opened
107,264
|
$17,399,293,000 | 1.63% |
| HubSpot Inc |
8.11%
29,410
|
$17,345,724,000 | 1.63% |
| Discover Finl Svcs |
Closed
128,471
|
$16,841,263,000 | |
| Tricon Residential Inc |
Closed
1,470,446
|
$16,395,473,000 | |
| Willscot Mobil Mini Hldng Co |
7.88%
425,630
|
$16,020,713,000 | 1.50% |
| Nuvei Corporation |
Opened
491,688
|
$15,920,857,000 | 1.49% |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. |
Opened
172,949
|
$14,238,891,000 | 1.34% |
| Roivant Sciences Ltd |
Opened
1,265,609
|
$13,377,487,000 | 1.26% |
| Dynatrace Inc |
50.24%
298,824
|
$13,369,386,000 | 1.25% |
| Globus Med Inc |
Closed
218,913
|
$11,742,493,000 | |
| Frontline Plc |
35.61%
450,849
|
$11,613,870,000 | 1.09% |
| Snowflake Inc. |
63.65%
75,561
|
$10,207,535,000 | 0.96% |
| Scorpio Tankers Inc |
10.88%
110,984
|
$9,021,889,000 | 0.85% |
| JFrog Ltd |
Closed
199,313
|
$8,813,621,000 | |
| BridgeBio Pharma Inc |
Opened
307,911
|
$7,799,386,000 | 0.73% |
| Adobe Inc |
Closed
15,368
|
$7,754,693,000 | |
| Five9 Inc |
Closed
124,681
|
$7,743,937,000 | |
| Shopify Inc |
Opened
111,498
|
$7,364,443,000 | 0.69% |
| DocuSign Inc |
Closed
121,305
|
$7,223,713,000 | |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise C |
28.58%
316,193
|
$6,693,806,000 | 0.63% |
| Oracle Corp. |
Opened
46,991
|
$6,635,129,000 | 0.62% |
| MongoDB Inc |
49.69%
26,438
|
$6,608,442,000 | 0.62% |
| CIENA Corp. |
30.07%
132,066
|
$6,362,940,000 | 0.60% |
| Twilio Inc |
Closed
103,599
|
$6,335,079,000 | |
| Viking Therapeutics Inc |
Opened
114,947
|
$6,093,340,000 | 0.57% |
| Tellurian Inc |
Opened
8,154,956
|
$5,648,123,000 | 0.53% |
| Paylocity Hldg Corp |
Closed
30,795
|
$5,292,429,000 | |
| Atlassian Corporation |
65.22%
26,440
|
$4,676,707,000 | 0.44% |
| GitLab Inc. |
Opened
92,614
|
$4,604,768,000 | 0.43% |
| Epam Sys Inc |
Opened
23,471
|
$4,415,130,000 | 0.41% |
| Workday Inc |
Opened
19,702
|
$4,404,579,000 | 0.41% |
| Elastic N.V |
Closed
43,878
|
$4,398,331,000 | |
| Grail Inc |
Opened
275,087
|
$4,228,087,000 | 0.40% |
| Monday Com Ltd |
Opened
16,583
|
$3,992,523,000 | 0.37% |
| International Business Machs |
Opened
23,078
|
$3,991,340,000 | 0.37% |
| Autodesk Inc. |
Closed
15,011
|
$3,909,165,000 | |
| Eli Lilly & Co |
Opened
4,058
|
$3,674,032,000 | 0.34% |
| Structure Therapeutics Inc |
Opened
92,335
|
$3,625,995,000 | 0.34% |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging S A |
No change
1,030,121
|
$3,502,411,000 | 0.33% |
| Broadcom Inc |
7.36%
18,104
|
$2,906,652,000 | 0.27% |
| Freshworks Inc |
52.17%
165,025
|
$2,094,167,000 | 0.20% |
| No transactions found | |||
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