Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001595082
13F-HR · 53 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
Hedge fund manager.
Reported long-US-equity value
$1.34B
Top-10 concentration
50.2%
Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP — $1.34B AUM allocation strategy
Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP files SEC Form 13F and reports $1.34B of long US equity value across 53 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Communication Services 31.0%, followed by Information Technology 16.0% and Industrials 12.6%.
The top 10 holdings account for 50% of reported value — a conviction-weighted book concentrated in its best ideas. The sector and industry splits below are of the same reported value. Track quarter-over-quarter adds, trims, new positions and exits below — sourced from SEC 13F filings, public domain.
Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$1.34B
total across 53 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
50% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$CMCSA +937K sh · +$26.6M+$ECHO +768K sh · +$96M+$TMUS +223K sh · +$48.6M
Biggest trims (shares)
−$CHRW −275K sh · −$43.6M−$T −232K sh · −$7.79M−$ANET −100K sh · −$13.9M
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
$CSX ($63.6M last qtr)$VMC ($49.9M last qtr)$TDY ($44.7M last qtr)$LII ($34M last qtr)$COHR ($32.3M last qtr)
Sector allocation (share of reported value)
each slice is a share of the reported long-US-equity value — smaller sectors and the rest of the book roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Industry allocation (share of reported value)
- Wireless Telecommunication Services20.6%—
- Aerospace & Defense6.7%—
- Semiconductors5.5%—
- Interactive Media & Services4.5%—
- Integrated Telecommunication Services3.5%—
- Application Software3.4%—
- Building Products3.0%—
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals3.0%—
- Other holdings49.8%—
the finer GICS cut of the same book — same denominator — smaller industries roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Top S&P 500 holdings
10 of 10 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ECHO | EchoStar Corporation | 1.49M | $175M | +768K | 13.0% |
| $TMUS | T-Mobile US Inc | 485K | $102M | +223K | 7.6% |
| $NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 428K | $74.6M | +139K | 5.5% |
| $META | Meta Platforms Inc | 106K | $60.6M | +24.9K | 4.5% |
| $BA | Boeing Company | 260K | $51.7M | -20K | 3.8% |
| $T | AT&T Inc | 1.6M | $46.5M | -232K | 3.5% |
| $ORCL | Oracle Corporation | 400K | $46.2M | — | 3.4% |
| $JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | 310K | $40.6M | — | 3.0% |
| $STX | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 102K | $39.8M | +26.7K | 3.0% |
| $AME | AMETEK Inc | 180K | $38.6M | +55K | 2.9% |
…and 43 more holdings in the full 13F filing (top positions only shown).
SEC Form 13F data sets · public domain · 45-day filing lag · >$100M AUM managers · as reported
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How to read Δ QoQ — the five insight categories, and the caveats
The categories. Analysts, quants and retail traders look past total portfolio value to isolate actionable signals. Five categories matter.
Conviction & concentration shifts
New positions vs complete exits — a brand-new stock signals high conviction; a full liquidation suggests a broken thesis or tax-loss harvesting. Aggressive sizing — look at share count, not dollars: a 20% share increase during a drawdown is strong dip-buying. Concentration — a narrowing top-5/10 means conviction; spreading capital across more names means hedging.
Sector & macro allocation rotations
Aggregating Δ QoQ moves across sectors shows where smart money is leaning in or sneaking out — rotating out of growth into defensives or energy, for example. The fund's total long equity exposure quarter-over-quarter is a proxy for overall institutional risk appetite.
Crowding & smart-money consensus
When several managers initiate or expand the same stock in the same quarter, that is institutional consensus. Contrarian reads: top pickers buying hard into a beaten-down name the market is selling.
Derivative & option overlays
Reported call/put changes indicate whether managers are adding downside hedges or leveraging upside exposure. Note: a long increase may be half of a market-neutral pair trade.
Who reads this
| Retail "cloners" | High-conviction ideas to replicate ~45 days after quarter-end. |
| Corporate IR | Which funds bought or dumped the stock, before the next call. |
| Quant / algo traders | Cross-sectional factor inputs: flow, momentum, ownership. |
Four caveats before you trade on it
- 45-day lag — holdings are quarter-end; positions may already be closed.
- Long-only — 13Fs miss shorts, pair trades and cash.
- No non-US / fixed income — the picture is US equities plus options.
- Corporate actions — splits and spinoffs distort raw share deltas.
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