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Akanthos Capital Management LLC Historical SEC 13F Holdings & Archive (Q3 2018)
Akanthos Capital Management LLCCIK: 0001218957
High-turnover traderConcentrated strategySector-focused
Total reported value
$122.3M
Reporting period: 2018-09-30 · Number of holdings: 13
AKANTHOS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC disclosed 13 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2018-09-30, with total reported value of $122.3M and a quarterly turnover rate of 156.8%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 100
- Portfolio Stability
- 100
- Momentum
- 0
- Sector conviction
- 100
- Diversification
- 26
- Sizing Uniformity
- 83.91
Akanthos Capital Management LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.261 — mathematically equivalent to about 4 equally-sized positions, well below its 13 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes vary widely across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 1.61), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
Recent activity leans toward initiating meaningfully larger new positions than it adds to existing ones (a 11.7 percentage-point tilt) — a pattern consistent with a more contrarian, new-idea-driven approach.
Sector classification currently covers about 17% of this portfolio's disclosed value; the remainder includes holdings (e.g. unmapped tickers, options, or other security types) not yet covered by our sector mapping.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govAdd CLRUSD
+100.0% $3.6M
Trim UPL1EUR
0.0% -$2.0M
Trim OCN2EUR
-37.9% -$1.6M
Trim HKEUR
-15.3% -$888.0K
Trim MPOUSD
+6.5% -$994.0K
Trim GSATUSD
-19.6% -$560.0K
Holdings Map
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Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ | Spdr S&P 500 Etf Tr Put Option | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 47.56% | +47.56% | NEW | |
| 2 | FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | Stock-Energy | 11.06% | +11.06% | NEW | |
| 3 | NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | Stock-Comm Services | 9.18% | +9.18% | NEW | |
| 4 | META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Stock-Comm Services | 6.73% | +6.73% | NEW | |
| 5 | CLRUSD | Continental Resources Inc/ok | Stock-Other | 5.59% | +2.76% | +100.00% | |
| 6 | CHKEUR | Chesapeake Energy CORP | Stock-Other | 4.59% | +0.01% | +25.00% | |
| 7 | HKEUR | Halcon Resources CORP | Stock-Other | 4.57% | -1.09% | -15.25% | |
| 8 | GSATUSD | Globalstar Inc | Stock-Other | 2.35% | -0.65% | -19.64% | |
| 9 | OCN2EUR | Ocwen Financial CORP | Stock-Other | 2.14% | -1.56% | -37.92% | |
| 10 | MPOUSD | Amplify Energy CORP | Stock-Other | 1.87% | -1.00% | +6.49% | |
| 11 | UPL1EUR | Ultra Petroleum CORP | Stock-Other | 1.56% | -1.87% | — | |
| 12 | CPE3EUR | Callon Petroleum Co | Stock-Other | 1.47% | -0.41% | -25.00% | |
| 13 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | Stock-Comm Services | 1.35% | +1.35% | NEW |
* This report is exclusively curated by the AlphaSMO team. AlphaSMO is the web's most authoritative 13F / Inside Trader database, delivering precise insider trading and institutional holdings insights.
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q3 | 13 | $122.3M | 100 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 20 | $114.4M | 93 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 16 | $106.0M | 100 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 17 | $157.3M | 100 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 17 | $62.4M | 72 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 11 | $55.2M | 74 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 14 | $84.8M | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 15 | $117.8M | 86 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 19 | $102.6M | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 14 | $110.4M | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 16 | $29.1M | 69 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 20 | $48.5M | 42 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 19 | $66.1M | 46 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 17 | $49.9M | 55 | ||
| 2015 Q1 | 22 | $45.3M | 94 | 1DHCP 4.5 11-01-1925800373HLF 2 08-15-19 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 25 | $28.7M | 99 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 24 | $42.3M | 99 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 21 | $33.6M | 82 | ||
| 2014 Q1 | 19 | $26.9M | 100 | ||
| 2013 Q4 | 23 | $51.0M | 83 | ||
| 2013 Q3 | 29 | $78.4M | 86 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 14 | $36.7M | 0 | 137045V2HQCL 3.5 01-15-183750438 |
Holding changes this quarter
Akanthos Capital Management LLC's most significant position changes for 2018-09-30: New buy: Spdr S&P 500 Etf Tr Put Option; Sold out: State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY); New buy: Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG); Sold out: Vaneck ETF Trust; Sold out: Netflix Inc.
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLRUSD | Continental Resources Inc/ok | +2.8% | +100.00% | Add |
| 2 | CHKEUR | Chesapeake Energy CORP | 0% | +25.00% | Add |
| 3 | CPE3EUR | Callon Petroleum Co | -0.4% | -25.00% | Trim |
| 4 | GSATUSD | Globalstar Inc | -0.7% | -19.64% | Trim |
| 5 | MPOUSD | Amplify Energy CORP | -1% | +6.49% | Add |
| 6 | HKEUR | Halcon Resources CORP | -1.1% | -15.25% | Trim |
| 7 | OCN2EUR | Ocwen Financial CORP | -1.6% | -37.92% | Trim |
| 8 | UPL1EUR | Ultra Petroleum CORP | -1.9% | — | Unchanged |
| 9 | ✓ | Spdr S&P 500 Etf Tr Put Option | — | NEW | New buy |
| 10 | SPY | State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 11 | FANG | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | — | NEW | New buy |
| 12 | ✓ | Vaneck ETF Trust | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 13 | ✓ | Netflix Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 14 | ✓ | Western Digital CORP. | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 15 | NFLX | Netflix, Inc. | — | NEW | New buy |
| 16 | SD | Sandridge Energy Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 17 | META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | — | NEW | New buy |
| 18 | AMLPUSD | Alerian Mlp ETF | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 19 | BKD | Brookdale Senior Living Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 20 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | — | NEW | New buy |
| 21 | IDIEUR | Fluent Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 22 | FANG | Diamondback Energy Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 23 | UNIT | Uniti Group Inc. | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 24 | KEGEUR | Key Energy Services Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
Filing History
FAQ
What is Akanthos Capital Management LLC and what type of investor is it?
Akanthos Capital Management LLC is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2018-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $122.3M, spread across 13 disclosed positions.
What are Akanthos Capital Management LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Akanthos Capital Management LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Spdr S&P 500 Etf Tr Put Option — $58.1M (47.6%)
2. Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG) — $13.5M (11.1%)
3. Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) — $11.2M (9.2%)
4. Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) — $8.2M (6.7%)
5. Continental Resources Inc/ok (CLRUSD) — $6.8M (5.6%)
What changes did Akanthos Capital Management LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Akanthos Capital Management LLC made 23 notable position adjustments: 5 new positions were initiated, 3 existing holdings were added to, 4 positions were partially reduced, and 11 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: Spdr S&P 500 Etf Tr Put Option; Sold out: State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY); New buy: Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG); Sold out: Vaneck ETF Trust; Sold out: Netflix Inc
What sectors does Akanthos Capital Management LLC focus on?
Akanthos Capital Management LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Communication Services: 100.0%
Investment Profile
Akanthos Capital Management LLC's portfolio is concentrated and fast-trading, with 100.0% of the portfolio concentrated in Communication Services.
Its concentration score has risen from 64 to 100 over the past 4 quarters — a shift toward higher-conviction positions.
It has added to its CHKEUR position over the past two quarters (+$1.1M, now $5.6M), while trimming UPL1EUR over the same stretch (-$3.4M, still holding $1.9M).
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