CIK: 0001218957
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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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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| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ | Spdr S&p 500 ETF Tr | 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 |
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| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-30 | 13 | $122.3M | 100 | |
| 2018-06-30 | 20 | $114.4M | 93 | |
| 2018-03-31 | 16 | $106.0M | 100 | |
| 2017-12-31 | 17 | $157.3M | 100 | |
| 2017-09-30 | 17 | $62.4M | 72 | |
| 2017-06-30 | 11 | $55.2M | 74 | |
| 2017-03-31 | 14 | $84.8M | 100 | |
| 2016-12-31 | 15 | $117.8M | 86 | |
| 2016-09-30 | 19 | $102.6M | 100 | |
| 2016-06-30 | 14 | $110.4M | 100 | |
| 2016-03-31 | 16 | $29.1M | 69 | |
| 2015-12-31 | 20 | $48.5M | 42 | |
| 2015-09-30 | 19 | $66.1M | 46 | |
| 2015-06-30 | 17 | $49.9M | 55 | |
| 2015-03-31 | 22 | $45.3M | 94 | |
| 2014-12-31 | 25 | $28.7M | 99 | |
| 2014-09-30 | 24 | $42.3M | 99 | |
| 2014-06-30 | 21 | $33.6M | 82 | |
| 2014-03-31 | 19 | $26.9M | 100 | |
| 2013-12-31 | 23 | $51.0M | 83 | |
| 2013-09-30 | 29 | $78.4M | 86 | |
| 2013-06-30 | 14 | $36.7M | 0 |
Akanthos Capital Management LLC's most significant position changes for 2018-09-30: New buy: Spdr S&p 500 ETF Tr; 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 | — | 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 |
| Period | Filed | Type | EDGAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-30 | 2018-11-09 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2018-06-30 | 2018-08-13 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2018-03-31 | 2018-05-14 | Amendment | View on EDGAR |
| 2018-03-31 | 2018-05-14 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2017-12-31 | 2018-02-12 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2017-09-30 | 2017-11-08 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2017-06-30 | 2017-08-14 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2017-03-31 | 2017-05-15 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2016-12-31 | 2017-02-14 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2016-09-30 | 2016-11-14 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2016-06-30 | 2016-08-15 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2016-03-31 | 2016-05-11 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2015-12-31 | 2016-02-02 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2015-09-30 | 2015-11-03 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2015-06-30 | 2015-08-13 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2015-03-31 | 2015-05-14 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2014-12-31 | 2015-02-13 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2014-09-30 | 2014-11-12 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2014-06-30 | 2014-08-13 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2014-03-31 | 2014-05-13 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2013-12-31 | 2014-02-13 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2013-09-30 | 2013-11-12 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
| 2013-06-30 | 2013-08-14 | 13F-HR | View on EDGAR |
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