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Knighthead Capital Management, LLC's 13F Portfolio ($1.2B, Q2 2026)
Knighthead Capital Management, LLCCIK: 0001512397
High-turnover traderSector-focusedContrarian
Total reported value
$1.2B
Reporting period: 2026-06-30 · Number of holdings: 10
Knighthead Capital Management, LLC disclosed 10 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-06-30, with total reported value of $1.2B and a quarterly turnover rate of 118.3%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 99.9
- Portfolio Stability
- 100
- Momentum
- 0
- Sector conviction
- 100
- Diversification
- 16
- Sizing Uniformity
- 89.32
Knighthead Capital Management, LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.250 — mathematically equivalent to about 4 equally-sized positions, well below its 10 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes are fairly uniform across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 1.07), suggesting a disciplined, rules-based approach to how much capital goes into each idea.
Recent activity leans toward initiating meaningfully larger new positions than it adds to existing ones (a 9.3 percentage-point tilt) — a pattern consistent with a more contrarian, new-idea-driven approach.
Sector classification currently covers about 9% 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.govNew buy SPY
Sold out IWM
Trim HTZ
0.0% -$424.6M
New buy 96328L304
Sold out 2CH
New buy ECHO
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 8 holdings (of 10 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HTZ | Hertz Global Hldgs Inc | Stock-Other | 34.99% | -20.05% | — | |
| 2 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 31.72% | +31.72% | NEW | |
| 3 | HYG | Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld Cb Etf-ui | ETF-High Yield | 10.19% | -0.28% | -25.00% | |
| 4 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 9.84% | +9.84% | NEW | ||
| 5 | ECHO | Echostar Corp-a | Stock-Comm Services | 7.33% | +7.33% | NEW | |
| 6 | SRAD | Sportradar Group AG | Stock-Other | 2.54% | +2.54% | NEW | |
| 7 | TDS | Telephone And Data Systems | Stock-Comm Services | 2.03% | +0.80% | +44.87% | |
| 8 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 1.36% | +1.36% | NEW |
Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q3 2026
-36.7%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
-33.9%
- Stdev
- +50.6%
- Beta
- +1.91
- Alpha
- -57.9%
- Max Drawdown
- -58.3%
- Annualized Perf
- -28%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +36.1%
- Sortino
- -0.53
- Stutzer
- -0.11
- Treynor
- -0.1
- Sterling
- -0.59
- Calmar
- -0.48
- Information Ratio
- -0.87
- Tracking Error
- +45.7%
- Stdev Down
- +37.2%
- Winning Months %
- +44.4%
- Losing Months %
- +55.6%
- Best 12 Months
- +46.1%
- Worst 12 Months
- -58.3%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.16
- Sharpe
- -0.39
- Stdev Sectors
- 0%
- Skewness
- +0.26
- Kurtosis
- +0.22
- Upside Potential
- +1.47
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 10 | $1.2B | 100 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 6 | $1.5B | 42 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 6 | $1.4B | 70 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 8 | $2.6B | 77 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 7 | $2.1B | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 8 | $1.7B | 100 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 9 | $2.1B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 10 | $1.9B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 9 | $2.1B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 8 | $2.7B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 9 | $3.7B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 9 | $3.1B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 12 | $4.8B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 13 | $4.6B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 11 | $3.8B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 14 | $4.0B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 14 | $5.4B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 15 | $8.5B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 13 | $6.0B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q3 | 13 | $1.7B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q2 | 12 | $1.4B | 100 | ||
| 2021 Q1 | 14 | $649.4M | 100 | ||
| 2020 Q4 | 17 | $1.7B | 87 | ||
| 2020 Q3 | 14 | $674.3M | 54 | ||
| 2020 Q2 | 16 | $542.9M | 66 | ||
| 2020 Q1 | 12 | $513.5M | 64 | ||
| 2019 Q4 | 8 | $469.6M | 68 | ||
| 2019 Q3 | 8 | $712.7M | 85 | ||
| 2019 Q2 | 11 | $719.0M | 45 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 13 | $539.3M | 62 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 10 | $298.5M | 100 | ||
| 2018 Q3 | 15 | $2.8B | 100 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 12 | $602.2M | 19 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 11 | $583.9M | 57 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 11 | $701.7M | 25 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 12 | $700.0M | 22 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 11 | $601.0M | 20 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 11 | $682.9M | 29 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 10 | $605.6M | 40 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 10 | $696.8M | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 7 | $177.5M | 64 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 10 | $246.7M | 80 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 12 | $537.0M | 42 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 12 | $384.0M | 95 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 14 | $1.1B | 100 | ||
| 2015 Q1 | 12 | $475.2M | 81 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 20 | $1.0B | 67 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 18 | $671.1M | 22 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 18 | $764.0M | 47 | ||
| 2014 Q1 | 25 | $944.2M | 54 | ||
| 2013 Q4 | 27 | $703.9M | 53 | ||
| 2013 Q3 | 23 | $523.2M | 25 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 24 | $515.7M | 0 |
Holding changes this quarter
Knighthead Capital Management, LLC's most significant position changes for 2026-06-30: New buy: Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us (SPY); Sold out: Ishares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM); Sold out: Wheels Up Experience Inc (2CH); New buy: ; New buy: Echostar Corp-a (ECHO).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | +31.7% | NEW | New buy |
| 2 | ✓ | +9.8% | NEW | New buy | |
| 3 | ECHO | Echostar Corp-a | +7.3% | NEW | New buy |
| 4 | SRAD | Sportradar Group AG | +2.5% | NEW | New buy |
| 5 | ✓ | +1.4% | NEW | New buy | |
| 6 | TDS | Telephone And Data Systems | +0.8% | +44.87% | Add |
| 7 | HYG | Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld Cb Etf-ui | -0.3% | -25.00% | Trim |
| 8 | 2CH | Wheels Up Experience Inc | -8.8% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 9 | HTZ | Hertz Global Hldgs Inc | -20.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 10 | IWM | Ishares Russell 2000 ETF | -24.5% | EXIT | Sold out |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Knighthead Capital Management, LLC and what type of investor is it?
Knighthead 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 (2026-06-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $1.2B, spread across 10 disclosed positions.
What are Knighthead Capital Management, LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Knighthead Capital Management, LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Hertz Global Hldgs Inc (HTZ) — $411.9M (35.0%)
2. Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us (SPY) — $373.4M (31.7%)
3. Ishr Ibx Usd Hiyld Cb Etf-ui (HYG) — $120.0M (10.2%)
4. — $115.8M (9.8%)
5. Echostar Corp-a (ECHO) — $86.3M (7.3%)
What changes did Knighthead Capital Management, LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Knighthead Capital Management, LLC made 9 notable position adjustments: 5 new positions were initiated, 1 existing holdings were added to, 1 positions were partially reduced, and 2 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us (SPY); Sold out: Ishares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM); Sold out: Wheels Up Experience Inc (2CH); New buy: ; New buy: Echostar Corp-a (ECHO)
What sectors does Knighthead Capital Management, LLC focus on?
Knighthead Capital Management, LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Communication Services: 100.0%
Investment Profile
Knighthead Capital Management, LLC returned an annualized -28.0% over the trailing 36 months — underperforming the S&P 500 by 57.9 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 1.91 (more volatile than the market) and a 36% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is concentrated and fast-trading, with 100.0% of the portfolio concentrated in Communication Services.
Its turnover score has risen from 0 to 100 over the past 4 quarters — a shift toward more active trading.
It has trimmed its HTZ position for two straight quarters, cutting it by $520.8M while still holding $411.9M.
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