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Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC Historical SEC 13F Holdings & Archive (Q3 2019)
Phoenix Investment Adviser LLCCIK: 0001415030
High-turnover traderSector-focusedContrarian
Total reported value
$28.5M
Reporting period: 2019-09-30 · Number of holdings: 31
Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC disclosed 31 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2019-09-30, with total reported value of $28.5M and a quarterly turnover rate of 143.5%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 28.97
- Portfolio Stability
- 100
- Momentum
- 0
- Sector conviction
- 100
- Diversification
- 62
- Sizing Uniformity
- 88.66
Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.072 — mathematically equivalent to about 14 equally-sized positions, well below its 31 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 1.13), 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 3.8 percentage-point tilt) — a pattern consistent with a more contrarian, new-idea-driven approach.
Sector classification currently covers about 2% 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 BHC
+2472.5% $2.6M
Add PRTY1EUR
+963.6% $2.1M
Add THC
+2.9% $213.0K
Add AOIGBP
-12.0% -$769.0K
Add GNC 1.5 08-15-20
-13.4% -$84.0K
Add WTI
+625.0% $535.0K
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CCO | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdin | Stock-Other | 14.32% | +14.32% | NEW | |
| 2 | BHC | Bausch Health Cos Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 9.70% | +9.47% | +2472.53% | |
| 3 | PRTY1EUR | Party City Holdco Inc | Stock-Other | 8.53% | +8.00% | +963.61% | |
| 4 | AOIGBP | Pyxus International Inc | Stock-Other | 8.44% | +2.66% | -11.98% | |
| 5 | THC | Tenet Healthcare CORP | Stock-Healthcare | 8.15% | +4.30% | +2.86% | |
| 6 | 0E41 | Enlink Midstream LLC | Stock-Other | 8.00% | +8.00% | NEW | |
| 7 | AM | Antero Midstream CORP | Stock-Energy | 7.61% | +7.61% | NEW | |
| 8 | GNC 1.5 08-15-20Bond | Vitamin Oldco Holdings | Bond | 5.10% | +2.30% | -13.45% | |
| 9 | CSTM | Constellium SE | Stock-Other | 3.95% | +1.49% | -34.28% | |
| 10 | HL | Hecla Mining Co | Stock-Materials | 3.45% | +3.45% | NEW | |
| 11 | ✓ | Yrc Worldwide Inc | Stock-Other | 2.80% | +1.88% | +110.49% | |
| 12 | AYAEUR | Stars Group Inc/the | Stock-Other | 2.45% | +0.76% | -14.02% | |
| 13 | LKSDQ | Lsc Communications Inc | Stock-Other | 2.24% | +2.24% | NEW | |
| 14 | WTI | W&t Offshore Inc | Stock-Other | 2.23% | +2.05% | +625.00% | |
| 15 | WW6 | Ww International Inc | Stock-Other | 1.77% | +1.77% | NEW | |
| 16 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 1.76% | -0.67% | -61.54% | |
| 17 | CUROEUR | Curo Group Holdings CORP | Stock-Other | 1.66% | -0.91% | -71.99% | |
| 18 | RADEUR | Rite Aid CORP | Stock-Other | 1.46% | +0.47% | -11.89% | |
| 19 | NOG1EUR | Northern Oil And Gas Inc | Stock-Other | 1.10% | +0.40% | -20.00% | |
| 20 | CLNSEUR | Colony Capital Inc | Stock-Other | 0.97% | +0.55% | — | |
| 21 | PVACUSD | Ranger Oil Corp-a | Stock-Other | 0.77% | +0.24% | -21.05% | |
| 22 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.72% | +0.35% | — | |
| 23 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | ETF-Other | 0.71% | +0.34% | — | |
| 24 | CMLSQ | Cumulus Media Inc-cl A | Stock-Other | 0.39% | +0.13% | — | |
| 25 | ✓ | Realogy Hldgs CORP Com | Stock-Other | 0.38% | +0.38% | NEW | |
| 26 | ✓ | Blue Apron Holdings Inc | Stock-Other | 0.35% | +0.35% | NEW | |
| 27 | IEFA | Ishares Core Msci Eafe ETF | ETF-Other | 0.34% | +0.16% | — | |
| 28 | STAA | Staar Surgical Co | Stock-Other | 0.25% | +0.11% | +3.85% | |
| 29 | HRC | Hill-rom Holdings Inc | Stock-Other | 0.24% | +0.12% | — | |
| 30 | NVGS | Navigator Holdings Ltd. | Stock-Other | 0.18% | +0.05% | -38.96% | |
| 31 | ✓ | Ensco Rowan Pl-a | Stock-Other | — | — | — |
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | 31 | $28.5M | 100 | ||
| 2019 Q2 | 38 | $54.8M | 37 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 37 | $46.1M | 29 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 34 | $47.1M | 59 | ||
| 2018 Q3 | 41 | $71.1M | 57 | 1ATLC 5.875 11-30-352ANW 4.25 12-15-21367091K | |
| 2018 Q2 | 41 | $54.6M | 39 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 39 | $56.6M | 100 | 1ATLC 5.875 11-30-35267091K3984249 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 57 | $104.9M | 48 | 1GLBR 2.25 06-15-182ATLC 5.875 11-30-353DHCP 4.5 11-01-19 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 55 | $128.5M | 38 | 1GLBR 2.25 06-15-182ATLC 5.875 11-30-353DHCP 4.5 11-01-19 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 50 | $147.5M | 37 | 1GLBR 2.25 06-15-182ATLC 5.875 11-30-353DHCP 4.5 11-01-19 | |
| 2017 Q1 | 60 | $132.4M | 87 | 1ATLC 5.875 11-30-352GLBR 2.25 06-15-183DHCP 4.5 11-01-19 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 55 | $194.6M | 66 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 55 | $122.2M | 91 | 1ATLC 5.875 11-30-35266704R3DHCP 4.5 11-01-19 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 52 | $108.1M | 100 | 166704R2ATLC 5.875 11-30-353NAV 4.5 10-15-18 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 41 | $1.1B | 100 | 11877212ATLC 5.875 11-30-35366704R | |
| 2015 Q4 | 34 | $115.0M | 52 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 39 | $99.4M | 35 | 166704R2ATLC 5.875 11-30-35325213A | |
| 2015 Q2 | 35 | $102.8M | 72 | 1ATLC 5.875 11-30-35266704R3382410 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 43 | $176.4M | 90 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 42 | $111.2M | 38 | 166704R2ATLC 5.875 11-30-353MCP 6 09-01-17 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 50 | $100.0M | 57 | 166704R2ATLC 5.875 11-30-353MCP 6 09-01-17 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 46 | $149.0M | 46 | 166704R2MCP 6 09-01-173ATLC 5.875 11-30-35 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 44 | $117.8M | 44 | 166704R2MCP 3.25 06-15-163ATLC 5.875 11-30-35 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 42 | $118.8M | 0 | 166704R2MCP 3.25 06-15-163END 5.5 07-15-16 |
Holding changes this quarter
Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC's most significant position changes for 2019-09-30: Sold out: Atlanticus Holdings CORP (ATLC 5.875 11-30-35); New buy: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdin (CCO); Sold out: Invesco Qqq Trust Series 1 (QQQ); New buy: Enlink Midstream LLC (0E41); Sold out: Ishares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHC | Bausch Health Cos Inc | +9.5% | +2472.53% | Add |
| 2 | PRTY1EUR | Party City Holdco Inc | +8% | +963.61% | Add |
| 3 | THC | Tenet Healthcare CORP | +4.3% | +2.86% | Add |
| 4 | AOIGBP | Pyxus International Inc | +2.7% | -11.98% | Trim |
| 5 | GNC 1.5 08-15-20Bond | Vitamin Oldco Holdings | +2.3% | -13.45% | Trim |
| 6 | WTI | W&t Offshore Inc | +2.1% | +625.00% | Add |
| 7 | ✓ | Yrc Worldwide Inc | +1.9% | +110.49% | Add |
| 8 | CSTM | Constellium SE | +1.5% | -34.28% | Trim |
| 9 | AYAEUR | Stars Group Inc/the | +0.8% | -14.02% | Trim |
| 10 | CLNSEUR | Colony Capital Inc | +0.6% | — | Unchanged |
| 11 | RADEUR | Rite Aid CORP | +0.5% | -11.89% | Trim |
| 12 | NOG1EUR | Northern Oil And Gas Inc | +0.4% | -20.00% | Trim |
| 13 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | +0.4% | — | Unchanged |
| 14 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Mkt ETF | +0.3% | — | Unchanged |
| 15 | PVACUSD | Ranger Oil Corp-a | +0.2% | -21.05% | Trim |
| 16 | IEFA | Ishares Core Msci Eafe ETF | +0.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 17 | CMLSQ | Cumulus Media Inc-cl A | +0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 18 | HRC | Hill-rom Holdings Inc | +0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 19 | STAA | Staar Surgical Co | +0.1% | +3.85% | Add |
| 20 | NVGS | Navigator Holdings Ltd. | +0.1% | -38.96% | Trim |
| 21 | ✓ | Ensco Rowan Pl-a | — | — | Unchanged |
| 22 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | -0.7% | -61.54% | Trim |
| 23 | CUROEUR | Curo Group Holdings CORP | -0.9% | -71.99% | Trim |
| 24 | ATLC 5.875 11-30-35Bond | Atlanticus Holdings CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 25 | CCO | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdin | — | NEW | New buy |
| 26 | QQQ | Invesco Qqq Trust Series 1 | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 27 | 0E41 | Enlink Midstream LLC | — | NEW | New buy |
| 28 | IWM | Ishares Russell 2000 ETF | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 29 | AM | Antero Midstream CORP | — | NEW | New buy |
| 30 | HL | Hecla Mining Co | — | NEW | New buy |
| 31 | LKSDQ | Lsc Communications Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 32 | RH | Rh | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 33 | WTWEUR | Ww International Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 34 | WW6 | Ww International Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 35 | STLA | Stellantis N.V. | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 36 | LPX | Louisiana-pacific CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 37 | ✓ | Contura Energy Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 38 | ✓ | Realogy Hldgs CORP Com | — | NEW | New buy |
| 39 | ✓ | Blue Apron Holdings Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 40 | SB | Safe Bulkers, Inc. | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 41 | DOEUR | Diamond Offshore Drilling | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 42 | CHRS | Coherus Oncology Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 43 | WLLEUR | Whiting Petroleum CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 44 | ASC | Ardmore Shipping Corporation | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 45 | AERIEUR | Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 46 | PESUSD | Pioneer Energy Services CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC and what type of investor is it?
Phoenix Investment Adviser 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 (2019-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $28.5M, spread across 31 disclosed positions.
What are Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdin (CCO) — $4.1M (14.3%)
2. Bausch Health Cos Inc (BHC) — $2.8M (9.7%)
3. Party City Holdco Inc (PRTY1EUR) — $2.4M (8.5%)
4. Pyxus International Inc (AOIGBP) — $2.4M (8.4%)
5. Tenet Healthcare CORP (THC) — $2.3M (8.2%)
What changes did Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC made 39 notable position adjustments: 8 new positions were initiated, 6 existing holdings were added to, 10 positions were partially reduced, and 15 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Atlanticus Holdings CORP (ATLC 5.875 11-30-35); New buy: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdin (CCO); Sold out: Invesco Qqq Trust Series 1 (QQQ); New buy: Enlink Midstream LLC (0E41); Sold out: Ishares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)
What sectors does Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC focus on?
Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Financials: 100.0%
Investment Profile
Phoenix Investment Adviser LLC's portfolio is broadly diversified and fast-trading, with 100.0% of the portfolio concentrated in Financials.
Its concentration score has fallen from 82 to 29 over the past 4 quarters — a shift toward broader diversification.
It has added to its THC position over the past two quarters (+$1.2M, now $2.3M), while trimming BRK-B over the same stretch (-$1.2M, still holding $500.0K).
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