DAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS
New York, NY · CIK 928549 · 13F filing filed 2023-05-15
SEC-registered investment adviser since 2011 · limited partnership
- Assets managed$46.6bn
- Staff523 · 175 in investment roles
- Main clients (by assets)Private funds 95%, Insurers 5%
- Private funds56 (56 hedge) · $66.1bn gross assets
- Websitedavidsonkempner.com
- Form ADV · 2026-04-01SEC adviser record
- Legal entityDAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS (US)
- Kindhedge funds, futures
- Others nearbyNew York, NY, London, Mumbai
- FamilyDAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS · 2 related pages
As an employer
- Offices in4 countries
- Private fundshedge 56
Where they work
Offices
From Form ADV: the main office and the other offices where it does advisory work (at most the 25 largest), with the people doing investment work at each. “About” is worked out: the firm's investment staff less its other offices. Each city links to the other managers there.
| City | People |
|---|---|
| New York, NY (main office)United States | about 106 |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 52 |
| Central, Hong KongHong Kong | 13 |
| MumbaiIndia | 4 |
Map: places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), outlines from Natural Earth.
This manager withheld holdings under SEC confidential treatment in Q1 2023: the list below may be incomplete, and positions missing since Q4 2022 aren't shown as sold out.
Options: 3 call positions ($26.3m notional), 27 put positions ($1.1bn notional) – listed below, not included above.
Holdings, Q1 2023
The small lines show how much was held over the last 4 quarters (adjusted for stock splits).
| Security | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ARKO CORP ARKO | $196.0m4.88% | First filing |
| SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B CONV | $163.6m4.07% | First filing |
| VISTRA CORP VST | $156.9m3.91% | First filing |
| PLAYA HOTELS & RESORTS NV PLYA | $145.2m3.61% | First filing |
| JOYY INC JOYY 1.375 06.15.26 · principal | $134.6m3.35% | First filing |
| META PLATFORMS INC META | $128.0m3.19% | First filing |
| PDD HOLDINGS INC PDD 0 12.01.25 · principal | $107.0m2.66% | First filing |
| MCDONALDS CORP MCD | $99.0m2.46% | First filing |
| T-MOBILE US INC TMUS | $90.6m2.25% | First filing |
| BATH & BODY WORKS INC BBWI | $87.5m2.18% | First filing |
| CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP CEG | $87.2m2.17% | First filing |
| WALMART INC WMT | $85.7m2.13% | First filing |
| QIAGEN NV SHS NEW | $77.5m1.93% | First filing |
| BOOKING HOLDINGS INC BKNG | $64.1m1.60% | First filing |
| OAK STR HEALTH INC COM | $61.1m1.52% | First filing |
| US FOODS HLDG CORP USFD | $59.4m1.48% | First filing |
| KEURIG DR PEPPER INC KDP | $58.7m1.46% | First filing |
| REDFIN CORP RDFN 0.5 04.01.27 · principal | $57.7m1.44% | First filing |
| VNET GROUP INC VNET 0 02.01.26 · principal | $56.6m1.41% | First filing |
| HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC HALO 0.25 03.01.27 · principal | $56.4m1.40% | First filing |
| ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE REIT INC AOMR | $53.9m1.34% | First filing |
| ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC RCI | $50.9m1.27% | First filing |
| DROPBOX INC DBX 0 03.01.28 · principal | $46.9m1.17% | First filing |
| FIRST HORIZON CORPORATION FHN | $46.2m1.15% | First filing |
| DRAFTKINGS INC NEW DKNG 0 03.15.28 · principal | $43.9m1.09% | First filing |
| NATIONAL INSTRS CORP COM | $40.6m1.01% | First filing |
| CALIFORNIA RES CORP CRC | $40.5m1.01% | First filing |
| CNH INDL N V CNH | $36.1m0.90% | First filing |
| FASTLY INC FSLY 0 03.15.26 · principal | $34.9m0.87% | First filing |
| VISA INC V | $33.7m0.84% | First filing |
| ALGONQUIN PWR UTILS CORP AQN | $33.6m0.84% | First filing |
| PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC PTON 0 02.15.26 · principal | $33.5m0.83% | First filing |
| ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC ACOR 6 12.01.24 · principal | $33.5m0.83% | First filing |
| SEA LTD SEALTD 0.25 09.15.26 · principal | $33.3m0.83% | First filing |
| OLLIES BARGAIN OUTLET HLDGS OLLI | $33.3m0.83% | First filing |
| PAYPAL HLDGS INC PYPL | $32.8m0.82% | First filing |
| LIVENT CORP LTHM 4.125 07.15.25 · principal | $31.9m0.79% | First filing |
| MICROSOFT CORP MSFT | $28.8m0.72% | First filing |
| BP PLC BP | $28.5m0.71% | First filing |
| TURNING PT BRANDS INC TPB 2.5 07.15.24 · principal | $28.2m0.70% | First filing |
| WORKDAY INC WDAY | $25.8m0.64% | First filing |
| WAYFAIR INC W | $25.7m0.64% | First filing |
| CHATHAM LODGING TR CLDT | $24.2m0.60% | First filing |
| S&P GLOBAL INC SPGI | $23.8m0.59% | First filing |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH | $23.6m0.59% | First filing |
| FIVERR INTL LTD FVRR 0 11.01.25 · principal | $23.6m0.59% | First filing |
| CHEGG INC CHGG 0 09.01.26 · principal | $23.5m0.59% | First filing |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HLDNGS PL STX | $23.1m0.58% | First filing |
| SUMMIT HOTEL PPTYS INN 1.5 02.15.26 · principal | $22.7m0.57% | First filing |
| WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC WBD | $22.2m0.55% | First filing |
| AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC AKAM 0.375 09.01.27 · principal | $21.4m0.53% | First filing |
| ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLNS CORP ZWS | $21.2m0.53% | First filing |
| TJX COS INC NEW TJX | $20.8m0.52% | First filing |
| BLACKLINE INC BL 0 03.15.26 · principal | $20.3m0.51% | First filing |
| RESTAURANT BRANDS INTL INC QSR | $20.1m0.50% | First filing |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC PANW | $20.0m0.50% | First filing |
| WILLSCOT HLDGS CORP WSC | $19.8m0.49% | First filing |
| DOLLAR TREE INC DLTR | $19.3m0.48% | First filing |
| KARYOPHARM THERAPEUTICS INC KPTI 3 10.15.25 · principal | $19.3m0.48% | First filing |
| LOGITECH INTL S A LOGI | $19.1m0.48% | First filing |
| HASBRO INC HAS | $18.8m0.47% | First filing |
| YUM CHINA HLDGS INC YUMC | $18.4m0.46% | First filing |
| CENTENE CORP DEL CNC | $18.2m0.45% | First filing |
| PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP PRGS 1 04.15.26 · principal | $16.9m0.42% | First filing |
| CVS HEALTH CORP CVS | $16.7m0.42% | First filing |
| BAXTER INTL INC BAX | $16.2m0.40% | First filing |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC UBER | $15.8m0.39% | First filing |
| KILROY RLTY CORP KRC | $14.7m0.37% | First filing |
| LOGISTICS INNOVTN TECHNLGS C CLASS A COM | $14.2m0.35% | First filing |
| TYLER TEX INDPT SCH DIST TYL 0.25 03.15.26 · principal | $14.0m0.35% | First filing |
| ASHLAND INC ASH | $13.8m0.34% | First filing |
| FORTINET INC FTNT | $13.3m0.33% | First filing |
| AHREN ACQUISITION CORP CLASS A ORD SHS | $13.0m0.32% | First filing |
| ELLIOTT OPPORTUNITY II CORP SHS CL A | $12.3m0.31% | First filing |
| CATALENT INC CTLT | $12.2m0.30% | First filing |
| TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC TXRH | $11.9m0.30% | First filing |
| GLOBUS MED INC GMED | $11.9m0.30% | First filing |
| SERVICENOW INC NOW | $11.6m0.29% | First filing |
| MATCH GROUP INC NEW MTCH | $11.5m0.29% | First filing |
| ENBRIDGE INC ENB | $11.4m0.28% | First filing |
| BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC BHR 4.5 06.01.26 · principal | $11.4m0.28% | First filing |
| WYNN RESORTS LTD WYNN | $11.2m0.28% | First filing |
| LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS INC LTH | $11.1m0.28% | First filing |
| BATTERY FUTURE ACQUISITION C CL A ORD SHS | $10.4m0.26% | First filing |
| RH RH | $10.3m0.26% | First filing |
| CHAIN BRIDGE I CBRRF | $10.2m0.25% | First filing |
| BAKER HUGHES COMPANY BKR | $10.1m0.25% | First filing |
| GORES HOLDINGS IX INC CLASS A COM | $10.1m0.25% | First filing |
| LIVE OAK CRESTVIEW CLIMATE A CL A COM | $10.0m0.25% | First filing |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLE | $9.9m0.25% | First filing |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR XLV | $9.7m0.24% | First filing |
| WINNEBAGO INDS INC WGO 1.5 04.01.25 · principal | $9.6m0.24% | First filing |
| ESPERION THERAPEUTICS INC NE ESPR 4 11.15.25 · principal | $9.4m0.23% | First filing |
| ROBLOX CORP RBLX | $9.3m0.23% | First filing |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC MU | $9.0m0.23% | First filing |
| CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS CCO | $9.0m0.22% | First filing |
| BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC BHR | $8.9m0.22% | First filing |
| CANADIAN PAC RY LTD COM | $8.8m0.22% | First filing |
| FTAC EMERALD ACQUISITION COR FLD | $8.7m0.22% | First filing |
| CONCORD ACQUISITION CORP III COM CL A | $8.6m0.21% | First filing |
Options (notional value)
| Underlying | Notional | Change |
|---|---|---|
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR SPY · Put | $447.1m1.1m shares | First filing |
| INVESCO QQQ TR QQQ · Put | $139.6m435.0k shares | First filing |
| LINDE PLC LIN · Put | $115.4m324.7k shares | First filing |
| ISHARES TR IWM · Put | $51.6m289.3k shares | First filing |
| SHELL PLC SHEL · Put | $47.0m816.0k shares | First filing |
| CLOUDFLARE INC NET 0 08.15.26 · Put | $38.0m45.0m shares | First filing |
| CONFLUENT INC CFLT 0 01.15.27 · Put | $33.0m41.8m shares | First filing |
| MIDDLEBY CORP MIDD 1 09.01.25 · Put | $32.5m26.2m shares | First filing |
| PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TR PEB 1.75 12.15.26 · Put | $28.4m33.5m shares | First filing |
| MARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS IN MARA 1 12.01.26 · Put | $27.3m72.2m shares | First filing |
| OKTA INC OKTA 0.125 09.01.25 · Put | $23.2m25.7m shares | First filing |
| NIO INC NIO 0.5 02.01.27 · Put | $19.8m25.0m shares | First filing |
| BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC BWXT · Call | $18.9m300.0k shares | First filing |
| SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE DIA · Put | $16.6m50.0k shares | First filing |
| REDFIN CORP RDFN 0 10.15.25 · Put | $15.8m22.1m shares | First filing |
| RAPID7 INC RPD 0.25 03.15.27 · Put | $15.6m18.0m shares | First filing |
| RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC RTO · Put | $15.6m428.0k shares | First filing |
| MANNKIND CORP MNKD 2.5 03.01.26 · Put | $10.3m10.0m shares | First filing |
| LENDINGTREE INC TREE 0.5 07.15.25 · Put | $10.3m13.8m shares | First filing |
| MODEL N INC MODN 2.625 06.01.25 · Put | $9.1m7.5m shares | First filing |
| DAYFORCE INC DAY 0.25 03.15.26 · Put | $8.5m9.5m shares | First filing |
| US FOODS HLDG CORP USFD · Call | $7.4m200.0k shares | First filing |
| CRACKER BARREL OLD CTRY STOR CBRL 0.625 06.15.26 · Put | $6.7m7.5m shares | First filing |
| NEXTRACKER INC NXT · Put | $4.1m114.5k shares | First filing |
| ATLAS ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC Put | $1.7m100.0k shares | First filing |