Periscope Capital Inc.

Toronto, A6 · CIK 1695320 · 13F filing filed 2026-08-11

Exempt reporting adviser since 2022 · corporation

Private funds3 (3 hedge) · $681.9m gross assets
Main officeToronto, Ontario
Websiteperiscopecap.com
Form ADV · 2026-05-29SEC adviser record

Legal entityPERISCOPE CAPITAL INC. (CA)

Kindhedge funds, futures
Others nearbyToronto

As an employer

Offices in1 country
Private fundshedge 3

$628.6m reported value +9.5% vs Q1 2026

462positions

7.8%in top 10

107 new 23 added 56 reduced 59 sold out vs Q1 2026

Options: 14 call positions ($394.5m notional), 5 put positions ($116.3m notional) – listed below, not included above.

Holdings, Q2 2026

The small lines show how much was held over the last 4 quarters (adjusted for stock splits).

#	Security	Ticker	Shares	Value	% of portfolio	Change	Shares change
1	CRANE HBR ACQUISITION CORP I ORD SHS CL A CRAN	CRAN	575,000	$5.8m0.93%	0.93%	Reduced -25.0k	-25,000 -4.2%
2	ART TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION C USD CL A ORD SHS ARTC	ARTC	584,900	$5.8m0.92%	0.92%	Unchanged
3	PRAETORIAN ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS CL A PTOR	PTOR	500,000	$5.0m0.79%	0.79%	Unchanged
4	KEYSTONE ACQUISITION CORP CL A KEYY	KEYY	499,800	$4.9m0.78%	0.78%	New
5	HCM III ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS CL A HCMA	HCMA	450,000	$4.6m0.74%	0.74%	Unchanged
6	KARBON CAP PARTNERS CORP ORD SHS CL A KBON	KBON	450,000	$4.5m0.72%	0.72%	Unchanged
7	SILICON VY ACQUISITION CORP CL A SVAQ	SVAQ	450,000	$4.5m0.72%	0.72%	Reduced -74.8k	-74,800 -14.2%
8	BTC DEV CORP ORD SHS CL A BDCI	BDCI	450,000	$4.5m0.72%	0.72%	Unchanged
9	SILVERBOX CORP V ORD SHS CL A SBXE	SBXE	450,107	$4.5m0.72%	0.72%	Unchanged
10	ARTIUS II ACQUISITION INC SHS CL A SHS CL A		425,000	$4.5m0.71%	0.71%	Added +50.0k	+50,000 13.3%
11	JENA ACQUISITION CORP II USD CL A ORD SHS JENA	JENA	425,000	$4.4m0.70%	0.70%	Added +45.0k	+45,000 11.8%
12	BAIN CAP GSS INVT CORP ORD CL A BCSS	BCSS	425,000	$4.4m0.69%	0.69%	Unchanged
13	FIGX CAP ACQUISITION CORP. USD CL A ORD SHS FIGX	FIGX	425,000	$4.3m0.69%	0.69%	Added +75.0k	+75,000 21.4%
14	BITCOIN INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUI USD CL A ORD SHS BIXI	BIXI	433,506	$4.3m0.69%	0.69%	Unchanged
15	COLUMBUS CIRCLE CAP CORP II USD CL A ORD SHS IPXG	IPXG	425,000	$4.3m0.69%	0.69%	Reduced -49.6k	-49,600 -10.4%
16	GALATA ACQUISITION CORP II ORD SHS CL A LATA	LATA	425,000	$4.3m0.68%	0.68%	Unchanged
17	BOOST RUN INC ORD SHS CL A BRUN	BRUN	127,988	$4.3m0.68%	0.68%	New
18	DYNAMIX CORP III USD CL A ORD SHS DNMX	DNMX	425,000	$4.2m0.68%	0.68%	Unchanged
19	VINE HILL CAP INVTS CORP II CL A VHCP	VHCP	425,100	$4.2m0.67%	0.67%	Unchanged
20	EQUINOX GOLD CORP NOTE 4.750%10/1 · principal EQXCN 4.75 10.15.28 · principal	EQXCN 4.75 10.15.28	2,500,000	$4.2m0.67%	0.67%	Unchanged
21	LEGATO MERGER CORP IV ORD SHS LEGO	LEGO	424,800	$4.2m0.67%	0.67%	New
22	BLACK SPADE ACQUISITION III USD CL A ORD SHS BIII	BIII	418,800	$4.2m0.66%	0.66%	Unchanged
23	COHEN CIRCLE ACQUISIT CORP I SHS CL A CCII	CCII	400,000	$4.1m0.66%	0.66%	Unchanged
24	ARCHIMEDES TECH SPAC PTNRS I ORD SHS ARCI	ARCI	409,001	$4.1m0.65%	0.65%	Unchanged
25	WILLOW LANE ACQUISITION CRP USD CL A ORD SHS WLII	WLII	399,600	$4.1m0.65%	0.65%	New
26	OTG ACQUISITION CORP. I ORD CL A OTGA	OTGA	400,000	$4.1m0.65%	0.65%	Unchanged
27	RITHM ACQUISITION CORP CL A RAC	RAC	385,400	$4.0m0.64%	0.64%	Added +25.0k	+25,000 6.9%
28	KENSINGTON CAP ACQUISITION UNIT 99/99/9999 KCA.U	KCA.U	399,600	$4.0m0.64%	0.64%	New
29	INVEST GREEN ACQUISITION COR CL A ORD SHS IGAC	IGAC	400,000	$4.0m0.64%	0.64%	Unchanged
30	BLUEROCK ACQUISITION CORP USD CL A ORD SHS BLRK	BLRK	400,000	$4.0m0.64%	0.64%	Unchanged
31	JACKSON ACQUISITION CO II COM SHS CL A JACS	JACS	375,000	$4.0m0.63%	0.63%	Added +50.0k	+50,000 15.4%
32	LAFAYETTE DIGITAL ACQUISITIO ORD CLASS A ZKP	ZKP	399,600	$4.0m0.63%	0.63%	Unchanged
33	K&F GROWTH ACQUISITION CORP SHS CL A KFII	KFII	375,000	$4.0m0.63%	0.63%	Unchanged
34	STELLAR V CAP CORP SHS CL A SVCC	SVCC	374,600	$4.0m0.63%	0.63%	Unchanged
35	MESHFLOW ACQUISITION CORP USD CL A ORD SHS MESH	MESH	389,669	$3.9m0.62%	0.62%	Added +25.0k	+25,000 6.9%
36	GLOBA TERRA ACQUISITION COR CL A ORD SHS GTERA	GTERA	375,000	$3.9m0.62%	0.62%	Unchanged
37	SILVER PEGASUS ACQUISITION C SHS CL A SPEG	SPEG	375,000	$3.9m0.61%	0.61%	Reduced -25.0k	-25,000 -6.2%
38	SOLARIUS CAPITAL ACQU CORP SHS CL A SOCA	SOCA	375,000	$3.8m0.61%	0.61%	Unchanged
39	LIGHTWAVE ACQUISITION CORP USD CL A ORD SHS LWAC	LWAC	375,000	$3.8m0.61%	0.61%	Reduced -25.0k	-25,000 -6.2%
40	EQV VENTURES AC CORP. II ORD SHS CL A EVAC	EVAC	375,000	$3.8m0.61%	0.61%	Unchanged
41	GSR IV ACQUISITION CORP CL A SHS GSRF	GSRF	375,000	$3.8m0.61%	0.61%	Unchanged
42	M3-BRIGADE ACQUISITION VI CO ORD SHS CL A MBVI	MBVI	375,000	$3.8m0.60%	0.60%	Unchanged
43	GIGCAPITAL8 CORP ORD CL A GIW	GIW	375,000	$3.8m0.60%	0.60%	Unchanged
44	APEX TREAS CORP ORD SHS CL A APXT	APXT	375,000	$3.8m0.60%	0.60%	Unchanged
45	EVOLUTION GLOBAL ACQUISITION USD CL A ORD SHS EVOX	EVOX	375,000	$3.8m0.60%	0.60%	Unchanged
46	ALDEL FINL II INC CL A ALDF	ALDF	350,000	$3.7m0.59%	0.59%	Unchanged
47	BOLD EAGLE ACQUISITION CORP CL A BEAG	BEAG	350,000	$3.7m0.59%	0.59%	Unchanged
48	M EVO GBL ACQUISITION CORP I ORD SHS CL A MEVO	MEVO	375,000	$3.7m0.59%	0.59%	Reduced -25.0k	-25,000 -6.2%
49	GORES HLDGS X INC SHS CL A GTEN	GTEN	354,300	$3.7m0.59%	0.59%	Added +25.0k	+25,000 7.6%
50	SPRING VY ACQUISITION CORP I ORD SHS CL A SVIV	SVIV	360,400	$3.7m0.58%	0.58%	Unchanged
51	INDIGO ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS INAC	INAC	350,000	$3.6m0.57%	0.57%	Unchanged
52	PYROPHYTE ACQUISITION CORP. CL A SHS PAII	PAII	350,000	$3.6m0.57%	0.57%	Unchanged
53	TRAILBLAZER ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS CL A BLZR	BLZR	351,900	$3.6m0.57%	0.57%	Unchanged
54	HIGHVIEW MERGER CORP ORD SH CL A HVMC	HVMC	350,000	$3.6m0.57%	0.57%	Unchanged
55	BERTO ACQUISITION CORP II UNIT 03/06/2031 GUACU	GUACU	350,000	$3.5m0.56%	0.56%	New
56	TWELVE SEAS INVT CO III ORD SHS CL A TWLV	TWLV	350,000	$3.5m0.56%	0.56%	Added +25.0k	+25,000 7.7%
57	NEWBURY STR II ACQUISITION C ORD SHS CL A NTWO	NTWO	327,300	$3.5m0.56%	0.56%	Unchanged
58	TGE VALUE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS USD CL A ORD SHS BEBE	BEBE	350,000	$3.5m0.55%	0.55%	Unchanged
59	PROEM ACQUISITION CORP I ORD SHS PAAC	PAAC	349,800	$3.5m0.55%	0.55%	New
60	MOUNTAIN LAKE ACQUISIT CORP USD CL A ORD SHS MLAA	MLAA	350,000	$3.5m0.55%	0.55%	Reduced -150.0k	-150,000 -30.0%
61	ALDABRA 4 LQDTY OPP VEH INC CL A ORD SHS ALOV	ALOV	349,500	$3.5m0.55%	0.55%	Unchanged
62	XSOLLA SPAC 1 USD CL A ORD SHS XSLL	XSLL	350,200	$3.5m0.55%	0.55%	Unchanged
63	MUZERO ACQUISITION CORP CL A ORD SHS MUZE	MUZE	349,800	$3.5m0.55%	0.55%	New
64	CAMBRIDGE ACQUISITION CORP USD CL A ORD SHS CAQ	CAQ	349,500	$3.5m0.55%	0.55%	New
65	OAKTREE ACQUISITION CORP III SHS CL A OACC	OACC	323,400	$3.5m0.55%	0.55%	Unchanged
66	INSIGHT DIGITAL PARTNERS II CL A ORD DYOR	DYOR	344,000	$3.5m0.55%	0.55%	Added +25.0k	+25,000 7.8%
67	AGRICULTURE & NAT SOL ACQ CO SHS CL A SHS CL A		300,000	$3.4m0.55%	0.55%	Unchanged
68	PERIMETER ACQUISITION CORP I COM CL A PMTR	PMTR	327,836	$3.4m0.54%	0.54%	Added +4.7k	+4,733 1.5%
69	LAFAYETTE ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS LAFA	LAFA	336,900	$3.4m0.54%	0.54%	Unchanged
70	COPLEY ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS CL A COPL	COPL	325,000	$3.4m0.54%	0.54%	Reduced -25.0k	-25,000 -7.1%
71	TITAN ACQUISITION CORP CL A TACH	TACH	325,000	$3.4m0.54%	0.54%	Unchanged
72	KOCHAV DEFENSE ACQUI CO SHS CL A KCHV	KCHV	325,000	$3.4m0.54%	0.54%	Unchanged
73	OXLEY BRIDGE ACQ LTD USD CL A ORD SHS OBA	OBA	325,000	$3.3m0.53%	0.53%	Unchanged
74	SPARTACUS ACQUISITION CORP I CL A ORD SHS TMTS	TMTS	327,064	$3.3m0.52%	0.52%	New
75	LONG TABLE GROWTH CORP UNIT 05/29/2031 LTGRU	LTGRU	325,000	$3.3m0.52%	0.52%	New
76	SNOW ROTHSCHILD ACQUISITION UNIT 05/22/2031 ISNRU	ISNRU	325,000	$3.3m0.52%	0.52%	New
77	THAYER VENTURES ACQ CORP II CL A TVAI	TVAI	312,500	$3.2m0.51%	0.51%	Unchanged
78	ACTIVATE ENERGY ACQUISIT COR CL A ORD SHS AEAQ	AEAQ	321,600	$3.2m0.51%	0.51%	Unchanged
79	IRENIC ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS CL A IACQ	IACQ	318,811	$3.2m0.51%	0.51%	New
80	CHURCHILL CAP CORP XII CL A ORD SHS CXII	CXII	299,000	$3.2m0.51%	0.51%	New
81	SIDDHI ACQUISITION CORP CL A SHS SDHI	SDHI	300,000	$3.1m0.50%	0.50%	Unchanged
82	NEW PROVIDENCE ACQUISITION C USD CL A ORD SHS NPAC	NPAC	300,000	$3.1m0.50%	0.50%	Added +25.0k	+25,000 9.1%
83	FUTURECREST ACQUISITION CORP CL A ORD SHS FCRS	FCRS	302,000	$3.1m0.49%	0.49%	Unchanged
84	REPUBLIC DIGITAL ACQUISITION USD CL A ORD SHS RDAG	RDAG	300,000	$3.1m0.49%	0.49%	Reduced -11.2k	-11,200 -3.6%
85	FG IMPERII ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS CL A FGII	FGII	311,600	$3.1m0.49%	0.49%	Unchanged
86	CAL REDWOOD ACQUISITION CORP COM CL A CRAQ	CRAQ	300,000	$3.1m0.49%	0.49%	Unchanged
87	CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS IV IN SHS CL A CEPF	CEPF	296,699	$3.1m0.49%	0.49%	Unchanged
88	PIONEER ACQUISITION I CORP CL A ORD SHS PACH	PACH	300,000	$3.1m0.49%	0.49%	Unchanged
89	HCM IV ACQUISITION CORP ORD USD CL A HACQ	HACQ	305,686	$3.1m0.49%	0.49%	New
90	FORTUNA MNG CORP NOTE 3.750% 6/3 · principal FVICN 3.75 06.30.29 · principal	FVICN 3.75 06.30.29	2,000,000	$3.1m0.49%	0.49%	Unchanged
91	MCKINLEY ACQUISITION CORP SHS CL A MKLY	MKLY	300,000	$3.0m0.48%	0.48%	Unchanged
92	CSLM DIGITA ASSET ACQ CORP I USD CL A ORD SHS KOYN	KOYN	300,000	$3.0m0.48%	0.48%	Unchanged
93	FORTRESS VALUE ACQU CORP V ORD SHS CL A FVAV	FVAV	300,006	$3.0m0.48%	0.48%	Added +50.0k	+50,006 20.0%
94	ONEIM ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS CL A OIM	OIM	300,000	$3.0m0.48%	0.48%	Added +50.0k	+50,000 20.0%
95	COLLECTIVE ACQUISITION CORP UNIT 04/27/2031 CAIIU	CAIIU	300,000	$3.0m0.48%	0.48%	New
96	LEAPFROG ACQUISITION CORP CL A ORD SHS LFAC	LFAC	300,000	$3.0m0.48%	0.48%	Unchanged
97	KRAKACQUISITION CORPORATION CL A ORD SHS KRAQ	KRAQ	299,600	$3.0m0.48%	0.48%	Added +50.0k	+50,000 20.0%
98	ARMADA ACQUISITION CORP III ORD SHS CL A AACI	AACI	299,800	$3.0m0.48%	0.48%	New
99	X3 ACQUISITION CORP LTD ORD SHS CL A XCBE	XCBE	299,800	$3.0m0.48%	0.48%	Unchanged
100	SC II ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHS CLASS A SCII	SCII	294,700	$3.0m0.47%	0.47%	Unchanged

Sold out since Q1 2026

Security	Ticker	Shares held before	Value then
LEGATO MERGER CORP IV LEGO.U	LEGO.U	441,740	$4.4m441.7k shares
WILLOW LANE ACQUISITION CRP WLIIU	WLIIU	420,000	$4.2m420.0k shares
KENSINGTON CAP ACQUIST CORP KCAC.U	KCAC.U	400,000	$4.0m400.0k shares
PROEM ACQUISITION CORP I PAACU	PAACU	350,000	$3.5m350.0k shares
CAMBRIDGE ACQUISITION CORP CAQUU	CAQUU	350,000	$3.5m350.0k shares
MUZERO ACQUISITION CORP MUZEU	MUZEU	350,000	$3.5m350.0k shares
SPARTACUS ACQUISITION CORP I TMTSU	TMTSU	321,500	$3.2m321.5k shares
SIM ACQUISITION CORP. I SIMA	SIMA	300,000	$3.2m300.0k shares
ARMADA ACQUISITION CORP III AACIU	AACIU	300,000	$3.0m300.0k shares
CENTURION ACQUISITION CORP ALF	ALF	275,000	$3.0m275.0k shares
HCM IV ACQUISITION CORP HACQU	HACQU	287,200	$2.9m287.2k shares
SPRING VY ACQUISITION CORP I GFUZ	GFUZ	252,966	$2.6m253.0k shares
HENNESSY CAP INVTS CORP VIII HCICU	HCICU	250,000	$2.5m250.0k shares
IDEA ACQUISITION CORP IACOU	IACOU	250,000	$2.5m250.0k shares
ILLUMINATION ACQUISITIO CORP ILLUU	ILLUU	227,226	$2.3m227.2k shares
KPET ULTRA PACELINE CORP KPET.U	KPET.U	210,340	$2.1m210.3k shares
TRG LATIN AMER ACQUIS CORP TRGSU	TRGSU	210,000	$2.1m210.0k shares
CARTESIAN GROWTH CORP III FAC	FAC	200,000	$2.1m200.0k shares
AVERIN CAP ACQUISITION CORP ACAAU	ACAAU	200,010	$2.0m200.0k shares
ABONY ACQUISITION CORP I AACOU	AACOU	200,000	$2.0m200.0k shares
FG MERGER II CORP		175,000	$1.8m175.0k shares
MOZAYYX ACQUISITION CORP MZYX.U	MZYX.U	175,000	$1.7m175.0k shares
PALOMA ACQUISITION CORP I PALOU	PALOU	173,137	$1.7m173.1k shares
COLOMBIER ACQUISITION CORP I CLBR.U	CLBR.U	145,000	$1.5m145.0k shares
LEGATO MERGER CORP III		125,000	$1.4m125.0k shares

Options (notional value)

Underlying	Ticker	Type	Shares controlled	Notional	Change
BANK NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX BNS · Call	BNS	Call	1,501,700	$130.5m1.5m shares	Added
ENBRIDGE INC ENB · Call	ENB	Call	1,494,300	$81.0m1.5m shares	Added
ISHARES TR HYG · Put	HYG	Put	850,000	$68.0m850.0k shares	Reduced
ROYAL BK CDA RY · Call	RY	Call	245,500	$50.8m245.5k shares	Reduced
PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP PBA · Call	PBA	Call	1,004,800	$46.5m1.0m shares	Reduced
BANK NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX BNS · Put	BNS	Put	500,000	$43.4m500.0k shares	New
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC. SLF · Call	SLF	Call	500,000	$39.2m500.0k shares	Added
BCE INC BCE · Call	BCE	Call	1,182,800	$25.5m1.2m shares	New
NVIDIA CORPORATION NVDA · Call	NVDA	Call	23,200	$4.6m23.2k shares	New
UNITED STS COMMODITY INDEX F CPER · Call	CPER	Call	120,000	$4.5m120.0k shares	Added
TESLA INC TSLA · Call	TSLA	Call	9,000	$3.8m9.0k shares	New
NETFLIX INC NFLX · Call	NFLX	Call	30,000	$2.1m30.0k shares	New
MICROSOFT CORP MSFT · Call	MSFT	Call	5,000	$1.9m5.0k shares	New
BARRICK MNG CORP B · Call	B	Call	50,000	$1.8m50.0k shares	New
NVIDIA CORPORATION NVDA · Put	NVDA	Put	9,000	$1.8m9.0k shares	New
TESLA INC TSLA · Put	TSLA	Put	4,000	$1.7m4.0k shares	New
NETFLIX INC NFLX · Put	NFLX	Put	20,000	$1.4m20.0k shares	New
ALPHABET INC GOOG · Call	GOOG	Call	4,000	$1.4m4.0k shares	New
MICROSTRATEGY INC MSTR · Call	MSTR	Call	10,000	$869.3k10.0k shares	New