CTC Alternative Strategies, Ltd.
In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed February 19, 2025), CTC Alternative Strategies, Ltd. reported 46 stock positions worth $77.2 million. Its top holding was Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui (LQD) at 53.4% of the portfolio, followed by Vanguard Long-Term Corp. Bond (VCLT, 7.8%) and SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US (SPY, 5.4%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 37 new positions, sold out of 49, added to 4 and reduced 4. The biggest buy was a new position in Vanguard Long-Term Corp. Bond (VCLT) and the biggest sale an exit from Southwestern Energy (SWN).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- CHICAGO, IL
- CIK
- 0001569550
- Portfolio Value
- $77.2M (Q4 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001569550-25-000001 ↗ filed Feb 19, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 46 stocks · $77.2M
| LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui | 53.45% | 386,000 | $41.2M | Add +17.2% |
| VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corp. Bond | 7.75% | 80,000 | $6.0M | New |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | 5.43% | 7,152 | $4.2M | New |
| XLV SS Health Care Select Sector | 2.08% | 11,650 | $1.6M | Add +97.5% |
| XLE SS Energy Select Sector | 1.98% | 17,850 | $1.5M | Reduce -21.0% |
| XLRE SS Real Estate Select Sector | 1.97% | 37,350 | $1.5M | New |
| XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect | 1.96% | 19,200 | $1.5M | New |
| XLB SS Materials Select Sector | 1.95% | 17,850 | $1.5M | Reduce -13.8% |
| XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd | 1.94% | 19,800 | $1.5M | New |
| IP International Paper Co. | 1.82% | 26,076 | $1.4M | New |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 1.62% | 3,094 | $1.2M | New |
| MSTR Strategy Inc. filed as MICROSTRATEGY INC | 1.46% | 3,884 | $1.1M | New |
| ACAD Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1.31% | 55,133 | $1.0M | New |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.30% | 1,300 | $1.0M | Add +107.7% |
| COIN Coinbase Global Inc. Class A | 1.20% | 3,737 | $928K | New |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 1.18% | 6,798 | $913K | Reduce -45.0% |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc. | 1.03% | 26,198 | $799K | New |
| CPNG Coupang Inc. | 0.81% | 28,419 | $625K | New |
| VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | 0.74% | 14,224 | $569K | New |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | 0.70% | 1,050 | $537K | New |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 0.67% | 3,941 | $516K | New |
| ED Consolidated Edison Inc. | 0.65% | 5,619 | $501K | New |
| ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 0.50% | 7,570 | $382K | New |
| ELS Equity Lifestyle Properties | 0.45% | 5,200 | $346K | New |
| FTI Technipfmc PLC | 0.39% | 10,494 | $304K | New |
| DFS Discover Financial Services | 0.37% | 1,660 | $288K | Reduce -18.9% |
| PSA Public Storage | 0.35% | 911 | $273K | New |
| AIZ Assurant Inc. | 0.35% | 1,264 | $270K | New |
| SOFI Sofi Technologies Inc. | 0.34% | 17,212 | $265K | New |
| DOC Healthpeak Properties Inc. | 0.30% | 11,305 | $229K | New |
| MS Morgan Stanley | 0.29% | 1,788 | $225K | New |
| MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 0.28% | 1,575 | $220K | Add +21.1% |
| LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc. | 0.28% | 561 | $215K | New |
| PFG Principal Financial Group | 0.27% | 2,706 | $209K | New |
| RBA RB Global Inc. | 0.27% | 2,322 | $209K | New |
| PSX Phillips 66 | 0.27% | 1,812 | $206K | New |
| COR Cencora Inc. | 0.27% | 914 | $205K | New |
| JBHT Hunt (jb) Transprt SVCS Inc. | 0.27% | 1,200 | $205K | New |
| APA Apa Corp. | 0.26% | 8,829 | $204K | New |
| JNPR Juniper Networks Inc. | 0.26% | 5,400 | $202K | No change |
| TSCO Tractor Supply Company | 0.26% | 3,807 | $202K | New |
| VRE Veris Residential Inc. | 0.23% | 10,529 | $175K | New |
| AEO American Eagle Outfitters | 0.23% | 10,500 | $175K | New |
| HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. | 0.22% | 10,562 | $172K | New |
| KSS Kohls Corp. | 0.22% | 11,949 | $168K | New |
| HL Hecla Mining Co. | 0.08% | 12,100 | $59K | New |
Options reported separately and not counted above: CVNA puts ($6.1M).
Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| SWN Southwestern Energy Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −7.18 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −4.01 |
| XLC SS Comm Select Sector SPDR | Sold out | 0.00% | −2.54 |
| XLK SS Technology Select Sector | Sold out | 0.00% | −2.51 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | Sold out | 0.00% | −2.17 |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | Sold out | 0.00% | −1.80 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −1.79 |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −1.77 |
| XLF SS Financial Select Sector | Sold out | 0.00% | −1.72 |
| SPOT Spotify Technology SA | Sold out | 0.00% | −1.38 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −1.26 |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −1.10 |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.96 |
| CB Chubb Ltd. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.78 |
| LIN Linde PLC | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.75 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.71 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | Reduce -45.0% | 1.18% | −0.69 |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.64 |
| WFC Wells Fargo & Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.64 |
| ORLY O'reilly Automotive Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.56 |
| XLB SS Materials Select Sector | Reduce -13.8% | 1.95% | −0.55 |
| TMUS T-Mobile US Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.53 |
| GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.52 |
| T AT&T Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.52 |
| XLE SS Energy Select Sector | Reduce -21.0% | 1.98% | −0.50 |
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.48 |
| AXP American Express Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.47 |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.45 |
| ACI Albertsons Cos Inc. Class A | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.43 |
| DHR Danaher Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.42 |
| MDT Medtronic PLC | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.38 |
| AZO AutoZone Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.36 |
| EOG EOG Resources Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.36 |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.35 |
| HCA HCA Healthcare Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.34 |
| RPRX Royalty Pharma PLC Class A | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.32 |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.29 |
| CRBG Corebridge Financial Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.29 |
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.29 |
| BLK BlackRock Finance Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.29 |
| MGM MGM Resorts International | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.29 |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.28 |
| TT Trane Technologies PLC | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.28 |
| NXPI NXP Semiconductors NV | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.27 |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.27 |
| CHWY Chewy Inc. Class A | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.26 |
| NU Nu Holdings Ltd./Cayman Isl-A | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.22 |
| CNH CNH Industrial NV | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.20 |
| AAN The Aaron's Co. Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.17 |
| F Ford Motor Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.16 |
Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corp. Bond | New | 7.75% | +7.75 |
| LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui | Add +17.2% | 53.45% | +6.92 |
| SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US | New | 5.43% | +5.43 |
| XLRE SS Real Estate Select Sector | New | 1.97% | +1.97 |
| XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect | New | 1.96% | +1.96 |
| XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd | New | 1.94% | +1.94 |
| IP International Paper Co. | New | 1.82% | +1.82 |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | New | 1.62% | +1.62 |
| MSTR Strategy Inc. | New | 1.46% | +1.46 |
| ACAD Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. | New | 1.31% | +1.31 |
| COIN Coinbase Global Inc. Class A | New | 1.20% | +1.20 |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc. | New | 1.03% | +1.03 |
| XLV SS Health Care Select Sector | Add +97.5% | 2.08% | +0.94 |
| CPNG Coupang Inc. | New | 0.81% | +0.81 |
| VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | New | 0.74% | +0.74 |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 | New | 0.70% | +0.70 |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. | New | 0.67% | +0.67 |
| ED Consolidated Edison Inc. | New | 0.65% | +0.65 |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | Add +107.7% | 1.30% | +0.61 |
| ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | New | 0.50% | +0.50 |
| ELS Equity Lifestyle Properties | New | 0.45% | +0.45 |
| FTI Technipfmc PLC | New | 0.39% | +0.39 |
| PSA Public Storage | New | 0.35% | +0.35 |
| AIZ Assurant Inc. | New | 0.35% | +0.35 |
| SOFI Sofi Technologies Inc. | New | 0.34% | +0.34 |
| DOC Healthpeak Properties Inc. | New | 0.30% | +0.30 |
| MS Morgan Stanley | New | 0.29% | +0.29 |
| LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc. | New | 0.28% | +0.28 |
| PFG Principal Financial Group | New | 0.27% | +0.27 |
| RBA RB Global Inc. | New | 0.27% | +0.27 |
| PSX Phillips 66 | New | 0.27% | +0.27 |
| COR Cencora Inc. | New | 0.27% | +0.27 |
| JBHT Hunt (jb) Transprt SVCS Inc. | New | 0.27% | +0.27 |
| APA Apa Corp. | New | 0.26% | +0.26 |
| TSCO Tractor Supply Company | New | 0.26% | +0.26 |
| VRE Veris Residential Inc. | New | 0.23% | +0.23 |
| AEO American Eagle Outfitters | New | 0.23% | +0.23 |
| HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc. | New | 0.22% | +0.22 |
| KSS Kohls Corp. | New | 0.22% | +0.22 |
| HL Hecla Mining Co. | New | 0.08% | +0.08 |
| MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp. | Add +21.1% | 0.28% | +0.02 |
Options Activity Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| CVNA Carvana Co. | put | New | 30,000 | $6.1M |
Calls and puts are listed by the shares they cover; their value is not part of the stock holdings above.
All Filings
| Quarter | Positions | 13F Reported Value | Top Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 83 | $69.3M | SOXX, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, ABBV |
| Q1 2026 | 96 | $44.0M | XLC, COIN, ARM, AVGO, XLY |
| Q4 2025 | 43 | $53.4M | WMT, TSLA, NVDA, XLC, XLE |
| Q3 2025 | 75 | $62.0M | TSLA, NVDA, XLV, XLI, COIN |
| Q2 2025 | 143 | $114.3M | PLTR, GOOG, MSTR, TSLA, COIN |
| Q1 2025 | 92 | $81.8M | XOP, PFE, BLK, USB, AAPL |
| Q4 2024 | 46 | $77.2M | LQD, VCLT, SPY, XLV, XLE |
| Q3 2024 | 58 | $80.0M | LQD, SWN, MSFT, XLC, XLK |
| Q2 2024 | 180 | $235.7M | LQD, TLT, UNH, CRWD, BRK.B |
| Q1 2024 | 129 | $160.4M | LQD, IBIT, TIP, MBB, CPE |