Empyrean Capital Partners, LP

In its 13F for Q3 2024 (holdings as of September 30, 2024, filed November 14, 2024), Empyrean Capital Partners, LP reported 51 stock positions worth $1.6 billion. Its top holding was Hess (HES) at 10.1% of the portfolio, followed by Aercap (AER, 9.4%) and Shell PLC-ADR (SHEL, 8.6%). Compared with Q2 2024, it opened 9 new positions, sold out of 10, added to 14 and reduced 9. The biggest buy was Endeavor Group Hold Class A (EDR, shares +215%) and the biggest sale an exit from FedEx (FDX).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
LOS ANGELES, CA
CIK
0001317195
Portfolio Value
$1.6B (Q3 2024)
SEC Filing
0001085146-24-005923 ↗ filed Nov 14, 2024

Holdings Value

0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B Q1 2024: $1.5B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $1.5B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $1.6B $1.6B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $1.8B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $1.7B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $1.9B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $2.2B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $2.7B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $2.8B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $2.6B Q2 2026

Holdings 51 stocks · $1.6B

HES Hess Corp. 10.12% 1,199,000 $162.8M Add +32.1%
AER Aercap Holdings NV 9.42% 1,600,000 $151.6M No change
SHEL Shell PLC-ADR 8.61% 2,100,000 $138.5M No change
D Dominion Energy Inc. 5.65% 1,572,000 $90.8M No change
ALIT Alight Inc. Class A 5.13% 11,150,000 $82.5M Reduce -11.5%
PCG P G & E Corp. 5.04% 4,100,000 $81.1M No change
NMRK Newmark Group Inc. Class A 4.21% 4,360,150 $67.7M No change
TXNM TXNM Energy Inc. 3.82% 1,404,554 $61.5M No change
EDR Endeavor Group Hold Class A 3.75% 2,110,000 $60.3M Add +215.2%
APG Api Group Corp. 3.69% 1,800,000 $59.4M No change
KBR KBR Inc. 3.64% 900,000 $58.6M Add +22.1%
AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc. 3.39% 540,598 $54.6M Add +218.0%
AAMI Acadian Asset Management Inc. filed as BRIGHTSPHERE INVT GROUP INC 2.97% 1,880,634 $47.8M No change
RCM R1 RCM Inc. 2.80% 3,180,635 $45.1M Add +51.5%
ENVA Enova International Inc. 2.79% 535,000 $44.8M Reduce -29.2%
J Jacobs Solutions Inc. 2.63% 323,000 $42.3M Reduce -23.6%
VTOL Bristow Group Inc. 2.41% 1,120,000 $38.9M No change
INTC Intel Corp. 1.68% 1,150,000 $27.0M New
BLCO Bausch + Lomb Corp. 1.48% 1,238,000 $23.9M Add +221.6%
SIRI Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 1.33% 905,623 $21.4M New
JNPR Juniper Networks Inc. 1.29% 532,000 $20.7M No change
CCIXU Churchill Capital Corp. Ix 1.10% 1,750,000 $17.7M No change
SBGI Sinclair Inc. 1.01% 1,060,000 $16.2M Add +391.9%
HHH Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. 1.01% 209,000 $16.2M Add +178.7%
MGRC McGrath Rentcorp 0.99% 152,000 $16.0M New
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging SA 0.94% 4,000,000 $15.1M No change
WSC Willscot Holdings Corp. 0.88% 375,000 $14.1M New
FIP Ftai Infrastructure Inc. 0.86% 1,471,790 $13.8M Reduce -1.9%
OXY Occidental Petroleum Corp. 0.75% 232,600 $12.0M Add +392.8%
AGI Alamos Gold Inc. Class A 0.69% 558,000 $11.1M No change
NN Nextnav Inc. 0.68% 1,461,065 $10.9M Add +121.1%
LLYVK Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty-C 0.56% 175,771 $9.0M No change
TDS Telephone and Data Systems 0.54% 375,000 $8.7M Add +29.9%
SABR Sabre Corp. 0.53% 2,325,000 $8.5M Add +16.3%
NGD New Gold Inc. 0.52% 2,919,000 $8.4M Add +44.6%
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 0.48% 95,000 $7.7M Reduce -20.8%
HNRG Hallador Energy Co. 0.45% 775,000 $7.3M Add +55.0%
HUT Hut 8 Corp. 0.36% 467,000 $5.7M New
OPTU Optimum Communications Inc. Class A filed as ALTICE USA INC 0.31% 2,000,000 $4.9M No change
LLYVA Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty-A 0.29% 94,563 $4.7M No change
ULS Ul Solutions Inc. Class A 0.17% 55,000 $2.7M New
GBTG Global Business Travel Group 0.15% 320,556 $2.5M No change
GRAL Grail Inc. 0.15% 176,000 $2.4M No change
NG Novagold Resources Inc. 0.15% 570,000 $2.3M Reduce -45.9%
GOLD Gold.com Inc. filed as A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS INC 0.14% 50,000 $2.2M No change
ACIC American Coastal Insurance C 0.11% 154,500 $1.7M Reduce -73.1%
CON Concentra Group Holdings Par 0.10% 70,000 $1.6M New
SRTA Strata Critical Medical Inc. filed as BLADE AIR MOBILITY INC 0.09% 500,000 $1.5M New
TRIP Tripadvisor Inc. 0.09% 95,000 $1.4M Reduce -62.0%
APPN Appian Corp. Class A 0.05% 24,000 $819K Reduce -90.4%
SOC Sable Offshore Corp. 0.04% 25,000 $591K New

Options reported separately and not counted above: IWM puts ($373.3M), SPY puts ($175.0M).

Other holdings (16): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $212.5M (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY (VSH 2.25 09/15/30) NOTE 2.250% 9/1 · principal 42,000,000$38.7MNew
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP (ON 0.5 03/01/29) NOTE 0.500% 3/0 · principal 25,000,000$25.2MNo change
AIRBNB INC (ABNB 0 03/15/26) NOTE 3/1 · principal 25,000,000$23.3MReduce -7.4%
SEMTECH CORP (SMTC 1.625 11/01/27) NOTE 1.625%11/0 · principal 15,000,000$21.2MReduce -26.8%
WOLF Wolfspeed Inc. (wolf 1.875 12/01/29) NOTE 1.875%12/0 · principal 55,000,000$20.9MNo change
CHEFS' WAREHOUSE THE (CHEF 2.375 12/15/28) NOTE 2.375%12/1 · principal 17,800,000$20.8MAdd +18.7%
CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONA (CSGS 3.875 09/15/28) NOTE 3.875% 9/1 · principal 16,500,000$16.5MNew
ADVANCED ENERGY IND (AEIS 2.5 09/15/28) NOTE 2.500% 9/1 · principal 15,500,000$16.4MNew
3D SYSTEMS CORP (DDD 0 11/15/26) NOTE 11/1 · principal 15,000,000$12.5MNo change
CLOUDFLARE INC (NET 0 08/15/26) NOTE 8/1 · principal 8,500,000$7.9MReduce -19.1%
JBT MAREL CORP (JBTM 0.25 05/15/26) NOTE 0.250% 5/1 · principal 7,000,000$6.6MReduce -46.1%
SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC (FOUR 0.5 08/01/27) NOTE 0.500% 8/0 · principal 2,500,000$2.6MNew
PSEWF Paysafe Ltd. -CW26 *W EXP 03/30/202 1,001,670$25KNo change
COCHW Envoy Medical Inc.-CW27 *W EXP 09/29/202 75,000$6KNo change
GATEW Marblegate Acquisition -CW22 *W EXP 08/31/202 160,000$5KNo change
BENFW Beneficient Co. Group -28 *W EXP 06/07/202 100,000$860No change

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $1.8B.

Portfolio Sells Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

FDX FedEx Corp. Sold out 0.00% −3.19
SIX Six Flags Entertainment Corp. Sold out 0.00% −1.98
CPT Camden Property Trust Sold out 0.00% −1.57
J Jacobs Solutions Inc. Reduce -23.6% 2.63% −1.43
CVII Churchill Capital Corp. Vii-A Sold out 0.00% −1.41
ALIT Alight Inc. Class A Reduce -11.5% 5.13% −1.26
LSXMK Liberty Media Corp.-Liber-New Sold out 0.00% −1.07
CLVT Clarivate PLC Sold out 0.00% −0.62
LSXMA Liberty Media Corp. Class A New Sold out 0.00% −0.58
APPN Appian Corp. Class A Reduce -90.4% 0.05% −0.48
ENVA Enova International Inc. Reduce -29.2% 2.79% −0.45
ACIC American Coastal Insurance C Reduce -73.1% 0.11% −0.31
WAY Waystar Holding Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.30
TRIP Tripadvisor Inc. Reduce -62.0% 0.09% −0.22
B Barrick Gold Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.15
NG Novagold Resources Inc. Reduce -45.9% 0.15% −0.10
GAUZ Gauzy Ltd. Sold out 0.00% −0.08
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Reduce -20.8% 0.48% −0.06
FIP Ftai Infrastructure Inc. Reduce -1.9% 0.86% −0.03

Portfolio Buys Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

EDR Endeavor Group Hold Class A Add +215.2% 3.75% +2.50
AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc. Add +218.0% 3.39% +2.34
INTC Intel Corp. New 1.68% +1.68
SIRI Sirius XM Holdings Inc. New 1.33% +1.33
BLCO Bausch + Lomb Corp. Add +221.6% 1.48% +1.10
MGRC McGrath Rentcorp New 0.99% +0.99
RCM R1 RCM Inc. Add +51.5% 2.80% +0.99
HES Hess Corp. Add +32.1% 10.12% +0.93
WSC Willscot Holdings Corp. New 0.88% +0.88
SBGI Sinclair Inc. Add +391.9% 1.01% +0.81
HHH Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. Add +178.7% 1.01% +0.67
OXY Occidental Petroleum Corp. Add +392.8% 0.75% +0.54
KBR KBR Inc. Add +22.1% 3.64% +0.40
HUT Hut 8 Corp. New 0.36% +0.36
NN Nextnav Inc. Add +121.1% 0.68% +0.31
NGD New Gold Inc. Add +44.6% 0.52% +0.25
HNRG Hallador Energy Co. Add +55.0% 0.45% +0.19
ULS Ul Solutions Inc. Class A New 0.17% +0.17
SABR Sabre Corp. Add +16.3% 0.53% +0.16
TDS Telephone and Data Systems Add +29.9% 0.54% +0.13
CON Concentra Group Holdings Par New 0.10% +0.10
SRTA Strata Critical Medical Inc. New 0.09% +0.09
SOC Sable Offshore Corp. New 0.04% +0.04

Options Activity Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF put Add +463.3% 1,690,000 $373.3M
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US put New 305,000 $175.0M

Calls and puts are listed by the shares they cover; their value is not part of the stock holdings above.

Notes & Other Activity Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY (VSH 2.25 09/15/30) NOTE 2.250% 9/1 · principal New 42,000,000 $38.7M
AIRBNB INC (ABNB 0 03/15/26) NOTE 3/1 · principal Reduce -7.4% 25,000,000 $23.3M
SEMTECH CORP (SMTC 1.625 11/01/27) NOTE 1.625%11/0 · principal Reduce -26.8% 15,000,000 $21.2M
CHEFS' WAREHOUSE THE (CHEF 2.375 12/15/28) NOTE 2.375%12/1 · principal Add +18.7% 17,800,000 $20.8M
CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONA (CSGS 3.875 09/15/28) NOTE 3.875% 9/1 · principal New 16,500,000 $16.5M
ADVANCED ENERGY IND (AEIS 2.5 09/15/28) NOTE 2.500% 9/1 · principal New 15,500,000 $16.4M
LCI INDUSTRIES (LCII 1.125 05/15/26) NOTE 1.125% 5/1 · principal Sold out 12,713,000 $12.0Mbefore exit
M/A-COM TECH SOLUTIONS (MTSI 0.25 03/15/26) NOTE 0.250% 3/1 · principal Sold out 8,000,000 $11.3Mbefore exit
LYFT INC (LYFT 1.5 05/15/25) NOTE 1.500% 5/1 · principal Sold out 11,000,000 $10.6Mbefore exit
CLOUDFLARE INC (NET 0 08/15/26) NOTE 8/1 · principal Reduce -19.1% 8,500,000 $7.9M
JBT MAREL CORP (JBTM 0.25 05/15/26) NOTE 0.250% 5/1 · principal Reduce -46.1% 7,000,000 $6.6M
EVERBRIDGE INC (EVBG 0.125 12/15/24) NOTE 0.125%12/1 · principal Sold out 4,000,000 $4.0Mbefore exit
SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC (FOUR 0.5 08/01/27) NOTE 0.500% 8/0 · principal New 2,500,000 $2.6M

Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 94$2.6BVSAT, AER, BTI, MPC, ENVA
Q1 2026 107$2.8BAER, BTI, SHEL, MPC, NSC
Q4 2025 80$2.7BAER, SHEL, BTI, COF, PCG
Q3 2025 73$2.2BAER, SHEL, BTI, MPC, PCG
Q2 2025 57$1.9BAER, SHEL, HES, LBRDK, MPC
Q1 2025 43$1.7BHES, SHEL, AER, CVS, MPC
Q4 2024 52$1.8BHES, AER, SHEL, PCG, DFS
Q3 2024 51$1.6BHES, AER, SHEL, D, ALIT
Q2 2024 52$1.5BSHEL, AER, HES, ALIT, D
Q1 2024 43$1.5BPXD, AER, ALIT, HES, MPC