Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd

In its 13F for Q1 2024 (holdings as of March 31, 2024, filed May 15, 2024), Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd reported 45 stock positions worth $1.3 billion. Its top holding was Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) at 13.9% of the portfolio, followed by Albertsons Cos Class A (ACI, 6.2%) and Capri (CPRI, 5.8%). Compared with Q4 2023, it opened 18 new positions, sold out of 9, added to 10 and reduced 17. The biggest buy was a new position in Cytokinetics (CYTK) and the biggest sale an exit from Splunk (SPLK).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
London, X0
CIK
0001712901
Portfolio Value
$1.3B (Q1 2024)
SEC Filing
0001172661-24-002431 ↗ filed May 15, 2024

Holdings Value

0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B Q1 2024: $1.3B $1.3B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $1.1B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $1.0B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $743.0M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $740.3M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $699.7M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $749.5M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $999.5M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $1.0B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $1.1B Q2 2026

Holdings 45 stocks · $1.3B

PXD Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 13.85% 709,626 $186.3M Add +26.7%
ACI Albertsons Cos Inc. Class A 6.24% 3,914,019 $83.9M Add +64.8%
CPRI Capri Holdings Ltd. 5.84% 1,734,800 $78.6M Add +14.3%
X United States Steel Corp. 5.23% 1,725,031 $70.3M Add +27.5%
CYTK Cytokinetics Inc. 5.13% 983,395 $68.9M New
HES Hess Corp. 4.26% 375,442 $57.3M Reduce -31.3%
AMED Amedisys Inc. 3.81% 555,443 $51.2M Reduce -15.1%
ANSS Ansys Inc. 3.55% 137,383 $47.7M Add +114.7%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 3.45% 51,285 $46.3M Reduce -49.0%
SIMO Silicon Motion Technol-ADR 3.01% 526,669 $40.5M Reduce -32.8%
CERE Cerevel Therapeutics Holding 2.97% 944,364 $39.9M Add +229.7%
MU Micron Technology Inc. 2.91% 332,260 $39.2M Add +75.9%
AXONICS INC 2.63% 512,759 $35.4M New
SNOW Snowflake Inc. 2.50% 207,864 $33.6M Add +12.7%
JNPR Juniper Networks Inc. 2.37% 861,609 $31.9M New
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 2.36% 176,194 $31.8M Reduce -51.1%
SDRL Seadrill Limited 2.27% 607,470 $30.6M Reduce -1.2%
MRVL Marvell Technology Inc. 2.14% 406,598 $28.8M Reduce -21.4%
DT Dynatrace Inc. 2.07% 600,551 $27.9M New
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 1.66% 16,863 $22.4M Add +15.8%
WSC Willscot Holdings Corp. 1.60% 462,033 $21.5M Reduce -50.2%
AY Atlantica Sustainable Infras 1.57% 1,143,219 $21.1M Reduce -0.5%
HUBS HubSpot Inc. 1.49% 32,007 $20.1M Add +15.6%
NTNX Nutanix Inc. Class A 1.45% 316,009 $19.5M Reduce -25.8%
RCM R1 RCM Inc. 1.44% 1,508,102 $19.4M New
MDB Mongodb Inc. 1.40% 52,552 $18.8M Reduce -34.1%
DFS Discover Financial Services 1.25% 128,471 $16.8M New
TCN Tricon Residential Inc. 1.22% 1,470,446 $16.4M New
FRO Frontline PLC 1.22% 700,147 $16.4M Reduce -22.8%
TEAM Atlassian Corp. Class A 1.10% 76,010 $14.8M Reduce -26.6%
GMED Globus Medical Inc. Class A 0.87% 218,913 $11.7M New
CIEN Ciena Corp. 0.69% 188,861 $9.3M New
STNG Scorpio Tankers Inc. 0.66% 124,527 $8.9M New
FROG Jfrog Ltd. 0.66% 199,313 $8.8M Reduce -20.6%
WDC Western Digital Corp. 0.62% 122,109 $8.3M New
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise 0.58% 442,738 $7.8M New
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.58% 15,368 $7.8M New
FIVN FIVE9 Inc. 0.58% 124,681 $7.7M Reduce -3.6%
DOCU Docusign Inc. 0.54% 121,305 $7.2M Reduce -68.5%
TWLO Twilio Inc. Class A 0.47% 103,599 $6.3M New
FRSH Freshworks Inc. Class A 0.47% 344,997 $6.3M New
PCTY Paylocity Holding Corp. 0.39% 30,795 $5.3M New
ESTC Elastic NV 0.33% 43,878 $4.4M New
ADSK Autodesk Inc. 0.29% 15,011 $3.9M Reduce -63.1%
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging SA 0.26% 1,030,121 $3.5M New

Options reported separately and not counted above: RSP puts ($104.7M), XOM puts ($92.9M), CYTK calls ($56.1M), CPRI puts ($6.2M).

Portfolio Sells Q4 2023 → Q1 2024

SPLK Splunk Inc. Sold out 0.00% −7.86
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Sold out 0.00% −2.85
SOVO Sovos Brands Inc. Sold out 0.00% −2.23
HES Hess Corp. Reduce -31.3% 4.26% −2.09
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Reduce -51.1% 2.36% −2.05
WSC Willscot Holdings Corp. Reduce -50.2% 1.60% −1.73
DOCU Docusign Inc. Reduce -68.5% 0.54% −1.31
KRTX Karuna Therapeutics Inc. Sold out 0.00% −1.28
IMGN Immunogen Inc. Sold out 0.00% −1.27
P Everpure Inc. Class A Sold out 0.00% −1.23
MDB Mongodb Inc. Reduce -34.1% 1.40% −1.23
TGH Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. Sold out 0.00% −1.23
AMED Amedisys Inc. Reduce -15.1% 3.81% −1.21
TEAM Atlassian Corp. Class A Reduce -26.6% 1.10% −0.89
SIMO Silicon Motion Technol-ADR Reduce -32.8% 3.01% −0.86
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Reduce -49.0% 3.45% −0.57
ADSK Autodesk Inc. Reduce -63.1% 0.29% −0.51
AY Atlantica Sustainable Infras Reduce -0.5% 1.57% −0.42
M Macy's Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.39
MRVL Marvell Technology Inc. Reduce -21.4% 2.14% −0.37
FRO Frontline PLC Reduce -22.8% 1.22% −0.25
FIVN FIVE9 Inc. Reduce -3.6% 0.58% −0.24
NTNX Nutanix Inc. Class A Reduce -25.8% 1.45% −0.19
TELL Tellurian Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.15
SDRL Seadrill Limited Reduce -1.2% 2.27% −0.07
FROG Jfrog Ltd. Reduce -20.6% 0.66% −0.05

Portfolio Buys Q4 2023 → Q1 2024

CYTK Cytokinetics Inc. New 5.13% +5.13
PXD Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Add +26.7% 13.85% +3.69
AXONICS INC New 2.63% +2.63
JNPR Juniper Networks Inc. New 2.37% +2.37
DT Dynatrace Inc. New 2.07% +2.07
CERE Cerevel Therapeutics Holding Add +229.7% 2.97% +1.99
ACI Albertsons Cos Inc. Class A Add +64.8% 6.24% +1.83
ANSS Ansys Inc. Add +114.7% 3.55% +1.67
MU Micron Technology Inc. Add +75.9% 2.91% +1.61
RCM R1 RCM Inc. New 1.44% +1.44
DFS Discover Financial Services New 1.25% +1.25
TCN Tricon Residential Inc. New 1.22% +1.22
GMED Globus Medical Inc. Class A New 0.87% +0.87
CIEN Ciena Corp. New 0.69% +0.69
STNG Scorpio Tankers Inc. New 0.66% +0.66
WDC Western Digital Corp. New 0.62% +0.62
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise New 0.58% +0.58
ADBE Adobe Inc. New 0.58% +0.58
TWLO Twilio Inc. Class A New 0.47% +0.47
FRSH Freshworks Inc. Class A New 0.47% +0.47
PCTY Paylocity Holding Corp. New 0.39% +0.39
AVGO Broadcom Inc. Add +15.8% 1.66% +0.35
ESTC Elastic NV New 0.33% +0.33
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging SA New 0.26% +0.26
HUBS HubSpot Inc. Add +15.6% 1.49% +0.19
X United States Steel Corp. Add +27.5% 5.23% −0.08
CPRI Capri Holdings Ltd. Add +14.3% 5.84% −0.31
SNOW Snowflake Inc. Add +12.7% 2.50% −0.46

Options Activity Q4 2023 → Q1 2024

RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight put New 618,000 $104.7M
CYTK Cytokinetics Inc. call New 800,100 $56.1M
IRBTQ Irobot Corp. put Sold out 400,000 $15.5Mbefore exit
ARGX Argenx SE - ADR put Sold out 32,500 $12.4Mbefore exit
HA Hawaiian Holdings Inc. call Sold out 500,000 $7.1Mbefore exit
HA Hawaiian Holdings Inc. put Sold out 500,000 $7.1Mbefore exit
CPRI Capri Holdings Ltd. put New 136,800 $6.2M

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

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 40$1.1BWBD, TXNM, NSC, EA, CYTK
Q1 2026 41$1.0BEA, TXNM, WBD, CYTK, GTLS
Q4 2025 44$999.5MWBD, FYBR, AVGO, GTLS, EA
Q3 2025 44$749.5MALE, CYBR, SNPS, CYTK, TXNM
Q2 2025 30$699.7MHES, ANSS, SKX, ALE, CYTK
Q1 2025 45$740.3MHES, X, ANSS, ITCI, ALE
Q4 2024 42$743.0MANSS, X, HES, CYTK, JNPR
Q3 2024 46$1.0BCPRI, ANSS, RCM, ACI, CYTK
Q2 2024 49$1.1BCYTK, CPRI, ACI, X, ANSS
Q1 2024 45$1.3BPXD, ACI, CPRI, X, CYTK