Water Island Capital LLC

In its 13F for Q2 2025 (holdings as of June 30, 2025, filed August 14, 2025), Water Island Capital LLC reported 44 stock positions worth $517.5 million. Its top holding was Amedisys (AMED) at 10.7% of the portfolio, followed by Ansys (ANSS, 7.7%) and Juniper Networks (JNPR, 7.2%). Compared with Q1 2025, it opened 24 new positions, sold out of 29, added to 13 and reduced 6. The biggest buy was a new position in Springworks Therapeutics (SWTX) and the biggest sale an exit from H&E Equipment Services (HEES).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
NEW YORK, NY
CIK
0001222765
Portfolio Value
$517.5M (Q2 2025)
SEC Filing
0001222765-25-000018 ↗ filed Aug 14, 2025

Holdings Value

0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M$1.0B Q1 2024: $858.9M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $899.0M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $914.1M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $762.7M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $526.6M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $517.5M $517.5M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $641.5M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $760.3M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $710.8M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $902.1M Q2 2026

Holdings 44 stocks · $517.5M

AMED Amedisys Inc. 10.68% 561,814 $55.3M Add +0.6%
ANSS Ansys Inc. 7.69% 113,285 $39.8M Add +9.5%
JNPR Juniper Networks Inc. 7.17% 928,961 $37.1M Add +6.5%
HES Hess Corp. 6.97% 260,459 $36.1M Add +0.6%
SWTX Springworks Therapeutics Inc. 6.39% 703,525 $33.1M New
DNB Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc. 5.53% 3,147,738 $28.6M Add +119.1%
SKX Skechers USA Inc. Class A 5.20% 426,562 $26.9M New
INFA Informatica Inc. Class A 3.79% 806,228 $19.6M New
AVDX Avidxchange Holdings Inc. 3.71% 1,961,334 $19.2M New
FL Foot Locker Inc. 3.68% 777,436 $19.0M New
ESGR Enstar Group Ltd. 3.49% 53,653 $18.0M Reduce -6.9%
FARO Faro Technologies Inc. 3.26% 383,836 $16.9M New
BPMC Blueprint Medicines Corp. 2.89% 116,631 $14.9M New
TXNM TXNM Energy Inc. 2.86% 262,539 $14.8M New
PRA Proassurance Corp. 2.41% 547,355 $12.5M Add +23.7%
MGRC McGrath Rentcorp 2.22% 99,225 $11.5M Add +0.1%
PPBI Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. 2.17% 532,149 $11.2M New
CTLP Cantaloupe Inc. 2.01% 944,903 $10.4M New
ETWO E2OPEN Parent Holdings Inc. 1.99% 3,185,939 $10.3M New
GMS GMS Inc. 1.86% 88,627 $9.6M New
BASE Couchbase Inc. 1.71% 363,000 $8.8M New
SPTN Spartannash Co. 1.55% 302,396 $8.0M New
PARAA Paramount Global Class B 1.41% 567,122 $7.3M Reduce -46.0%
WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. 1.32% 593,196 $6.8M Add +96.3%
STR Sitio Royalties Corp. Class A 1.19% 333,703 $6.1M New
TGI Triumph Group Inc. 1.10% 220,294 $5.7M Reduce -65.0%
CVAC Curevac NV 1.00% 957,031 $5.2M New
K Kellanova 0.82% 53,318 $4.2M Reduce -89.2%
FYBR Frontier Communications Pare 0.77% 109,783 $4.0M Add +3.5%
VERV Verve Therapeutics Inc. 0.73% 335,593 $3.8M New
RDUS Radius Recycling Inc. Class A 0.54% 94,670 $2.8M Add +102.5%
IPG Interpublic Group of Cos Inc. 0.32% 68,367 $1.7M Add +115.2%
VIGL Vigil Neuroscience Inc. 0.32% 207,667 $1.7M New
BROOKLINE BANCORP INC 0.17% 84,076 $887K Add +56.7%
INZY Inozyme Pharma Inc. 0.16% 201,776 $807K New
MAC COPPER LTD 0.16% 66,668 $806K New
BRDG Bridge Investment Grp HDS-A 0.16% 80,349 $804K Reduce -84.2%
CCRN Cross Country Healthcare Inc. 0.15% 59,337 $774K Reduce -73.8%
GB Global Blue Group Holding AG 0.13% 92,725 $693K Add +6.0%
RKT Rocket Cos Inc. Class A 0.13% 46,367 $657K No change
HRI Herc Holdings Inc. filed as HERC HLDGS INC 0.07% 2,605 $343K New
SSBK Southern States Bancshares 0.05% 7,204 $262K New
PVBC Provident Bancorp Inc. 0.04% 18,573 $232K New
HONE Harborone Bancorp Inc. 0.04% 19,716 $230K New

Options reported separately and not counted above: CHEVRON CORPORATION calls ($40.1M), SKECHERS U S A INC puts ($18.1M), WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC puts ($9.4M), INFORMATICA INC calls ($8.9M), SPRINGWORKS THERAPEUTICS INC puts ($8.9M), GMS INC calls ($8.8M), SKECHERS U S A INC calls ($8.8M), WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC calls ($7.4M), FOOT LOCKER INC puts ($4.4M), ISHARES TR puts ($4.0M), VERVE THERAPEUTICS INC puts ($3.8M), DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC calls ($2.5M), and 6 more.

Other holdings (14): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $53.7M (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
SPOTIFY USA INC (SPOT 0 03/15/26) NOTE 3/1 · principal 5,000,000$7.6MAdd +42.9%
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC (UBER 0 12/15/25) NOTE 12/1 · principal 5,000,000$6.0MNo change
BOEING CO/THE (BA 6 10/15/27) DEP CONV PFD A 80,000$5.4MNo change
BENTLEY SYSTEMS (BSY 0.375 07/01/27) NOTE 0.375% 7/0 · principal 5,000,000$4.7MNo change
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC (AKAM 0.375 09/01/27) NOTE 0.375% 9/0 · principal 4,500,000$4.4MNew
REDFIN CORP (RDFN 0.5 04/01/27) NOTE 0.500% 4/0 · principal 4,500,000$4.0MAdd +28.6%
TXNM ENERGY INC (TXNM 5.75 06/01/54) NOTE 5.750% 6/0 · principal 3,000,000$3.9MNew
DEXCOM INC (DXCM 0.375 05/15/28) NOTE 0.375% 5/1 · principal 3,500,000$3.3MNo change
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS IN (HALO 0.25 03/01/27) NOTE 0.250% 3/0 · principal 3,000,000$3.0MNo change
BLACKLINE INC (BL 0 03/15/26) NOTE 3/1 · principal 3,071,000$2.9MNo change
VERINT SYSTEMS INC (VRNT 0.25 04/15/26) NOTE 0.250% 4/1 · principal 3,000,000$2.9MNo change
RAPID7 INC (RPD 0.25 03/15/27) NOTE 0.250% 3/1 · principal 2,500,000$2.3MNo change
WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS (WT 3.25 06/15/26) NOTE 3.250% 6/1 · principal 1,500,000$1.7MNo change
FUBOTV INC (FUBO 3.25 02/15/26) NOTE 3.250% 2/1 · principal 1,591,000$1.6MNo change

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $571.2M.

Portfolio Sells Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

HEES H&E Equipment Services Inc. Sold out 0.00% −7.77
K Kellanova Reduce -89.2% 0.82% −6.88
EVRI Everi Holdings Inc. Sold out 0.00% −6.49
BECN Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. Sold out 0.00% −6.35
PLYA Playa Hotels & Resorts NV Sold out 0.00% −4.01
PYCR Paycor HCM Inc. Sold out 0.00% −3.22
JWN Nordstrom Inc. Sold out 0.00% −2.39
TGI Triumph Group Inc. Reduce -65.0% 1.10% −1.93
CMRX Chimerix Inc. Sold out 0.00% −1.73
RDFN Redfin Corp. Sold out 0.00% −1.48
PDCO Patterson Cos Inc. Sold out 0.00% −1.31
ITCI Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc. Sold out 0.00% −1.14
PARAA Paramount Global Class B Reduce -46.0% 1.41% −0.97
ENFN Enfusion Inc. Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.90
FNA Paragon 28 Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.89
BERY Berry Global Group Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.81
BRDG Bridge Investment Grp HDS-A Reduce -84.2% 0.16% −0.77
SWI Solarwinds Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.67
LBRDK Liberty Broadband-C Sold out 0.00% −0.61
CCRN Cross Country Healthcare Inc. Reduce -73.8% 0.15% −0.49
ATSG Air Transport Services Group Sold out 0.00% −0.47
ALE Allete Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.45
PTVE Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.43
X United States Steel Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.43
ACCD Accolade Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.26
AMPS Altus Power Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.26
AGS Playags Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.23
SPR Spirit Aerosystems Hold Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.21
ESGR Enstar Group Ltd. Reduce -6.9% 3.49% −0.15
LGTY Logility Supply Chain Soluti Sold out 0.00% −0.15
FBMS First Bancshares Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.14
NVRO Nevro LLC Sold out 0.00% −0.13
SRDX Surmodics Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.11
TSVT 2SEVENTY Bio Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.10
CHX Championx Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.06

Portfolio Buys Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

SWTX Springworks Therapeutics Inc. New 6.39% +6.39
SKX Skechers USA Inc. Class A New 5.20% +5.20
INFA Informatica Inc. Class A New 3.79% +3.79
AVDX Avidxchange Holdings Inc. New 3.71% +3.71
FL Foot Locker Inc. New 3.68% +3.68
FARO Faro Technologies Inc. New 3.26% +3.26
DNB Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc. Add +119.1% 5.53% +3.09
BPMC Blueprint Medicines Corp. New 2.89% +2.89
TXNM TXNM Energy Inc. New 2.86% +2.86
PPBI Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. New 2.17% +2.17
CTLP Cantaloupe Inc. New 2.01% +2.01
ETWO E2OPEN Parent Holdings Inc. New 1.99% +1.99
GMS GMS Inc. New 1.86% +1.86
BASE Couchbase Inc. New 1.71% +1.71
SPTN Spartannash Co. New 1.55% +1.55
ANSS Ansys Inc. Add +9.5% 7.69% +1.47
STR Sitio Royalties Corp. Class A New 1.19% +1.19
JNPR Juniper Networks Inc. Add +6.5% 7.17% +1.18
CVAC Curevac NV New 1.00% +1.00
AMED Amedisys Inc. Add +0.6% 10.68% +0.86
VERV Verve Therapeutics Inc. New 0.73% +0.73
WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. Add +96.3% 1.32% +0.68
PRA Proassurance Corp. Add +23.7% 2.41% +0.45
VIGL Vigil Neuroscience Inc. New 0.32% +0.32
RDUS Radius Recycling Inc. Class A Add +102.5% 0.54% +0.29
IPG Interpublic Group of Cos Inc. Add +115.2% 0.32% +0.16
INZY Inozyme Pharma Inc. New 0.16% +0.16
MAC COPPER LTD New 0.16% +0.16
MGRC McGrath Rentcorp Add +0.1% 2.22% +0.13
HRI Herc Holdings Inc. New 0.07% +0.07
BROOKLINE BANCORP INC Add +56.7% 0.17% +0.06
SSBK Southern States Bancshares New 0.05% +0.05
FYBR Frontier Communications Pare Add +3.5% 0.77% +0.05
PVBC Provident Bancorp Inc. New 0.04% +0.04
HONE Harborone Bancorp Inc. New 0.04% +0.04
GB Global Blue Group Holding AG Add +6.0% 0.13% +0.01
HES Hess Corp. Add +0.6% 6.97% −0.88

Options Activity Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW call Sold out 531,400 $22.5Mbefore exit
H & E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC put Sold out 231,400 $21.9Mbefore exit
SKECHERS U S A INC put New 286,100 $18.1M
STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T call Sold out 25,000 $14.0Mbefore exit
INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES INC put Sold out 87,900 $11.6Mbefore exit
NORDSTROM INC put Sold out 405,600 $9.9Mbefore exit
AMCOR PLC call Sold out 942,500 $9.1Mbefore exit
INFORMATICA INC call New 366,600 $8.9M
SPRINGWORKS THERAPEUTICS INC put New 189,900 $8.9M
GMS INC call New 81,300 $8.8M
SKECHERS U S A INC call New 139,000 $8.8M
ROCKET COS INC call Sold out 672,500 $8.1Mbefore exit
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC call Reduce -21.4% 644,300 $7.4M
OMNICOM GROUP INC call Sold out 76,700 $6.4Mbefore exit
DESPEGAR COM CORP call Sold out 299,300 $5.6Mbefore exit
FOOT LOCKER INC put New 178,000 $4.4M
VERVE THERAPEUTICS INC put New 336,000 $3.8M
HERC HLDGS INC call Sold out 25,800 $3.5Mbefore exit
DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC call New 12,700 $2.5M
PAYCOR HCM INC put Sold out 80,900 $1.8Mbefore exit
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN call New 10,000 $1.5M
CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HLDGS I put Sold out 31,800 $852Kbefore exit
EVERI HLDGS INC put New 42,000 $598K
BIONTECH SE call New 4,800 $511K
DANA HOLDING CORP put New 25,000 $429K
BAUSCH PLUS LOMB CORP call Sold out 16,600 $241Kbefore exit
XEROX HOLDINGS CORP call Sold out 20,000 $97Kbefore exit

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

Notes & Other Activity Q1 2025 → Q2 2025

SPOTIFY USA INC (SPOT 0 03/15/26) NOTE 3/1 · principal Add +42.9% 5,000,000 $7.6M
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES G (ATSG 3.875 08/15/29) NOTE 3.875% 8/1 · principal Sold out 5,000,000 $5.0Mbefore exit
INSULET CORPORATION (PODD 0.375 09/01/26) NOTE 0.375% 9/0 · principal Sold out 3,500,000 $4.4Mbefore exit
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC (AKAM 0.375 09/01/27) NOTE 0.375% 9/0 · principal New 4,500,000 $4.4M
REDFIN CORP (RDFN 0.5 04/01/27) NOTE 0.500% 4/0 · principal Add +28.6% 4,500,000 $4.0M
TXNM ENERGY INC (TXNM 5.75 06/01/54) NOTE 5.750% 6/0 · principal New 3,000,000 $3.9M
ACCOLADE INC (ACCD 0.5 04/01/26) NOTE 0.500% 4/0 · principal Sold out 1,550,000 $1.5Mbefore exit

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

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 67$902.1MTMHC, EA, GTLS, PEN, WBD
Q1 2026 77$710.8MEA, JHG, WBD, HOLX, TXNM
Q4 2025 60$760.3MGTLS, CYBR, NSC, EA, EXAS
Q3 2025 57$641.5MCYBR, NSC, VRNA, AVDX, INFA
Q2 2025 44$517.5MAMED, ANSS, JNPR, HES, SWTX
Q1 2025 49$526.6MAMED, HES, HEES, K, EVRI
Q4 2024 48$762.7MAMED, HES, K, HCP, EDR
Q3 2024 56$914.1MAMED, HES, K, AXONICS INC, SQSP
Q2 2024Amended 57$899.0MAMED, HES, AXONICS INC, HCP, ACI
Q1 2024Amended 41$858.9MPXD, HES, AMED, EVBG, AXONICS INC