Making Sense of Diameter Capital Partners LP Q3 2022 vs. Q4 2022 13F Holdings Comparison

The third quarter of 2022 has come and gone, and just like that, Diameter Capital Partners LP has released their 13F holdings report. As we move closer towards the close of the year, it's important to assess where the capital fund currently stands in the market, and what they intend to do moving forward. In this article, we'll be taking a closer look at the report and provide an in-depth analysis of the changes that occurred between Q3 and Q4 of 2022.

For starters, it's essential to understand what a 13F filing is. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires institutional investment managers managing over $100 million in assets to file a 13F report on a quarterly basis, disclosing their investment holdings in publicly traded securities. In simpler terms, it's a report that lists the stocks a particular capital fund currently owns and how many shares they hold.

In the Q3 2022 report, Diameter Capital Partners LP had some notable holdings that caught attention. Among them was SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR, where the fund took a "put" option with 2,000,000 shares and a value of $60,720, giving them a percentage change of 12.6%. Additionally, they also had a put option with American Airlines Group Inc (AAL), where they shared 4,837,500 shares valued at $58,244, with a 5.6% change percentage.

Moving to the Q4 2022 report, the investments that took center stage were in NIO Inc where Diameter Capital Partners LP increased their holdings from 57,250,000 to 72,500,000, with a percentage change of 25.8%. The value also increased from $43,720,000 to $54,983,000. Another intriguing investment was put into American Airlines Group Inc (AAL), where holdings increased from 675,000 shares to 1,413,890 shares, increasing in value from $8,127,000 to $17,984,000.

On the other hand, there were some significant losses, noticeable among them were holdings with iShares Tr and FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE. In iShares, Diameter Capital Partners LP reduced its number of shares by 178,200 and a value decrease of $26,351. It was a significant decline, resulting in a percentage drop of 32%. For FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE, there were 1,198,822 fewer shares held by Diameter Capital Partners LP, representing a 41.2% reduction in percentage.

Equally important is the changes in holdings with options. In the Q3 2022 report, Diameter Capital Partners LP had holdings to put options for SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR with no change in the number of shares in the Q4 report. A similar trend was noticed with SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR, where they had no shares in the Q3 report and 158,000 shares in the Q4 report, valued at $60,423, but more intriguing is the put option to APPLE INC in Q3 to 750,000 shares worth $103,650. In the Q4 report, there were no shares held by Diameter Capital Partners LP. A similar trend was noticed in SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR and SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR, each with a put option of 750,000 shares that the firm didn't hold in the Q4 report.

In conclusion, Diameter Capital Partners LP's 13F holdings comparison report for Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 has shown some intriguing changes in investment strategy, such as the increased holdings in NIO Inc and American Airlines Group Inc (AAL). However, there were some substantial declines in the number of shares being held by the fund in iShares Tr and FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE. The report also highlighted the changes in the number of shares held in options for APPLE INC, SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR, and SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR. We'll be keeping an eye on future reports by Diameter Capital Partners to see if these trends continue.