MacKay Shields LLC
Follow13F filer, CIK 61227, New York, NY
MacKay Shields LLC reported $2,939,899,446 across 136 holdings for the quarter ended 2025-09-30, in a 13F-HR filed 2025-10-27. Its ten largest share positions make up 21.5% of the portfolio.
Filed (acceptance time not in the bulk data set), ingested 13F-HR 0000061227-25-000004
- Period
- 2025-09-30
- Reported value
- $2.94B
- Holdings
- 136
- Top 10 weight
- 21.5%
- New
- 10
- Sold out
- 19
Largest buys vs the previous quarter
| Security | Shares change | Approx. value |
|---|---|---|
| NEEnew | +465,471 | $23.3M |
| GPORadded | +115,668 | $20.9M |
| QXO INCadded | +267,383 | $14.8M |
| WBDnew | +400,000 | $7.81M |
| NBHadded | +52,597 | $543K |
Ranked by the share change valued at this quarter's implied price (value over shares in the 13F). A position sold out is valued at the previous quarter's price, its last report.
Largest sells vs the previous quarter
| Security | Shares change | Approx. value |
|---|---|---|
| NEXTERA ENERGY INCexited | -1,204,627 | -$48M |
| XNEAXreduced | -2,201,319 | -$25.1M |
| CHART INDS INCexited | -400,972 | -$24.4M |
| NZFreduced | -1,566,309 | -$19.7M |
| NACreduced | -1,639,526 | -$18.9M |
Ranked by the share change valued at this quarter's implied price (value over shares in the 13F). A position sold out is valued at the previous quarter's price, its last report.
Holdings, Q3 2025
Share positions as resolved from 13F-HR 0000061227-25-000004, largest first. % of portfolio is the value over $2,939,899,446, the sum of the share positions whose value is usable for ratios (method).
| Security | History | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change | Latest event | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QXO INCQXO INC | 1,186,085 | $65.5M | 2.23% | +267,383 | |||
| BAPRABOEING CO | 841,981 | $58.6M | 1.99% | -3,742 | Timeline | ||
| APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INCAPOLLO GLOBAL MGMT INC | 721,847 | $51M | 1.73% | -3,217 | |||
| HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CHEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE C | 605,178 | $41.2M | 1.4% | -3,062 | |||
| IAUISHARES GOLD TR | 525,000 | $38.2M | 1.3% | -30,000 | Timeline | ||
| MCHPPMICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. | 609,163 | $36M | 1.23% | -3,440 | Timeline | ||
| BTTBLACKROCK MUN TARGET TERM TR | 1,419,894 | $31.9M | 1.08% | -144,013 | Timeline | ||
| TALOTALOS ENERGY INC | 3,098,435 | $29.7M | 1.01% | -33,741 | Timeline | ||
| MHDBLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS FD IN | 2,166,270 | $25.5M | 0.87% | +39,723 | Timeline | ||
| ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION | 480,905 | $24M | 0.82% | +1,315 | |||
| GPORGULFPORT ENERGY CORP | 130,956 | $23.7M | 0.81% | +115,668 | Timeline | ||
| NEENEXTERA ENERGY INC | 465,471 | $23.3M | 0.79% | new | Timeline | ||
| BANK OF AMER CORPBANK OF AMER CORP | 17,584 | $22.5M | 0.77% | -556 | |||
| XNEAXNUVEEN AMT FREE QLTY MUN INC | 1,801,320 | $20.5M | 0.7% | -2,201,319 | Timeline | ||
| WELLS FARGO & COWELLS FARGO & CO | 15,404 | $19.1M | 0.65% | -375 | |||
| NZFNUVEEN MUN CR INCOME FD | 1,406,423 | $17.7M | 0.6% | -1,566,309 | Timeline | ||
| NVGNUVEEN AMT FREE MUN CR INC F | 1,165,469 | $14.3M | 0.49% | -1,245,785 | Timeline | ||
| MUJBLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS NJ QLTY | 1,232,873 | $14.3M | 0.49% | -18,177 | Timeline | ||
| NBHNEUBERGER MUN FD INC | 1,233,578 | $12.7M | 0.43% | +52,597 | Timeline | ||
| NADNUVEEN QUALITY MUNCP INCOME | 1,058,093 | $12.4M | 0.42% | -1,169,858 | Timeline | ||
| BLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS NY QLTYBLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS NY QLTY | 1,191,469 | $12.2M | 0.41% | -1,800 | |||
| MYNBLACKROCK MUNIYIELD N Y QUAL | 1,174,171 | $11.7M | 0.4% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| MUCBLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS CALI | 981,326 | $10.6M | 0.36% | -341 | Timeline | ||
| BLACKROCK MUNIYEILD QUALITY…BLACKROCK MUNIYEILD QUALITY FU | 1,026,805 | $10.3M | 0.35% | 0 | |||
| BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUNDBLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND | 1,223,865 | $8.4M | 0.29% | -96,992 | |||
| BLACKROCK MUN INCOME TRBLACKROCK MUN INCOME TR | 833,784 | $8.38M | 0.29% | 0 | |||
| NRKNUVEEN NY AMT FREE | 797,635 | $8.14M | 0.28% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| WBDWARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC | 400,000 | $7.81M | 0.27% | new | Timeline | ||
| BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FUNDBLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FUND | 712,123 | $7.52M | 0.26% | -32,637 | |||
| MIYBLACKROCK MUNIYIELD MICH QU | 664,819 | $7.5M | 0.26% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| NACNUVEEN CA DIVI ADV MUN | 511,343 | $5.88M | 0.2% | -1,639,526 | Timeline | ||
| GLDSPDR GOLD TR | 15,336 | $5.45M | 0.19% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME …BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME QUA | 479,613 | $5.25M | 0.18% | -1,448 | |||
| VODVODAFONE GROUP PLC | 371,152 | $4.31M | 0.15% | -220,272 | Timeline | ||
| MQYBLACKROCK MUNIYILD QULT FD I | 357,837 | $4.17M | 0.14% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| EATON VANCE NEW YORK MUN BDEATON VANCE NEW YORK MUN BD | 421,971 | $4.16M | 0.14% | 0 | |||
| VFLABRDN NATL MUN INCOME FD | 401,695 | $4.12M | 0.14% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| BLACKROCK MUNI INCOME TR IIBLACKROCK MUNI INCOME TR II | 363,951 | $3.8M | 0.13% | -213,719 | |||
| VGMINVESCO TR INVT GRADE MUNS | 370,162 | $3.75M | 0.13% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| VKIINVESCO ADVANTAGE MUN INCOME | 404,961 | $3.55M | 0.12% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| EIMEATON VANCE MUN BD FD | 318,814 | $3.17M | 0.11% | -81,373 | Timeline | ||
| VKQINVESCO MUNICIPAL TRUST | 325,107 | $3.14M | 0.11% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| VMOINVESCO MUN OPPORTUNIT TR | 307,705 | $2.98M | 0.1% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| NQPNUVEEN PA INVT QUALITY MUN F | 233,310 | $2.8M | 0.1% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| MFMABERDEEN MUN INCOME FD | 433,155 | $2.33M | 0.08% | +100,000 | Timeline | ||
| BLACKROCK N Y MUN INCOME TRUBLACKROCK N Y MUN INCOME TRU | 218,559 | $2.21M | 0.08% | 0 | |||
| KTFDWS MUN INCOME TR | 130,807 | $1.2M | 0.04% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| BLACKROCK INVESTMENT QUALIT…BLACKROCK INVESTMENT QUALITY M | 92,077 | $1.04M | 0.04% | 0 | |||
| IQIINVESCO QUALITY MUN INCOME T | 94,994 | $936K | 0.03% | -91,572 | Timeline | ||
| BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND IIBLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND II | 65,678 | $698K | 0.02% | 0 | |||
| TPBTURNING PT BRANDS INC | 6,802 | $672K | 0.02% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| WWWW INTL INC | 14,371 | $393K | 0.01% | new | Timeline | ||
| VPVINVESCO PA VALUE MUN INC TR | 14,433 | $149K | 0.01% | 0 | Timeline | ||
| NINE ENERGY SERVICE INCNINE ENERGY SERVICE INC | 116,342 | $73.5K | <0.01% | -3,842 |
Principal amounts
Notes and convertibles filed as a face amount (PRN). A face amount is never added to a share count (H6).
| Security | Type | Amount | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAGATE HDD CAYMANSEAGATE HDD CAYMAN NOTE 3.500% 6/0 | principal | 25,568,000 | $73.7M | -4,572,000 |
| TETRA TECH INC NEWTETRA TECH INC NEW DBCV 2.250% 8/1 | principal | 58,598,000 | $63.5M | -5,909,000 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES INCUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC NOTE 0.875%12/0 | principal | 42,991,000 | $63.3M | -182,000 |
| MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INCMIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC NOTE 4.000% 5/0 | principal | 26,219,000 | $63.1M | -1,667,000 |
| ADVANCED ENERGY INDSADVANCED ENERGY INDS NOTE 2.500% 9/1 | principal | 45,174,000 | $62.7M | -212,000 |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORPWESTERN DIGITAL CORP NOTE 3.000%11/1 | principal | 19,228,000 | $61.7M | -180,000 |
| PG&E CORPPG&E CORP NOTE 4.250%12/0 | principal | 60,439,000 | $61.3M | -213,000 |
| LANTHEUS HLDGS INCLANTHEUS HLDGS INC Convertible | principal | 55,673,000 | $58.7M | -155,000 |
| HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INCHALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC NOTE 0.250% 3/0 | principal | 50,503,000 | $58M | new |
| CABLE ONE INCCABLE ONE INC NOTE | principal | 67,424,000 | $57.7M | +4,394,000 |
| POST HLDGS INCPOST HLDGS INC NOTE 2.500% 8/1 | principal | 50,121,000 | $56.3M | -8,417,000 |
| NUTANIX INCNUTANIX INC Convertible | principal | 40,670,000 | $56.1M | -162,000 |
| OSI SYSTEMS INCOSI SYSTEMS INC NOTE 2.250% 8/0 | principal | 32,536,000 | $47.3M | new |
| LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELLIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL NOTE 2.250% 8/1 | principal | 34,433,000 | $45.7M | -173,000 |
| ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP NOTE 5/0 | principal | 39,979,000 | $45.6M | -5,200,000 |
| IRHYTHM HOLDINGS INCIRHYTHM HOLDINGS INC NOTE 1.500% 9/0 | principal | 30,856,000 | $42.5M | 0 |
| LUMENTUM HLDGS INCLUMENTUM HLDGS INC NOTE 0.500% 6/1 | principal | 30,445,000 | $42.5M | 0 |
| AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INCAKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC NOTE 0.375% 9/0 | principal | 43,444,000 | $41.6M | -519,000 |
| MKS INC.MKS INC. NOTE 1.250% 6/0 | principal | 37,185,000 | $40.8M | -122,000 |
| NCL CORP LTDNCL CORP LTD BOND | principal | 39,311,000 | $40.3M | +12,000 |
| SNOWFLAKE INCSNOWFLAKE INC NOTE 10/0 | principal | 26,382,000 | $40.1M | new |
| SHIFT4 PMTS INCSHIFT4 PMTS INC NOTE 0.500% 8/0 | principal | 39,897,000 | $39.4M | -103,000 |
| ETSY INCETSY INC NOTE 0.125%10/0 | principal | 37,493,000 | $39M | -108,000 |
| IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INCIONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC NOTE 1.750% 6/1 | principal | 27,793,000 | $38.5M | 0 |
| MERITAGE HOMES CORPMERITAGE HOMES CORP NOTE 1.750% 5/1 | principal | 37,024,000 | $38M | -226,000 |
| PATRICK INDS INCPATRICK INDS INC NOTE 1.750%12/0 | principal | 23,353,000 | $38M | -6,001,000 |
| CHEFS WHSE INCCHEFS WHSE INC NOTE 2.375%12/1 | principal | 24,100,000 | $34.9M | -10,478,000 |
| DEXCOM INCDEXCOM INC NOTE 0.375% 5/1 | principal | 37,290,000 | $34M | -178,000 |
| TYLER TEX INDPT SCH DISTTYLER TEX INDPT SCH DIST NOTE 0.250% 3/1 | principal | 30,621,000 | $33.7M | -385,000 |
| BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INCBIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC NOTE 1.250% 5/1 | principal | 35,206,000 | $33.4M | -9,091,000 |
| NORTHERN OIL & GAS INCNORTHERN OIL & GAS INC NOTE 3.625% 4/1 | principal | 32,032,000 | $32.2M | -148,000 |
| FLUOR CORPFLUOR CORP NOTE 1.125% 8/1 | principal | 26,730,000 | $31.8M | -174,000 |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANYFORD MOTOR COMPANY NOTE 3/1 | principal | 30,776,000 | $31.3M | -174,000 |
| SIRIUSXM HOLDINGS INCSIRIUSXM HOLDINGS INC NOTE 3.750% 3/1 | principal | 29,835,000 | $31.2M | 0 |
| PARSONS CORP DELPARSONS CORP DEL NOTE 2.625% 3/0 | principal | 26,441,000 | $30.2M | +2,000 |
| PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPPROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP NOTE 3.500% 3/0 | principal | 28,964,000 | $29.2M | -70,000 |
| BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INCBRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC Convertible | principal | 28,922,000 | $28.6M | 0 |
| BURLINGTON STORES INCBURLINGTON STORES INC NOTE 1.250%12/1 | principal | 20,561,000 | $27.8M | 0 |
| Q2 HLDGS INCQ2 HLDGS INC NOTE 0.750% 6/0 | principal | 25,829,000 | $26.8M | 0 |
| DROPBOX INCDROPBOX INC NOTE 3/0 | principal | 24,613,000 | $25.5M | 0 |
| ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INCALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC NOTE 1.000% 9/1 | principal | 15,188,000 | $25M | -80,000 |
| CABLE ONE INCCABLE ONE INC NOTE 3/1 | principal | 24,975,000 | $24.4M | -300,000 |
| GLOBAL PMTS INCGLOBAL PMTS INC NOTE 1.500% 3/0 | principal | 26,553,000 | $24.4M | -877,000 |
| FRESHPET INCFRESHPET INC NOTE 3.000% 4/0 | principal | 21,572,000 | $24.3M | new |
| LUMENTUM HLDGS INCLUMENTUM HLDGS INC NOTE 1.500%12/1 | principal | 9,060,000 | $21.9M | 0 |
| OIL STS INTL INCOIL STS INTL INC NOTE 4.750% 4/0 | principal | 21,321,000 | $21.3M | 0 |
| GREENBRIER COS INCGREENBRIER COS INC NOTE 2.875% 4/1 | principal | 19,205,000 | $20.6M | 0 |
| RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INCRIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC NOTE 4.625% 3/1 | principal | 18,765,000 | $19.5M | -80,000 |
| VERTEX INCVERTEX INC NOTE 0.750% 5/0 | principal | 18,323,000 | $18.7M | 0 |
| WORKIVA INCWORKIVA INC NOTE 1.250% 8/1 | principal | 17,070,000 | $16.9M | 0 |
| IMPINJ INCIMPINJ INC NOTE 1.125% 5/1 | principal | 9,965,000 | $16.7M | 0 |
| CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCCHEESECAKE FACTORY INC NOTE 0.375% 6/1 | principal | 15,810,000 | $15.7M | -4,772,000 |
| CONMED CORPCONMED CORP NOTE 2.250% 6/1 | principal | 15,399,000 | $14.7M | -10,449,000 |
| TELADOC HEALTH INCTELADOC HEALTH INC NOTE 1.250% 6/0 | principal | 15,313,000 | $14.4M | -226,000 |
| JAZZ INVESTMENTS I LTDJAZZ INVESTMENTS I LTD NOTE 2.000% 6/1 | principal | 13,366,000 | $14.2M | -13,087,000 |
| MGP INGREDIENTS INC NEWMGP INGREDIENTS INC NEW NOTE 1.875%11/1 | principal | 14,660,000 | $14M | -4,895,000 |
| AEROVIRONMENT INCAEROVIRONMENT INC NOTE 7/1 | principal | 10,088,000 | $12.5M | new |
| FIVE9 INCFIVE9 INC CNV | principal | 13,345,000 | $11.9M | +375,000 |
| RAPID7 INCRAPID7 INC NOTE 1.250% 3/1 | principal | 12,905,000 | $11.5M | -60,000 |
| AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS INAMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS IN NOTE 2.000% 3/1 | principal | 11,610,000 | $10.6M | -8,515,000 |
| HAEMONETICS CORP MASSHAEMONETICS CORP MASS NOTE 3/0 | principal | 8,949,000 | $8.76M | -12,539,000 |
| LUMENTUM HLDGS INCLUMENTUM HLDGS INC NOTE 0.500%12/1 | principal | 4,909,000 | $8.26M | -182,000 |
| LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INLIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN NOTE 3.125% 1/1 | principal | 4,885,000 | $7.88M | -175,000 |
| SPECTRUM BRANDS INCSPECTRUM BRANDS INC Convertible Bond | principal | 8,128,000 | $7.57M | -8,412,000 |
| CLOUDFLARE INCCLOUDFLARE INC NOTE 8/1 | principal | 5,816,000 | $7.24M | -211,000 |
| WEC ENERGY GROUP INCWEC ENERGY GROUP INC Convertible | principal | 5,508,000 | $6.76M | new |
| SOUTHERN COSOUTHERN CO NOTE 4.500% 6/1 | principal | 5,736,000 | $6.38M | new |
| EXPEDIA GROUP INCEXPEDIA GROUP INC NOTE 2/1 | principal | 6,183,000 | $6.24M | +6,000 |
| VAIL RESORTS INCVAIL RESORTS INC NOTE 1/0 | principal | 5,759,000 | $5.68M | -200,000 |
| Dropbox IncDropbox Inc Convertible bond | principal | 5,713,000 | $5.64M | -198,000 |
| INTEGER HLDGS CORPINTEGER HLDGS CORP NOTE 2.125% 2/1 | principal | 3,961,000 | $5.16M | -149,000 |
| Shift4 Payments IncShift4 Payments Inc Convertible bond | principal | 4,779,000 | $4.9M | -166,000 |
| PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRPEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TR NOTE 1.750%12/1 | principal | 4,923,000 | $4.85M | -188,000 |
| BENTLEY SYS INCBENTLEY SYS INC NOTE 0.125% 1/1 | principal | 4,661,000 | $4.61M | -3,445,000 |
| EXACT SCIENCES CORPEXACT SCIENCES CORP NOTE 0.375% 3/0 | principal | 4,034,000 | $3.73M | -142,000 |
| IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INCIONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC NOTE 4/0 | principal | 2,816,000 | $3.46M | -89,000 |
| BLACKLINE INCBLACKLINE INC NOTE 1.000% 6/0 | principal | 1,000,000 | $1.04M | 0 |
| SOUTHERN COSOUTHERN CO NOTE 3.875%12/1 | principal | 655,000 | $738K | +5,000 |
| PPL CAP FDG INCPPL CAP FDG INC NOTE 2.875% 3/1 | principal | 503,000 | $575K | +3,000 |
| DUKE ENERGY CORP NEWDUKE ENERGY CORP NEW CONV BND | principal | 505,000 | $543K | +5,000 |
| BILL HOLDINGS INCBILL HOLDINGS INC NOTE 12/0 | principal | 75,000 | $73.8K | 0 |
| CHEGG INCCHEGG INC NOTE 9/0 | principal | 45,000 | $35.4K | 0 |
Sold out in Q3 2025
Positions in the previous quarter's report that this quarter's report no longer lists.
| Security | Shares before | Value before | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICE LTDNICE LTD | 58,184,000 | $57.6M | principal |
| HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INCHALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC | 43,628,000 | $49.8M | principal |
| NEXTERA ENERGY INCNEXTERA ENERGY INC | 1,204,627 | $48M | shares |
| PERMIAN RES OPER LLCPERMIAN RES OPER LLC | 14,774,000 | $35.8M | principal |
| CHART INDS INCCHART INDS INC | 400,972 | $24.4M | shares |
| KOSMOS ENERGY LTDKOSMOS ENERGY LTD | 32,707,000 | $22M | principal |
| FETFORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN | 809,235 | $15.8M | shares |
| ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORPORATIONENVISTA HOLDINGS CORPORATION | 14,908,000 | $13.9M | principal |
| OKTA INCOKTA INC | 13,787,000 | $13.7M | principal |
| SUMMIT HOTEL PPTYSSUMMIT HOTEL PPTYS | 13,391,000 | $13M | principal |
| TRANSMEDICS GROUP INCTRANSMEDICS GROUP INC | 6,117,000 | $9.82M | principal |
| PIONEER MUNICIPAL HIGH INCO…PIONEER MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME | 777,329 | $7.12M | shares |
| PIONEER MUNICIPAL HIGH INCO…PIONEER MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME | 736,710 | $6.11M | shares |
| NCL CORP LTDNCL CORP LTD | 4,046,000 | $4.53M | principal |
| SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INCSOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC | 3,166,000 | $3.09M | principal |
| NBBNUVEEN TAXABLE MUNICPAL INM | 156,775 | $2.48M | shares |
| AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INCAMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC | 2,315,000 | $2.32M | principal |
| MYIBLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY | 88,233 | $926K | shares |
| NANNUVEEN NY DIVI ADV | 53,530 | $611K | shares |
How Q3 2025 was built
Available 13F filings of this filer for the quarter and their roles: the base report is the latest original or restatement, NEW HOLDINGS amendments filed after it are added (method).
| Filing | Role | Amendment | Filed | Accepted | Ingested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13F-HR 0000061227-25-000004 | base | 2025-10-27 | acceptance time not in the bulk data set |