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SENECA CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.

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13F filer, CIK 1360505, NEW YORK, NY

SENECA CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, L.P. reported $362,241,000 across 42 holdings for the quarter ended 2014-12-31, in a 13F-HR filed 2015-02-17. Its ten largest share positions make up 53.07% of the portfolio.

Filed (acceptance time not in the bulk data set), ingested 13F-HR 0001062993-15-000912

Period
2014-12-31
Reported value
$362M
Holdings
42
Top 10 weight
53.07%
New
11
Sold out
18

Largest buys vs the previous quarter

SecurityShares changeApprox. value
AXIALL CORPnew+275,400$11.7M
CCInew+130,000$10.2M
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INCnew+134,000$10.2M
FNFV GROUPnew+584,000$9.19M
SEEadded+200,000$8.49M

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

SecurityShares changeApprox. value
VCA ANTECH INCreduced-448,000-$21.8M
WALGREEN COexited-249,000-$14.8M
COCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC NEexited-331,227-$14.7M
MONSANTO CO NEWreduced-111,000-$13.3M
MUreduced-358,000-$12.5M

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, Q4 2014

Share positions as resolved from 13F-HR 0001062993-15-000912, largest first. % of portfolio is the value over $350,589,000, the sum of the share positions whose value is usable for ratios (method).

SecurityHistorySharesValue% of portfolioChangeLatest eventTimeline
ALLERGAN INCALLERGAN INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: 145,000 shares; 2014Q3: 128,200 shares; 2014Q4: 149,200 shares 149,200$31.7M9.05%+21,000
ACTAVIS PLCACTAVIS PLCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 110,000 shares; 2014Q2: 174,000 shares; 2014Q3: 102,600 shares; 2014Q4: 117,600 shares 117,600$30.3M8.63%+15,000
DGDOLLAR GEN CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 448,900 shares; 2014Q4: 318,900 shares 318,900$22.5M6.43%-130,000Timeline
ALLYALLY FINL INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: 1,227,850 shares; 2014Q3: 963,850 shares; 2014Q4: 883,850 shares 883,850$20.9M5.95%-80,000Timeline
TIME WARNER CABLE INCTIME WARNER CABLE INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 120,000 shares; 2014Q2: 120,000 shares; 2014Q3: 81,200 shares; 2014Q4: 104,200 shares 104,200$15.8M4.52%+23,000
SEESEALED AIR CORP NEWQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 150,000 shares; 2014Q4: 350,000 shares 350,000$14.9M4.24%+200,000Timeline
OSGOCTAVE SPECIALTY GROUP INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: 419,400 shares; 2014Q3: 542,112 shares; 2014Q4: 549,912 shares 549,912$13.5M3.84%+7,800Timeline
MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 50,000 shares; 2014Q2: 670,000 shares; 2014Q3: 727,000 shares; 2014Q4: 369,000 shares 369,000$12.9M3.68%-358,000Timeline
FNFFIDELITY NATL FINL INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 400,000 shares; 2014Q4: 344,800 shares 344,800$11.9M3.39%-55,200Timeline
AXIALL CORPAXIALL CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 275,400 shares 275,400$11.7M3.34%new
PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORPLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 195,000 shares; 2014Q2: 500,000 shares; 2014Q3: 427,500 shares; 2014Q4: 441,056 shares 441,056$10.2M2.92%+13,556
CCICROWN CASTLE INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 130,000 shares 130,000$10.2M2.92%newTimeline
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INCWALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 134,000 shares 134,000$10.2M2.91%new
TIME WARNER INCTIME WARNER INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 130,000 shares; 2014Q2: 100,000 shares; 2014Q3: 85,500 shares; 2014Q4: 112,500 shares 112,500$9.61M2.74%+27,000
TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 140,000 shares; 2014Q2: 160,000 shares; 2014Q3: 87,900 shares; 2014Q4: 75,900 shares 75,900$9.51M2.71%-12,000Timeline
FNFV GROUPFNFV GROUPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 584,000 shares 584,000$9.19M2.62%new
GLNGGOLAR LNG LTDQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 100,000 shares; 2014Q4: 230,000 shares 230,000$8.39M2.39%+130,000Timeline
AMERICAN RLTY CAP PPTYS INCAMERICAN RLTY CAP PPTYS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 765,029 shares; 2014Q2: 965,029 shares; 2014Q3: 825,029 shares; 2014Q4: 891,000 shares 891,000$8.06M2.3%+65,971
SUNEDISON INCSUNEDISON INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: 300,000 shares; 2014Q3: 256,500 shares; 2014Q4: 406,500 shares 406,500$7.93M2.26%+150,000
GPKGRAPHIC PACKAGING HLDG COQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 575,000 shares 575,000$7.83M2.23%newTimeline
BOULEVARD ACQUISITION CORPBOULEVARD ACQUISITION CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 750,000 shares; 2014Q2: 750,000 shares; 2014Q3: 750,000 shares; 2014Q4: 750,000 shares 750,000$7.52M2.15%0
BUDANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NVQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 55,500 shares 55,500$6.23M1.78%newTimeline
FERRO CORPFERRO CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 795,276 shares; 2014Q2: 978,276 shares; 2014Q3: 751,376 shares; 2014Q4: 468,545 shares 468,545$6.07M1.73%-282,831
APDAIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS IQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 90,000 shares; 2014Q2: 90,000 shares; 2014Q3: 96,600 shares; 2014Q4: 40,000 shares 40,000$5.77M1.65%-56,600Timeline
TRONOX LTDTRONOX LTDQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: 200,000 shares; 2014Q3: 100,920 shares; 2014Q4: 227,420 shares 227,420$5.43M1.55%+126,500
HF2 FINL MGMT INCHF2 FINL MGMT INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 500,000 shares; 2014Q2: 500,000 shares; 2014Q3: 500,000 shares; 2014Q4: 500,000 shares 500,000$5.21M1.48%0
TAPMOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 65,000 shares 65,000$4.84M1.38%newTimeline
HRBBLOCK H & R INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 425,000 shares; 2014Q2: 525,000 shares; 2014Q3: 448,400 shares; 2014Q4: 138,400 shares 138,400$4.66M1.33%-310,000Timeline
MONSANTO CO NEWMONSANTO CO NEWQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: 25,000 shares; 2014Q3: 147,000 shares; 2014Q4: 36,000 shares 36,000$4.3M1.23%-111,000
ATLAS ENERGY LPATLAS ENERGY LPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 128,608 shares 128,608$4.01M1.14%new
DT ASIA INVTS LTDDT ASIA INVTS LTDQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 400,000 shares 400,000$4M1.14%new
GARNERO GROUP ACQUISITION COGARNERO GROUP ACQUISITION COQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 400,000 shares; 2014Q4: 400,000 shares 400,000$4M1.14%0
CAMBRIDGE CAP ACQUISITION COCAMBRIDGE CAP ACQUISITION COQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 275,000 shares; 2014Q2: 275,000 shares; 2014Q3: 275,000 shares; 2014Q4: 275,000 shares 275,000$2.83M0.81%0
VCA ANTECH INCVCA ANTECH INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 192,000 shares; 2014Q2: 582,000 shares; 2014Q3: 498,000 shares; 2014Q4: 50,000 shares 50,000$2.44M0.7%-448,000
FAMILY DLR STORES INCFAMILY DLR STORES INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: 250,000 shares; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 30,000 shares 30,000$2.38M0.68%new
C B PHARMA ACQUISITION CORPC B PHARMA ACQUISITION CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 150,000 shares 150,000$1.51M0.43%new
YPFYPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMAQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 200,000 shares; 2014Q4: 34,000 shares 34,000$900K0.26%-166,000Timeline
JASON INDS INCJASON INDS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 500,000 shares; 2014Q4: 500,000 shares 500,000$640K0.18%0
PENN WEST PETE LTD NEWPENN WEST PETE LTD NEWQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q1: restricted; 2013Q2: restricted; 2013Q3: restricted; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 759,000 shares; 2014Q2: 759,000 shares; 2014Q3: 734,000 shares; 2014Q4: 271,600 shares 271,600$565K0.16%-462,400

Options

Puts and calls, as filed. The amount and value describe the underlying shares, not the option premium, so they stay out of % of portfolio (H5).

SecurityTypeAmountValueChange
GLNGGOLAR LNG LTD SHScall225,000$8.21M0
PENN WEST PETE LTD NEWPENN WEST PETE LTD NEW COMcall1,000,000$2.08M-250,000
SUNEDISON INCSUNEDISON INC COMcall70,000$1.37M0

Sold out in Q4 2014

Positions in the previous quarter's report that this quarter's report no longer lists.

SecurityShares beforeValue beforeType
WALGREEN COWALGREEN CO249,000$14.8Mshares
COCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC NECOCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC NE331,227$14.7Mshares
TIBCO SOFTWARE INCTIBCO SOFTWARE INC400,000$9.45Mshares
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC- CLIBERTY GLOBAL PLC- C213,700$8.77Mshares
AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALSAUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS260,000$7.76Mshares
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CODU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO100,000$7.18Mshares
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTLVALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL51,300$6.73Mshares
Dow Chemical CompanyDow Chemical Company126,000$6.61Mshares
AMREIT INCAMREIT INC235,100$5.4Mshares
QUARTET MERGER CORPQUARTET MERGER CORP500,000$5.1Mshares
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPLIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP174,100$4.97Mshares
SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT INSCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN59,800$4.67Mshares
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLD…SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS256,500$4.57Mshares
Jason Industries IncJason Industries Inc356,000$3.69Mshares
OCWEN FINL CORPOCWEN FINL CORP100,000$2.62Mshares
TMUST-MOBILE US INC85,500$2.47Mshares
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTDMARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD149,500$2.02Mshares
CIVEO CORPCIVEO CORP40,000$464Kshares

How Q4 2014 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).

FilingRoleAmendmentFiledAcceptedIngested
13F-HR 0001062993-15-000912 base2015-02-17acceptance time not in the bulk data set