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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 $278,438,000 across 47 holdings for the quarter ended 2015-09-30, in a 13F-HR filed 2015-11-16. Its ten largest share positions make up 55.6% of the portfolio.

Filed (acceptance time not in the bulk data set), ingested 13F-HR 0001062993-15-006224

Period
2015-09-30
Reported value
$278M
Holdings
47
Top 10 weight
55.6%
New
10
Sold out
12

Largest buys vs the previous quarter

SecurityShares changeApprox. value
VEREIT INCnew+1,104,000$8.52M
ABBVnew+152,500$8.3M
HRBadded+214,000$7.75M
MYLAN NVnew+179,200$7.21M
SSNCnew+93,000$6.51M

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
TIME WARNER CABLE INCreduced-165,000-$29.6M
BROADCOM CORPreduced-539,400-$27.7M
PARTNERRE LTDexited-201,703-$25.9M
OM GROUP INCexited-650,000-$21.8M
PRGOreduced-125,600-$19.8M

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 2015

Share positions as resolved from 13F-HR 0001062993-15-006224, largest first. % of portfolio is the value over $257,422,000, the sum of the share positions whose value is usable for ratios (method).

SecurityHistorySharesValue% of portfolioChangeLatest eventTimeline
ALLERGAN PLCALLERGAN PLCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: 126,934 shares; 2015Q3: 120,600 shares 120,600$32.8M12.73%-6,334
YAHOO INCYAHOO INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: 562,000 shares; 2015Q2: 462,000 shares; 2015Q3: 686,200 shares 686,200$19.8M7.71%+224,200
SEESEALED AIR CORP NEWQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 150,000 shares; 2014Q4: 350,000 shares; 2015Q1: 340,000 shares; 2015Q2: 351,000 shares; 2015Q3: 421,000 shares 421,000$19.7M7.67%+70,000Timeline
HRBBLOCK H & R INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 425,000 shares; 2014Q2: 525,000 shares; 2014Q3: 448,400 shares; 2014Q4: 138,400 shares; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: 175,000 shares; 2015Q3: 389,000 shares 389,000$14.1M5.47%+214,000Timeline
PRGOPERRIGO CO PLCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: 203,500 shares; 2015Q3: 77,900 shares 77,900$12.3M4.76%-125,600Timeline
YUMYUM BRANDS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: 154,602 shares; 2015Q3: 136,802 shares 136,802$10.9M4.25%-17,800Timeline
VEREIT INCVEREIT INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: not reported; 2015Q3: 1,104,000 shares 1,104,000$8.52M3.31%new
BROADCOM CORPBROADCOM CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: 705,000 shares; 2015Q3: 165,600 shares 165,600$8.52M3.31%-539,400
ABBVABBVIE INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: not reported; 2015Q3: 152,500 shares 152,500$8.3M3.22%newTimeline
AROWANA INCAROWANA INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: 800,000 shares; 2015Q3: 800,000 shares 800,000$8.16M3.17%0
ELECTRUM SPL ACQUISITION CORELECTRUM SPL ACQUISITION CORQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: 750,000 shares; 2015Q3: 750,000 shares 750,000$7.41M2.88%0
MYLAN NVMYLAN NVQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: not reported; 2015Q3: 179,200 shares 179,200$7.21M2.8%new
SSNCSS&C TECH HLDGSQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: not reported; 2015Q3: 93,000 shares 93,000$6.51M2.53%newTimeline
APDAIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS IQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 90,000 shares; 2014Q2: 90,000 shares; 2014Q3: 96,600 shares; 2014Q4: 40,000 shares; 2015Q1: 119,800 shares; 2015Q2: 104,800 shares; 2015Q3: 49,500 shares 49,500$6.32M2.45%-55,300Timeline
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INCWALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 134,000 shares; 2015Q1: 109,000 shares; 2015Q2: 129,000 shares; 2015Q3: 76,000 shares 76,000$6.32M2.45%-53,000
TAPMOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 65,000 shares; 2015Q1: 80,000 shares; 2015Q2: 160,000 shares; 2015Q3: 65,000 shares 65,000$5.4M2.1%-95,000Timeline
QUINPARIO ACQUISITION CORP 2QUINPARIO ACQUISITION CORP 2Quarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: 500,000 shares; 2015Q2: 500,000 shares; 2015Q3: 500,000 shares 500,000$5.14M2%0
GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW COMGRACE W R & CO DEL NEW COMQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 132,366 shares; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: 50,000 shares; 2015Q2: 95,000 shares; 2015Q3: 49,300 shares 49,300$4.59M1.78%-45,700
Boulevard Acquisition Corp …Boulevard Acquisition Corp IIQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: not reported; 2015Q3: 450,000 shares 450,000$4.49M1.74%new
TIME WARNER CABLE INCTIME WARNER CABLE INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 120,000 shares; 2014Q2: 120,000 shares; 2014Q3: 81,200 shares; 2014Q4: 104,200 shares; 2015Q1: 79,200 shares; 2015Q2: 190,000 shares; 2015Q3: 25,000 shares 25,000$4.48M1.74%-165,000
DT ASIA INVTS LTDDT ASIA INVTS LTDQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 400,000 shares; 2015Q1: 400,000 shares; 2015Q2: 400,000 shares; 2015Q3: 400,000 shares 400,000$4.09M1.59%0
BUDANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NVQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 55,500 shares; 2015Q1: 50,500 shares; 2015Q2: 35,500 shares; 2015Q3: 38,200 shares 38,200$4.06M1.58%+2,700Timeline
GARNERO GROUP ACQUISITION COGARNERO GROUP ACQUISITION COQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 400,000 shares; 2014Q4: 400,000 shares; 2015Q1: 400,000 shares; 2015Q2: 400,000 shares; 2015Q3: 400,000 shares 400,000$4.06M1.58%0
FINTECH ACQUISITION CORPFINTECH ACQUISITION CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: 400,000 shares; 2015Q2: 400,000 shares; 2015Q3: 400,000 shares 400,000$4.02M1.56%0
SRGSERITAGE GROWTH PPTYSQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: not reported; 2015Q3: 100,000 shares 100,000$3.73M1.45%newTimeline
FNFFIDELITY NATL FINL INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 400,000 shares; 2014Q4: 344,800 shares; 2015Q1: 344,800 shares; 2015Q2: 194,800 shares; 2015Q3: 90,800 shares 90,800$3.22M1.25%-104,000Timeline
ALLYALLY FINL INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: 1,227,850 shares; 2014Q3: 963,850 shares; 2014Q4: 883,850 shares; 2015Q1: 883,850 shares; 2015Q2: 355,000 shares; 2015Q3: 145,000 shares 145,000$2.96M1.15%-210,000Timeline
Broadcom IncBroadcom IncQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: 61,000 shares; 2015Q3: 22,700 shares 22,700$2.84M1.1%-38,300
TIME WARNER INCTIME WARNER INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 130,000 shares; 2014Q2: 100,000 shares; 2014Q3: 85,500 shares; 2014Q4: 112,500 shares; 2015Q1: 137,500 shares; 2015Q2: 112,500 shares; 2015Q3: 41,200 shares 41,200$2.83M1.1%-71,300
CAMBRIDGE CAP ACQUISITION COCAMBRIDGE CAP ACQUISITION COQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: 275,000 shares; 2015Q3: 275,000 shares 275,000$2.75M1.07%0
Barington/Hilco Acquisition…Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp.Quarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: 250,000 shares; 2015Q2: 250,000 shares; 2015Q3: 250,000 shares 250,000$2.55M0.99%0
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMADISON SQUARE GARDEN COQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: not reported; 2015Q3: 34,000 shares 34,000$2.45M0.95%new
ENDO INTL PLCENDO INTL PLCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: 191,400 shares; 2015Q2: 101,400 shares; 2015Q3: 34,400 shares 34,400$2.38M0.93%-67,000
PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORPLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: 195,000 shares; 2014Q2: 500,000 shares; 2014Q3: 427,500 shares; 2014Q4: 441,056 shares; 2015Q1: 456,056 shares; 2015Q2: 466,056 shares; 2015Q3: 180,256 shares 180,256$2.28M0.89%-285,800
HARMONY MERGER CORPHARMONY MERGER CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: 200,000 shares; 2015Q2: 200,000 shares; 2015Q3: 200,000 shares 200,000$2.04M0.79%0
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITIONHENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITIONQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: not reported; 2015Q3: 200,000 shares 200,000$1.97M0.77%new
ZTSZOETIS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: 150,000 shares; 2015Q2: 100,000 shares; 2015Q3: 42,000 shares 42,000$1.73M0.67%-58,000Timeline
C B PHARMA ACQUISITION CORPC B PHARMA ACQUISITION CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 150,000 shares; 2015Q1: 150,000 shares; 2015Q2: 150,000 shares; 2015Q3: 150,000 shares 150,000$1.57M0.61%0
AXIALL CORPAXIALL CORPQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: 275,400 shares; 2015Q1: 455,400 shares; 2015Q2: 330,400 shares; 2015Q3: 100,000 shares 100,000$1.57M0.61%-230,400
OSGOCTAVE SPECIALTY GROUP INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: 419,400 shares; 2014Q3: 542,112 shares; 2014Q4: 549,912 shares; 2015Q1: 700,566 shares; 2015Q2: 324,237 shares; 2015Q3: 100,000 shares 100,000$1.45M0.56%-224,237Timeline
AGROFRESH SOLUTIONS INCAGROFRESH SOLUTIONS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: not reported; 2015Q3: 375,000 shares 375,000$821K0.32%new
GLNGGOLAR LNG LTDQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 100,000 shares; 2014Q4: 230,000 shares; 2015Q1: 230,000 shares; 2015Q2: 165,000 shares; 2015Q3: 22,500 shares 22,500$628K0.24%-142,500Timeline
DEPOMED INCDEPOMED INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: not reported; 2014Q4: not reported; 2015Q1: not reported; 2015Q2: not reported; 2015Q3: 15,600 shares 15,600$295K0.11%new
JASON INDS INCJASON INDS INCQuarterly shares; oldest to newest; scale is this security's eight-quarter maximum; 2013Q4: restricted; 2014Q1: not reported; 2014Q2: not reported; 2014Q3: 500,000 shares; 2014Q4: 500,000 shares; 2015Q1: 500,000 shares; 2015Q2: 500,000 shares; 2015Q3: 500,000 shares 500,000$150K0.06%0

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
HRBBLOCK H & R INC Stockcall340,000$12.3M+100,000
OSGOCTAVE SPECIALTY GROUP INC COM NEWcall485,000$7.02M-185,000
GLNGGOLAR LNG LTD SHScall60,600$1.69M-164,400

Sold out in Q3 2015

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

SecurityShares beforeValue beforeType
PARTNERRE LTDPARTNERRE LTD201,703$25.9Mshares
BROADCOM CORPBROADCOM CORP440,000$22.7Mcall
OM GROUP INCOM GROUP INC650,000$21.8Mshares
ABGASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC115,100$10.4Mshares
AMERICAN RLTY CAP PPTYS INCAMERICAN RLTY CAP PPTYS INC1,241,000$10.1Mshares
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTLVALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL40,200$8.93Mshares
EQCEQUITY COMMONWEALTH250,000$6.42Mshares
Broadcom IncBroadcom Inc41,500$5.52Mcall
YELPYELP INC125,000$5.38Mshares
HUMHUMANA INC27,000$5.17Mshares
TEVATEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD70,000$4.14Mshares
BOULEVARD ACQUISITION CORPBOULEVARD ACQUISITION CORP375,000$1.37Mshares

How Q3 2015 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 0001062993-15-006224 base2015-11-16acceptance time not in the bulk data set