WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC
Follow13F filer, CIK 1222765, NEW YORK, NY
WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC reported $925,684,599 across 78 holdings for the quarter ended 2024-12-31, in a 13F-HR filed 2025-02-13. Its ten largest share positions make up 51.72% of the portfolio.
Filed (acceptance time not in the bulk data set), ingested 13F-HR 0001222765-25-000004
- Period
- 2024-12-31
- Reported value
- $926M
- Holdings
- 78
- Top 10 weight
- 51.72%
- New
- 37
- Sold out
- 38
Largest buys vs the previous quarter
| Security | Shares change | Approx. value |
|---|---|---|
| ZUORA INCnew | +2,422,511 | $24M |
| RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTME…new | +1,311,468 | $22.8M |
| AVID BIOSERVICES INCnew | +1,596,339 | $19.7M |
| SUMMIT MATERIALS INC CLASS Anew | +384,888 | $19.5M |
| ALTAIR ENGINEERING INCnew | +144,509 | $15.8M |
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.
Largest sells vs the previous quarter
| Security | Shares change | Approx. value |
|---|---|---|
| AXONICS INCexited | -691,839 | -$48.2M |
| SQUARESPACE INCexited | -995,185 | -$46.2M |
| MARATHON OIL CORPexited | -1,628,880 | -$43.4M |
| VIZIO HOLDING CORPexited | -3,353,047 | -$37.5M |
| CATALENT INC USD 0.01exited | -567,174 | -$34.4M |
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 2024
Share positions as resolved from 13F-HR 0001222765-25-000004, largest first. % of portfolio is the value over $832,341,740, the sum of the share positions whose value is usable for ratios (method).
| Security | History | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change | Latest event | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMEDISYS INCAMEDISYS INC | 603,565 | $54.8M | 6.58% | +1,950 | |||
| HESS CORPHESS CORP | 409,761 | $54.5M | 6.55% | -11,641 | |||
| KKELLANOVA | 645,072 | $52.2M | 6.28% | +25,288 | Timeline | ||
| HASHICORP INCHASHICORP INC | 1,284,797 | $44M | 5.28% | +18,687 | |||
| EDRENDEAVOR GROUP HLDGS INC | 1,346,226 | $42.1M | 5.06% | +19,565 | Timeline | ||
| ANSYS INCANSYS INC | 117,899 | $39.8M | 4.78% | +3,811 | |||
| EVERI HLDGS INCEVERI HLDGS INC | 2,924,921 | $39.5M | 4.75% | +370,704 | |||
| ACIALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC | 1,862,712 | $36.6M | 4.4% | -84,190 | Timeline | ||
| JUNIPER NETWORKS INCJUNIPER NETWORKS INC | 957,573 | $35.9M | 4.31% | +94,212 | |||
| SMARTSHEET INC. (CLASS A)SMARTSHEET INC. (CLASS A) | 555,904 | $31.1M | 3.74% | +272,426 | |||
| CHAMPIONX CORPORATIONCHAMPIONX CORPORATION | 1,116,624 | $30.4M | 3.65% | -21,857 | |||
| FYBRFRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE | 760,304 | $26.4M | 3.17% | +348,026 | Timeline | ||
| ZUORA INCZUORA INC | 2,422,511 | $24M | 2.89% | new | |||
| RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTME…RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS | 1,311,468 | $22.8M | 2.74% | new | |||
| UNITED STATES STL CORP NEWUNITED STATES STL CORP NEW | 588,117 | $20M | 2.4% | -295,863 | |||
| AVID BIOSERVICES INCAVID BIOSERVICES INC | 1,596,339 | $19.7M | 2.37% | new | |||
| SUMMIT MATERIALS INC CLASS ASUMMIT MATERIALS INC CLASS A | 384,888 | $19.5M | 2.34% | new | |||
| MGRCMCGRATH RENTCORP | 170,210 | $19M | 2.29% | -84,426 | Timeline | ||
| PARAMOUNT GLOBALPARAMOUNT GLOBAL | 1,511,267 | $15.8M | 1.9% | +11,885 | |||
| ALTAIR ENGINEERING INCALTAIR ENGINEERING INC | 144,509 | $15.8M | 1.89% | new | |||
| ENSTAR GROUP LIMITEDENSTAR GROUP LIMITED | 44,327 | $14.3M | 1.72% | +5,478 | |||
| ARCADIUM LITHIUM PLCARCADIUM LITHIUM PLC | 2,772,693 | $14.2M | 1.71% | new | |||
| MATTERPORT INCMATTERPORT INC | 2,683,458 | $12.7M | 1.53% | +53,177 | |||
| BERRY GLOBAL GROUP INCBERRY GLOBAL GROUP INC | 176,474 | $11.4M | 1.37% | new | |||
| BARNES GROUP INCBARNES GROUP INC | 229,306 | $10.8M | 1.3% | new | |||
| NORDSTROM INCNORDSTROM INC | 379,000 | $9.15M | 1.1% | new | |||
| PATTERSON COS INCPATTERSON COS INC | 235,572 | $7.27M | 0.87% | new | |||
| INTERPUBLIC GROUP COSINTERPUBLIC GROUP COS | 249,257 | $6.98M | 0.84% | new | |||
| CCRNCROSS CTRY HEALTHCARE INC | 368,095 | $6.68M | 0.8% | new | Timeline | ||
| BAPRABOEING CO | 80,000 | $4.87M | 0.59% | new | Timeline | ||
| ENLINK MIDSTREAM LLCENLINK MIDSTREAM LLC | 272,659 | $3.86M | 0.46% | new | |||
| LBRDKLIBERTY BROADBAND CORP | 37,309 | $2.79M | 0.34% | new | Timeline | ||
| ARCH RESOURCES INCARCH RESOURCES INC | 18,173 | $2.57M | 0.31% | +12,831 | |||
| REVANCE THERAPEUTICS INCREVANCE THERAPEUTICS INC | 722,234 | $2.2M | 0.26% | -1,658,962 | |||
| ALEALLETE INC | 28,162 | $1.82M | 0.22% | +7,493 | Timeline | ||
| HEARTLAND FINL USA INCHEARTLAND FINL USA INC | 27,940 | $1.71M | 0.21% | +7,061 | |||
| DISCOVER FINL SVCSDISCOVER FINL SVCS | 8,558 | $1.48M | 0.18% | -1,332 | |||
| FIRST BANCSHARES INC MISSFIRST BANCSHARES INC MISS | 34,345 | $1.2M | 0.14% | +21,402 | |||
| INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP INCINDEPENDENT BANK GROUP INC | 19,464 | $1.18M | 0.14% | +4,042 | |||
| UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOYUNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY | 26,054 | $1.15M | 0.14% | new | |||
| PACTIV EVERGREEN INCPACTIV EVERGREEN INC | 60,965 | $1.07M | 0.13% | new | |||
| PLAYAGS INCPLAYAGS INC | 90,244 | $1.04M | 0.13% | +11,704 | |||
| ROOKLINE BANCORP INC DELROOKLINE BANCORP INC DEL | 60,587 | $715K | 0.09% | new | |||
| BALYBALLYS CORPORATION | 32,372 | $579K | 0.07% | new | Timeline | ||
| INNOVID CORPINNOVID CORP | 169,406 | $523K | 0.06% | new | |||
| CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES INCCROSSFIRST BANKSHARES INC | 30,438 | $461K | 0.06% | +6,919 | |||
| BRIGHTCOVE INCBRIGHTCOVE INC | 86,500 | $376K | 0.05% | new | |||
| SECUREWORKS CORPSECUREWORKS CORP | 35,290 | $299K | 0.04% | new | |||
| SPRSPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INC | 7,887 | $269K | 0.03% | -55,065 | Timeline |
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).
| Security | Type | Amount | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLB LIMITEDSLB LIMITED CALL | call | 817,200 | $31.3M | new |
| STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF TSTATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T CALL | call | 25,000 | $14.7M | new |
| NORDSTROM INCNORDSTROM INC COM | put | 379,000 | $9.15M | new |
| AMCOR PLCAMCOR PLC ORD | call | 942,500 | $8.87M | new |
| REVANCE THERAPEUTICS INCREVANCE THERAPEUTICS INC COM | call | 2,334,200 | $7.1M | new |
| OMNICOM GROUP INCOMNICOM GROUP INC COM | call | 77,000 | $6.63M | new |
| COSTAR GROUP INCCOSTAR GROUP INC CALL | call | 80,700 | $5.78M | new |
| DESPEGAR COM CORPDESPEGAR COM CORP Equity Call | call | 217,900 | $4.19M | new |
| BOEING COBOEING CO PUT | put | 10,000 | $1.77M | new |
| DIGITALOCEAN HLDGS INCDIGITALOCEAN HLDGS INC CALL | call | 33,000 | $1.12M | new |
| DEXCOM INCDEXCOM INC COM | call | 12,500 | $972K | 0 |
| UNITED STATES STEEL CORPUNITED STATES STEEL CORP COM | put | 17,700 | $602K | -122,300 |
| BAUSCH PLUS LOMB CORPBAUSCH PLUS LOMB CORP COMMON SHARES | call | 31,200 | $563K | new |
| SURGERY PARTNERS INCSURGERY PARTNERS INC COM | call | 21,000 | $445K | 0 |
| XEROX HOLDINGS CORPXEROX HOLDINGS CORP CALL | call | 20,000 | $169K | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TECHTARGET INCTECHTARGET INC NOTE 12/1 | principal | 14,205,000 | $14.1M | +5,000,000 |
| DEXCOM INCDEXCOM INC NOTE 0.250%11/1 | principal | 8,500,000 | $7.95M | 0 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES INCUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC NOTE 12/1 | principal | 5,000,000 | $5.04M | new |
| AIR TRANS SVCS GROUP INCAIR TRANS SVCS GROUP INC BOND | principal | 5,000,000 | $5.02M | new |
| BENTLEY SYS INCBENTLEY SYS INC NOTE 0.375% 7/0 | principal | 5,000,000 | $4.51M | 0 |
| DIGITALOCEAN HLDGS INCDIGITALOCEAN HLDGS INC CNV | principal | 5,000,000 | $4.44M | new |
| INSULET CORPINSULET CORP NOTE 0.375% 9/0 | principal | 3,500,000 | $4.43M | 0 |
| SPOTIFY USA INCSPOTIFY USA INC NOTE 3/1 | principal | 3,500,000 | $3.72M | 0 |
| RINGCENTRAL INCRINGCENTRAL INC NOTE 3/0 | principal | 3,105,000 | $3.06M | 0 |
| BLACKLINE INCBLACKLINE INC NOTE 3/1 | principal | 3,071,000 | $2.88M | 0 |
| HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INCHALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC NOTE 0.250% 3/0 | principal | 3,000,000 | $2.86M | new |
| VERINT SYSTEMS INCVERINT SYSTEMS INC BOND | principal | 3,000,000 | $2.81M | 0 |
| RAPID7 INCRAPID7 INC NOTE 0.250% 3/1 | principal | 2,500,000 | $2.31M | 0 |
| WISDOMTREE INCWISDOMTREE INC NOTE 3.250% 6/1 | principal | 1,500,000 | $1.66M | 0 |
Sold out in Q4 2024
Positions in the previous quarter's report that this quarter's report no longer lists.
| Security | Shares before | Value before | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXONICS INCAXONICS INC | 691,839 | $48.2M | shares |
| SQUARESPACE INCSQUARESPACE INC | 995,185 | $46.2M | shares |
| MARATHON OIL CORPMARATHON OIL CORP | 1,628,880 | $43.4M | shares |
| VIZIO HOLDING CORPVIZIO HOLDING CORP | 3,353,047 | $37.5M | shares |
| CATALENT INC USD 0.01CATALENT INC USD 0.01 | 567,174 | $34.4M | shares |
| R1 RCM INCR1 RCM INC | 2,034,317 | $28.8M | shares |
| INSTRUCTURE HLDGS INCINSTRUCTURE HLDGS INC | 848,233 | $20M | shares |
| PETIQ INCPETIQ INC | 616,601 | $19M | shares |
| VECTOR GROUP LTDVECTOR GROUP LTD | 750,814 | $11.2M | shares |
| CHUY'S HOLDINGS INCCHUY'S HOLDINGS INC | 287,800 | $10.8M | shares |
| THOUGHTWORKS HOLDING INCTHOUGHTWORKS HOLDING INC | 2,189,000 | $9.68M | shares |
| PERFICIENT INCPERFICIENT INC | 105,087 | $7.93M | shares |
| ENVESTNET INCENVESTNET INC | 7,500,000 | $7.63M | principal |
| CRGYCRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY | 525,000 | $5.75M | shares |
| STERICYCLE INCSTERICYCLE INC | 94,103 | $5.74M | shares |
| ISHARES TRISHARES TR | 50,000 | $5.65M | put |
| PERFICIENT INCPERFICIENT INC | 4,750,000 | $4.67M | principal |
| ISHARES TRISHARES TR | 50,000 | $4.01M | put |
| ATLANTICA YIELD PLCATLANTICA YIELD PLC | 172,225 | $3.79M | shares |
| WILLSCOT HLDGS CORPWILLSCOT HLDGS CORP | 78,800 | $2.96M | call |
| COSTAR GROUP INCCOSTAR GROUP INC | 35,500 | $2.68M | put |
| ENVESTNET INCENVESTNET INC | 39,845 | $2.5M | shares |
| FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PAREFRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE | 65,000 | $2.31M | put |
| NUVEI CORPORATIONNUVEI CORPORATION | 49,942 | $1.67M | shares |
| SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COSOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO | 205,022 | $1.46M | shares |
| POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS INCPOWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS INC | 50,893 | $1.16M | shares |
| Surmodics IncSurmodics Inc | 25,504 | $989K | shares |
| HAYNES INTL INCHAYNES INTL INC | 15,018 | $894K | shares |
| AARONS CO INCAARONS CO INC | 74,030 | $737K | shares |
| AVANGRID INCAVANGRID INC | 17,391 | $622K | shares |
| BALLYS CORPORATIONBALLYS CORPORATION | 25,364 | $438K | shares |
| CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONSCONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS | 87,950 | $408K | shares |
| ITERIS INC NEWITERIS INC NEW | 56,047 | $400K | shares |
| STERLING CHECK CORPSTERLING CHECK CORP | 22,385 | $374K | shares |
| VERINT SYS INCVERINT SYS INC | 10,000 | $253K | call |
| REPAY HLDGS CORPREPAY HLDGS CORP | 10,000 | $81.6K | call |
| BTEBAYTEX ENERGY CORP | 20,000 | $59.4K | shares |
| PACBPACIFIC BIOSCIENCES CALIF IN | 14,000 | $23.8K | shares |
How Q4 2024 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 0001222765-25-000004 | base | 2025-02-13 | acceptance time not in the bulk data set |