Knighthead Capital Management, LLC

CIK 1512397 · View on SEC EDGAR ↗

Portfolio value
$1.2B
#2,189 of 9,443 by 13F value · top 23.2%
Positions
10
As of
June 30, 2026

Portfolio value QoQ: -11.7% 13F does not disclose cash

Top 10 holdings weight
100.00%
Top 25 holdings weight
100.00%
Positions above 1%
9
Effective number of positions
4.0

Based on 13F long-equity holdings only (cash, bonds, shorts not disclosed)

Turnover Q2 2026: 28.62% Est. buys $628,761,836 · sells $359,329,396

Median holding: 1.0 quarters Tracked Q4 2024–Q2 2026 · 52.6% still held

New positions
7
Increased
0
Decreased
1
Closed
2

Put-notional exposure: 45.1% puts 13F reports option positions at underlying notional value — may include hedges, not necessarily bearish bets

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Performance vs S&P 500

Tracked Q4 2024–Q2 2026
+151.3%
S&P 500 total return (same window)
+28.1%
Excess return
+123.3%

Annualized: +85.2% · S&P 500: +18.0%

Approximates a buy-and-hold portfolio built from quarterly SEC 13F snapshots. Excludes cash, short positions, options/derivatives, and non-13(f) securities — reflects the disclosed long-equity book only, not total fund AUM. SEC filing lag is up to 45 days; this is not a real-time-copyable timing.

Priceable coverage: 97.3% · Options excluded: 27.4%

Sector breakdown

Industrials
35.0%
Communication Services
7.3%
Consumer Discretionary
2.5%
Telecommunication
2.0%
Other/Unmapped
53.1%

Full portfolio 10 positions

Type Streak 8Q trend
HTZ Hertz Global Holdings, Inc - Common Stock $411,903,915 34.99% 181,455,469 $-424,605,797
SPY SPY $373,385,000 31.72% 500,000 Put option
HYG $119,955,000 10.19% 1,500,000 Put option $-39,165,000 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 96328L304) $115,788,881 9.84% 12,908,460 Up ×1
SATS EchoStar Corporation - Common stock $48,212,500 4.10% 475,000 Call option Up ×1
SATS EchoStar Corporation - Common stock $38,062,500 3.23% 375,000 Put option Up ×1
SRAD Sportradar Group AG - Class A Ordinary Shares $29,940,000 2.54% 2,000,000 Call option Up ×1
TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Common Shares $16,495,172 1.40% 445,695 $-2,268,588
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 05501U601) $15,954,955 1.36% 1,773,734 Up ×1
TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Common Shares $7,418,000 0.63% 200,000 Call option Up ×1

Biggest new bets

New positions opened this quarter, largest first.

Security Value Shares % of portfolio
SPY $373,385,000 500,000 31.72%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 96328L304) $115,788,881 12,908,460 9.84%
SATS $48,212,500 475,000 4.10%
SATS $38,062,500 375,000 3.23%
SRAD $29,940,000 2,000,000 2.54%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 05501U601) $15,954,955 1,773,734 1.36%
TDS $7,418,000 200,000 0.63%

Top movers (QoQ)

Security Action Shares Δ Value Δ
HTZ Price move only +0 -$424.6M
HYG Trimmed -500K -$39.2M
TDS Price move only +0 -$2.3M

Exited positions

Includes corporate events (mergers, delistings) — not all exits are sells

Closed positions reflect 13F reporting changes; for index managers these are often mechanical (delisting, M&A, index rebalancing), not active decisions.

SecurityQuarter Shares before Value before Price since exit
SPY June 30, 2025 500,000 $279,695,000 No longer tracked
EFA Dec. 31, 2025 2,000,000 $186,740,000 No longer tracked
IWM June 30, 2026 750,000 $186,000,000 No longer tracked
UP June 30, 2026 258,169,208 $133,344,396 -45.3%
IWM Dec. 31, 2025 500,000 $120,980,000 No longer tracked
TLT Sept. 30, 2025 1,000,000 $88,250,000
TLT March 31, 2026 1,000,000 $87,160,000
GB Sept. 30, 2025 9,286,969 $69,373,658 No longer tracked
DAL June 30, 2025 800,000 $34,880,000 67.0%
SATS March 31, 2026 125,031 $13,590,870 No longer tracked