MacKay Shields LLC

CIK 61227 · View on SEC EDGAR ↗

Portfolio value
$3.0B
#1,106 of 8,643 by 13F value · top 12.8%
Positions
108
As of
June 30, 2026

Portfolio value QoQ: +253.7% 13F does not disclose cash

Top 10 holdings weight
43.02%
Top 25 holdings weight
74.91%
Positions above 1%
27
Effective number of positions
31.7

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

Turnover Q2 2026: 68.89% Est. buys $617,310,292 · sells $608,237,730

Median holding: 5.0 quarters Tracked Q4 2024–Q2 2026 · 52.2% still held

New positions
13
Increased
34
Decreased
41
Closed
8
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Sector breakdown

Energy
1.4%
Technology
0.2%
Communication Services
0.1%
Diversified Consumer Services
0.0%
Other/Unmapped
98.3%

Full portfolio 108 positions

Type Streak 8Q trend
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 55306NAB0) $94,809,212 10.28% 32,168,000 $90,107,620 Up ×2
NEEPRS $47,484,002 5.15% 885,400 $45,934,806 Up ×2
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 69331CAL2) $38,757,640 4.20% 37,877,000 $38,542,260 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 12685JAG0) $34,921,800 3.79% 53,520,000 $34,801,080 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 531229AQ5) $34,775,302 3.77% 28,022,000 $29,448,439 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 472145AH4) $33,494,107 3.63% 19,636,000 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 23248VAD7) $30,239,372 3.28% 18,176,000 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 682189AS4) $29,796,471 3.23% 16,360,000 $-12,490,689 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 65441V200) $27,541,025 2.99% 2,116,912 $27,489,554 Up ×1
IAU $24,768,790 2.69% 328,020 $-9,626,834 Down ×6
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 70202LAD4) $24,641,719 2.67% 24,984,000 $23,508,230 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 703343AG8) $24,340,434 2.64% 16,420,000 $-4,156,476
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 743312AD2) $24,075,087 2.61% 25,048,000 $23,101,333 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 26210CAD6) $23,376,188 2.54% 23,099,000 $22,212,776 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 25809KAB1) $23,324,813 2.53% 23,650,000 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 40171VAC4) $22,912,313 2.49% 23,805,000 $21,572,829 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 87157DAJ8) $22,748,138 2.47% 15,300,000 $21,847,202 Up ×1
BTT BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust $21,312,041 2.31% 936,793 $46,840
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 91680MAF4) $19,859,906 2.15% 24,225,000 $19,188,134 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 76954AAB9) $18,375,622 1.99% 15,473,000 $1,771,159
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 55024UAF6) $17,263,827 1.87% 2,646,000 $-118,904,309 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 67059NAK4) $14,973,552 1.62% 15,180,000 $-10,587,763 Down ×1
MYN Blackrock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.Common Stock $13,693,812 1.49% 1,349,144 $742,030
TALO Talos Energy, Inc. Common Stock $12,476,805 1.35% 966,445 $12,406,468 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 65339F655) $10,621,922 1.15% 221,567 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 55303JAB2) $9,685,313 1.05% 9,940,000 $9,567,272 Up ×1
MHD Blackrock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. Common Stock $9,470,437 1.03% 795,835 $493,418
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 833445AB5) $8,953,006 0.97% 5,383,000 $-20,630,275 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 40131MAB5) $8,565,917 0.93% 6,888,000 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 532206AC3) $8,476,750 0.92% 8,200,000 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 90353TAM2) $8,180,640 0.89% 6,840,000 $7,908,875 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 92538JAB2) $7,581,217 0.82% 8,473,000 $6,961,421 Up ×1
MQY Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. Common Stock $7,007,189 0.76% 604,068 $374,522
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 87918AAF2) $6,974,497 0.76% 7,157,000 $6,640,765 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 604749AB7) $6,881,048 0.75% 1,861,000 $6,693,182 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 00971TAL5) $6,533,350 0.71% 5,452,000 $5,154,082 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 958102AT2) $6,032,094 0.65% 358,000 $1,176,292 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 842587DZ7) $5,872,097 0.64% 5,331,000 $-123,947 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 40637HAD1) $5,766,609 0.63% 5,190,000 $5,590,339 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 88162GAB9) $5,764,094 0.63% 5,487,000 $5,569,650 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 59001ABF8) $5,698,665 0.62% 5,530,000 $288,531 Down ×2
GLD $5,649,476 0.61% 15,336 $-949,451
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 252131AM9) $5,642,558 0.61% 6,051,000 $4,605,027 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 02079K404) $5,340,686 0.58% 105,840 Up ×1
QXOPRB $5,231,703 0.57% 107,339 $-715,905 Down ×4
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 358039AB1) $4,999,600 0.54% 4,310,000 $4,831,934 Up ×2
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 67059NAH1) $4,997,118 0.54% 4,434,000 $4,843,340 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 737446AT1) $4,729,950 0.51% 4,570,000 $-285,273 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 45826HAB5) $4,424,395 0.48% 3,634,000 $4,279,132 Up ×1
VFL $4,165,577 0.45% 401,695 $164,695
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 04280AAC4) $3,744,606 0.41% 3,137,000 $3,628,451 Up ×1
MIY Blackrock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. Common Stock $3,714,804 0.40% 302,755 $826,622 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 462222AF7) $3,596,835 0.39% 2,314,000 $-11,350,351 Down ×1
MUJ Blackrock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. Common Stock $3,539,494 0.38% 287,530 $-790,521 Down ×2
MYI Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc Common Stock $3,370,252 0.37% 303,353 $-563,389 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 10806XAD4) $3,295,455 0.36% 2,978,000 $1,986,227 Up ×2
HPEPRC $3,017,310 0.33% 25,800 $-2,186,131 Down ×2
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 516544AB9) $2,913,911 0.32% 2,002,000 $-49,124,271 Down ×1
BAPRA $2,585,276 0.28% 38,100 $2,362,932 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 450056AB2) $2,203,965 0.24% 2,010,000 $1,106,869 Up ×2
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 589889AB0) $2,031,757 0.22% 1,883,000 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 45826HAD1) $2,029,913 0.22% 2,090,000 $-39,332,238 Down ×1
MFM MFS Municipal Income Trust Common Stock $1,876,080 0.20% 333,822 $80,375 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 842587ED5) $1,835,992 0.20% 1,815,000 Up ×1
MCHPP Microchip Technology Incorporated - Depositary Shares Each Representing a 1/20th Interest in a Share of 7.50% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock $1,830,765 0.20% 23,770 $-25,731,063 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 76155XAA8) $1,763,947 0.19% 1,406,000 Up ×1
ARESPRB $1,762,462 0.19% 48,089 $471,275 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 23804LAD5) $1,715,920 0.19% 1,205,000 $546,769
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 18915MAF4) $1,554,609 0.17% 1,227,000 Up ×1
BACPRL $1,493,221 0.16% 1,188 $-12,910,003 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 538034BC2) $1,479,452 0.16% 1,237,000 $143,492
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 665531AJ8) $1,469,718 0.16% 1,530,000 $-26,396,488 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 531229AP7) $1,297,523 0.14% 1,130,000 $-23,002,702 Down ×2
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 122017AD8) $1,235,691 0.13% 774,000 $-45,279
ORCLPRD $1,058,975 0.11% 23,465 $-5,337,081 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 82452JAD1) $1,018,985 0.11% 1,067,000 $-16,008,228 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 090043AF7) $972,045 0.11% 1,122,000 $-11,494,620 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 37940XAU6) $945,000 0.10% 1,050,000 $17,796
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. - Series A Common Stock $913,292 0.10% 34,257 $302,307 Up ×1
MUC Blackrock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. Common Stock $803,479 0.09% 73,110 $36,687 Down ×1
EIM $673,993 0.07% 67,670 $106,415 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 781154AD1) $655,040 0.07% 640,000 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 393657AM3) $650,879 0.07% 569,000 $-8,251
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 02079K602) $649,779 0.07% 12,895 Up ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 69352PAS2) $568,125 0.06% 500,000 $-18,250
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 84762LAZ8) $464,892 0.05% 445,000 $19,647
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 98139AAD7) $417,076 0.05% 445,000 $-249,437 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 92939UAR7) $384,478 0.04% 310,000 $620
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 163086AE1) $341,664 0.04% 153,000 $-26,515,497 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 338307AF8) $284,688 0.03% 320,000 $-4,806,350 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 09239BAF6) $272,285 0.03% 295,000 $-326,044 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 538034BA6) $270,788 0.03% 152,000 $-6,674,080 Down ×1
WW WW International, Inc. - Common Stock $229,649 0.02% 14,371 $32,191
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 18915MAC1) $227,427 0.02% 177,000 $15,556 Down ×2
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 343412AJ1) $202,419 0.02% 153,000 $-5,487,111 Down ×1
APOPRA $173,074 0.02% 2,841 $4,943 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 09061GAK7) $168,104 0.02% 173,000 $-18,719,352 Down ×2
SECR $145,977 0.02% 5,752 $-1,568
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 70614WAD2) $139,102 0.02% 86,000 $-1,594,858 Down ×1
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 91332UAH4) $131,080 0.01% 116,000 $-3,341,573 Down ×1

Biggest new bets

New positions opened this quarter, largest first.

Security Value Shares % of portfolio
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 472145AH4) $33,494,107 19,636,000 3.63%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 23248VAD7) $30,239,372 18,176,000 3.28%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 25809KAB1) $23,324,813 23,650,000 2.53%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 65339F655) $10,621,922 221,567 1.15%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 40131MAB5) $8,565,917 6,888,000 0.93%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 532206AC3) $8,476,750 8,200,000 0.92%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 02079K404) $5,340,686 105,840 0.58%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 589889AB0) $2,031,757 1,883,000 0.22%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 842587ED5) $1,835,992 1,815,000 0.20%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 76155XAA8) $1,763,947 1,406,000 0.19%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 18915MAF4) $1,554,609 1,227,000 0.17%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 781154AD1) $655,040 640,000 0.07%
Unknown issuer (CUSIP: 02079K602) $649,779 12,895 0.07%

Top movers (QoQ)

Security Action Shares Δ Value Δ
Trimmed -19.6M -$20.6M
Trimmed -16.4M -$12.5M
Trimmed -7.6M -$11.4M
Trimmed -13.1M -$10.6M
IAU Trimmed -62K -$9.6M

35 positions hidden (data completeness check)

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
NEEPRR Sept. 30, 2025 930,000 $37,051,200 No longer tracked
DHR June 30, 2025 76,712 $15,725,960 6.4%
NEA Dec. 31, 2025 1,257,005 $14,317,287 -2.3%
NAD Dec. 31, 2025 632,845 $7,397,958 -1.9%
CWB March 31, 2025 89,945 $7,005,816 No longer tracked
MVF March 31, 2026 951,908 $6,596,722 No longer tracked
NBH June 30, 2026 623,277 $6,326,262 No longer tracked
MHN March 31, 2026 602,382 $6,162,368 No longer tracked
NVG Dec. 31, 2025 398,050 $4,892,035 -1.7%
MAV Sept. 30, 2025 536,311 $4,451,381 No longer tracked
VOD Dec. 31, 2025 371,152 $4,305,363 22.6%
MQT March 31, 2026 420,482 $4,225,844 No longer tracked
NRK June 30, 2026 369,988 $3,777,577 -2.5%
NAC Dec. 31, 2025 313,326 $3,603,249 0.1%
NBB Sept. 30, 2025 156,775 $2,480,181 -5.1%
BFK March 31, 2026 223,998 $2,246,700 No longer tracked
MYD March 31, 2026 200,504 $2,103,287 No longer tracked
MHI Sept. 30, 2025 200,954 $1,840,739 No longer tracked
MUI March 31, 2025 125,243 $1,517,945 No longer tracked
Z March 31, 2025 19,761 $1,463,302 -46.1%
NQP June 30, 2026 117,934 $1,406,953 No longer tracked
VGM June 30, 2026 130,817 $1,291,164 -2.0%
CWB March 31, 2026 13,633 $1,216,064 No longer tracked
VKQ June 30, 2026 118,590 $1,128,977 -1.9%
BNY March 31, 2026 102,645 $1,040,820
BKN March 31, 2026 92,077 $1,031,262 No longer tracked
IQI Dec. 31, 2025 94,994 $935,691 1.8%
MYI Sept. 30, 2025 88,233 $925,564 -2.7%
KTF March 31, 2026 92,505 $840,870 -2.3%
GTLSPRB Sept. 30, 2025 13,600 $826,540 No longer tracked
BLE March 31, 2026 74,692 $779,784 No longer tracked
TPB March 31, 2026 6,802 $737,337 1.1%
MVT March 31, 2026 65,678 $709,979 No longer tracked
NZF June 30, 2026 55,659 $677,927 -2.5%
NAN Sept. 30, 2025 53,530 $610,777 -2.8%
VMO June 30, 2026 48,180 $458,192 -1.4%
BYM March 31, 2026 18,136 $198,408 No longer tracked
VKI June 30, 2026 22,556 $195,335 No longer tracked
ENX Dec. 31, 2025 12,636 $124,591 No longer tracked
VPV March 31, 2026 9,531 $99,694 6.1%
FET Sept. 30, 2025 2,174 $42,328 212.9%
NINEQ Dec. 31, 2025 606 $383 No longer tracked