BRIGADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP

Fundamental concentrated ★Signal CIK 1421306
League rank
#43
in Fundamental concentrated · #54 overall
Long book
$80.3M
Q1 2026
Positions
8
Top-10 weight
100%
concentration
Last quarter
+17.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
54%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

BRIGADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $80.3M US long book across 8 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. Turnover is high — positions rotate quickly, so individual names matter less than the process. Current anchor positions: LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INC, LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC, ECOVYST INC, SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-US, EXPAND ENERGY CORP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 3.7pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 5 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings as signal-bearing: position changes reflect genuine views.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+2.9%
Q2 2024
+26.0%
Q3 2024
-2.7%
Q4 2024
-11.5%
Q1 2025
-16.0%
Q2 2025
+16.8%
Q3 2025
+18.3%
Q4 2025
+22.2%
Q1 2026
+17.5%

Sector allocation

Materials
54%
Communications
18%
Energy
12%
Consumer staples
12%
Financials
4%
Services media
0%

Long book by quarter

$89.6M
Q1 2024
$74.9M
Q2 2024
$141.1M
Q3 2024
$26.7M
Q4 2024
$59.3M
Q1 2025
$78.9M
Q2 2025
$107.4M
Q3 2025
$100.8M
Q4 2025
$80.3M
Q1 2026

What does BRIGADE CAPITAL own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
LNTH LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INCMaterials363.7K$27.6M34.4%+185.1%
LUMN LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INCCommunications1.9M$12.8M16.0%Held
ECVT ECOVYST INCMaterials817.3K$10.5M13.1%Held
EXE EXPAND ENERGY CORPEnergy77.1K$8.5M10.5%-0.2%
NOMD NOMAD FOODS LTDConsumer staples875.0K$8.4M10.5%Held
FOA FINANCE OF AMERICA COS INC-AFinancials157.0K$2.6M3.2%+91.5%
CNTY CENTURY CASINOS INCServices media117.5K$163K0.2%New

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 202623$805.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 202629$331.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 202533$815.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 202524$435.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 202524$797.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 202520$330.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202420$458.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202422$437.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 202423$466.2M canonicalSEC ↗