CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal CIK 1050417
League rank
#880
in Fundamental concentrated · #7095 overall
Long book
$356.7M
Q1 2026
Positions
21
Top-10 weight
93%
concentration
Last quarter
+4.4%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
20%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $356.7M US long book across 21 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS IN, GERDAU SA -SPON ADR, FUTU HOLDINGS LTD-ADR, TERNIUM SA-SPONSORED ADR, HSBC HOLDINGS PLC-SPONS ADR.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 3.5pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings highest-signal: new buys here are worth attention.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-6.4%
Q2 2024
+9.1%
Q3 2024
-10.9%
Q4 2024
-3.9%
Q1 2025
+2.3%
Q2 2025
+6.7%
Q3 2025
+7.6%
Q4 2025
-0.2%
Q1 2026
+4.4%

Sector allocation

Industrials
70%
Services media
13%
Energy
7%
Materials
4%
Consumer discretionary
3%
Utilities
3%

Long book by quarter

$366.6M
Q1 2024
$318.4M
Q2 2024
$329.0M
Q3 2024
$295.3M
Q4 2024
$389.4M
Q1 2025
$349.5M
Q2 2025
$396.3M
Q3 2025
$379.7M
Q4 2025
$356.7M
Q1 2026

What does CONTRARIAN CAPITAL own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
RJET REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INIndustrials4.4M$71.5M20.1%Held
CCO CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINServices media2.4M$5.6M1.6%Held
CZR CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INCServices media162.2K$4.3M1.2%+29.7%
VNOM VIPER ENERGY INC-CL AEnergy85.0K$4.0M1.1%+99.9%
M MACY'S INCConsumer discretionary200.0K$3.6M1.0%Held
PCG P G & E CORPUtilities200.0K$3.5M1.0%Held
CNR CORE NATURAL RESOURCES INCMaterials31.6K$3.3M0.9%Held
NE NOBLE CORP PLCEnergy60.0K$2.9M0.8%Held
NCMI NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INCServices media596.2K$1.8M0.5%-19.4%
AMBP ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING SAIndustrials413.7K$1.7M0.5%Held
CNTY CENTURY CASINOS INCServices media889.1K$1.2M0.3%Held
CLF CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INCMaterials115.0K$972K0.3%Held
WW WW INTERNATIONAL INC-NEWServices media28.1K$386K0.1%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 202621$356.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 202624$379.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 202536$396.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 202534$349.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 14, 202535$389.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 13, 202534$295.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 13, 202430$329.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 13, 202429$318.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 202429$366.6M canonicalSEC ↗