REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal CIK 1316622
League rank
#287
in Fundamental concentrated · #541 overall
Long book
$589.9M
Q1 2026
Positions
21
Top-10 weight
92%
concentration
Last quarter
+20.7%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
24%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $589.9M 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: ECHOSTAR CORP-A, GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, AERCAP HOLDINGS NV, TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 12.5pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 7 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
+4.9%
Q2 2024
+12.0%
Q3 2024
+2.5%
Q4 2024
+7.0%
Q1 2025
+8.7%
Q2 2025
+82.8%
Q3 2025
+21.2%
Q4 2025
-7.2%
Q1 2026
+20.7%

Sector allocation

Communications
44%
Industrials
22%
Financials
14%
Services media
12%
Technology
4%
Other
4%

Long book by quarter

$531.9M
Q1 2024
$465.2M
Q2 2024
$503.6M
Q3 2024
$524.3M
Q4 2024
$585.8M
Q1 2025
$488.1M
Q2 2025
$899.4M
Q3 2025
$753.5M
Q4 2025
$589.9M
Q1 2026

What does REDWOOD CAPITAL own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
ECHO ECHOSTAR CORP-ACommunications1.6M$185.5M31.5%-30.1%
GBTG GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUPIndustrials22.0M$122.5M20.8%+2.3%
AER AERCAP HOLDINGS NVServices media404.3K$55.5M9.4%-69.0%
TDS TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMSCommunications1.3M$53.7M9.1%+45.5%
MOH MOLINA HEALTHCARE INCFinancials310.0K$41.3M7.0%+181.8%
VISN VISTANCE NETWORKS INCTechnology1.4M$24.9M4.2%New
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INCFinancials84.8K$24.8M4.2%Held
CZR CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INCServices media420.0K$11.1M1.9%Held
MBC MASTERBRAND INCOther1.3M$10.7M1.8%New
OPTU OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC-ACommunications8.2M$10.6M1.8%Held
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCFinancials27.5K$7.4M1.3%Held
CNC CENTENE CORPFinancials208.5K$6.8M1.2%Held
MERC MERCER INTERNATIONAL INCOther4.6M$6.6M1.1%Held
AHQ AMERICAN WOODMARK CORP72.4K$2.9M0.5%New
KLC KINDERCARE LEARNING COS INCServices media1.3M$2.8M0.5%New
GOCOQ GOHEALTH INC-CLASS AFinancials924.2K$1.4M0.2%Held
EHTH EHEALTH INCFinancials467.4K$603K0.1%Held
APEI AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATIONServices media10.0K$569K0.1%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 202622$674.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 202617$934.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 202517$1.03B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 202511$550.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 202513$669.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 202512$603.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202415$656.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202417$650.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 202420$709.6M canonicalSEC ↗