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First Trust Capital Management L.P.

Reported holdings as of Q2 2026, from 31 quarterly filings.

CIK
1604488
Reported value
$1.7B
Positions
161
Top 10 weight
56.6%
Filed
2026-08-13
Days after quarter end
44

Holdings

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SecurityTickerValue SharesWeightWeight change Held Change
TAYLOR MORRISON HOME CORPTMHC$215.4M3,002,02512.54%-newNEW
CHART INDS INCGTLS$181.0M866,37110.54%+3.68pp2q+37.1%+$49.0M
NUVALENT INCNUVL$103.4M836,9186.02%-newNEW
NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATESNSA$92.0M2,068,8135.36%+1.76pp2q+14.0%+$11.3M
APOGEE THERAPEUTICS INCAPGE$83.0M625,1824.83%-newNEW
SILA REALTY TRUST INCSILA$74.6M2,456,4144.34%-newNEW
WEBSTER FINL CORPWBS$64.9M849,2723.78%+1.96pp2q+70.4%+$26.8M
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLCJHG$62.1M1,195,3793.62%-newNEW
ELECTRONIC ARTS INCEA$49.2M240,0672.87%-1.48pp4q-40.9%-$34.0M
nanBLD$46.9M110,0002.73%-newNEW
AVANOS MED INCAVNS$29.5M1,184,1901.72%-newNEW
LAUNCH ONE ACQUISITION CORPLPAA$22.4M2,070,0001.31%+0.14pp8qHELD
DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INCDBRG$21.2M1,342,4351.23%+1.16pp2q+1409.0%+$19.8M
WHITESTONE REITWSR$20.6M1,085,3101.20%-newNEW
SIDDHI ACQUISITION CORP CSDHI$13.6M1,303,3590.79%+0.08pp5qHELD
PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL BDC INPSBD$13.4M1,288,3370.78%+0.12pp10qHELD
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INCCPRX$13.1M416,2090.76%-newNEW
Ares Acquisition Corp Iii Unit 99/99/9999AACU$12.5M1,241,7920.73%-newNEW
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC NECZR$12.1M400,3000.70%-newNEW
GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUPGBTG$11.7M1,241,8000.68%-newNEW
VENDOME ACQUISITION CORP I CVNME$11.1M1,092,7880.65%+0.07pp4qHELD
CHIME FINL INCCHYM$11.0M536,9890.64%+0.11pp5qHELD
SOULPOWERSOUL$10.8M1,039,5700.63%+0.07pp5qHELD
DRUGS MADE IN AMER ACQ II CODMII$10.7M1,067,7980.63%+0.07pp3qHELD
CANTOR EQUCEPF$10.4M1,000,0000.61%+0.07pp4qHELD
NEWHOLD INVT CORP IIINHIC$10.0M915,1740.58%+0.07pp5q-1.6%-$166.3K
LIONHEART HOLDINGS SHS CL ACUB$9.2M850,0000.53%-0.68pp8q-60.4%-$13.9M
DIGITAL ASSET ACQUISITION CODAAQ$9.1M876,4980.53%+0.06pp5qHELD
CHARLTONARIAACQUISITIONCOCHAR$9.0M828,7500.52%+0.06pp7qHELD
DRUGS MADE IN AMER ACQUTN CODMAA$8.4M786,4590.49%-0.75pp6q-64.9%-$15.5M
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INCAVB$8.1M42,7640.47%-newNEW
AGRICULTURE & NAT SOL ACQ COANSC$8.0M696,7210.46%-0.31pp9q-46.6%-$6.9M
AIMEI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO LTD SHSAFJK$7.7M680,0000.45%+0.04pp10qHELD
MESHFLOW ACQUISITION CORPMESH$7.5M750,0000.44%+0.05pp2qHELD
BTC DEV CORP OBDCI$7.4M738,8490.43%+0.05pp3qHELD
Keystone Acquisition CorpKEYY$7.4M749,9980.43%-newNEW
GRAF GLOBAL CORPTONT$7.3M676,7130.43%-0.14pp8q-32.5%-$3.5M
DUNEACQUISITIONCORPIICCAQ$7.3M699,9920.43%+0.05pp5qHELD
COLLECTIVE ACQ CRP II; TNT ACQ DT: 10/29/2027; CASH: $10.05CAII$6.9M700,0000.40%-newNEW
SC ACQ CRP II; TNT ACQ DT: 5/25/2027; CASH: $10.00SCII$6.8M675,0000.39%+0.04pp2qHELD
APEX TREASAPXT$6.6M654,9580.38%+0.04pp3qHELD
EQV VENTURES AC CORP. II OEVAC$6.4M627,0450.37%+0.04pp4qHELD
ANDRETTI ACQUISITION CORP IIPOLE$6.4M590,8090.37%+0.04pp7qHELD
AMPERCAP ACQUISITION COAPMCU$6.3M630,6010.37%-newNEW
CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS V INCCEPV$6.2M605,1890.36%+0.04pp3qHELD
CRANE HBR ACQUISITION CORP ICRAN$6.1M600,0000.35%+0.04pp2qHELD
YORKVILLE INTL CAP CORPYICCU$6.0M600,0000.35%-newNEW
Iron Horse Acquisition II CorpIRHO$6.0M600,0000.35%+0.04pp2qHELD
FUTURE MONEY ACQUISITION CORFMAC$6.0M600,0000.35%-newNEW
JACKSON ACQUISITION CO II COM SHS CL AJACS$6.0M562,5000.35%+0.04pp6qHELD
MOUNTAIN LAKE ACQUISIT CORPMLAA$6.0M600,0000.35%-newNEW
M EVO GBL ACQUISITION CORP IMEVO$5.9M598,9000.35%+0.04pp2qHELD
RF ACQUISITION CORP IIRFAI$5.7M514,5060.33%+0.04pp8qHELD
WEN ACQUISITION CORPWENN$5.5M538,4610.32%+0.03pp4qHELD
Insight Digital Partners IIDYOR$5.5M543,3260.32%+0.03pp3qHELD
CHAMPIONSGATE ACQUISITION COCHPG$5.3M514,1740.31%+0.03pp5qHELD
OPEN LENDING CORPLPRO$5.3M1,707,3090.31%-newNEW
ORGANON & COOGN$5.3M390,9390.31%-newNEW
INFLECTION PT ACQUISITION COIPCX$5.2M500,0000.30%+0.03pp3qHELD
Pioneer Acquisition I CorpPACH$5.1M500,0000.30%+0.03pp4qHELD
SPRING VY ACQUISITION CORP ISVIV$5.1M499,9960.30%+0.04pp2qHELD
GESHER ACQGSHR$5.0M482,4400.29%+0.03pp5qHELD
HALL CHADWICK ACQUISITION COHCAC$5.0M500,0000.29%+0.03pp2qHELD
HCM IV ACQUISITION CORPHACQ$5.0M500,0000.29%-newNEW
COLUMBUS CIRCLE CAP CORP IIIPXG$5.0M494,4910.29%-0.02pp2q-17.6%-$1.1M
LAFAYETTE DIGITAL ACQ CRP; TNT ACQ DT: 1/9/2028; CASH: $10.00ZKP$5.0M500,0000.29%+0.03pp2qHELD
IDEA ACQUISITION CORPIACO$5.0M499,9980.29%-newNEW
INVEST GREEN ACQUISITION COR CL A OIGAC$5.0M494,7810.29%+0.03pp3qHELD
GLOBA TERRA ACQUISITION CORGTERA$4.9M473,5830.28%+0.03pp4qHELD
SILVERBOX CORP IVSBXDF$4.8M445,1680.28%+0.03pp5qHELD
ARMADA ACQUISITION CORP II COM CL AXRPN$4.8M458,8640.28%+0.03pp5qHELD
ROMAN DBDR ACQUISITION CORPDRDB$4.8M453,2590.28%+0.03pp5qHELD
APOGEE ACQ CRP; TNT ACQ DT: 7/07/2027; CASH: $10.05AACP$4.7M475,0000.28%-newNEW
FIFTH ERA ACQUISITION CORP I ORD SHFERA$4.7M450,0000.27%+0.03pp5qHELD
AXIOM INTELLIGENCE AC CORP 1 ORD SHAXIN$4.6M447,1580.27%-0.02pp4q-18.3%-$1.0M
RRE Ventures Acquisition CorpRREV$4.4M450,0000.26%-newNEW
Inflection Point Acquisition Corp VIIPFX$4.3M419,1710.25%-newNEW
SIZZLE ACQUISITION CORP. IISZZL$4.1M398,3090.24%+0.03pp5qHELD
CSLM DIGITKOYN$4.1M400,0000.24%+0.03pp4qHELD
M3-BRIGADE ACQUISITION VI CO ORD SHMBVI$4.0M399,7010.24%+0.02pp3qHELD
CAL REDWOOD ACQUISITION CORCRAQ$4.0M392,3000.24%+0.03pp5qHELD
Tailwind 2.0 Acquisition CorpTDWD$4.0M400,0000.23%+0.03pp3qHELD
JAB ACQUISITION CORP IJABRU$4.0M400,0000.23%-newNEW
TGE VALUE CREATIVE SOLUTIONSBEBE$4.0M400,0000.23%+0.02pp2qHELD
ARTIUS II ACQUISITION INCAACB$4.0M380,0000.23%+0.03pp5qHELD
IRIS ACQUISITION CORP IIIRAB$4.0M399,9980.23%+0.02pp2qHELD
D BORAL ACQUISITION I CORPDBCA$3.7M375,3660.22%-newNEW
D. BORAL ARC ACQ I CORP.BCAR$3.7M358,7330.22%-0.03pp2q-24.3%-$1.2M
BERTO ACQUISITION CORPTACO$3.7M352,0000.22%+0.03pp5qHELD
RITHM ACQUISITION CORPRAC$3.7M352,0000.21%+0.02pp5qHELD
Titan Acquisition CorpTACH$3.7M352,2970.21%+0.02pp5qHELD
REPUBLIC DIGITAL ACQUISITIONRDAG$3.7M353,9980.21%+0.02pp5qHELD
COLOMBIER ACQUISITION CORP ICLBR$3.6M350,0000.21%flat2q-12.5%-$512.5K
GSR IV ACQUISITION CORP CGSRF$3.6M353,0650.21%+0.02pp3qHELD
METALS ACQUISITION CORP IIMTAL$3.6M351,2700.21%-newNEW
Silicon Valley Acquisition CorpSVAQ$3.5M350,0000.21%+0.02pp2qHELD
DYNAMIX CORP IIIDNMX$3.5M352,9120.21%+0.02pp3qHELD
EVOLUTION GLOBAL ACQUISITIONEVOX$3.5M351,4680.21%+0.02pp3qHELD
K2 CAP ACQUISITION CORPKTWO$3.5M353,0000.20%+0.02pp2qHELD
RENATUS TACTICAL ACQUIS SHS CL ARTAC$3.5M333,4000.20%+0.02pp5qHELD
VINE HILL CAP INVTS CORP IIVHCP$3.5M350,0000.20%+0.02pp2qHELD
CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS I INCCEPO$3.5M328,9060.20%-0.02pp3q-19.7%-$858.0K
BLACK SPADE ACQUISITION IIIBIII$3.5M350,0000.20%+0.02pp2qHELD
WEST ENCLAVE MERGER CORPWENC$3.5M350,0000.20%-newNEW
BLUEROCK ACQ CRP; TNT ACQ DT: 12/11/2027; CASH: $10.00BLRK$3.3M333,0390.19%+0.02pp2qHELD
YORKVILLE ACQUISITION CORP.MCGA$3.2M312,3300.19%+0.02pp4qHELD
PLUM ACQUISITION CORP IVPLMK$3.2M296,7870.18%+0.02pp6qHELD
1RT ACQUISONCH$3.1M299,9960.18%+0.02pp4qHELD
LAFAYETTELAFA$3.0M300,0000.18%+0.02pp3qHELD
SAFEGUARD ACQUISITION CORPSAC$3.0M300,0000.18%+0.02pp2qHELD
ITHAX ACQ CRP III; TNT ACQ DT: 12/12/2027; CASH: $10.00ITHA$3.0M300,0000.17%+0.02pp2qHELD
ACP Holdings Acquisition CorpACGC$3.0M300,0000.17%-newNEW
CAMBRIDGE ACQUISITION CORPCAQ$3.0M300,0000.17%+0.02pp2qHELD
FUTURECREST ACQUISITION CORP CL A OFCRS$2.8M276,0660.17%-0.02pp3q-21.4%-$775.5K
PROCAP ACQUISITION CORPPCAP$2.7M260,7040.16%+0.02pp4qHELD
MELAR ACQUISITION CORP. I SHS CL AMACI$2.6M240,0010.15%-0.64pp8q-82.9%-$12.6M
BLUE WTR ACQUISITION CORP. I ORD SHBLUW$2.6M249,9980.15%+0.02pp4qHELD
FIGX CAP AFIGX$2.6M250,0000.15%+0.02pp4qHELD
PYROPHYTE ACQUISITION CORP.PAII$2.5M250,0000.15%+0.02pp4qHELD
AA MISSION ACQUISITION CORP OYCY$2.5M250,0000.15%+0.02pp3qHELD
HIGHVIEW MERGER CORP OHVMC$2.5M250,0000.15%+0.02pp3qHELD
Cantor Equity Partners VII IncCAES$2.5M250,0000.15%-newNEW
KRAKACQUISITION CORPORATIONKRAQ$2.5M250,0000.15%+0.02pp2qHELD
MUZERO ACQUISITION CORPMUZE$2.5M250,0000.14%+0.02pp2qHELD
JENA ACQUIJENA$2.3M221,6100.13%+0.01pp4qHELD
CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS VI INCEPS$2.1M200,0000.12%+0.01pp2qHELD
COHEN CIRCCCII$2.1M199,9000.12%+0.01pp4qHELD
SPACE ASSET ACQUISITION CORPSAAQ$2.0M199,9980.12%+0.01pp2qHELD
TRAILBLAZER ACQUISITION CORP ORD SHBLZR$2.0M199,9980.12%+0.01pp3qHELD
SILVERBOX CORP VSBXE$2.0M199,9980.12%+0.01pp2qHELD
ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISIT CORPALUB$2.0M199,9980.12%+0.01pp2qHELD
ARCHIMEDES TECH SPAC PTNRS IARCI$2.0M200,0000.12%+0.01pp2qHELD
ACTIVATE ENERGY ACQUISIT CORAEAQ$2.0M200,0000.12%+0.01pp2qHELD
PONO CAP FOUR INCPONO$2.0M200,0000.12%-newNEW
AEON ACQUISITION I CORPAESPU$1.9M190,0000.11%-newNEW
KENVUE INCKVUE$1.9M99,2700.11%-newNEW
DAEDALUS SPL ACQUISITION CORDSAC$1.8M175,0000.10%+0.01pp2qHELD
LEGATO MERGER CORP IVLEGO$1.7M174,9990.10%+0.01pp2qHELD
OYSTER ENTERPRISES II ACQUIS ORD SHOYSE$1.5M150,0000.09%+0.01pp4qHELD
BAIN CAP GSS INVT CORPBCSS$1.5M149,9950.09%+0.01pp2qHELD
Spartacus Acquisition Corp IITMTS$1.5M150,0000.09%-newNEW
HELIX ACQUISITION CORP IIIHLXC$1.3M118,0000.07%+0.01pp2qHELD
Willow Lane Acquisition Corp IIWLII$1.1M110,0000.07%-newNEW
K&F GROWTH ACQUISITION CORPKFII$1.1M102,3420.06%+0.01pp5qHELD
Solarius Capital Acquisition CorpSOCA$1.0M100,0000.06%+0.01pp4qHELD
BLUEPORT ACQUISITION LTDBPAC$1.0M100,0000.06%+0.01pp2qHELD
LEAPFROG ACQUISITION CORPLFAC$999.5K100,0000.06%+0.01pp2qHELD
OTG Acquisition Corp IOTGA$819.9K80,7780.05%+0.01pp3qHELD
Kensington Cap Acquisition Unit 99/99/9999KCAU$780.5K76,9000.05%-newNEW
Tribeca Strategic Acquisitio Unit 05/22/2031BIDWU$709.4K71,3000.04%-newNEW
ART TECHNOLOGY ACQ CRP; TNT ACQ DT: 4/6/2028; CASH: $10.00ARTC$654.8K65,9400.04%flat2qHELD
GigCapital9 CorpGIX$595.8K60,0000.03%-newNEW
AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM ACQUAEXA$591.0K50,0000.03%+0.01pp4qHELD
STELLAR BANCORP INCSTEL$338.2K8,6000.02%-newNEW
NEW AMER ACQUISITION I CORP COMNWAX$313.6K30,9000.02%flat2qHELD
SUNOCO LP/SUNOCO FIN CORPSUN$246.5K3,6520.01%flat3q-5.3%-$13.9K
WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LWES$246.0K5,6220.01%flat5q+7.2%+$16.6K
PLAINS ALL AMERN PIPELINE LPAA$243.1K10,9220.01%flat12q-5.1%-$13.2K
ENERGY TRANSFER L PET$236.1K12,3460.01%flat19qHELD
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS LEPD$232.9K6,3370.01%flat5qHELD
MPLX LPMPLX$218.8K3,8850.01%flat3q+3.5%+$7.4K

By sector

Industry comes from the SIC code on each company's own SEC filings, which is self-reported and sometimes out of date. Derivative exposure is counted with the shares. Securities the SEC assigns no industry - funds, trusts, foreign issues - are shown as not classified rather than dropped.

Holding & Investment 28.9%Other sectors 5.3%Not classified 65.8%
 
SectorValueShare
Holding & Investment$496.1M28.9%
Other sectors$91.0M5.3%
Not classified$1.1B65.8%

What the disclosed book did

This is not the fund's return. A 13F shows long US equity positions only, so shorts, bonds, foreign listings, private holdings and cash are all invisible here. What this measures is the quarter's change in value of the positions this manager disclosed, had they been left untouched - the return a reader following the filing would have earned.

QuarterBookMarket DifferencePriced
Q1 2026-2.9%-4.6%+1.8%64%
Q4 2025+7.7%+2.4%+5.3%67%
Q3 2025+0.2%+7.8%-7.6%74%
Q2 2025-1.9%+10.5%-12.3%69%
Q1 2025+0.5%-4.6%+5.1%77%
Q4 2024+0.9%+2.1%-1.3%65%
Q3 2024+1.1%+5.4%-4.4%83%
Q2 2024+0.3%+4.0%-3.8%81%

Market is SPY over the same two quarter ends, priced the same way as everything else here - the median across every filer reporting it. It is a large-cap US proxy, so a manager holding small caps or biotech will beat or trail it for reasons that are not skill. Prices are quarter-end to quarter-end and say nothing about the path in between, or about trades opened and closed inside a quarter.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterValuePositions NewAddedTrimmed ExitedTop 10 Days to file
Q2 2026$1.7B161416156256.6%44
Q1 2026$1.9B1827313345342.2%44
Q4 2025$1.7B162759213432.9%44
Q3 2025$1.6B121461154640.0%48
Q2 2025$1.5B1215819192842.6%45
Q1 2025$1.4B91311653341.1%116
Q4 2024$1.3B932810245046.2%206
Q3 2024$1.5B1154726153641.8%45
Q2 2024$1.1B1043010234142.2%45
Q1 2024$1.2B1153418235346.6%45
Q4 2023$1.3B1344935235438.7%45
Q3 2023$1.8B1396526125744.4%45
Q2 2023$1.7B13125681012232.3%45
Q1 2023$2.3B228591051017627.9%42
Q4 2022$1.9B34579146618320.8%45
Q3 2022$2.1B44911818677826.0%45
Q2 2022$1.4B4092279236528.5%46
Q1 2022$930.0M247684577350.0%46
Q4 2021$570.3M2529911276939.3%45
Q3 2021$659.4M2227430127740.7%46
Q2 2021$670.4M225674585747.4%47
Q1 2021$511.4M21516723118643.0%47
Q4 2020$355.8M1348010115147.4%47
Q3 2020$371.9M105712083660.1%47
Q2 2020$315.6M7057941490.3%49
Q1 2020$194.4M2721333697.6%140
Q4 2019$316.0M4227962282.3%42
Q3 2019$308.1M37224103287.6%45
Q2 2019$722.3M47248152380.3%45
Q1 2019$365.5M46209122065.4%43
Q4 2018$392.6M46000070.0%44

Rows marked UNVERIFIED ID, PLACEHOLDER ID, TICKER AS ID or NON-CUSIP ID carry an identifier that is not a valid CUSIP. They are shown because the filer reported that money, but treat the security named with caution - hover the chip for what is wrong with it, and see the methodology.

Held counts consecutive filings in which this manager reported the position, and can reach further back than the quarters listed above: the tabs begin at Q4 2018 because earlier coverage is too sparse to describe a market, but tenure is counted over every filing we hold, some reaching to 2007. A position sold and later rebought starts again from one.

Weight change is the shift in this position's share of the whole book, in percentage points. It is the more useful column: when money flows into or out of a broad fund, almost every holding is bought or sold at once, so added and trimmed largely track flows. A weight that rose while the book shrank is a decision. Both compare with the previous quarter this filer reported, not the previous calendar quarter.