Nine Masts Capital Ltd 13F annual report

Nine Masts Capital Ltd is an investment fund managing more than $142 billion ran by Irene Backenhorn. There are currently 56 companies in Mrs. Backenhorn’s portfolio. The largest investments include Alphabet Inc and HDFC Bank, together worth $33.6 billion.

$142 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 1st May 2024, Nine Masts Capital Ltd’s top holding is 147,101 shares of Alphabet Inc currently worth over $22.2 billion and making up 15.6% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Alphabet Inc, Nine Masts Capital Ltd owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 216,325 shares of HDFC Bank worth $11.4 billion, whose value grew 0.3% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Ishares Tr worth $16.2 billion and the next is Bausch Health Cos Inc worth $9.28 billion, with 874,500 shares owned.

Currently, Nine Masts Capital Ltd's portfolio is worth at least $142 billion. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Nine Masts Capital Ltd

The Nine Masts Capital Ltd office and employees reside in Central, Hong Kong. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Irene Backenhorn serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Nine Masts Capital Ltd.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Nine Masts Capital Ltd revealed that it had opened a new position in Ishares Tr and bought 290,434 shares worth $16.2 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Alphabet Inc by buying 99,185 additional shares. This makes their stake in Alphabet Inc total 147,101 shares worth $22.2 billion. Alphabet Inc soared 58.9% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Nine Masts Capital Ltd is getting rid of from its portfolio. Nine Masts Capital Ltd closed its position in Black Spade Acquisition Co on 8th May 2024. It sold the previously owned 482,662 shares for $4.99 billion. Irene Backenhorn also disclosed a decreased stake in Fox by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $4.1 billion and 143,332 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Nine Masts Capital Ltd are Lodestone Wealth Management and Elmwood Wealth Management. They manage $142 billion and $143 billion respectively.


Irene Backenhorn investment strategy

Nine Masts Capital Ltd’s portfolio is diversified across 7 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 24.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 17.9% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 18% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $105 billion.

The complete list of Nine Masts Capital Ltd trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on May 8th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Alphabet Inc
207.00%
147,101
$22,201,954,000 15.58%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
25.92%
216,325
$11,369,227,000 7.98%
Ishares Tr
Opened
290,434
$16,150,360,000 11.34%
Bausch Health Cos Inc
Opened
874,500
$9,278,445,000 6.51%
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Opened
20,500
$8,712,705,000 6.12%
Black Spade Acquisition Co
Closed
482,662
$4,990,725,000
Nuveen Amt Free Mun Cr Inc F
Opened
409,624
$4,976,932,000 3.49%
Nuveen Quality Muncp Income
Opened
400,360
$4,588,126,000 3.22%
Israel Acquisitions Corp
Opened
400,000
$4,360,000,000 3.06%
Block Inc
Opened
50,915
$4,306,391,000 3.02%
Fox Corporation
0.02%
143,332
$4,102,162,000 2.88%
Nuveen Amt Free Qlty Mun Inc
Opened
351,655
$3,892,821,000 2.73%
Xpeng Inc.
2,408.01%
460,671
$3,778,983,000 2.65%
Nuveen Municipal Credit Inc
Opened
289,861
$3,547,899,000 2.49%
Clean Earth Acquisitions Cor
Closed
291,995
$3,060,108,000
Zto Express Cayman Inc
Opened
117,322
$2,545,460,000 1.79%
Nuveen Mun Cr Opportunities
Opened
238,745
$2,523,535,000 1.77%
Bhp Group Ltd
314.24%
42,041
$2,426,202,000 1.70%
Blackrock Tax Municpal Bd Tr
Opened
144,010
$2,353,123,000 1.65%
Nuveen Mun High Income Oppor
Opened
201,897
$2,132,032,000 1.50%
Nuveen Ca Qualty Mun Income
Opened
178,646
$1,968,679,000 1.38%
Pimco Mun Income Fd Ii
Opened
229,450
$1,950,325,000 1.37%
Blackrock Munihldngs Cali Ql
Opened
136,127
$1,498,758,000 1.05%
Blackrock Muni Income Tr Ii
Opened
132,235
$1,436,072,000 1.01%
Blackrock Mun Income Tr
Opened
124,854
$1,289,742,000 0.91%
Western Asset Managed Muns F
Opened
116,982
$1,222,462,000 0.86%
Trip.com Group Ltd
Opened
27,450
$1,210,772,000 0.85%
Blackrock Mun Target Term Tr
Opened
54,742
$1,152,867,000 0.81%
Invesco Mun Opportunity Tr
Opened
116,303
$1,131,628,000 0.79%
New Oriental Ed Technology
Opened
12,375
$1,077,606,000 0.76%
Baidu Inc
Closed
7,700
$1,044,028,000
NetEase Inc
Closed
10,600
$1,032,200,000
Blackrock Municipal Income
Opened
85,393
$1,029,840,000 0.72%
Grindr Inc
Opened
100,000
$1,013,000,000 0.71%
Nuveen California Amt Qlt Mu
Opened
78,893
$958,550,000 0.67%
Invesco Tr Invt Grade Muns
Opened
95,289
$939,550,000 0.66%
Invesco Calif Value Mun Inco
Opened
93,857
$934,816,000 0.66%
Invesco Value Mun Income Tr
Opened
73,630
$883,560,000 0.62%
Blackrock Munihldgs Nj Qlty
Opened
69,579
$809,204,000 0.57%
Li Auto Inc.
Opened
25,666
$795,606,000 0.56%
Woodside Energy Group Ltd
176.30%
34,317
$682,219,000 0.48%
Putnam Mun Opportunities Tr
Opened
65,146
$661,883,000 0.46%
Yum China Holdings Inc
124.76%
16,650
$655,686,000 0.46%
Bny Mellon Strategic Muns In
Opened
101,459
$618,900,000 0.43%
Blackrock Muniholdings Fd In
Opened
47,342
$571,891,000 0.40%
DraftKings Inc.
Opened
12,500
$567,625,000 0.40%
MP Materials Corp.
Opened
33,900
$484,770,000 0.34%
Macys Inc
Opened
20,400
$407,796,000 0.29%
Paramount Global
Opened
34,400
$404,888,000 0.28%
Netflix Inc.
Opened
638
$387,477,000 0.27%
BeiGene Ltd
Opened
2,051
$323,995,000 0.23%
Alliancebernstein Natl Mun I
Opened
27,422
$301,368,000 0.21%
Bilibili Inc
Opened
25,000
$280,000,000 0.20%
Invesco Quality Mun Income T
Opened
28,511
$275,986,000 0.19%
Invesco Municipal Trust
Opened
26,002
$252,219,000 0.18%
Blackrock Invt Quality Mun T
Opened
19,872
$246,612,000 0.17%
Zai Lab Ltd
Opened
14,000
$230,763,000 0.16%
R1 RCM Inc.
Opened
15,300
$197,064,000 0.14%
Blackrock Munivest Fd Inc
Opened
27,113
$191,418,000 0.13%
Neuberger Berman Mun Fd Inc
Opened
16,950
$177,467,000 0.12%
Wipro Ltd.
Closed
12,763
$60,939,000
No transactions found
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